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Need to save pictures on your Chromebook? Whether you’re grabbing an image from the web, organizing photos from your phone, or snapping a quick screenshot, Chrome OS makes it easy. But there’s more to it than just right-click and save. Let’s dive into all the ways you can save, transfer, and manage pictures on your
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Did you get a “Copy operation failed. The file or directory is not usable” error while copying and pasting files on your Chromebook? Here are some troubleshooting steps you can try. The operation failed error appears because of file system incompatibilities, corrupted directories, or insufficient permissions. Check File Format Compatibility Chromebooks primarily support the FAT32,
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Shortening URLs is a quick way to make long links more shareable and visually appealing. In Google Chrome, you can do this with the help of URL-shortening extensions or web-based tools. Read this article to learn how. Using Chrome Extensions Extensions simplify URL shortening by integrating directly into the browser. Two popular options include: Bitly
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Google Chrome’s “Insecure Download Blocked” warning safeguards against potentially harmful files originating from non-secure (HTTP) sources. While this feature protects you, it can occasionally block legitimate downloads. This article explains things you can do when you see this warning. Let’s get started by understanding why you see this message in the first place. Why Is
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Google is adding an option to delete older files in your Chromebook’s Trash folder automatically. Auto Delete Files from Chrome OS Trash From the barebones beginnings, the Files app in Chrome OS has come a long way. It still lacks a bunch of basic features that we get to enjoy on Windows and macOS, but
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Summarizing content is probably the most used AI feature these days. Google is adding a ‘Summarize’ button to Chrome for Android so that you can quickly summarize pages. ‘Summarize’ Button for Chrome As usual, I am waiting for this flag to appear in the Canary channel and test this out. For now, here is the
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Google Chrome is adding an accessibility feature that lets you control Chrome using your face gestures. The feature is code named FaceGaze. FaceGaze FaceGaze is getting ready for testing, with an experimental flag for users to enable: Experimental FaceGaze gravity wells: This option enables the experimental gravity wells behavior for FaceGaze Looking at related commits
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Do you remember reading about”Focus Mode” coming to Chrome OS? Google is planning to integrate YouTube Music and Tasks into Focus Mode. Focus Mode with Ambient Music If you are into productivity and self-improvement, Focus Mode and ambient music won’t be a new thing for you. I regularly use the Focus Mode playlist on Spotify
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Do you use an external mouse with your Chromebook? This article explains how to customize any additional buttons you have on your mouse. My current mouse, a Logi Pebble, does not have any additional buttons save for the middle button. However, if you have additional buttons on your mouse, you can follow the same procedure
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If your accessibility needs include inverting colors on the screen, here is how to do this on a Chromebook. To invert colors on your Chromebook screen: Open the Settings app. From the left pane, select Accessibility. In the Accessibility section, select Display and Magnification. Switch on the Color inversion toggle. Did that work for you?