I need to fill out a PDF-form and include a picture also. I tried to do this using Preview.app but drag&drop didn’t work and copy&paste didn’t work either…
Is there any way to do this ?
Answer :
Yes, you can add a picture into a PDF using Preview.app. To do so, do this :
open the PDF in Preview.app
then, open the picture in a separate window in Preview.app
then, in the window with the picture, do this :
– select all ; by using the [CMD]+[A] key combo
– copy ; by using the [CMD]+[C] key combo
– paste ; by using the [CMD]+[V] key combo (when still in the window with the picture in it)
– resize the picture to about half-size ; by dragging the edges
– copy ; by using the [CMD]+[C] key combo
then, in the window with the PDF in it, do this :
– paste ; by using the [CMD]+[V] key combo
– resize the picture to the desired size ; by dragging the edges
– move to the desired location on the page ; by dragging the picture
then, save the PDF (under a different name if you like)
I want to integrate a formula in my spreadsheet (in Excel or Numbers) that calculates the number of days between 2 dates that I have in other cells on the spreadsheet.
How do I do that ?
Answer :
there are 2 formulas available to do this, choose the one that works best for you in Excel or Numbers :
formula =DUR2DAYS(enddate–startdate)+1
or
formula =DATEDIF(startdate,enddate, βDβ)+1
NOTE : the “+1” in both these formulas is only needed if you want the number of days including both startdate and enddate !
I just received a message with an animated picture in it, that I want to save on my Mac to maybe send it to someone else later on. I thought it would be an animated-GIF file, but it turns out to be a .webp-file when I save it to my Mac.
Is there a way to convert this .webp animation to an animated .gif ?
Answer :
Yes, and it is rather simple, just do this :
on your Mac, right-click on the icon of the .webp-file
in the popup-list that appears, choose “Get Info”
in the “Get Info” window that opens, goto “Name & Extension” and replace the “.webp” extension by “.gif”
and to make double-checking easier, uncheck “Hide Extension”
then, close the “Get Info” window (by clicking the X-marked red dot top left)
now, open the renamed file in Preview.app to check if it has multiple images inside
then, open the renamed file in your webbrowser to check if the animation runs smoothly
That’s it !
Note : this works if the original file inside the .webp-animation is an animated GIF, it’s not sure if this will work for any .webp-animation
I want to test the waters on some subject in a WhatsApp-group I’m in. Let’s say I want to know how everybody feels about doing something together or not. I’ve seen someone else post a polling questionnaire like that in another WhatsApp-group, and I want to do something similar…
How do I do that ?
Answer :
To create a poll (a questionnaire) in WhatsApp, do this :
make sure you have the latest version of WhatsApp installed on your iPhone
open WhatsApp and go to the group you want to post the poll in
click on the + (the Plus-sign) bottom left (next to the field where you normally type new messages)
in the popup list that opens, select “Poll”
in the “Create Poll” window that opens, at “Question” type the initial question for your poll/questionnaire
then, at “Options”, add the first multiple-choice answer you have in mind
then, just below, type the second multiple-choice answer
now, upon typing the second multiple-choice answer, you will see that an extra field will appear for an extra answer you have in mind
if you want to add a third (or fourth or fifth) multiple-choice answer, type it
so, when you have all multiple-choice answers typed, leave the bottom field empty (it will be marked with “Add” in grey)
now, if you want people to limit their response to only one answer/option, set the “Limit to only one choice” open (to the right) ; if not, leave it closed (to the left)
then click “Send” top right and your poll will be posted in your WhatApp-group
as soon als people start filling out your poll/questionaire, their face-icons/avatars will show up next the answer of their choice, so you can monitor the most and least popular answers
Question : I have to state the balance/amount (NL “saldo”) in my PayPal account for my yearly income tax, but if I look in my PayPal overview, I can only see the incoming and outgoing actions, not the balance (NL “saldo”) on January 1st and December 31st… I was hoping to find the answer to this on the PayPal website, in the FAQ, or somewhere online, but no-one seems to know the answer…
How do I do that ? Or is it impossible ?
Answer :
No, it can be done. It’s just a little complicated :
then login to your account using the “Login” button ; you will need the PayPal.app on your phone for 2-step-verification
on the page that opens, click on “Activity” in the top menu bar
on new the page that opens, next to the search bar, click the βdownloadβ-button [ the icon of a U-shape with an upward pointing arrow ]
on the new page that opens, click the triangle-shaped arrow-icon at the right side ( next to the “Custom” / “Adjusted” field )
on the new page that opens, click on “Tax Documents” in the bottom of the left menu bar
in the new page that opens, select the “Tax Year”
if there are any tax reports available, you will be able to download them here
but… if you get a message saying your account is not eligible for tax reports, and you still want to get the historic “balance” (NL “saldo”) in your account on specific dates, click on “Financial Reports” in the left menu bar
in the pull-down options that appear, click on “Financial Report”
then, in the new page that opens, at “Period” (NL “Datumbereik”), click on the Calendar-icon and select the year of your choosing from the pull-down list
then, click on the “Generate Report” button
when the report is displayed, click on “Download Report”
make sure you repeat these last steps for each currency you have had on your PayPal account, as you will have separate sub-accounts and therefore separate reports for each currency
after downloading, check the Report thoroughly and make sure that it contains the right “Period” (NL “Datumbereik”) and “Currency” [ WARNING : do NOT assume that you will always get the report that you asked for !! ]
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