How-to guides
Clear, step-by-step answers to the questions that send people looking for a tool, with the tool to finish the job at the end of each one.
- How to take a passport photo at home with your phone Take a passport photo at home that meets official rules: the right background, light, distance and pose, then crop it to size and print it for under a dollar.
- Why passport photos get rejected, and how to avoid it The 12 most common reasons passport and visa photos are rejected, from shadows and glasses to the wrong file size, with the fix for each one.
- How to open HEIC files on Windows Three ways to open iPhone HEIC photos on Windows 11 and 10: install Microsoft's free extension, convert them to JPG, or stop your iPhone sending HEIC.
- How to stop your iPhone saving photos as HEIC Change one iPhone setting to take JPG photos instead of HEIC, what you give up by doing it, and how to convert the HEIC photos you already have.
- How to send a large video on Discord without Nitro Discord's free upload limit is 20 MB. Here's how to fit a bigger video under it, how long a clip fits, and when sending a link makes more sense.
- How to email a video that's too big to attach Gmail limits attachments to 25 MB. Two ways to send a bigger video by email: compress it to fit, or send a download link, and when to use each.
- How to turn photos into a PDF on your phone Make a PDF from photos or paper documents on iPhone or Android using built-in apps, or combine photos you already have into one PDF in your browser.
- MOV vs MP4: what's the difference? MOV and MP4 usually contain exactly the same video. What actually differs, which is more compatible, and how to convert MOV to MP4 without losing quality.