Speed Philippines – July 2019

JULY 2019

WORDS

FIDEL FERIA

SNAPSHOTS TO

SPREADSHEETS

BUDGET YOUR PLAY!

Convert photos of tables to editable

Excel data

Manage your spending on Google Play

MANY MOBILE APPLICATIONS

are free to download on Google

Play at your leisure. However,

there are times that you are

required to pay a certain amount

in order to use the full function

of an app. You either pay it

upfront before downloading,

in the form of monthly or yearly

membership fees, or within the

app when you want to access

a certain feature only.

It’s all well and good being able

to maximize your mobile device

through feature-packed apps—

until the credit card bill arrives

and you realize you’ve spent

way too much.

Looking to ease a packed workload? Check

out Microsoft’s newly added feature on its

Excel app for Android and iOS devices: the

Insert Data from Picture tool. Using Excel’s

image-recognition system, this feature allows

you to take a photo of data on a physical paper

and convert them into editable information

on the Excel app. It even allows you to fix

the data before it proceeds with converting

the image.

Here’s the step-by-step guide on how to use

this time-saving hack.

1. Open the Excel app.


2. Tap the New button at the top to
   create a new file. You can use a blank
   workbook or one of the available
   templates on the app.


3. At the bottom of the app, tap Data
   from Picture button (a 3x3 Grid with
   a camera).


4. If it’s your first time to use the feature,
   click Allow when prompted to give
   Microsoft permission to turn your photo
   to data.


5. Once the camera has launched,
   place the red rectangle around the
   data you want to convert, then tap the
   Capture button.


6. Once you are satisfied with the
   captured information, tap the red check
   button to begin converting. If not, tap the
   X if you want to capture again.


7. A preview of the captured data will
   appear. Tap a red-highlighted cell and
   click Edit to add or make changes on
   the information.


8. Press Done once you’re finished.


9. Finally, click Insert at the top to place
   the data in your workbook.

HOW TO

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To avoid the unnecessary

expenses, here are some tips on

how to manage your Google Play

budget.

First, make sure that you have set

the correct Google Play country

profile on your account. Then,

proceed with these steps:

1. Open the Google Play
   Store app.


2. Go to Menu ( ) >
   Account >
   Purchase History.


3. Select Set Budget.


4. Input the amount you
   want for your monthly
   budget. You can edit the
   amount anytime you want.


5. Tap Save.

If you want to remove your

budget, tap Menu ( ) >

Account > Purchase History

on your Google Play Store app.

Then click Remove Budget.

To keep track of your spending,

open Menu ( ) > Account >

Purchase History. Note that

your monthly budget is stored in

your Google Account, but it will

be removed after a year.

Setting a budget doesn’t stop you

from buying an item. Whenever

you purchase an item, you’ll see a

message that lets you know if you’re

close or you’re over your set budget.