How to Create a Pop Out Of Your Phone Video
Have you seen those videos where someone appears to jump right out of a phone screen and wondered how they made it? You can create that pop-out effect in CapCut using a video you record on your phone and a simple green-screen phone image. You do not need to film anything complicated. The effect comes from layering your clips in the right order and removing parts of those layers so your body appears to move…
How to Ensure Your Text on Reels Never Gets Cut Off
Have you ever posted an Instagram Reel and realized some of your text is hiding behind the Like button or other elements on the screen? It can be hard to tell exactly where your text will land while you’re creating the Reel. Something can look perfectly placed while you’re editing, then become harder to read once the Reel is posted. If you use Instagram’s Edits app, there is a simple way to keep text from…
What’s the easiest way to convert currency or units on the go?
Did you know your iPhone Calculator can do more than basic math? It also has a built-in conversion tool that can quickly convert currencies and measurements without making you hunt around for another tool. This can be especially handy when you’re travelling, following a recipe written in metric measurements, or trying to understand a measurement you don’t normally use. In this video, I’ll show you how to convert currency and units on the iPhone Calculator…
How to Handle a New Lead Who Thinks You’re Too Expensive
One of the biggest questions I’ve been getting lately has been about pricing. If you’re a service provider, I’m betting that at some point you’ve either received an email after you sent a proposal or had someone tell you flatly and outright that you might be out to lunch with your pricing. It’s possible you’ve even had people go radio silent and ghost you once you explain your rates. If that’s you, congratulations! It means…
How to Enable Accessibility Features to Make it Easier on Your Eyes?
If looking at your iPhone screen is getting harder on your eyes, there are built-in settings that can help. You may find bright white screens uncomfortable, have trouble reading text, or simply wish your phone could read something aloud instead of making you struggle to see it. In this video, I show you how to make your iPhone easier to see using three accessibility features already available in your settings. These changes can help reduce…
How to Blur People Out of a Video
Have you ever recorded a video you’d love to share, only to realize there’s someone in it whose face you shouldn’t post? Maybe it’s your grandchild, another person’s child, a client, or simply someone who didn’t agree to be on social media. You don’t necessarily have to scrap the whole video. If you’re wondering how to blur faces in a video using the Edits app, there’s a way to hide a person’s face while keeping…
How to Upload Custom Fonts to Edits
Want to use your own font inside the Instagram Edits app instead of sticking with the fonts already there? You can upload custom fonts to Instagram Edits directly from the Files app. If you’ve purchased or downloaded a font, the process involves downloading the font file, finding it in your Downloads folder, and then importing it into Edits. It may sound a little complicated if you’ve never dealt with font files before, especially when you…
How to Find You iPhone When it’s in Silent Mode
Do you keep your iPhone on silent and then spend ten minutes wandering around the house trying to remember where you left it? You can use Find My iPhone, but there’s another option if you want a quick way to make your phone get your attention. Using the Shortcuts app on your iPhone, you can create an automation that responds when your phone receives a specific text message. If you’ve been wondering how to find…
How to Bold, Underline, or Italicize Text on iPhone Messages
Have you ever wanted to bold a word in a text message, underline something important, or add italics for a little extra emphasis? Your iPhone has built-in text formatting tools that many people never notice. When you’re writing an iMessage to another iPhone user, or typing in the Notes app, you can format individual words or sections of text instead of leaving everything the same. If you’ve been wondering how to format text on iPhone,…
