How do I reformat a Toshiba Canvio 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for use with both Mac and PC?

I have searched the Toshiba website with no success. I have seen claims that instructions are availble but can not find them. What I want is for my movies and pictures to be readable on both types of machines. 

Use exFAT on the PC.
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