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7 Ways to Take Screenshots on Mac OS X

7 Ways to Take Screenshots on Mac OS X

2025-10-04 22:10

If you want to capture a funny chat conversation, show someone an error message on your computer, share instructions on how to complete a task, or even contribute to a wikiHow, screenshots are the ideal solution. With screenshots, you can show others what appears on your computer screen.

How to Use Twitter (with Pictures)

How to Use Twitter (with Pictures)

2025-10-04 22:10

This wikiHow teaches you how to use Twitter, including how to create an account and upload tweets. Step Part 1 of 7: Creating a Twitter Account Step 1. Open Twitter Visit https://www.twitter.com/ through your computer's web browser.

How to Create Icons Using Paint (with Pictures)

How to Create Icons Using Paint (with Pictures)

2025-10-04 22:10

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a Windows icon file using Microsoft Paint and Paint 3D in Windows 10. However, there are some limitations you'll find with the regular version of Microsoft Paint when creating icons. Therefore, you can use Paint 3D to create more complex icons if necessary.

3 Ways to Study for Tests

3 Ways to Study for Tests

2025-06-01 06:06

It's called a test/exam that thrives like weeds, right? You take one exam and there's another exam waiting around the corner. It's time to show those exams who's in charge: you're sure to get a lot of "A" and "B" marks soon.

How to Make the Most of Life as a Teen (with Pictures)

How to Make the Most of Life as a Teen (with Pictures)

2025-06-01 06:06

You may want to make the most of your teenage years. Living seriously in this time can help develop good habits for adulthood. There are several ways to improve life as a teenager. Set goals and desires, pursue success academically and in other areas, cultivate a sense of self-worth and image, and make sure you develop positive relationships.

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4 Ways to Turn On LG Phone

4 Ways to Turn On LG Phone

There are three types of LG phones. Bar phone is a smart phone that uses a touch screen. Slide phone is a phone with a touch screen and a keyboard that can be removed by sliding. Flip phones are not smart phones, and users can open the phone to receive a call and fold it back to end the call.

3 Ways to Print Files from a Samsung Galaxy Tablet Wirelessly

3 Ways to Print Files from a Samsung Galaxy Tablet Wirelessly

This wikiHow teaches you how to print photos, documents, and other types of files on a Samsung Galaxy tablet. If you have access to a wireless printer, add it to your tablet by downloading an app on the Play Store. If your printer doesn't have internet access, but can use Bluetooth, you can pair it with your tablet and print documents via the Sharing menu.

5 Ways to Backup Samsung Galaxy S4

5 Ways to Backup Samsung Galaxy S4

Backing up your Samsung Galaxy S4 is essential if you want to avoid losing your personal data and media files caused by software malfunctions or if you physically lose or forget to put your device. You can back up your Galaxy S4 by saving your information to Google servers or by moving files to your SIM card, SD card, or computer.

How to Get Cydia Without Jailbreak: 12 Steps

How to Get Cydia Without Jailbreak: 12 Steps

Unfortunately, getting to the real Cydia without jailbreaking the device is impossible. This is because Cydia relies on access to your iPhone's system files, and this can only be achieved by jailbreaking. Fortunately, jailbreaking is easy now.

How to Clean a Silicone Phone Case: 12 Steps

How to Clean a Silicone Phone Case: 12 Steps

Cleaning the silicone case of the phone is very important because this is where a lot of germs and dirt settle. You can use soap and water to clean the silicone, and all harsh cleaners should be avoided. In case of urgency, use disinfecting wipes to remove bacteria from the case.

How to Get Java for Android: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Get Java for Android: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

Technically, Java is not supported by Android,, so you cannot run JAR files or visit sites that have Java content. Fortunately, there are several ways to get past those limitations, depending on what you want to do. If you want to run JAR files on your phone, you'll need to gain root access and install an emulator.

3 Ways to Turn on Siri

3 Ways to Turn on Siri

Siri is Apple's personal digital assistant. This program can manage most of the functions of your iOS device with just a voice command. You can search many things online, receive and send messages, plan routes, etc. To use Siri, you must use a supported device and activate Siri.

How to Hide Apps on Samsung Galaxy: 6 Steps

How to Hide Apps on Samsung Galaxy: 6 Steps

This wikiHow teaches you how to remove app names and icons from the Apps menu on a Samsung Galaxy without deleting the app. Step Step 1. Open Apps on Samsung Galaxy Open the Apps menu by searching and touching the icon on the home screen.

3 Ways to Connect Mobile Internet to Laptop

3 Ways to Connect Mobile Internet to Laptop

Modern cell phone technology allows you to connect to the internet at any time, as long as a data connection is available. You can use your phone to access the internet on your laptop via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or USB. Most modern cell phones and laptops can choose one of the above methods, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

How To Get Free Unlimited Service On Mobile

How To Get Free Unlimited Service On Mobile

Cell phone usage charges can turn out to be very expensive, especially if you have exceeded the data usage quota of the data package you purchased. Fortunately, there are several ways that you can use to get around the use of your mobile data package quota, as long as you can access the wireless network.

How to Hide Number When Calling: 6 Steps

How to Hide Number When Calling: 6 Steps

Making private calls by hiding your phone number when calling can be useful for avoiding calls back and preventing your phone number from being saved. You can keep your number hidden either by using a landline, mobile or using features on a smartphone.

How to Get Ringtones for Free on Zedge.com

How to Get Ringtones for Free on Zedge.com

In this day and age, ringtones are very easy to find, but the variety of cell phones and their different settings makes it difficult to find the right ringtone without having to pay the ring tone provider. This is where Zedge.com comes into play.

3 Ways to Block Unknown Callers

3 Ways to Block Unknown Callers

This wikiHow teaches you how to block calls from unknown numbers on both iPhone and Android. You can do this by using Do Not Disturb on iPhone, or changing calling settings on Android if you're using a Samsung phone. If you're not using a Samsung phone, you can download an app called Should I Answer?

3 Ways to Get a Cell Phone without Internet Access

3 Ways to Get a Cell Phone without Internet Access

Internet access facilities are mandatory in modern cell phones. Therefore, finding a cell phone without internet access is currently quite difficult. However, if you can't get it, you can turn off internet access on modern phones via the phone's settings menu.

How to Block a Stolen Phone (with Pictures)

How to Block a Stolen Phone (with Pictures)

This wikiHow teaches you how to lock a lost or stolen smartphone. Phone locking makes the device inaccessible or reset (even via hard reset). This means that the phone cannot be used at all until you unlock it. You can block a lost or stolen iPhone, Android device, or Samsung Galaxy phone using the “Find” website of the device manufacturer/manufacturer.

How to Set Up Siri: 6 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Set Up Siri: 6 Steps (with Pictures)

Siri is an artificially intelligent personal assistant that will help you perform iPhone tasks without having to use your hands! To get started with setting up Siri on a new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, follow the steps in this article. Note that iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, and iPod Touch 4 and later do not have Siri.

3 Ways to Save Contacts on the SIM Card

3 Ways to Save Contacts on the SIM Card

Saving contacts on the SIM card is useful when you want to start using a new phone and don't want to enter individual contacts into the phone. The numbers that you transfer to the SIM card are stored on the SIM card and can be seen on every phone that has the SIM card installed.

How to Create a Snapchat Account (with Pictures)

How to Create a Snapchat Account (with Pictures)

Snapchat is a fun app that you can use to send "Snaps" in the form of videos or photos to your friends. The snap can be seen for a few seconds before being deleted for good. Snapchat is available for free for Android and iPhone devices.

How to Call Anonymously: 5 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Call Anonymously: 5 Steps (with Pictures)

Today, there is a desire within us to know everything about someone who is trying to contact us. At the same time, we are becoming increasingly suspicious of people who try to contact us without revealing their identities. Caller identification, a feature that has only become widely available on phones in the last 15 or 20 years, has become something we take for granted.

How to Make Ringtones for iPhone (with Pictures)

How to Make Ringtones for iPhone (with Pictures)

If a ringtone shows up in an app like Zedge, someone else is likely already using it. The only way to have a unique ringtone is to make your own. There are several applications that "supposedly" can help you create ringtones on your iPhone, but these applications require syncing with iTunes on a computer.