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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 Block Email

4 Ways to Block Email

This wikiHow teaches you how to block email from specific senders on the desktop and Android versions of Gmail, as well as on the desktop versions of Yahoo, Outlook, and iCloud. While it's difficult to block the sender of an email in Yahoo, Outlook, or mobile versions of iCloud, you can mark the email as spam.

6 Ways to Set Up an Email Address

6 Ways to Set Up an Email Address

Email (aka email) is one of the most popular and widely used forms of communication worldwide. To create an email account, there are a number of email services and providers that you can use, including web-based services such as Gmail and Yahoo, and services hosted by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

How to Join Yahoo! Groups: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Join Yahoo! Groups: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

Although people's interests are different, many people are interested in the same thing. Yahoo Groups is an online community. Here you can find people who have similar interests or hobbies. Step Part 1 of 5: How to Get Started Step 1.

How to Change Your Name on Skype: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Change Your Name on Skype: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

This wikiHow teaches you how to change Skype's display name, the name other users see in their contact list. You can change your Skype display name through the Skype website and the Skype mobile app. However, the name cannot be changed through the Skype program for Windows and Mac computers.

How to Block People on Kik: 6 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Block People on Kik: 6 Steps (with Pictures)

Sometimes the people on the Kik messaging app are out of control. When this happens, you can block him so you don't have to get messages from him again. A blocked user will not be notified when he or she has been blocked. You can also unblock them if you accidentally block them or feel that you no longer need to block them.

How to Delete Conversations on Kik: 3 Steps (with Images)

How to Delete Conversations on Kik: 3 Steps (with Images)

Conversations on the Kik interface already too much? You want to clear some of the conversation before your eyes hurt? Kik allows you to quickly delete existing conversations from your phone. Follow this guide to find out how. Step Step 1.

How to Move Email Messages to Another Folder in Gmail

How to Move Email Messages to Another Folder in Gmail

This wikiHow teaches you how to sort Gmail emails by label. " Labels " is Gmail's version of folders in email accounts. You can create labels and add email to them, either through the Gmail desktop site or the mobile app. Step Method 1 of 2:

How to Send a Bulk Email: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Send a Bulk Email: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

This wikiHow teaches you how to communicate with your target audience through mass email. The easiest and most powerful way to send messages in large quantities is to use a mailing list service (mailing list or mailing list). Most services offer a free option that allows you to email up to 5,000 subscribers.

How to Find SMTP Server in Outlook Via PC or Mac Computer

How to Find SMTP Server in Outlook Via PC or Mac Computer

This wikiHow teaches you how to find out which outgoing mail server (SMTP) is configured for an account in Microsoft Outlook. Step Method 1 of 2: On Windows Step 1. Open Microsoft Outlook on the computer This program is stored in the “All Apps” section of the “Start” menu on a Windows computer.

How to Block a Sender In Gmail: 14 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Block a Sender In Gmail: 14 Steps (with Pictures)

While you can't block messages from specific addresses or domains in Gmail, you can set up filters to send unwanted messages straight to the trash and never to be seen. Follow the easy steps below to get rid of all the unwanted emails. Step Part 1 of 4:

3 Ways to Delete Messages on Skype

3 Ways to Delete Messages on Skype

This wikiHow teaches you how to delete sent messages in your app view from Skype chats via the mobile and desktop versions of Skype. However, this process is not the same as the Skype chat thread deletion process. You can't delete messages that other people send you, but you can delete messages that you send to the recipient so they don't have to see it.

3 Ways to Request a Letter of Recommendation from a Lecturer Via Email

3 Ways to Request a Letter of Recommendation from a Lecturer Via Email

Have you ever found it difficult to ask for a letter of recommendation from a lecturer? While it's often not easy, requesting a letter of recommendation is a common, and generally mandatory, step taken by those of you who wish to apply for a postgraduate education program, join an internship program, or apply for a job at a company.

How to Find Someone on Skype

How to Find Someone on Skype

You can find people and friends on Skype by their email address, username, full name, and other information they enter into their Skype profile. To search for someone on Skype, you can use the contact menu or the search field. Step Method 1 of 2:

How to Submit Video on Discord: 11 Steps (with Images)

How to Submit Video on Discord: 11 Steps (with Images)

This wikiHow teaches you how to send videos to other people on Discord on a computer, phone, or tablet. No matter what device you use, you can send videos up to 8MB in size on chat channels or private messages. If you want to send larger videos (up to 50MB), you can subscribe to Discord Nitro to increase the file size limit that can be sent.

How to Sign Out of Discord Account on Computer or Mac: 4 Steps

How to Sign Out of Discord Account on Computer or Mac: 4 Steps

This wikiHow teaches you how to sign out of a Discord account on a computer or on a Mac. Step Step 1. Open Discord The Discord icon is a white game controller in front of a blue background. If you are using Windows, this icon is in the Windows menu.

5 Ways to Save Emails As PDF Files on a PC or Mac Computer

5 Ways to Save Emails As PDF Files on a PC or Mac Computer

This wikiHow teaches you how to turn an email message into a PDF file on a Windows or MacOS computer. Step Method 1 of 5: On Gmail Step 1. Go to https://mail.google.com in a web browser The Gmail website will open. If you don't see your inbox, you'll need to sign in to your account first.

How to Use the WeChat App: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Use the WeChat App: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

WeChat is a free messaging app that can be an alternative to traditional mobile text messaging. WeChat allows users to send texts, photos, videos, and other files. This application is available for mobile phones with iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Nokia S40, Symbian, and Blackberry operating systems.

9 Ways to Unsubscribe from Spam

9 Ways to Unsubscribe from Spam

This wikiHow teaches you how to delete spam emails from your inbox, and how to avoid them in the future. You can also mark emails from spammers so that later emails from that sender will go directly to the "Spam" folder. Step Method 1 of 9:

How to Block Someone on Viber on iPhone or iPad: 6 Steps

How to Block Someone on Viber on iPhone or iPad: 6 Steps

This wikiHow teaches you how to block a contact from being able to call or message you on the Viber app on your iPhone or iPad. Step Step 1. Open the Viber app on your iPhone or iPad The Viber app is marked by a white phone icon with a purple speech bubble that usually appears on the home screen, or folders on the page.

3 Ways to Cut and Paste an Email

3 Ways to Cut and Paste an Email

Cutting and pasting text in an email is very easy. You can right-click on highlighted text to open the action menu or use shortcuts on your keyboard, such as Ctrl+X to cut, Ctrl+C to copy, and Ctrl+V to paste. Additionally, there are many email providers that allow you to cut and paste text by simply highlighting the text, clicking on it, and moving it to a text editor.