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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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How to Get Rid of Tapeworms in Humans: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Get Rid of Tapeworms in Humans: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

Most people assume that tapeworm infection is a problem in cats and dogs. Animals are more susceptible to this type of infection, but humans can become infected if they eat raw beef, pork or fish. An infected person can transmit it if they don't wash their hands properly after defecating or before preparing food.

How to Cope with Scoliosis: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Cope with Scoliosis: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine with a curvature to one side. The spine in people with scoliosis does not grow in a straight line, but curves to the right or left, resembling the letter C or S. The ratio of men to women with scoliosis is 1:

How to Increase Glutathione Levels Naturally: 12 Steps

How to Increase Glutathione Levels Naturally: 12 Steps

Glutathione is an antioxidant that protects cells and organs of the body to stay healthy and function properly. Different from other antioxidants, glutathione is produced by the body and the amount is determined by various factors, such as environmental conditions, health problems, and age.

3 Ways to Drink Eno

3 Ways to Drink Eno

Eno is a commercially available antacid made of sodium bicarbonate and citric acid which is used to prevent heartburn and acid reflux. Although Eno is also sold in tablet form, powdered salt is the most common form and is made by mixing it with water and taking it before or after meals.

How to Prevent Drunkenness while Riding Rides: 10 Steps

How to Prevent Drunkenness while Riding Rides: 10 Steps

Of course, the pleasure of riding the amusement park rides becomes much reduced if the feeling of drunkenness suddenly appears. The eyes, ears, muscles and joints sense all movement changes and transmit them to the brain. When the vehicle begins to sway, the limbs transmit different information, disorienting the brain and causing nausea, dizziness, and vomiting.

4 Ways to Cure Flea Bites

4 Ways to Cure Flea Bites

While most ticks are harmless and just need to be removed, knowing the symptoms of the various diseases that ticks can transmit is important for preventing life-threatening diseases, such as Lyme disease. Fleas usually live in the body of pets, tall grass, and forests.

4 Ways to Use Birth Control Pills

4 Ways to Use Birth Control Pills

Birth control pills use hormones to prevent pregnancy in several ways, depending on the type of pill. "Combination" birth control pills stop the release of an ovum (egg) from the ovaries, thicken cervical mucus to block sperm from entering the cervix, and thin the uterine lining to prevent sperm from fertilizing an egg.

3 Ways to Lose Belly Fat in One Week

3 Ways to Lose Belly Fat in One Week

Belly fat, or visceral fat, is fat stored in and around the abdominal organs. Belly fat can increase the risk of cancer, high blood pressure, stroke, dementia, heart disease and diabetes. You can't lose a lot of weight or excess body fat in one week-especially visceral fat or belly fat.

3 Ways to Stay Up late

3 Ways to Stay Up late

There are times when your body is forced to stay awake longer than usual; whether you have to complete a school assignment that must be submitted the next morning, talk all night with friends at a university farewell, or for some other reason.

How to Do Your Own Hypnosis to Quit Smoking

How to Do Your Own Hypnosis to Quit Smoking

Quitting smoking can be very difficult, but it's a good decision for your health. If you've tried various ways to quit smoking and haven't been successful, you can try hypnosis for yourself. Some people respond well to hypnotic suggestions and others don't, but hypnosis can help you relax, manage anxiety, and quit smoking for good.

How to Treat Tonsillitis: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Treat Tonsillitis: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

Tonsillitis means inflammation of the tonsils, which are two oval-shaped tissues at the back of the throat. In addition to swelling, the symptoms of tonsillitis are sore throat, difficulty swallowing, stiff neck, fever, headache, and yellow or white patches on the tonsils that indicate infection.

4 Ways to Relieve Pain from Scoliosis

4 Ways to Relieve Pain from Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a spine disorder that causes the bones to curve sideways. Although this can cause pain, people with scoliosis often experience back pain because the muscles tighten along the curve of the spine. If you have back pain caused by a sprained muscle or a side effect of scoliosis, there are steps you can take to get rid of the pain and get back to moving freely.

4 Ways to Get Rid of Worm Eggs

4 Ways to Get Rid of Worm Eggs

Enterobiosis is a parasitic infection that lives in the intestines; These parasites are also called pinworms. Enterobiasis is common in children. In this article, you'll learn how to get rid of pinworms so you can treat them if your child and other family members become infected.

3 Ways to Overcome Tingling or Numb Hands

3 Ways to Overcome Tingling or Numb Hands

Feeling tingling or numb is really annoying. But luckily, these annoyances will generally go away on their own in an instant. Usually, you just need to relax the tingling body position or move it repeatedly to get rid of the tingling feeling that appears.

How to Improve Cardiovascular Fitness (with Pictures)

How to Improve Cardiovascular Fitness (with Pictures)

Cardiovascular fitness can be defined as the ability of the heart to pump blood and oxygen throughout the body efficiently. As your cardiovascular fitness improves, you'll be able to walk farther and train longer. In addition, cardiovascular fitness has a number of health benefits:

How to Drink Tea to Lose Weight (with Pictures)

How to Drink Tea to Lose Weight (with Pictures)

Many scientific studies have shown that people who drink tea, especially green tea, lose weight faster than people who don't drink tea. Now you can put away your gym bag and switch to drinking tea. Here is an easy way to lose weight with tea.

3 Ways to Use Scales

3 Ways to Use Scales

Scales come in a variety of sizes and types, from inexpensive food scales to high-accuracy manual scales in doctors' clinics. An accurate reading is the key to success, whether you want to weigh flour for baking or weigh yourself to decide whether to eat another piece of cake.

How to Cure Insomnia (with Pictures)

How to Cure Insomnia (with Pictures)

Insomnia means difficulty falling asleep and/or lack of sleep that triggers various physical and emotional problems. Based on research, it is estimated that nearly 95% of Americans have experienced insomnia. Insomnia can be acute (short term) or chronic (long term).

How to Prevent Hoarseness: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Prevent Hoarseness: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

The voice can become hoarse when under pressure, either from the enlarged larynx that usually accompanies puberty, or from forcing the voice to reach high or low notes. Learning how to soothe a tired voice using home remedies and how to use your voice properly will help you avoid that annoying hoarse voice.

How to Relieve Kidney Pain: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Relieve Kidney Pain: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

The kidneys are located in the upper part of the abdomen near the back muscles. If you feel pain in the back of your body between your ribs and buttocks, or even in your lower back radiating to your groin, you may have kidney disease. Immediately consult a doctor if you feel pain in the kidneys because the pain can be a symptom of several serious medical conditions.