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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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5 Ways to Cure Mouth Sores

5 Ways to Cure Mouth Sores

Inflammation of the tissues in the mouth can be caused by a variety of things, from injury, fluid-filled sores due to herpes virus infection, to gingivitis. However, inflammation caused by mouth ulcers and other conditions can be treated in several ways.

4 Ways to Launch Defecation

4 Ways to Launch Defecation

Constipation can make you feel uncomfortable, painful, and even cause gastrointestinal obstruction if left unchecked. If you can't have a bowel movement for several days, some of the following methods may be of use to you. The treatments that are most beneficial for constipation may vary according to how long and how often you experience it, as well as other factors such as time, stress, and bowel obstruction.

How to Recognize a Swimmer's Ear Infection: 14 Steps

How to Recognize a Swimmer's Ear Infection: 14 Steps

Swimmer's ear, also known as acute otitis externa, is a painful infection of the canal between the outer ear and the eardrum. This condition is known as swimmer's ear because it generally occurs when dirty water gets into the ear canal when people swim or bathe.

How to Get Rid of Swelling in the Ankles

How to Get Rid of Swelling in the Ankles

Swelling or thickening of the ankle (the area where the calf muscles meet and the ankle joint) can be caused by a variety of factors and diseases, including genetics (perhaps the most common), obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and lymphedema.

How to Overcome Constipation (with Pictures)

How to Overcome Constipation (with Pictures)

If you've been constipated lately, don't be shy. According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, which is part of the American National Institutes of Health, constipation is the condition of having bowel movements less than three times a week, and the stools are hard, dry, and small so that they are painful and difficult to pass.

How to Relieve a Fever Quickly (with Pictures)

How to Relieve a Fever Quickly (with Pictures)

A person has a fever if his body temperature reaches more than 38°C. This occurs when the body is fighting an infection or disease, and is usually beneficial. Although you can often relieve symptoms at home, fever should always be monitored carefully, especially if it occurs in children, who are at risk for seizures or convulsions due to high body temperature.

4 Ways to Prevent Gout

4 Ways to Prevent Gout

Gout or gout is often considered an ancient disease or "not a big problem", but it turns out that this disease afflicts the wider community and can cause serious illness if not treated immediately. Although the main cause of gout is high levels of uric acid in the bloodstream, the body's ability to produce and process uric acid involves a number of different substances.

How to Increase Good Cholesterol and Lower Bad Cholesterol

How to Increase Good Cholesterol and Lower Bad Cholesterol

Improving cholesterol levels not only means lowering LDL, but increasing HDL. By working to improve your cholesterol levels, you will be able to reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. Since the body can produce sufficient amounts of its own cholesterol, dietary cholesterol must be controlled.

How to Get Rid of Dry Skin Under the Nose (with Pictures)

How to Get Rid of Dry Skin Under the Nose (with Pictures)

Cold weather, use of irritating facial care products, and some skin problems (such as eczema or mucus discharge from the nose during a cold) can cause the layer of skin under the nose to dry out. Dry skin is usually not a serious health problem, and can be treated at home with simple treatments.

3 Ways to Recognize Gastric Cancer

3 Ways to Recognize Gastric Cancer

Gastric cancer is one of the common causes of death. There is no effective way to detect this cancer early, but paying attention to the condition of the body can help you recognize it. Early diagnosis will greatly help the cancer healing process, but unfortunately many people do not realize the symptoms in the body until the cancer spreads.

10 Ways to Heal a Meniscus Tear

10 Ways to Heal a Meniscus Tear

Injuries from a painful torn meniscus can happen to anyone. The meniscus is the medical term for the layer of cartilage that covers the knee joint. During strenuous activity or high-intensity exercise, the cartilage is at risk of tearing so that the joints become stiff, painful, or experience other unpleasant symptoms.

How to Prevent Numbness: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Prevent Numbness: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

Almost everyone has experienced the uncomfortable feeling that occurs when the legs tingle. This layman's explanation is medically called Paresthesia. It was a normal but uncomfortable experience. There are also those who call it numb. Whatever it is called, this tickling sensation is avoided by everyone.

3 Ways to Dissolve Gallstones

3 Ways to Dissolve Gallstones

Normally, the liver produces bile which is used by the small intestine to digest fatty foods and absorb important vitamins. Bile is stored in the gallbladder. However, sometimes bile is filled with cholesterol. When that happens, cholesterol gallstones form (cholelithiasis).

3 Ways to Keep Nose Moist to Prevent Nosebleeds

3 Ways to Keep Nose Moist to Prevent Nosebleeds

Nosebleeds are a very embarrassing and unpleasant occurrence. Nosebleeds often occur in the cold and dry transition season. This means that one of the best ways to prevent nosebleeds is to keep the mucous membranes of the nose from drying out.

3 Ways to Get Rid of Fish Eye Disease

3 Ways to Get Rid of Fish Eye Disease

Fish eye is a small, thick, benign growth on the skin caused by HPV (human papillomavirus). Fish eyes appear on the bottom of the foot which makes you feel uncomfortable when walking (like a stone in your shoe). Fisheyes usually appear in the areas of the feet that are under the most pressure, which can cause them to grow flat, but deeper under the skin.

How to Relieve Constipation with Abdominal Massage: 15 Steps

How to Relieve Constipation with Abdominal Massage: 15 Steps

Constipation is a common condition that affects all ages. People who are constipated rarely have a bowel movement, such as maybe once every three days. Or, their stools are hard, dry, small, painful, or difficult to pass. Usually, constipation is harmless and most people experience it even for a short time.

How to Cure Rosacea: What Natural Remedies Can Help?

How to Cure Rosacea: What Natural Remedies Can Help?

Rosacea is a common skin problem that causes redness and swelling of the face and is often accompanied by the formation of small red bumps filled with pus. This problem is most commonly experienced by white middle-aged women. If left unchecked, rosacea can get worse over time.

5 Ways to Overcome Migraines

5 Ways to Overcome Migraines

If you've ever had a migraine, you know it's very painful and lasts for hours, even days. A throbbing pain on one side of the head, possible nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, and high sensitivity to light and sound can sometimes make us unable to function.

3 Ways to Relieve a Congested Nose

3 Ways to Relieve a Congested Nose

Nasal congestion occurs when a cold or allergy causes the nasal passages to swell and produce mucus, making it difficult to breathe. Nasal congestion isn't just a nuisance; but it can also weaken your body. Fortunately, there are many ways to clear blockages and improve comfort when a cold or allergy strikes.

How to Get Rid of Dizziness: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Get Rid of Dizziness: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

You may be worried if you feel dizzy, but usually the condition is not serious and easy to find the cause. Step Part 1 of 2: Coping with Dizziness with Medical Treatment Step 1. Know the risk factors There are certain factors that make you more prone to feeling dizzy.