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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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3 Ways to Avoid Burning Skin from Long Outdoor Activities

3 Ways to Avoid Burning Skin from Long Outdoor Activities

If you spend a lot of time in the sun, your skin will darken as a result of melanin pigmentation. Some people like to sunbathe to darken their skin, but there are also those who don't want their skin to burn when outside. While exposure to the sun and ultraviolet (UV) light can cause skin to darken or burn, there is also a risk of other hazards, including skin cancer, premature aging, and eye damage.

4 Ways to Have Blush Cheeks

4 Ways to Have Blush Cheeks

All cheeks can look beautiful, but for many people a pair of soft, supple and rosy cheeks is a symbol of youth and beauty. Although there's not much you can do to change your inborn cheeks , there are a few tips and tricks that can help make your cheeks slightly rosy and give off a natural glow.

How to Remove Calluses: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Remove Calluses: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

Calluses on the fingers are thick clumps of dead skin that form to protect the sensitive skin underneath from the pressure and friction of a pen or pencil. Calluses are basically painless and harmless. Calluses are the body's mechanism for protecting itself.

3 Ways to Remove Paint Stains from Skin

3 Ways to Remove Paint Stains from Skin

Whether you're painting walls or painting, there's a good chance that the paint will hit and stain your skin. However, ordinary paint removers are highly toxic and should not be used directly on the skin. Fortunately, there are a variety of methods that can be used to clean a variety of paints using ingredients commonly found in the home.

3 Ways to Sunbathe Safely

3 Ways to Sunbathe Safely

Want tanned and shiny skin as if kissed by the sun without increasing the risk of wrinkled skin let alone getting cancer? It must be admitted, there is no way to get tanned skin that is completely safe and healthy. All that can be done is to suppress the negative effects of this skin color change by following these steps.

3 Ways to Make Your Own Pore Cleansing Plaster at Home

3 Ways to Make Your Own Pore Cleansing Plaster at Home

Are you tired of buying expensive pore-cleansing plasters? A pore-cleaning plaster is an effective product for preventing blackheads, but it is also a single-use product and can cost you a lot of money if you use it regularly. In fact, this plaster is easy to make yourself at a lower cost than the price of commercial products.

How to get rid of super glue stuck to your hands with salt

How to get rid of super glue stuck to your hands with salt

Super glue is easier to remove from your hands than other types of home adhesives, but even this strong glue will still irritate you if it spills and hits your body. If you get super glue on your hands, you don't have to wait too long for the glue to peel off on its own.

How to Prevent Open Blackheads: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Prevent Open Blackheads: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

Although often found on the face, blackheads are blemishes that can appear anywhere on the skin. These sometimes painful and unsightly blemishes are caused by many factors such as excess oil, dead skin cells, clogged pores, and bacteria. While easy to treat, the best way to avoid complicated treatments is to prevent blackheads from forming in the first place.

How to Wax Your Bikini Area at Home (with Pictures)

How to Wax Your Bikini Area at Home (with Pictures)

You can remove hair in the bikini area using wax (waxing). However, this method can be uncomfortable and can be expensive if you do it at a salon. Waxing yourself at home is a great option! First clean and exfoliate the area, then find a comfortable place to wax.

How to Get Rid of Keloid Scars: What Home Remedies Can Help?

How to Get Rid of Keloid Scars: What Home Remedies Can Help?

Keloid scars are bumps that are more than just regular scar tissue and can be caused by acne, burns, piercings, surgery, vaccinations, and even minor scrapes or cuts. These scars can be red or pink in color and are often rough or have excess wrinkled tissue.

5 Ways to Get Rid of Stomach Hair

5 Ways to Get Rid of Stomach Hair

Are you having problems with hair growing in the belly area? You are not alone. Many women decide to remove the hair that grows in the belly area because it is considered disturbing appearance, especially if the hair is dark and rough. Fortunately, there are a variety of relatively inexpensive ways to get rid of this unwanted hair.

How to Lighten Dark Knuckle Skin: 12 Steps

How to Lighten Dark Knuckle Skin: 12 Steps

Dark skin on the knuckles can be very difficult to remove. While common knowledge suggests that washing your hands more frequently and using whitening products can help, they can actually irritate the skin and exacerbate the problem of dark skin on the knuckles.

How to Moisturize Facial Skin: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Moisturize Facial Skin: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

Moisturizing is one part of the standard skin care routine, especially facial skin. This process helps restore moisture to the facial skin so that the skin feels smoother. By keeping the skin moist, its elasticity is also maintained. The signs of aging can be avoided in the long run.

3 Ways to Overcome Itching Due to Sunburn (Bright White Skin)

3 Ways to Overcome Itching Due to Sunburn (Bright White Skin)

In addition to causing reddened, peeling, and painful skin, sunburn can also cause itching. Sunburn can damage the outermost layer of the skin in the form of nerve fibers that are responsible for the itching sensation. Damage from sunburn causes nerves to react so that they itch until the wound heals.

3 Ways to Get Rid of Acne Scars and Scars

3 Ways to Get Rid of Acne Scars and Scars

As if battling acne wasn't hard enough, scars and the resulting post-inflammatory erythema may still remain even long after puberty has passed. Even so, it's still possible to get rid of scars and acne scars -- you just have to find a way that works.

4 Ways to Close Large Pores

4 Ways to Close Large Pores

Large pores can look unsightly, causing you to feel less confident about your skin. Fortunately, there are several ways you can close large pores and reduce their size – from practicing good skin care, to getting laser treatments, to trying home remedies.

How to Use a Sugar Scrub: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Use a Sugar Scrub: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

Dry, cracked, or oily skin is certainly very annoying. You can indeed undergo pampering skin treatments at the spa. However, you can also get smooth skin in the shower yourself using a sugar scrub. Using scrubs properly (and regularly) can exfoliate the skin and remove dead skin cells so that the skin feels smooth.

5 Ways to Make Skin Look Porcelain

5 Ways to Make Skin Look Porcelain

Even though it may seem impossible, clean and blemish-free skin can be obtained easily. Your quest for porcelain-perfect skin is over! Just follow these simple steps. Step Method 1 of 5: Preventing Sun Damage Step 1. Protect the skin from the sun Even on cloudy days, UVA and UVB rays will penetrate the clouds.

3 Ways to Brighten Skin with Peroxide

3 Ways to Brighten Skin with Peroxide

You may want to bleach your skin if you have dark patches or discolored areas of your skin. Hydrogen peroxide is a natural whitening agent that is generally safe to use on the skin for short periods of time. If you want to brighten your entire face, make a face mask that you can use once a week.

How to Choose a Moisturizer for Oily Skin: 13 Steps

How to Choose a Moisturizer for Oily Skin: 13 Steps

If you have oily skin, you may think that moisturizer is your enemy, but this is wrong. Believe it or not, moisturizers can actually help reduce visible fat and give your face a shiny appearance. Without a moisturizer, the skin will become dehydrated and will balance it out by producing more oil.