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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 Reset PS3

3 Ways to Reset PS3

There could be many reasons why you should reset your PS3. If the game or video freezes, a quick reset should solve your problem. If you change your TV or cable, you may have to reset the video output settings. If your PS3 locks up frequently or has problems with XMB, you may have to use a hard drive in Safe Mode.

How to Measure a Laptop: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Measure a Laptop: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

Are you looking to buy a laptop bag? There's nothing more annoying than realizing that the bag you bought doesn't fit your laptop. By measuring your laptop beforehand, you can avoid such unpleasant events. Step Part 1 of 4: Measuring Laptop Screen Step 1.

3 Ways to Pretend to Hack

3 Ways to Pretend to Hack

Are you a computer expert? Or do you want to be known as an experienced hacker? To hack (hack) a computer, you have to learn computer systems, network security, and codes. Thus, people will be impressed when they see someone who appears to be hacking.

How to Read a Multimeter (with Pictures)

How to Read a Multimeter (with Pictures)

Labels on multimeters can seem difficult to understand for the layman, and even people with experience in electricity may need help if they encounter an unusual multimeter with an unusual system of abbreviations. Luckily, it doesn't take long to translate the settings and understand how to read the scale, so you can get back to work.

5 Ways to Use a Digital Multimeter

5 Ways to Use a Digital Multimeter

A multimeter, also known as a volt-ohm meter or VOM, is a device for measuring resistance, voltage, and current in an electrical circuit. Can also be used to check diodes and continuity. Multimeters are small, lightweight, and run on batteries.

How to Convert Excel to Word: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Convert Excel to Word: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

You want to convert an Excel document into a Microsoft Word document? Excel does not have a file-to-Word file conversion feature, and Word cannot directly open Excel files. However, Excel tables can be copied and pasted into Word and then saved as a Word document.

How to Determine Gear Ratio: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Determine Gear Ratio: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

In mechanical engineering, gear ratio is a direct measurement of the rotational speed of two or more gears that are competitively engaged. As a general rule when dealing with two gears, if the drive gear (the gear that receives the rotary force directly from the engine, motor, etc.

How to Cheat in Plants Vs Zombies: 11 Steps

How to Cheat in Plants Vs Zombies: 11 Steps

Plants vs. Zombies is a very popular game with a very unique style. You can use the advanced style by changing the Zombie costume. Some levels can be very challenging, and sometimes you just don't have enough Sun. If you're playing the PC version, there are several ways for you to cheat and take advantage.

How to Read Engineering Drawings: 5 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Read Engineering Drawings: 5 Steps (with Pictures)

Engineering drawings are commonly used as visual aids when constructing houses, bridges, and other buildings. Although immediately understandable by those skilled in engineering or architecture, drawings like this can be difficult to interpret for the layman.

How to Make an Electromagnet: 14 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Make an Electromagnet: 14 Steps (with Pictures)

In an electromagnet, an electric current flows through a piece of metal and creates a magnetic field. To make a simple electromagnet, you will need a power source, a conductor and a metal. Wrap an insulated copper wire around a screw or iron nail before connecting the wire to the battery, then watch as your new electromagnet attracts small metal objects.

4 Ways to Make a Clinometer

4 Ways to Make a Clinometer

A clinometer, also known as a declinometer or inclinometer, is an instrument for measuring the slope of a slope, usually the angle between the ground or an observer and a high object. Simple, or fixed-angle clinometers require a lot of space to approach and move away when measuring an object.

How to Make a Bridge from Ice Cream Sticks (with Pictures)

How to Make a Bridge from Ice Cream Sticks (with Pictures)

Many bridges around the world become the most amazing monuments on earth because of their beautiful and stunning architecture. Unfortunately, you can't display these amazing bridges in your living room. Luckily, with a few construction techniques, some ice cream sticks, creative ideas, and some household items, you can build a beautiful bridge to decorate your home with.

How to Engrave Wood (with Pictures)

How to Engrave Wood (with Pictures)

While you can carve a variety of materials-including soap and stone-carving wood remains a popular choice because it's practical and relatively easy to do. However, to learn this art properly, you must prepare the right equipment and spend a lot of time practicing patiently.

How to Preserve Wood: 14 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Preserve Wood: 14 Steps (with Pictures)

Wood that has been converted from logs to finished wood needs to be preserved, because if it is not preserved it will rot and rot. Preserving wood will extend its life, increase its resistance, and protect it from pests such as insects, rodents, or fungi.

How to Join Two Pieces of Wood: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Join Two Pieces of Wood: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

From edge joints to complex mortises, there are many techniques for joining wood together. If you need to join the boards side by side to create a larger plane, edge joints are the best solution. Arrange the boards until they look satisfactory, then use wood glue and tongs to secure the boards.

How to Create a Miter on an Angle: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Create a Miter on an Angle: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

Make miter joints if you want to hide the ends of the plank grooves. Miter joints are decorative joints in commonly used in photo frames, door and window trim, and around openings. Miter joints are not very strong, but are useful if you want to beautify something without supporting a lot of weight.

3 Ways to Give Wood an Antique Effect

3 Ways to Give Wood an Antique Effect

Nothing can match the beautiful look of antique wood. However, no one is willing to wait for their wooden furniture and accessories to age naturally. This is the time to apply the wood aging technique. This method will make the wood look worn in no time, changing its appearance in just a few minutes.

How to Make a Music Box: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Make a Music Box: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

Making your own music box takes patience and precision, but the process is actually easier than you might think. Choose a wooden box with a hinged lid and a music box machine to make your music box. After that, decorate the box as desired and install the machine.

4 Ways to Glue Plastic to Wood

4 Ways to Glue Plastic to Wood

Gluing two different materials together can be difficult, especially if one of them is plastic. Plastic doesn't stick easily to other substances, so you'll need to use glue to bond it firmly to the wood surface. Fortunately, there are a variety of adhesives that can be used for this purpose, and almost all of them are easy to obtain.

3 Ways to Clean Driftwood

3 Ways to Clean Driftwood

Driftwood can be used for various purposes. Aquarium connoisseurs love to use it to add character. Craftsmen use it as a base material for homemade home decorating projects. Carpenters make unique furniture from it. Whether you use driftwood found in the wild or purchased from a store, it should be thoroughly cleaned before use.