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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 Yellow Nails: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Get Rid of Yellow Nails: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

Stained or yellowed nails can look really bad, especially if you don't want to use nail polish for a while. Fortunately, treating and preventing yellowed nails from polish is quite easy to do. You only need a few simple household appliances and thoughtful nail care.

3 Ways to Remove Gel Nails without Acetone

3 Ways to Remove Gel Nails without Acetone

When it's time to remove your nail gel, it's best to do it at a salon. However, you may prefer to do it at home, especially if you want to avoid acetone. Acetone can be too harsh on the skin as it strips the skin of its natural oils. Try peeling or filing gel nails without acetone.

How to Paint Newspaper Themed Nails: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Paint Newspaper Themed Nails: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

The art of painting nails may seem difficult when it really isn't, and you can create some amazing effects yourself at home. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create newspaper-painted nails, which give a fresh look to have the latest news at your fingertips!

3 Ways to Remove Acrylic Nails

3 Ways to Remove Acrylic Nails

Many women love the sexy and glamorous look of long acrylic nails. Acrylic nails can be quickly attached to your natural nails with glue. When it starts to lift off or looks thick from too much nail polish, it's time to take it off. Learn three methods for removing acrylic nails:

How to Paint Toenails (with Pictures)

How to Paint Toenails (with Pictures)

Painting your nails is a great way to beautify your feet, especially in summer when your feet are constantly visible. Always clean and trim your nails first to create the perfect “canvas” for your favorite color, then apply primer, nail polish, and clear/cover polish.

How to Paint Press On Nails: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Paint Press On Nails: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

Painting press-on false nails is a great way to express your style without needing to treat or grow your real nails. You can paint press-on nails with nail polish before attaching them with tape and cotton balls or paint them after applying them to your nails.

How to Apply Nail Polish and UV Nail Gel Simultaneously: 15 Steps

How to Apply Nail Polish and UV Nail Gel Simultaneously: 15 Steps

If you like the staying power of gel nails, but want to get a variety of colors like regular nail polish, you may have thought about combining the two. Fortunately, with patience and caution, you can do it! To combine the two variants of nail polish, apply regular nail polish first, then add a layer of gel topcoat.

3 Ways to Remove Gel Nail Polish

3 Ways to Remove Gel Nail Polish

Gel false nails are colored nails that last long and almost resemble real nails. Most people will go to a salon to have it removed with the help of an expert, but you can skip this step and have it removed at home. Read on for information on how to remove gel false nails in three ways:

3 Ways to Clean Under Nails

3 Ways to Clean Under Nails

Dirty nails can ruin your appearance. Whether you've just finished cleaning or feel like your nails need some extra care, the undersides of your nails do sometimes need to be cleaned. If your nails look dull, you can treat and clean them with an orange wooden stick and nail brush, and bring them back to their original white color.

How to Remove Glitter Nail Polish: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Remove Glitter Nail Polish: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

Glitter is like a cockroach -- will continue to exist in the world until the Day of Judgment. Glitter is fun to apply to your nails, but when you want to remove it, it gets stuck all over the place and on the cotton ball. Luckily, wikiHow is here to help you conquer that glitter.

3 Ways to Introduce Solid Foods to Kittens

3 Ways to Introduce Solid Foods to Kittens

For the first 2 weeks, kittens live on only their mother's milk. By the time she is 6 weeks old, she is ready to wean and start eating solid foods. The weaning process lasts about 2 to 4 weeks so the kitten is no longer suckling after 8 to 10 weeks.

How to Make a Silent Cat: 8 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Make a Silent Cat: 8 Steps (with Pictures)

You can keep most cats still with a clip on the strap. This term is called PIBI or Pinch-Induced Behavioral Inhibition (inhibition of behavior by pinching) and the procedure is safe and comfortable for most cats. This method will be more successful especially if the cat already knows you.

How to Treat a Bee Sting on a Cat: 9 Steps

How to Treat a Bee Sting on a Cat: 9 Steps

Cats love to hunt and play with insects. If your cat goes outside, there's a good chance she'll run into a bee at some point. Like humans, cats can be allergic to bees and are likely to have a dangerous reaction when stung. If your cat is stung by a bee, you should immediately evaluate its condition, administer first aid, and provide appropriate treatment.

4 Ways to Get Rid of Flies in Your House

4 Ways to Get Rid of Flies in Your House

Flies are nuisance insects that are often found indoors, especially during the rainy season. Fortunately, there are several things you can do to reduce these insect nuisances at home. Get rid of flies from inside the house with fly traps and swatters, insecticides, essential oils and natural herbs, and clean the places where flies feed and breed, as well as prevent more flies from coming into the house.

3 Ways to Lose 5 kg Weight in 2 Weeks

3 Ways to Lose 5 kg Weight in 2 Weeks

When you have to look stunning in an important event that you must attend, it turns out that your favorite clothes no longer fit on your growing body. The solution, you have to lose weight fast. With a tight time, jogging or a vegetable diet of course will not be enough.

How to Lose Weight with Coffee (with Pictures)

How to Lose Weight with Coffee (with Pictures)

Like many others, you may have a desire to lose a few pounds as quickly as possible. There are some who suggest drinking coffee as a diet aid, but the role of coffee and caffeine in weight loss is highly debated. Caffeine can lose a few pounds or even prevent weight gain, but it can't reduce weight significantly or keep it off permanently.

How to Lose Weight by Eating Slowly

How to Lose Weight by Eating Slowly

If you're trying to lose weight, eating slowly and mindfully can help you eat less and lose weight. Recent research shows that it takes the brain time to realize that the body is not hungry. If you eat food quickly, maybe your brain will not be able to record the amount of food you have eaten which can eventually make you overeat.

How to Lose Fat: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Lose Fat: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

Reducing your total body fat will not only help you lose weight, it will also make significant improvements to your health. The reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and sleep apnea are only a small part of the benefits of losing excess fat.

How to Get Thigh Spacing (with Pictures)

How to Get Thigh Spacing (with Pictures)

If you want to have thighs that are spaced, make your dreams come true by applying safe and realistic methods according to the instructions in this article, for example eating nutritious foods and adopting a healthy lifestyle. The shape of the thigh does not determine a person's health condition, but thigh distance can increase self-confidence.

4 Ways to Lose Weight (for Teenage Girls)

4 Ways to Lose Weight (for Teenage Girls)

Interested in reducing your weight? Maybe you want to have a healthier, lighter body, or even feel happier doing it. Although the process you need to go through is not short and easy, many teenagers have managed to do it anyway! If they can, why can't you?