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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 Achieve Self-Actualization: 12 Steps

How to Achieve Self-Actualization: 12 Steps

Self-actualization is a concept developed by an American psychologist named Abraham Maslow. This concept explains that humans have needs and try to achieve them in a certain order, starting from the physiological needs, the need for security, the need for love and belonging, the need for esteem, and the highest is the need for self-actualization.

How to Deal with a Psychic Vampire: 10 Steps

How to Deal with a Psychic Vampire: 10 Steps

A psychic vampire, also known as an energy vampire, is a nickname for someone who is emotionally immature and drains the energy of others around him. Psychic vampires think only of themselves, are unable to empathize, and enter into relationships primarily to meet their own needs.

6 Ways to Stop Biting Your Nails

6 Ways to Stop Biting Your Nails

Biting your nails is a bad habit that not only makes your hands look unsightly, but if the habit is severe it can permanently damage your nails, teeth, and even gums. If you are tired of nail clippings and bleeding nails, try this simple therapy to promote normal and beautiful nail growth.

How to Build Character with Integrity (with Pictures)

How to Build Character with Integrity (with Pictures)

Character and integrity are closely related to each other, and the most remarkable thing about them is that no one can take it from you. Your choice is yours alone. Even if someone else takes your life and even takes your life, he will not be able to force you to make a decision that you believe is wrong.

4 Ways to Get Rid of Acne Fast

4 Ways to Get Rid of Acne Fast

Acne is one of the most annoying and contagious skin problems. Everyone must have experienced it. Plus, pimples often seem to pop up at the most inopportune moments (before a first date, for example). Fortunately, there are many ways to treat acne, including the use of medications, both prescription and non-prescription.

How to Have a Strong Personality: 14 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Have a Strong Personality: 14 Steps (with Pictures)

Want to have a strong personality? Become a person who likes to be honest and able to make decisions? Many people want to develop certain traits, such as assertiveness, leadership, and resilience in order to have a strong personality. Someone who has these traits tends to appear more courageous, spontaneous, and usually a leader whose opinions are respected.

How to Avoid Gossiping: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Avoid Gossiping: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

Although gossiping isn't just bad. However, it can also be very dangerous not only to you, but to other people as well. It's a good idea to find ways to limit your own gossiping tendencies, as well as not to get involved in gossiping with other people.

How to Do PR (with Pictures)

How to Do PR (with Pictures)

While your parents may have complained about the weight of being a student back then, today's students have a lot more homework to do than they used to. Doing homework does not need to be a burden on the mind. Learn how to plan a schedule for homework, do homework effectively, and how to find help with homework so you don't stress about it.

How to Choose the Right Career (with Pictures)

How to Choose the Right Career (with Pictures)

Choosing the right career can be difficult, but having a clear career direction will help you land a job. With a little hard work, some planning, and some serious reflection, you can set yourself on the path to a career that gives you satisfaction and an income that can provide for you and your family.

How to Stay Positive at Work (with Pictures)

How to Stay Positive at Work (with Pictures)

Want to feel happier at work? Being positive at work makes you happier, increases productivity, and gives you a sense of pride in your accomplishments. You spend a lot of time working in a day, so if you can't enjoy your time at work, getting up in the morning will be even more difficult.

How to Humiliate Someone: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Humiliate Someone: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

Love listening to rap music? If so, chances are that you are no longer familiar with the term “diss”. In fact, the term is a shortening of the word "disrespect", which is then translated as a way for someone (usually a musician) to ridicule or verbally attack others through their works.

3 Ways to Handle Difficult People

3 Ways to Handle Difficult People

Living life with someone who is difficult will feel like hell, especially for the people who have to be with them all the time. If you're constantly dealing with people who behave in a negative way, such as a cruel boss, a criticizing friend or a demanding family member, you're probably going to be afraid and want to know how to change things.

How to Stop Worrying: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Stop Worrying: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

Worry can happen to anyone and at any time, but worrying too much makes us unable to feel happy, has trouble sleeping, and is distracted from positive things in our daily lives. In addition, worrying actually makes it difficult to solve the problems we are worried about.

How to Do Zen Meditation (Zazen): 10 Steps

How to Do Zen Meditation (Zazen): 10 Steps

Zazen is the basis of Zen meditation, one of the meditation practices practiced only by Zen Buddhists. The word zen in Japanese means meditation. So Zen Buddhists can also be called meditation practitioners. This article will explain how to practice zazen for beginners, which literally means sitting meditation.

How to Defend Yourself: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Defend Yourself: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

An important aspect of being able to maintain your identity is having personal integrity and respect for yourself. For that, make sure you apply the value of virtue when living your daily life and do not fulfill the wishes or expectations of others so that they accept you.

4 Ways to Shoot Basketball

4 Ways to Shoot Basketball

Knowing how to shoot a basketball properly is the most important skill you need to play basketball. Basically, basketball is a simple game. As the game of basketball grew, so did the ability to shoot the ball from a distance. While you may not be blessed with height, your shooting ability is something you can practice on your own.

How to Get Girls to Like You: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Get Girls to Like You: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

Being the guy that girls like is challenging and sometimes confusing. Also, getting their attention in a positive way is not always easy. If you say or act the wrong way, the girl you want will reject you and immediately walk away from you. To get girls to like you, learn how to be a polite and charming guy who can treat them well.

3 Ways to Think Logically

3 Ways to Think Logically

The ability to solve problems quickly and precisely requires logical thinking that you can develop by improving your mindset. In order to be able to think logically, there are several ways that you need to do, for example by doing mental exercises, recognizing irrational thoughts, and changing your lifestyle.

How to Become a Skilled Person

How to Become a Skilled Person

Many people want to experience the benefits of proficiency in all aspects of life. The concept of "capable" began to develop in the Renaissance era, with the term "Renaissance man" being used to describe contemporary humans such as Leonardo da Vinci.

4 Ways to Increase Charisma

4 Ways to Increase Charisma

Charisma is a skill that makes you a more likable, more attractive, and more genuine person. People who are not naturally charismatic can learn this skill. Generally, people think that only extroverts can be charismatic. This is not true. You just need to practice certain skills until they become a habit.