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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 Identify a Psychopath: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Identify a Psychopath: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

Psychopathy is a term used by mental health professionals to describe some of the personality traits of people who are attractive, manipulative, violent, callous, and prone to crime. You might think psychopaths are everywhere because this term appears in the media so often.

How to Change How You Laugh: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Change How You Laugh: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

Do you want to change your laugh? Maybe you don't really like the sound of your laugh, or maybe the other person says that he doesn't like the way you laugh. Try to figure out what's “wrong” with your laugh: is it too loud, too giggling, or too scary?

How to Determine Your Myers Briggs Personality Type: 13 Steps

How to Determine Your Myers Briggs Personality Type: 13 Steps

The Myers-Briggs personality type classification was developed by Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers, a mother and daughter to help American women choose jobs according to their personalities during World War II. The idea behind this method is the human tendency, such as right-handed or left-handed people, to adopt patterns of thought and behavior that they feel most comfortable with.

How to Train the Brain (with Pictures)

How to Train the Brain (with Pictures)

Whether you're trying to make your brain healthy or simply keeping it as strong as it is today, it's not only easy to train your brain but now it's also thought to play a role in what makes the aging process much slower and reduces senility.

6 Ways to Recognize Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

6 Ways to Recognize Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is sometimes referred to as social phobia, which is a very common condition. However, this condition may be difficult to identify or even misunderstood as another mental health condition. People with SAD usually feel anxious or afraid when in a social situation.

How to Reduce Selfishness (with Pictures)

How to Reduce Selfishness (with Pictures)

Has more than one person accused you of being selfish? If you think you're the center of the world, always stick to what you want, and don't like sharing or helping others, then maybe yes, you have a bit of a selfish problem. While reducing your egotism can't be done overnight, there are things you can do to become a person who is known to give more than demand.

How to Get Through a Midlife Crisis: 14 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Get Through a Midlife Crisis: 14 Steps (with Pictures)

A midlife crisis can promote self-development or mental breakdown. It's natural for you to want to make changes as you get older, but choose things that encourage you to develop in a positive way and don't end up on the brink of regret or destruction.

How to Accept the "Little Man" Inside You

How to Accept the "Little Man" Inside You

The term “little humans” or our childhood selves is used to describe childhood memories that are still stored in the subconscious mind until we are adults and continue to interact in everyday life, even when we remember past events. Restoring a relationship with a “little human” can help with emotional problems triggered by a lack of self-respect or a traumatic experience as a child.

3 Ways to Recognize Delusional Mental Disorder

3 Ways to Recognize Delusional Mental Disorder

Delusional mental disorder is a strong belief in things that are clearly wrong but are still believed by the sufferer. Furthermore, people with mental disorders are very, very firmly hold on to that belief. Delusional mental disorder is not a form of schizophrenia, although the two are often confused.

How to Reduce Impulsivity (with Pictures)

How to Reduce Impulsivity (with Pictures)

Are you an impulsive person? This trait can complicate your life. For example, if you're impulsive when it comes to grocery shopping, you'll spend more money buying too many things. Or, you actually want to buy healthy food, but instead go too far to buy low-nutrient foods and snacks.

3 Ways to Increase Dopamine Hormone

3 Ways to Increase Dopamine Hormone

The secretion of the hormone dopamine in the brain will trigger feelings of happiness naturally because the brain perceives this condition as pleasant. The production of the hormone dopamine occurs in response to pleasurable activities, such as eating or having sex.

3 Ways to Accept Your Own Silence

3 Ways to Accept Your Own Silence

Many people think that silence is a negative trait. In fact, this trait can be a positive thing, or at least not a bad thing. In fact, there are many benefits to being a quiet person. There are several ways to accept your quiet nature. Step Method 1 of 3:

3 Ways to Understand Someone's Reasons for Stealing

3 Ways to Understand Someone's Reasons for Stealing

Most people know that stealing is an immoral act, but unfortunately, there are still people who are used to it. If you have recently been a victim of theft and are having trouble understanding the reasons behind the thief's actions, try reading this article.

3 Ways to Accept Your Appearance

3 Ways to Accept Your Appearance

Unfortunately, society places a lot of emphasis on attractive physical appearance. The “good guys” in movies usually look good, while the “bad guys” don't. There are thousands of images of attractive people who bombard us in advertisements every day.

4 Ways to Increase GABA Levels in the Brain

4 Ways to Increase GABA Levels in the Brain

GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a type of chemical in the brain that is responsible for smoothing the communication process of every brain cell. In addition, GABA can also help calm the mind and relax brain activity, so it is effective in dealing with anxiety and stress that plagues you.

How to Recognize Someone Who Is Depressed (with Pictures)

How to Recognize Someone Who Is Depressed (with Pictures)

There is no denying that depression is a serious mental health problem. Suspected that someone close to you had it? In fact, you can easily find symptoms of depression in their behavior; If recently the person has been sleep deprived, has no appetite, or has lost weight, he or she is most likely suffering from depression.

How to Recognize Autism Symptoms in Yourself (with Pictures)

How to Recognize Autism Symptoms in Yourself (with Pictures)

Autism is a congenital disability with lifelong effects that affect the person in different ways. Autism can be diagnosed as early as infancy, but sometimes the signs are not immediately obvious or understood. This means that some people with autism don't get a diagnosis until they reach their teens or adults.

How to Calm Yourself (with Pictures)

How to Calm Yourself (with Pictures)

Anger, stress, and anxiety are very energy-draining emotional states. Many people have trouble controlling their emotions, but you can practice calming yourself down. This ability is especially useful when you are faced with an unexpected situation or problem that triggers negative emotions.

4 Ways to Beat Anorexia

4 Ways to Beat Anorexia

When a person refuses to consume the amount of food and drink necessary to maintain a healthy weight, that person suffers from anorexia. Fortunately, most people with anorexia can beat the condition with the right combination of physical, psychological, and social therapy.

4 Ways to Do Progressive Muscle Relaxation

4 Ways to Do Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Progressive muscle relaxation is a systematic technique for dealing with stress and achieving deep relaxation, originally developed by Dr. Edmund Jacobson in the 1920s. Tensing and then relaxing various muscle groups throughout the body can relax and have many benefits, from improving sleep, decreasing the intensity of labor pains, reducing anxiety and depression, to relieving headaches, stomachaches, and fatigue.