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How to Arrange Objects on a Page in PageMaker

By eHow Computers Editor

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PageMaker places objects in a stacking order as you create them (if you add text, then a picture, then a rule, the rule will appear on top of the picture, which appears on top of the text). PageMaker 6.0 and 6.5 let you rearrange the stacking ... more »

How to Author CBT/WBT Content (Web Based Training)

By Beveronius

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Are you an online writer? Do you author CBT or WBT content (Computer-based or Web-based training)? If so, these tips will help you in your journey to design - by helping you form your text or content... more »

How to be a web designer

By mwors

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Hi i have over ten years of experience in the web design field.Any and all questions that you may have about this subject can be directed toward me, and i will attempt to answer them... more »

How to Change Margins QUICKLY in Word

By DreamLiving

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Here are simple steps to change your margins with your mouse and a click... more »

How to combine multiple documents into one PDF

By ScanWare

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You can easily use Adobe Acrobat to create a PDF file that combines any number of other files, such as: .doc, .xls, .pdf. This is a very simple and easy to use procedure... more »

How to Create a CD or DVD Photo Jacket

By Richard Burke

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Today’s computer users create DVDs and CDs all the time of movies, music and images. I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of DVDs that are in cases with “Sharpie” names inscribed on the front. This is fine for personal use, but when I give a ... more »

How to Create a Clipping Mask in Adobe Illustrator

By ~L Recker

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Clipping masks can be a helpful and fast way to add some depth and variety to your art designs. These easy to follow steps will show you the fundamental actions required to create a clipping mask quickly and easily. All screenshots and video ... more »

How to Create a Multi-Stroke Path in Adobe Illustrator

By ~L Recker

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Did you know that Adobe Illustrator will allow you to assign multiple strokes to the same path? This not-so-well known feature can be a big help in simplifying your designs as well as giving you a greater degree of options, control and ... more »

How to Create a Photo Book

By Richard Burke

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Photo Books or Albums are a fun way to share photographs with family and friends. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 makes it easy to create and order photo books. They provide an easy-to-follow wizard that will step you through the process and give you ... more »

How to Create a Photo Montage With Microsoft Publisher

By Richard Burke

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Microsoft Publisher is an easy-to-use, template-driven software program that allows the user to create a variety of web and printed documents. It is very easy to use templates to create a variety of photo montages. You can download free templates ... more »

How to Create an Outline for an eBook

By *Janet Ford

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Writing an outline should be the first step in writing any book. E-books are no exception. Having an outline will keep your writing on track and prevent you from forgetting to add important information... more »

How to Create Special Effects With Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

By Richard Burke

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Adobe Photoshop 6 contains numerous special effects that can be applied to your images to create artistic works. Most special effects have multiple adjustments allowing the creator to tailor the effect to each image. There are so many effects and ... more »

How to Create Styles in PageMaker

By eHow Computers Editor

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Whenever you create a document containing four or more pages, you may want to create a style sheet that describes the fonts, margins, and other settings used for a paragraph. Once you've created the styles, you can easily apply them to other ... more »

How to customize your desktop background in Windows

By Lee

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This article will teach you how to set your background on your computer screen to whatever image you want... more »

How to Decide When to Save Documents in PDF (Acrobat) Format

By eHow Computers Editor

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PDF format has become a standard for distributing documents across multiple platforms. The PDF format can be read "as is" by Microsoft Windows and Macintosh computers equipped with the Acrobat Reader, or by other platforms using the Acrobat ... more »

How to Find Free Quality Photoshop Tutorials

By HowardBThiname

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Everyone loves Photoshop but let's face it--it's one tough program to master. If you bought the program thinking you could quickly manipulate photographs, you probably got a rude wake-up call. Before you plop down more money on books, try some ... more »

How to Fix Photo and Image Problems in Self-Published Books

By Bobbi Holmes

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Would be self-publishers can now upload their document files at sites such as Lulu.com or Amazon's Createspace.com, and have a professionally bound book printed at an affordable rate. But, occasionally the product does not match the original ... more »

How to Install a Font

By smdivin

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You may have noticed when working in documents, that you have a wide variety of font designs to choose from. If you are looking for a particular font, but it isn't available in your program, you can find fonts online and then download them to ... more »

How to Install Office 2007 onto your Computer

By douglasc

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You've got your new computer, but it doesn't come with Office! You run down to the store and buy a copy, now what do you do? This will teach you how to install Office 2007 onto your computer... more »

How to Make a Book

By BlueSquirrel

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Make your own books just by printing your document to ClickBook. ClickBook will handle everything from sizing the pages, arranging the pages into perfect sized book, and printing on both sides of the paper. When ClickBook is done, you simply ... more »

How to Make a Business Card Using Microsoft Publisher

By eHow Computers Editor

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Microsoft Publisher is a powerful program for making business cards. The program is easy to follow. You decide on design, color, orientation and logo. Print them in black ink or color. You can even take the saved file to a professional print shop ... more »

How to Make a One Page Document With Scribus Page Makeup Software

By Richard Burke

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Scribus is a free, open source page makeup program. It compares in some way to Quark and InDesign, but is not as robust in some features. It can be downloaded at scribus.net (see link below). When used in conjunction with Ghostscript software, ... more »

How to Make Image Adjustments in Adobe Premier Elements

By Richard Burke

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Adobe Premier Elements gives you the control to adjust hue, contrast and brightness for each video clip in your movie. You can lighten a dark scene or increase the overall color of a scene. You will see your scenes previewed in the monitor as ... more »

How to Make Original Images Using Fractals

By Richard Burke

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Adobe Photoshop is one of the world’s most popular software programs, but it is expensive and not affordable for the casual digital photographer. GIMP is a powerful image editing program available for free at gimp.org (see link below). GIMP has a ... more »

How to Make Photo Shapes From Images

By Richard Burke

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There may be a whole host of reasons to create a photo object in a certain shape—for instance, you may want to use it in a birthday card or party invitation. They are useful as website objects, CD or DVD covers and also as movie titles and ... more »

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