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How to Make Offline Files Unavailable

By triciagoss

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If you do not want files from network computers to be available when your computer is disconnected from the network, you can make offline files unavailable. This can help keep you from potentially losing valuable information. The following steps ... more »

How to make photo slideshow for YouTube

By Green-Sunshine

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Want to make a dynamic photo slideshow and put it on Youtube? Sure you can do that by means of many flash slideshow software. This guide explains how to do that with Wondershare Photo Story Platinum in a few simple steps without Flash skills... more »

How to Make Programs Open Faster in Windows Vista

By MrCHUCK mrchuck999.blogspot.com

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Vista has a little known feature that you can use to your advantage. Read on to learn how to make programs open quicker... more »

How to Make Quick Luminance Corrections in Adobe Premiere Pro

By msmarymac

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When you are editing a video in Adobe Premiere Pro, you may find a clip that you need is either too dark, or too light. The “Fast Color Corrector” is a great tool you can use to quickly adjust the luminance of a clip... more »

How to Make Selective Color Correction in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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It is possible to make selective color corrections to an area of a image in Adobe Photoshop. You will need to use a combination of tools to accomplish this and it does take practice and patience. The original photograph in this example has ... more »

How to make simple video demos using flash and some snapshots using printscreen

By animationeasy

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In this article we will see about making a simple video demo with screen shots taken using the print screen key and flash (animation and webdesign software).. more »

How to make you sims happy.

By demonkilleresmi

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Want to make your sims happier? Then max out their motives.... more »

How to Make Your Computer Green (Windows)

By KTMg

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Some steps to green your existing PC... more »

How to Make your computer run properly for free

By CMorin

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This is a guide on how to cover all the basic functions a computer is used for using free/open sourced software. This includes word processing, watching videos, listening to music, photo editing, anti virus, anti spyware, pdf reading, web ... more »

How to make your computer start up and log in faster

By desolator144

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After repairing computers for years I've found that everyone has the same problem slowing down their computer. That's why I'm writing this article. These are some extremely simple steps you can take to significantly improve your startup and log ... more »

How to Make Your Computer Start Up Faster: Basic Tutorial

By Elvis De Leon

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If your computer is taking a while to load its Operating System, here are several basic ways to help speed up the booting process. NOTE: Windows OS only... more »

How to make your computer startup faster

By cclough

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Speed up the time it takes to restart your computer! By only allowing necessary programs to start with the computer, you save valuable time and resources!.. more »

How to make your computer work better

By Pheelyx

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Computers are great especially when you got a new computer at home just taken out of the box. But what do you do when it starts to slow down on you?.. more »

How to Make Your Eyes Look Bigger Using Photoshop

By IsabelleKay

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Look in the pages of any fashion magazine: large, emotion filled eyes are the sign of true beauty. You can easily make the eyes in your photos look larger (but still very natural) by following these simple steps in Photoshop! A process like this ... more »

How to make your own ethernet cables

By cclough

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If you are tired of buying expensive ethernet (CatV, CatVe, etc.) cables and you use them often, this is perfect for you! Make your own and save money! This can also be done to fix broken cables! The necessary tools can be picked up online or ... more »

How to Make Yourself Look Younger in Adobe Photoshop CS3

By IsabelleKay

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People say the camera adds ten pounds, but sometimes it seems like the camera adds ten years. Harsh lighting and shadows can emphasize lines that people don't even notice in real life. Luckily, Adobe Photoshop CS3 has an easy way to make yourself ... more »

How to Maximize Scratch Disk Performance in Adobe Premiere Pro

By msmarymac

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When you edit a project with Adobe Premiere Pro, your computer uses disk space to store files, such as captured video and audio, conformed audio and preview files. Scratch disk files are usually stored where you save the project. However, the ... more »

How to Merge Cells in Excel

By eHow Computers Editor

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While you are working within a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet you may find the need to merge two or more cells together to form one cell. This is often done if you need to add a heading or title to a row, column or section of your Excel spreadsheet. ... more »

How to Merge Inboxes Using Gmail

By Anish Majumdar

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One of Gmail's chief perks is the ability to merge your email from different addresses all under one roof. Here's how to do it:.. more »

How to Modify a Scheduled Task in Windows

By triciagoss

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You can schedule programs or even documents to run when you want them to by using “Scheduled Tasks.” Read on for some steps that will show you how to modify a scheduled task... more »

How to Motherboard Components: How to Build A Custom PC

By expertvillage

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Learn the components of a motherboard to build your own custom pc in this free instructional video... more »

How to Move Items Between Monitors

By triciagoss

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If you have two or more monitors connected to your computer, you may want to move items between them. These steps show you how.. more »

How to move Microsoft Excel images to Powerpoint

By Chap

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Powerpoint is the common application that companies and individuals use to create and give presentations. These presentations will often include charts, tables, and data from Excel. Moving items from Excel to Powerpoint can be frustrating but is ... more »

How to Move the Adobe Premiere Pro Current-time Indicator Using Timecode

By msmarymac

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The Adobe Premiere Pro Timeline panel is where you assemble and rearrange sequences of clips. Once you have many clips in place, it is important that you know how to navigate within the Timeline panel. From within the Timeline, you can navigate ... more »

How to Move the Taskbar Around on the Screen

By eHow Computers Editor

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Moving the taskbar on the display to a different location is an easy task to accomplish. If the user does not like the new position of the taskbar, it is a small matter to repeat the steps and return the taskbar to its original position. The ... more »