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How to use Ohm's Law

By BADrew

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The relationship between voltage, current, resistance, and power as defined by Ohm's Law... more »

How to Use One IM Program for All of Your Friends

By Toni128

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Do you enjoy IM, but your buddies all use different Instant Messengers? If you need to have AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, and ICQ all open on your desktop at the same time just to "chat" with all of your friends, here's a solution... more »

How to Use OpenOffice

By eHow Computers Editor

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Open Office is an open source office suite. It is compatible with all the major office suites, but Open Office is free to download, use and distribute. Open Office offers 6 components: Writer, Impress, Math, Draw, Calc and Base. Open Office also ... more »

How to Use OpenOffice.org 2 to Create Eye-Catching Documents

By Althea DeBrule

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In my opinion, OpenOffice.org 2 is the most powerful FREE open-source office software suite available today. It contains word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, graphic and database software--everything you need to create eye-catching ... more »

How to Use Orbit Download Manager

By Nuggit

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Quick how-to guide to getting started with Orbit Download Manager. This tutorial uses a Windows computer... more »

How to Use Outlook 2007 SmartArt

By eHow Computers Editor

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Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 allows you to organize all of your information in one place, including your emails, contacts, task list, calendar, notes and more. SmartArt graphics can be used if you want to create an organization or a workflow ... more »

How to use Outlook AutoCreate Feature - to be more productive!

By 40skydiver

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Do you need to organize your email? Let Outlook's auto create feature get you pointed in the right direction... more »

How to Use Peter Answers

By sylva2453

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If you love to play tricks on your friends or family members, lead them to a computer and introduce them to Peter. Tell them that Peter is psychic and can answer any question that they already know the answer to. Have them choose a question, type ... more »

How to Use Photoshop History Brush

By msmarymac

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The Photoshop History Brush, sometimes seen as mysterious, is actually very easy to use. The History Brush can be used to restore an image to an earlier point in the image's history, but with area selectivity. You can use it to restore colors, ... more »

How to Use Photoshop In Better Way With These Secret Tips

By jaindinu

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This article will help you in learning the photoshop hidden secret tips.It is proven that by using software shortcuts can boost up productivity. Here are some secret Photoshop shortcuts. Well, what I mean by "secret" is that these ... more »

How to Use Presentation Software

By eHow Computers Editor

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Create a professional or grade school appropriate presentation with easy to use presentation software programs. Check out the many software programs available to illustrate business projections, sales figures or business strategies. Conducting a ... more »

How to Use Recovery Console

By Amanda Morin

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Recovery Console is a way to repair and retrieve files on your Windows XP system when none of the other standard methods of start up will work. Though using Recovery Console can be a bit complicated and is typically reserved for network and ... more »

How to use right click at intel Mac with one button mouse

By chadchouehow

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There are lot of new apple fan switching from old windows user. The right click function is very useful for them. Here I will show you how to use right click with one button mouse... more »

How to Use Roxio Disc Copier

By MidniteWriter

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It is not difficult to use a CD copier such as Roxio Disc Copier. You do not need to drag and drop files, and by using this software, you only need one drive, not dual drives. With these simple steps you can complete disc copying in no time... more »

How to Use Skype VoIP

By eHow Computers Editor

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With Skype, you can make calls through the Internet using its customized software. For this, you need to first register your name. Make sure you download and install the software and choose a screen name before using Skype... more »

How to Use Source Clips, Clip Instances and Subclips in Adobe Premiere Pro

By msmarymac

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When you import footage into an Adobe Premiere Pro project your clips become classified in different ways. You can however, edit these clips (known as source clips, clip instances, subclips, or duplicate clips) just as you would other clips... more »

How to Use Spy Sweeper Software

By eHow Computers Editor

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Spy Sweeper is a very easy computer program. It finds spyware on your computer so that it can not harm it in any way. Spy Sweeper is not an anti-virus program but it can help keep your computer running safely... more »

How to Use Spybot

By eHow Computers Editor

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Spybot-Search & Destroy is a free spyware and adware removal software. It is a comprehensive tool for removing tracking cookies, spyware, malware and detecting registry changes. It contains an immunization tool and blocks your computers against ... more »

How to Use Substitute Colors in PaintShop Pro

By Jennifer Claerr

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The Color Replacer Tool in Paint Shop Pro is extremely versatile tool which will allow you to substitute colors in all of your images. This tool offers the Paint Shop Pro user a great deal of control over the finished image, and integrates with ... more »

How to Use Templates 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 (see Resources below to download). When used in conjunction with Ghostscript software (see Resources below), ... more »

How to Use the Adobe Premiere Pro Broadcast Colors Effect

By msmarymac

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The Broadcast Colors Effect in Adobe Premiere Pro can alter the pixel color values for accurate representation in a television broadcast. While computers represent colors as combinations of red, green, and blue, video equipment represent colors ... more »

How to Use the Adobe Premiere Pro Fast Color Corrector Effect

By msmarymac

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The Fast Color Corrector effect in Adobe Premiere Pro is a tool you can use to change a clip’s color by adjusting its hue and saturation. The effect also has levels controls for adjusting intensity levels of image shadows, midtones, and ... more »

How to Use the Adobe Premiere Pro Reference Monitor

By msmarymac

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The Reference Monitor is a handy tool in Adobe Premiere Pro. It acts as a second Program Monitor, and can be used to compare different frames of the same sequence, or to view the same clip in different modes simultaneously... more »

How to Use the Adobe Premiere Pro Three-Way Color Corrector Effect

By msmarymac

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The Three-Way Color Corrector effect in Adobe Premiere Pro allows you to make simple, subtle corrections to a clip’s hue, saturation, and brightness for the shadow, midtones, and highlights. It is a great tool to use when making simple color ... more »

How to Use the Adobe Premiere Pro Trim Monitor

By msmarymac

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The Trim Monitor in Adobe Premiere Pro displays a clip’s “In” and “Out” points at a specific cut so that you can see which frames you are cutting out. In your Premiere Pro workspace, the monitor on the left side shows the clip to the left of the ... more »