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How to Create a Line Drawing from a Photograph in Paint Shop Pro

By Jennifer Claerr

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Finding just the right photograph to use on your website or print materials can be difficult. Sometimes the photograph is damaged beyond repair, and sometimes there are copyright issues. Sometimes the photograph contains elements you would like ... more »

How to Create a Mail Merge

By Melody

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Traditionally, a mail merge combines a form letter or template with a list of names, addresses, and/or other fields to create a customized letter. Once you see how easy it is to create a mail merge, you’ll probably think of other applications as ... more »

How to Create a Microsoft Office OneNote Notebook

By DiDill

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The Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 notebook is a convenient, easy-to-use application with all the benefits of a notebook and the added convenience of being in an electronic format. Your NoteBook can be organized into sections, pages and sub-pages. ... more »

How to Create a New Composition With Adobe After Effects

By msmarymac

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Adobe After Effects is a complicated animation and compositing program that can not easily be learned in a few steps. The best way to learn the program is to start simply, learn the basics and build from there. One of the first things you will do ... more »

How to Create a New Document in Microsoft Word 2000

By ElectricalNut

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So you're new to Microsoft Word 2000 and you need to know how to create a new document. Just follow these easy instructions... more »

How to Create a New Photo Group on Flickr

By Jennifer Raskin

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Flickr is a popular web-based photo and video-sharing forum. Flickr is a place to store and organize photos from events, as well as a great place to share those photos with family and friends. One of Flickr's very useful features is the photo ... more »

How to Create a New Sequence in Adobe Premiere Pro

By msmarymac

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When you begin a new project in Adobe Premiere Pro, one of the first things you will need to do is create a new sequence. Similarly, you can add additional sequences to the same project, should you need to. There are several ways to do that in ... more »

How to Create a New Title in Adobe Premiere Pro

By msmarymac

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One very handy function of Premiere Pro is the ability to create titles. Titles are also known as credits, and can include any type of text, including title of your movie, names of your actors and crew and even subtitles. They can be created ... more »

How to Create a Numbered or Bulleted List in Word 2003

By eHow Computers Editor

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While preparing an outline of any kind, you can use autoformatting in Word 2003 to create a numbered or bulleted list as you type. Or you can employ the formatting toolbar to turn a normal list into a multi-leveled numbered list. Just adhere to ... more »

How to Create a Rolling Title in Adobe Premiere

By msmarymac

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Adobe Premiere Pro has a versatile Title Creation tool that allows you to make original, individualized titles to enhance your project. “Titles” are anything you want to include in your video project, such as the names of your ... more »

How to Create a Sepia Effect with Photoshop

By eHow Computers Editor

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PhotoShop provides hundreds of ways to enhance photos, including the popular trend of sepia tones, where, similar to a black and white photograph, a photo is reduced to brown tones. The technique can give an aged look to a piece or can give ... more »

How to Create a Subclip in Adobe Premiere Pro

By msmarymac

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A “subclip” is a section of your source, or Master, clip that you want to edit and manage separately in your project. You can use subclips to organize long media files, and work with them in the same ways you would with a master ... more »

How to Create a Table in Microsoft Word

By Traqqer

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One of the more useful capabilities in Microsoft Word is to create tables. Word makes it extremely easy to create tables of varying sizes and styles... more »

How to Create a Wireless Network

By eHow Computers Editor

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A wireless network enables not only businesses to utilize resources more efficiently but families as well. By creating a wireless network, troublesome cables become unnecessary. While Mom is at her home office computer, the children can easily ... more »

How to Create a Workbook in Excel 2007

By eHow Computers Editor

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Excel gives you a couple of options to create a workbook. You can use a template or you can create your own workbook. Templates are workbooks that are already created and you modify them to your own specifications. Depending on your needs, you ... more »

How to Create an E-mail List of Your Ehow Friends in Word

By Jen Errair

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As Ehow users, we know how to send messages to those on our friends list. However, it can often be frustrating to have to go into every single profile just to send a message, and the copying and pasting can drive you just short of insane. So, is ... more »

How to Create an E-Portfolio Using PowerPoint

By Eric Hiller

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Landing a job or acquiring new clients means you need to showcase your skills and abilities. In the old days, that meant lugging around a bulky portfolio everywhere you went. Today you can leave all that behind by creating an e-portfolio with ... more »

How to Create an Index in Access 2003

By eHow Computers Editor

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Microsoft Access 2003 consults indexes for faster searching. You can create an index that covers a single field or multiple fields. Just follow these instructions... more »

How to Create and Organize Desktop Icons in Windows XP

By smdivin

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Desktop icons are a great way to provide quick access to various programs, folders, and documents that you use on a daily basis. However, if you have a large number of icons on your desktop, it may seem very cluttered. The article below provides ... more »

How to Create Animated Text that Glitters and Sparkles

By DiDill

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Want your text to truly shine? Here’s how to create animated text that is literally glitters and sparkles... more »

How to Create Application Keyboard Shortcuts

By triciagoss

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If you prefer using your computer keyboard over your mouse, or you simply love shortcuts, keyboard shortcuts are the way to go. Chances are you already know a handful of shortcuts. Ctrl+C to copy something, Ctrl+V to paste it, or even the old ... more »

How to Create Artwork from a Photo

By phartman

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Many of us would like to be able to paint beautiful portraits or landscapes that we could use to decorate our homes. Painting well, however, requires years of training and practice to become proficient. With today’s digital or film cameras, it is ... more »

How to Create Collage Image in Paint Shop Pro

By eHow Computers Editor

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Collages are great to put on your website, use for your holiday cards or send to others as a collection of memories. You can learn to create a collage image in Paint Shop Pro in just a few minutes... more »

How to Create Digital Scrapbook Papers in Photoshop CS3

By Ann Johnson

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Browsing through the scrapbook store to find new scrapbooking paper and art can be enjoyable. For those scrapbookers who desire more artistic control, it is possible to create your own scrapbook paper and clip art using Photoshop. Printer ink and ... more »

How to Create Email Templates in Dreamweaver

By Kyoko Walton

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Take advantage of Dreamwaver’s template feature to increase your production speed and create HTML email templates, newsletters or any kind of website. Avoid repetitive contents editing or web layout design in multiple pages by creating and ... more »