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How to Introduction to Microsoft Access - Part1: How to create a simple table in Microsoft Access

By bkapla1

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This quick and easy tutorial will teach you how to create your first database table in Microsoft Access. It will provide you with simple step-by-step instructions, including screenshots, for even a beginner. If you follow all of my tutorials ... more »

How to Introduction to Microsoft Access – Part2: How to Create Multiple Relational Tables in Microsoft Access

By bkapla1

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This quick and easy tutorial (Part 2) will teach you how to create multiple related tables as part of a relational database in Microsoft Access. It will provide you with simple step-by-step instructions, including screenshots, for even a ... more »

How to Keep Clients Happy as a Software Consultant

By daveandrews

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Happy clients can meet repeat business for your consulting company. Keeping a client happy can be a difficult job as a software consultant simply because your work could span a long time period as well as the fact that you have to meet the ... more »

How to Keep Track of Your eHow Activities, for the Anal Retentive

By harlsmits

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I am very organized (anal-retentive). I love to keep track of everything, and I love Excel. I make Excel spreadsheets for everything. So of course I made one to keep track of everything I do on eHow. Here’s my system, it is one file with 4 ... more »

How to Keep track of your employee's work

By chaddie01

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Keeping track of your employees is an essential part in having a good business. Here are some helpful software which allows you to be knowledgeable of your employees activities online!.. more »

How to Keep Words Together Using a Nonbreaking Space

By SeventhSibling

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Have you ever been typing a sentence in Microsoft Word and had a multiword phrase, such as a person's name or a date, get separated onto two lines? You can keep that phrase together by inserting a nonbreaking space... more »

How to Keep your Computer and Personal Info Safe

By rcamp004

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This article is intended to help you protect your system with some common sense knowledge and some pointers on slightly advanced tips... more »

How to kern letters in adobe illustrator

By Dicky Leonardo

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If you're familiar to typography, you might want to learn how to kern your letters correctly in adobe illustrator. The purpose here is to enhance the legibility of text as well as aesthetic quality... more »

How to KILL Internet EXPLORER for good

By Solus

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Removes IE and its components from your system- COMPLETELY.. more »

How to Know if DreamWeaver Is the Right Tool for Me

By eHow Internet Editor

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Putting up a website involves making a lot of decisions: which operating system to use, what kind of server, what kind of software and what tools to use to make the web site. If I wanted to know if DreamWeaver is the right tool for me when ... more »

How to know what others are doing in your own PC

By chaddie01

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Knowing what "others" do in your PC is vital knowledge. Here are ways to do that!.. more »

How to Label Song Sections in Apple Logic Pro

By Elizabeth A

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Intro, Verse, Chorus...This short video tutorial will show you how to label song or track sections using Logic's Global Track Markers... more »

How to Learn the Basics of Computer Programs

By MrBB

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Some people have a phobia of learning new computer programs. They may first come across a program like Excel, Photoshop, Acrobat, or Visio in a tight job deadline and get a bad first impression of both the program and their abilities. But under ... more »

How to License Easytrieve Software

By eHow Computers Editor

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Easytrieve produces intelligent software used for data analysis, data presentation and data collection. These programs operate by utilizing disparate Internet sources. If your company is interested in using any of the Easytrieve programs you need ... more »

How to Link DVD Buttons to a Timeline Using Adobe Encore

By msmarymac

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If you have finished your movie and are ready to create a DVD, a great program to use is Adobe Encore. The first thing you will need for your DVD is a menu. Once you have started a project and a menu with text buttons, you need to tell those ... more »

How to Live With Freeware Applications Under Windows XP

By Elvis De Leon

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The following steps will guide you to using all necessary freeware applications under Windows XP. Some are temporary fixes, while others are meant to be kept. In the end, you will save yourself a lot of money by simply ignoring many expensive, ... more »

How to Log Batch Captured Clips in Adobe Premiere Pro

By msmarymac

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Adobe Premiere Pro lets you batch capture footage, which is an automatic capture of multiple clips from a device such as a digital video camera. You can specify which shots you want to use by logging them as a set for later capture... more »

How to Lose 75 lbs with Photoshop

By eHow Computers Editor

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Photoshop is a program that revolutionized photo development and editing. With the click of a mouse, you are able to edit and develop your own photos. You can also lose weight digitally; in fact, following a few easy steps, you can lose 75 lbs. ... more »

How to Make 3D Text in Photoshop

By Seraph-chan

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Need a 3D style text for your image? Tired of messing around with all those filters and text layers, trying to achieve that look? By using a couple of simple techniques, we will make a text style that looks super clean and 3d-esque... 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 Desktop Shortcut to Your Most Recent Word Document

By Tricia Goss

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Shortcuts are a nice little time-saver. You probably know how to create shortcuts for programs or web pages. But did you know that you can create a shortcut on your desktop that will take you directly to the most recent Microsoft Word document ... more »

How to make a Digital Medical Alert Tag

By lilaclady

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Here is a great way to carry all your medical information with you where ever you go and if anything happens to you hospitals and doctors have all the information about you they need, and all the important information that could save your life... more »

How to make a lens flare in Photoshop

By tuan

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Flare makes a halo or glow around bright objects, causes a general fogging of the film, and overall decreases the contrast of the image... 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 »