BROWSE HOW TOs

Check Out All Categories

Computer Software

Answers to vexing computer software problems are available with eHow’s helpful assortment of software How Tos. Has your computer’s security been breached by a virus? eHow can help by providing a number of How Tos on antivirus software. Tired of shelling out money for an accountant to file your taxes? eHow’s experts can suggest tax preparation software and then show you how to file your returns electronically. From word processor advice to open source code tips, eHow can help.

Categories in Computer Software

Articles in Computer Software

How to Create and Design Multiple Relational Tables in Microsoft Access

By bkapla1

1 comments

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

How to Create and Use Signatures in Outlook 2007

By smdivin

3 comments

The article below shows you how to create and use signatures in Outlook 2007... more »

How to Create Animated Text that Glitters and Sparkles

By DiDill

0 comments

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

How to Create Artwork from a Photo

By phartman

0 comments

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

1 comments

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 Interactive Buttons in Dreamweaver

By eHow Computers Editor

3 comments

You can create professional-looking flash buttons with a very easy plug-in for Dreamweaver. You can select a predefined style of flash button and change the text, color, link and other settings to customize it just for your website. With the "Get ... more »

How to Create Interlaced and Non-interlaced Clips in Adobe Premiere Pro

By msmarymac

0 comments

Interlace and non-interlaced clips are a more complex aspect of Adobe Premiere Pro. Each field of an interlaced clip captures slightly different moments in time. Improperly interlaced or non-interlaced clips can cause unwanted results, such as ... more »

How to Create Labels Using Microsoft Works 8.5

By Kimberly Mathison

0 comments

So, you have a lot of something you would like to send through the mail and don’t want to hand address the envelopes? Here are easy step-by-step instructions with pictures on how to make labels in Microsoft Works 8.5!.. more »

How to Create Letterhead With Word

By Tricia Goss

0 comments

Using letterhead with your business or personal name on it adds to your professional appearance. If you have Microsoft Word, you don’t need to shell out a lot of cash for great looking letterhead. Here’s how you can create your own letterhead ... more »

How to Create Online and Printed Crossword Puzzles for Free

By *Tidbits

7 comments

Parents, teachers and students alike can have a lot of fun creating free crossword puzzles that can be used interactively online or printed on paper. The software is free and it takes about 15 minutes to create a simple puzzle... more »

How to Create PDF Files

By eHow Computers Editor

0 comments

PDF files are an important part to virtually any business that's online and plans to provide customers or visitors with information through a download. There are several ways to create this type of file, and it should be done correctly to save ... more »

How to create PDFs?

By WesleyJ

7 comments

Pdf ReDirect is an amazing program which allows you to turn printed material into pdf format. It's a great way to save paper, and have the article on your desktop/laptop for handy usage, especially when you're not online... more »

How to Create Photo Layouts in Photoshop Elements

By eHow Computers Editor

0 comments

Adobe Photoshop Elements is a less expensive version of Adobe Photoshop. It contains many of the same features as Adobe Photoshop but it was created for the everyday person rather than the professional so it is easier to use... more »

How to Create Simple Formulas in Excel

By SeventhSibling

1 comments

Microsoft Excel can make your mathematical calculations easy. From complicated financial data sheets to adding up the expense of your Christmas list, you will find that Excel can not only perform calculations, it provides you with a record ... more »

How to Create Special Effects With Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

By Richard Burke

5 comments

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

0 comments

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 Create Wallpaper for the Nextel Phone

By eHow Computers Editor

0 comments

The line of phones offered by Nextel range from simple flip phones to PDAs that maintain connectivity around the world. Most Nextel phones allow you to check sports scores, speak via walkie-talkie to Nextel users and browse the Internet. You can ... more »

How to Create Your Own Music CD in 4 Simple Steps!

By WolfTech

6 comments

You have lots of music stored on your computer, most of it bought online, but that's just it: It's stuck there.. or is it? By following these easy steps you can burn a CD (Compact Disc) of your favorite songs that you can take with you and play ... more »

How to Crop and Pad a Video Clip in Avisynth

By Gitaagami

2 comments

So, you have a video clip that you might want to use in a DVD or it's menu or on a video player like an iPod, a Zune, a PSP, etc. but you only need a small portion of the visible frame. Avisynth can quickly and easily crop away the portions you ... more »

How to Crop Graphics in PageMaker Documents

By eHow Computers Editor

0 comments

Sometimes you may want to include only a portion of a graphic in your document. Cropping is a photographic term. When you crop a graphic, rather than resizing it, you cut out the part of the graphic that you don't want included... more »

How to Crop Photos Using Microsoft’s Image Viewer

By michaelgavin

0 comments

We all love to share photos with our friends and families. In the digital world of today it is almost necessary to know how to at least basically edit and crop these photos to the desired size and format. Windows already includes a nifty photo ... more »

How to Crop Photos Using Photoshop

By eHow Computers Editor

0 comments

The crop tool in Photoshop allows you to select a portion of a photo you want to cut away from the rest of the photo, keeping only that portion and discarding the rest. This powerful tool can be used to enhance your photos and create other ... more »

How to cross out words and texts in your Document to clearly show the changes?

By danoh123

1 comments

Especially when you or your team is working on several tasks, it will be a good idea if you cross out the name of task, so that you can communicate among members that the task is no longer open... more »

How to Customize and Save Project Settings in Adobe Premiere Pro

By msmarymac

0 comments

Picking the correct project settings for your new Adobe Premiere Pro project establishes the parameters for each project. All project settings will apply to the entire work, and most of them cannot be changed after a project is created. Here is ... more »

How to Customize Helpdesk Software for External Support

By Pathikrit

2 comments

These two are related applications with overlapping functionalities. I cannot provide a detailed instruction but I'm trying to highlight the main features to be included in and excluded out of the internal helpdesk software to make it suitable ... more »