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How to Add or Change Desktop Icons Vista version Windows

By Limowreck

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Miss your desktop icons in Windows Vista? Here's how to change the settings and get them back!.. more »

How to Add a Contact in Outlook

By eHow Computers Editor

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Store e-mail addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and more in Microsoft Outlook. These instructions work for Outlook 97, 98 and 2000... more »

How to add a Symbol into a Microsoft Word document

By ElectricalNut

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Sometimes you need a symbol that is not on the keyboard. Just follow these simple steps to add a symbol to a Microsoft Word document... more »

How to add PAGE NUMBERS to a Microsoft Word 2000 document

By ElectricalNut

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sometimes you will need to add page numbers to a Microsoft Word 2000 document. If you're still editing your writings, you will want the page numbers to self correct. The steps are quite simple... more »

How to add the DATE/TIME to your Microsoft Word 2000 documents

By ElectricalNut

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Some documents need to have the time and date displayed. It's a simple process but easy to forget if you don't use it often... more »

How to Add Two Cells Together in Microsoft Excel

By Mike

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If you are unfamiliar with MS Excel it is a spreadsheet tool that does a variety of things to help with crunching numbers to printing charts to organizing data. Here are the simple steps you need to take in order to add 2 cells together and put ... more »

How to Adjust Luminance Using Levels 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 that you need is either too dark, or too light. The “Three-Way Color Corrector” effect has Input Levels and Output Levels controls you can use them to adjust the ... more »

How to Arrange Objects on a Page in PageMaker

By eHow Computers Editor

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PageMaker places objects in a stacking order as you create them (if you add text, then a picture, then a rule, the rule will appear on top of the picture, which appears on top of the text). PageMaker 6.0 and 6.5 let you rearrange the stacking ... more »

How to Basics of Microsoft Excel

By SeventhSibling

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A spreadsheet is a rectangle table or grid used to present columns of categories, usually for financial purposes. Excel is a spreadsheet application whose files are referred to as Workbooks. An Excel workbook has one or more worksheets. ... more »

How to Become a Simpson

By Ursula Anderson

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Have you ever wondered how you would look if the Simpsons cartoonist drew a portrait of you? Believe it or not, it's possible to find out! And it's really, really easy to do, and it costs nothing. Why not check it out?.. more »

How to Blend Filter Effects in Adobe Photoshop

By msmarymac

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Adobe Photoshop is a versatile photograph program you can use for a variety of digital image editing needs. While it may seem intimidating to the novice, it is easy to learn some of the simple functions on an individual basis. And when you get ... more »

How to Block a Contact on Skype

By eHow Computers Editor

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The "Block User" feature in the Skype software lets you block any user from “seeing” and contacting you online. Here's how to block a contact on Skype:.. more »

How to Break a BIOS Password

By eHow Computers Editor

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The BIOS password is the first password that comes up when a computer is turned on. A user can set a BIOS password in system set up. Once it's set, it's impossible to get to the operating system without entering the password. Forgetting a BIOS ... more »

How to Brighten or Darken the Adobe Premiere Pro Workspace

By msmarymac

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One great function of Adobe Premiere Pro, is that it provides a customizable workspace, that the user can modify for preferences. The main window of the program is called the workspace. You can brighten or darken the user interface on your ... more »

How to Build a Sim's Body Skill in Sims 2

By eHow Computers Editor

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Having a fit Sim can have many advantages. He will keep himself from getting fat, will be more likely to win a fight with another Sim, and will play harder in physical activities and competitions. There are many ways to get your Sim in tip-top ... more »

How to Build a Sim's Charisma in Sims 2

By eHow Computers Editor

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A Sim's charisma skill is useful when it comes to certain careers. It definitely comes in handy for those Sims involved in business and politics. It'll also help make your Sim the life of any party, as Sims are more likely to laugh at the jokes ... more »

How to Build a Speech Recognition Application

By eHow Computers Editor

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Building speech recognition into your applications can simplify text entry or make it easier to control text without using the keyboard or mouse. Though it can be very difficult to build a speech recognition program yourself, integrating an ... more »

How to Build Flash Wallpaper

By eHow Computers Editor

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The multimedia program Flash, offered through Adobe, allows the creation of movies, animation and designs in a digital environment. With Flash programs, designers need to know the right steps to convert files for certain applications. You must be ... more »

How to Burn a CD

By dasbootjoe

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Will be able to transfer your CDs to your computer or CD-RW.. more »

How to Buy Engineering Software

By eHow Computers Editor

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Purchasing the right engineering software for your specific application can be tricky. You need to make sure you're purchasing the right software to fit your designing needs. Here's how to make sure that engineering software is right for your ... more »

How to Calculate Age Using Excel

By SeventhSibling

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If you need to know the age of something and you have a start date, there is a formula you can use in Excel to calculate the age in year, month, and day format... more »

How to Calculate Reynolds Number for Fluids

By RLRhodes

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This is my second article addressing mold design engineering calculation. There are at least two reasons to calculate Reynolds Number during the course of designing a mold. The parameter is used to determine the type of flow that is occurring ... more »

How to catch stream media

By nick582

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do you want to copy streaming media.. more »

How to CENTER TEXT in a Microsoft Word 2000 document

By ElectricalNut

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Need to center the text in a Microsoft Word 2000 document. Follow these easy steps... more »

How to Change a Keyboard Language in Windows XP

By Meri

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I sometimes have to type up genealogical articles in German, Czech or Spanish. I have found that there is a way to change your keyboard so that it will type in the correct letter with accent marks and diacriticals for a specific language... more »