Changing Search Results

How To: Create a transparent background in Xara3D

EggBram walks you though changing background colors in Xara3D and shows where to find the transparency setting. This is a simple walk through in high detail, very visible. Xara has been a part of internet development from the very beginning. Xara one of the original Internet service providers when it came about in the 1990s. Xara does most of its work online and has millions of customers online around the world. Xara Online is a leading edge online web service that gives you solutions for a m...

How To: Create an old vintage photo effect in Photoshop

CreativeIceDesigns shows all the steps it takes to give any photograph a nice, vintage look using Adobe Photoshop. The image must first be unlocked. You then select the grunge paper brush. Normally you should keep the aspect ratio of your image the same, but in this case, you should resize it to the same height as your paper surface. After changing the blend mode to multiply and adjusting the brightness, you then change the opacity and you'll have the "wrinkled paper" effect you're looking fo...

How To: Create multi colored text in Xara3D

Do you want to know how to create multicolored text in Xara3D? Watch this video and be guided through the process. You can actually see the application window as the presenter shows the process. First, he guides you through the steps of bringing up the color options, selecting the text to be changed, and then changing it. In addition to that, he shows how to make text fatter or thinner by using the extrusions menu. Last, he shows the use of the bevel menu. So, to make your text more interesti...

How To: Quit smoking using a pen cap

Tired of not being able to quit smoking? Have you tried everything but nothing works? Watch this life changing short video and learn the trick of quitting smoking by simply using a pen cap. Watch this video and listen to MAtt Jarbo's story on how he fought off smoking for ever. All you need is a BIG pen cap and you will be able to fight off the cravings of smoking. No other thing needed just follow his tricks and you will soon not smoke anymore.

How To: Create a brochure in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4

Roger Wam will show you how to creating a brochure in CorelDRAW graphics suite X4. Begin by changing your page to A4 and the view to landscape. Create a page frame and then divide it to thirds. Add a second page for a double sided print job. Remember to number pages. Cleaner brochures look better, don't change fonts all over page, and use color. Import your file to CorelDraw. After files are imported start laying them out on your brochure. Just by using a few simple tools you have created a b...

How To: Understand time signatures & BPM (beats per minute)

Walt Ribeiro shows you how beats per minute work along with time signatures. This video takes you through the steps with a detailed explanation of how they work together and is executed using a drum along with a handy saying to help you keep your time signatures going steady to the beats per minute. Walt explains this using an electronic tempo clock while changing up the time signature. If you have ever had a music question with how these two things relate to each other then video is for you.

How To: Create a brochure in Publisher 2007

This video shows you how to make a brochure using Microsoft Publisher. To create a brochure first you will need to choose the brochure template in Publisher, in this case the presenter chooses the event brochure. You can then customize the template by changing the default text, which the video shows you how to do by highlighting and deleting. It also shows you how to move to page 2 and change the text there. You can also change the default pictures by choosing the picture to replace and brows...

How To: Understand lying

Have you ever wondered if someone was being dishonest with you, but you weren't for sure? Watch this video and you will gain some great pointers of what to look for when trying to detect a dishonest answer. There are certain things a person might do when they are not telling the truth. Things like changing their posture, hesitating or not answering your questions, and repeating the question that you asked. These are a few of the non- verbal actions you will learn about in this video.

How To: Train your dog not to bark

From Dogmantics, dog trainer Emily Larlham gives a us tips on how to get your doggy to stop barking. By first changing your dog's emotional response to the stimuli, then working from low levels of criteria to higher levels, then finally, adding full criteria you're dog will get comfortable around the bark-worthy source and remain calm.

How To: Perform the Sneak-A-Peak card trick

How to Disturb Reality is here to teach you some magic card tricks that you can learn directly at home. This video will hopefully inspire you to become a great magician, so if you're here to just learn card tricks and not perform them, you're here for the wrong reason!

How To: Mix old school funk tracks

Want to mix and scratch like a professional DJ? To be a good DJ you need to understand the concepts of mixing tracks, adding cool effects, and of course you need a good sense of rhythm to line up the beats. This how to video explains how to mix old school funk tracks together. This video gives you an example of how to mix old school funk. You must remember that this style of music most of the time had no drum machine keeping the timing. It was a real drummer and so in turn the BPM (beats per ...

How To: Set favorite fonts in Mac OS X

Does your company use the same font for all of its documents and letters? Well, if you run Mac OS X, instead of changing it every single time, you can set up a favorite. Just open up your Fonts pallet; choose the font you want; change the size; and then click on the little gear button and add it to your favorites. For a video walkthrough of the OS X font favoriting process, take a look!

How To: Remove backgrounds in Photoshop CS3

Put your character or subject in a new picture by changing the background in Photoshop. Not sure how to do this? Watch this tutorial and learn how to remove or delete the background from an image in Photoshop CS3. You will also learn how to feather the edges of your subject slightly to remove that annoying edge pixel. This Photoshop tutorial will give you a clean character with no background, perfect for popping into new images and scenes. Best viewed full screen.

How To: Map an ASP.Net server control to the render adapter

In this video tutorial, Chris Pels will show how to use a control adaptor to provide different renderings for an ASP.NET server control without actually changing the control itself. In this video, an ASP.NET BulletList control will be adapted to display each list item horizontally using div elements instead of the traditional ul elements. First, see how to create a class that inherits WebControlAdaptor and then implements the code to render the new list format. Next, learn how to map the new ...

How To: Keep your SketchUp model organized

This video series explains how to keep your SketchUp model organized. The videos correspond to Chapter 5 of the book Google SketchUp for Dummies. PART 1 explains how to group things together. PART 2 shows you how to select and replace instances. PART 3 covers making new components (like groups but changing one changes them all). PART 4 shows you how to make your own doors and windows. The last part, PART 5, shows you how to put it all together.

How To: Rip a DVD quickly and easily with Free DVD Ripper

In this tutorial, we learn how to rip a DVD with a free DVD ripper. If you want to rip a DVD that you own so you can play it on your computer, this is an easy way to do it for free. To do this, download and install Free DVD Ripper 2.25. First open the software and then open your DVD up and select the title. Next, change the language and other settings as you prefer. Play the DVD just to make sure it works after this. You can change the output settings as well, if you want the movie to be play...

How To: Create shock style text in Photoshop

In this Software video tutorial you will learn how to create shock style text in Photoshop. Go to the text tool and select it. Then select the font and a large size. Select white color and type in your text. Now create two copies of this text and select the original text. Then click on image > rotate canvas > 90 degrees clockwise. The text will turn by 90 degrees. Now go to filter > stylize > wind. Make sure under ‘method’, ‘wind’ is selected and under ‘direction’, select ‘from ...

How To: Work with Standard Materials in 3ds Max

In this how to video, you will learn how to work with standard materials in 3D Studio Max. The material editor is found by clicking the multicolored button to the right. You can see sample spheres where you can see examples of materials. Below, you can see surface properties such as shaders and ambient colors. You can select the type of material to be applied here. You can select the standard material to get familiar with it. First, decide the shaders. Blend is the default shader, although th...

How To: Draw a cute anime mermaid

This is a video tutorial showing its audience how to draw an anime mermaid. The first step in drawing an anime mermaid is to gather your supplies. For this drawing you will need a photoshop type of program. Next you can open up the program. First you will need to open a new window and color it white. Then you can begin drawing. Then you can draw the head and the eyes and mouth first. Next you should draw the body. Next you should draw the mermaid's fin with your drawing tool. When you are fin...

How To: Jailbreak an iPhone 2G/3G/3Gs on 3.0/3.01 firmware

In this how to video, you will learn how to jail break your iPhone or iPod Touch to 3.0.1 firmware. First, you will need to download the firmware and Redsn0w. Install and open Redsn0w. From here, click browse and open your firmware. Next, click unlock and press next. Next, find your boot loaders if you have a 2G. If not, ignore this part and click next. Next, plug in your device into the computer. Turn it off and then click next. Hold your power button for 3 seconds, hold down the home button...

How To: Swap faces using Photoshop CS4

In this how to video, you will learn how to swap faces using Photoshop. First, find two images that you want to swap. Select the lasso tool and trace around the face in the first image. Copy and paste it into the second image. From here, line up the eyes to the face. Next, you will have to match the face to the head by going to the hue and saturation window. Check the clipping mask before changing the settings. Next, adjust the settings until the face matches the skin color. Next, go to the b...

How To: Insert, format, resize & crop pictures in MS Word

This video is a Microsoft Word 2007 tutorial on working with pictures. To insert a picture in your document, click on Insert and select Picture, then find the picture, select and insert it. To resize the picture without distorting it, click and hold on the corner circles. You can adjust Brightness and Contrast by using the various choices within these settings. The Recolor setting gives you a number of options for changing the coloring of the picture, such as sepia, black and white, or graysc...

How To: Record in Apple Logic Pro 9

In this video, you will learn how to record using Apple Logic Pro 9. First, open the program and save the session. Make sure your audio interface is set before recording. Go to global settings and navigate to audio. Click on the general tab and change the audio settings. Wave files are the industry standard. Make sure 24-bit recording is checked. Software monitoring will allow you to monitor the audio. Save this and change the project settings. You can adjust the sample rate of your recording...

How To: Find and measure the correct bra size

Cate Adair, a fashion consultant makes many important and useful points in how to find the correct bra size. The first point is that your bra size is constantly changing. Losing/gaining weight, as well as exercise can easily change the size of bra you need. Due to this, it is important to get measured frequently since your size can change. She also points out that different outfits require different types of bras. Cate gives the example that the perfect bra while wearing a t-shirt probably is...

How To: Partition & resize your hard drive with EASEUS

This is a step by step tutorial how to Partition & resize your hard drive with EASEUS. To resize hard drive Open EASEUS Partition Manager. Click on the drive you want to resize. Then click Resize/Move. Go to the end and left-click with your mouse dragging in the direction you want to go. In the display you can see the size that's being created. When you have the size drives you want, just stop and click OK. If you shrunk one drive you can now create a new drive using the unallocated space. Th...

How To: Cross process your photos in Photoshop

Cross processing is a Photoshop version of slide processing. The result would be you get all these weird color shifts. For reasons best known to people who run the fashion magazines, this look became very popular in the 1990s. Start by adding in a curves layer. Add a new adjustment layer for curves. If you've never used curves before it is recommended that you take a curves tutorial first as for this effect we will need to adjust individual color channels. It is not difficult but if you don't...

How To: Winterize car tires

Use snow tires in the winter. Special patterns in the tread encourage the tires to grip the road better than regular tires. Snow tires are especially helpful if your car has rear wheel drive to discourage fish tailing.

How To: Speed up your Internet and computer

If you ever wondered how you could make your internet web browsing faster, then this video will give you a crucial tip. The loading speed of web pages and web sites is greatly influenced by the type of web browser you are using. The narrator in this video suggests that you search for other types of web browsers besides Internet Explorer or AOL. The main web browser that is advocated by narrator in this video is Firefox. He explains how Firefox is able to load pages faster than Internet Explor...

How To: Quit drinking

Thinking it's time to give up the juice? If your need to drink has become a problem, quit. This lifestyle change requires planning and ferocious self-discipline, but everyone has it in them.

How To: Isolate a variable

If you're struggling a bit with algebra, check out this video to learn how to isolate a variable. Isolating a variable is a matter of separating and simplifying.