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How To: Search Twitter results with Google's Update Search tool

Wish there were a way to search Twitter using Google Search? Well, there is! With Google's Update Search tool, it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at TekZilla can present a complete overview of the process in just over two minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, and to get started searching tweets with Google, take a look.

How To: Ignore filtered values making calculations in MS Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 665th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to use the AGGREGATE function to make calculations on filtered data. The SUBTOTAL function only has 11 functions, whereas the AGGREGATE has 19 plus options to ignore errors, hidden rows and nested SUBTOTAL or AGGREGATE functions.

How To: Blur and feather with Photoshop's Gaussian Blur tool

Gaussian Blur is a filter that blurs an image. But it's also the math behind the Feather command, drop shadows, and everything that is soft in Photoshop. Watch this video and learn why Gaussian Blur is so important. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editing software or a seasoned professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including d...

How To: Fix a DGET #NUM! error in Microsoft Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 595th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to resolve a problem that the DGET function and advanced filter have with criteria and duplicates. See how to switch to either the VLOOKUP function or not criteria for advanced filter.

How To: Create & work with pivot tables (PivotTables) in Excel

Whether you're interested in learning Microsoft Excel from the bottom up or just looking to pick up a few tips and tricks, you've come to the right place. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, ExcelIsFun, the nth installment in his "Highline Excel Class" series of free video Excel lessons, you'll learn how to create and work with pivot tables (PivotTables) in Microsoft Office Excel. Specifically, this video covers the following topics and examples:

How To: Simulate snow in Photoshop

Learn how to simulate snow in your photograph in this video tutorial by photoshopuniverse. For this you'll need a photo depicting winter scenery. Add a new layer, fill it in with black, go to filer noise and add noise as shown using the given amounts. Go to filter effects and add blur to the layer. Go to images and adjust the levels to reduce the snow-flakes as shown. And add some motion blur to it. Change the blend mode to screen, duplicate the layer, rotate the new layer, apply the filter c...

How To: Create a studio background in Photoshop

This video by photoshopuniverse shows you how to make any photo seem as it was taken in a studio. Take the working photo and add a new layer over it and fill it in black as shown. Add a newer layer over that and add the filter> render> clouds effect. Increase the opacity of the cloud layer and merge it with the black layer as shown. Add the splatter effect and the sprayed stoke effect as shown onto the merged layer and add a hue and saturation adjustment layer and colorize it as desired. Go t...

How To: Create an overprocessed effect in Photoshop

This step-by-step instructional video shows how Photoshop can be used to purposely over-process a photo and give it a more gritty effect. First, a High Pass filter is applied to give the photo a gray buzz. Next, hard light blend layers are applied to give the photo more contrast. A few approaches for applying noise filters are described next. Finally, de-saturation is applied to produce an amazing finished product. A must-see video for anybody looking to add a fantastic grunge effect to a photo!

How To: Reduce beard stubble in Photoshop

This video, produced by Photoshop Universe, teaches how to reduce beard stubble or 5 o'clock shadows from male pictures. We are shown how to use the dust and scratches filter, layer mask, as well as the advanced layer style command "blend if" on the underlying layer helps us to make this possible. The first step is to duplicate the layer and then select filter, noise, and dust and scratches. The second step is to apply some dust and scratches to the beard selection. Finally we blur the layer ...

How To: Create a ghost effect in Photoshop

To manipulate photos and turn someone in a photo into a ghost, there are several filters that can be used in Photoshop. This video takes us through the steps of how to take an ordinary picture and turn the subject into a supernatural being using the motion blur technique and the diffuse glow filters among others to alter an image. The best types of pictures to use are ones where the background is relatively dark. By following these simple steps in Photoshop, you can turn anyone in an ordinary...

How To: Master the use of vanishing point filter in Photoshop

Photoshop can be a confusing program, especially with all the different settings and effects you can tinker with. Learn to master the vanishing point filter in this fun, easy to follow tutorial with the Pixel Perfect team. Clean up your pictures and smooth over any unwanted imperfections as he takes you how to make them "vanish" with the program. Alter the perspective of an image and add it on to another and change that cloudy day into a snowy background. Each step is carefully explained with...

How To: Use Snapchat's Hidden Filter to Add Color Overlays to Your Photos & Videos

Snapchat has built upon the photo-sharing service it once was to become a money-sending, commercial-shelling, video-messaging giant. They improved their user experience by adding Stories, Geofilters, and even the rarely-used Snapcash feature, but why isn't there something as simple as color filters? Yes, they have filters for black and white, saturated, and sepia, but that's it as far as color goes.

How To: Use the Search Options tab on the Google SERP to control searches

Google is the biggest and best search engine on Earth, and if you are a webmaster and want your website to be a big success it would really behoove you to know as much about how it works as possible. The Google Webmasters series of videos and website were created to teach webmasters, SEO professionals, and others how Google works by answering their questions and giving them insights into how they can best integrate and utilize Google's functionality to improve their business. This video will ...

How To: Change the oil on a riding lawn mower

It is very important to change the oil on your lawn mower just as important as changing the oil in your car. The oil liberates, cools and cleans the engine. It is best to check your manufacturers information to know how often to change the oil. To change the oil you will need the following: a wrench, gloves, a drop cloth, a socket wrench, oil container, a brush, a new oil filter, an oil filter wrench and fresh oil.

How To: Use chromatography to study plants

This video is a tutorial on how to use chromatography correctly to study plants. The tools needed to complete the task are a plant, jar or bottle, rubbing alcohol, paper coffee filter and a plastic spoon. The first step is to chop the plant up and place it into a jar followed by filling the jar with rubbing alcohol. The jar must then be placed into a pan of warm water for five full minutes. You must stir the plant matter in the alcohol until the plant causes the alcohol to change color. The l...

How To: Extract records with an advanced filter in Excel

Love Microsoft Excel? This clip contains a tip that just might induce you to. With this free video tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 95th installment of his "YouTubers Love Excel" or YTLE series of free video MS Excel lessons, you'll learn how to use the OR, AND, NOT, & COUNTIF functions and Excel's advanced filter tool to extract records from a table of data. Learn to love digital spreadsheets more perfectly with the tricks outlined in this free Microsoft Office how-to.

How To: Extract the top 5 values from a given list in MS Excel

Love Microsoft Excel? This clip contains a tip that just might induce you to. With this free video tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 40th installment of his "YouTubers Love Excel" or YTLE series of free video MS Excel lessons, you'll learn how to use the filter and advanced filter tools to extract the top 5 values from a list. Learn to love digital spreadsheets more perfectly with the tricks outlined in this free Microsoft Office how-to.

How To: Extract records using MS Excel's advanced filter tool

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 525th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to extract records using advanced filter and wild-card criteria. See, for example, how to extract records that start with the letters W or J.