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How To: Change the colour scheme in Word 2007

In this video, we learn how to change the color scheme in Word 2007. First, click on the Word orb in the upper left hand corner. After this, go to the options menu to change your settings. On the new window that pops up, you will see an option to change the color from blue to silver or black. Choose which color you want to have as your background on this software, then click on "ok". Now your color scheme will be changed to not reflect the blue that you usually see when you star this program ...

How To: Perform a master hard reset on your Blackberry Pearl

In this tutorial, we learn how to perform a master hand reset on your Blackberry Pearl. First you will need to go to the options menu on your phone, then click on security options. Next, you will go to general settings, and then hit the Blackberry menu button and click on "wipe handheld". A prompt will show up and tell you to enter in a confirmation word, then enter that and your phone will now start to go through the process of wiping out all information. When this is finished, your phone wi...

How To: Insert movie files into a MS Word document

In order to insert movies into Microsoft Word 2007, Click on Insert. For AVI, go to Object, Create From File, and select the location of the file. Then, click on Insert. It will now appear on your document. The video should play. The video can be repositioned or adjusted. It can be saved with your document, although this is not true for other movie formats.

How To: Prepare a Powerpoint file or presentation

In this tutorial, we learn how to prepare a PowerPoint file or presentation. First, open up the software and start a new project. After this, you will start a page that has nothing on it. Insert the title of your page as well as any images or audio you would like displayed. After this, you will be able to add in a transition that will easily make this page go to the next one smoothly. Continue on to the next page inserting your information for your presentation. If you are adding bullets for ...

How To: Reset your browser history in Mozilla Firefox

In this video, we learn how to reset your browser history in Mozilla Firefox. First, open up Firefox, then go to the options menu. When you're on here, go to the privacy tab and then click on the options that will dump out the history that has been saved. You can also change your settings if you want to remove your search history and clear your cookies. At the bottom, check if you want it to clear private data. After this, press on the "ok" button and everything will be saved. When you are do...

How To: Reformat a computer

This video tutorial belongs to the Computers & Programming category which is going to show you how to reformat a computer. For doing this you will need your computer and the operating system CD. Turn on the computer and load the CD. Then keep tapping f8. Your computer will now load from the CD. When the set up options page comes up, select the 'set up windows' option. Thereafter select the number of partitions that you want to create in your hard drive. The hard drive is now reformatted and t...

How To: Merge & center a cell in Microsoft Excel

This video tutorial belongs to the software category which is going to show you how to merge & center a cell in Microsoft Excel. Highlight the area that you want to merge. Press the "Merge and Center" button located in the tool bar at the top. The cell will be merged. Then, type in what you want to type and click on the cell that you merged. Right click on it. Next, select "Format Cells" and click on "Alignment" tab. Click on the drop box, select "Center" and click OK. Your text inside the me...

How To: Make your own theme for iPod Touch and iPhone

In this tutorial, we learn how to make your own theme for iPod Touch and iPhone. First, download Paint.net from Mediafire. Through this, you will be able to create your own theme and anything you want to customize on your device. Make sure all your icons and pictures are in a .png format, or it will not work. This is a program that is designed for more experienced users, if you are new to this, you will want to ask someone else to help or start by doing smaller things first, before tackling t...

How To: Add hyperlinks to Powerpoint presentation for Dummies

In this software video tutorial you will learn how to add hyperlinks to PowerPoint presentation for Dummies. With hyperlinks you can link part of your presentation to another slide within the same presentation, a separate presentation, a website, an e-mail address or to a file like a word document. Say, for example, you want to create a hyperlink to a picture in your presentation. Click on the picture to highlight it, click on the 'insert' tab, and select the 'hyperlink' option. Choose the de...

How To: Make a custom ringtone for your iPhone through iTunes

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make free custom ring tones for an iPhone. Begin by clicking on the Start menu and select Control Panel. Then click on the Folder Options and deselect "Hide extensions for known file types". Now open iTunes and select the desired song. Right-click on it and select Get Info. Click on the Options tab and make the song lasts only 29 seconds. Then right-click on the song and select Create AAC version and wait for it to finish converting. Now open the c...

How To: Use the TextEdit text editing application in Mac OS X

Before you buy a professional word processor consider using TextEdit, a program that comes with your Mac and can handle most non-professional word processing needs. You can format and style text, add images, lists and tables, and even open Word docs. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from MacMost can present a full overview of the process in about five minutes. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this Apple lover's guide.

How To: Add watermarks to videos in Sony Vegas

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to add watermarks to videos in Sony Vegas. Users will need to begin by creating the watermark image in a photo editing software. Once created, make the image into a transparent background and save it as .PNG format. Now load the video into Sony Vegas and place it into the time-line. Then open the image in Sony Vegas and add it into the video time-line. Finish by panning the watermark image to a smaller size in the corner and extend the play time. This...

How To: Clear Cache and Cookies Using Firefox

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to clear cache and cookies in Mozilla Firefox. This task is very simple, easy and fast to do. Begin by opening the Mozilla Firefox web browser. Then click on Tools menu on the top of the window and select Options. Now click on the Advanced tab. Under the Network tab in Cache, click on Clear Now. To clear cookies, click on Tools and select Options. Then click on the Privacy tab and click on Clear Now under the Private Data heading. This video will bene...

How To: Insert a horizontal line in Microsoft Office 2007

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to a horizontal line in Microsoft Office 2007. Begin by clicking on the Page Layout tab and select Page Borders. Then click on Horizontal Line. Scroll through the list and select a type of horizontal line. When finished, click on OK. Users are able to drag the horizontal line around by holding down the left button on the mouse and moving it. When users highlight the line, right-click on it and select Format Horizontal Line. There users will be able to...

How To: Write a research paper for school

In this tutorial, we learn how to write a research paper for school. To begin a research paper, start in the library. Grab books that all pertain to your subject, and research as much as you can. You can also search online to get background information on your subject. Make sure you cite your book on a note card in the correct format. Now, you can begin to write your research paper by starting out with an introduction paragraph that captures the attention of the reader and has good facts in i...

How To: Make a basic bar graph in Microsoft Excel

In this Software video tutorial you will learn how to make a basic bar graph in Microsoft Excel. You will also learn how to give your chart a title and how to label the axes. First you put in all your data in to an Excel spreadsheet. Then you highlight the data you want to put in your graph, select the 'insert' tab, then' column' and choose the basic column chart. Next you select the title tab, go to option and choose new title. Now you add the title to the graph. To label the axes, go on top...

How To: Insert a YouTube video into Windows Movie Maker

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to insert a YouTube video into Windows Movie Maker. Begin by selecting the video that you would like and copy the video's URL. Then go to Zamzar. In Step 1, paste in the video URL. In Step 2, select the video format. In Step 3, enter in your email address. In Step 4, click on Convert to convert the YouTube video. Now go to your email and open the sent link to download the video. Once downloaded, users will be able to open the video in Windows Movie Ma...

How To: Use Excel to sort data & present data in a line chart

This video introduces how to use Excel to sort data, perform the Frequency function, and present data in line chart. See how to apply condition formatting when working in Microsoft Excel 2007. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular word processing application application or a seasoned MS Office professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Word 2007 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started creating your own li...

How To: Create a motion blur camera effect with Mental Ray

Learn how to create a motion blur effect with Mental Ray in 3ds Max 2010 or 2011. See how to control the camera's shutter speed, the quality of motion blur, and how to decide if a single mesh has motion blur or the entire scene. You'll also take a look at fast motion blur option using Scanline Fast Rasterizer option. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by...

How To: Minimize or close multiple windows on Mac

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to minimize or close multiple windows on a Mac computer. The technique shown in this video allows the user to simply close or minimize all the opened windows all at once. To close all the opened windows, hold down the Option key and Close button. To minimize all the open windows, hold down the Option key and Minimize button. This video will benefit those viewers who use a Mac computer, and would like to learn how to close or minimize all the opened wi...

How To: Erase your Blackberry 7290 cell phone info

In this tutorial, we learn how to erase cell phone information on a Blackberry 7290. First, go to the home page of your screen the scroll to "options" and hit okay. Now, go to "security options" and click okay again. Now, click on "general settings" and click okay, then click on okay once more, and click on "wipe handheld". You will now see a warning, and click "continue" and type in the word to confirm you want to wipe your information. It will now take a couple of minutes to wipe the inform...

How To: Rip a DVD movie with Handbrake

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to rip a DVD with the program, Handbrake. Begin by opening the video in the program by clicking on Source and locating the DVD drive. Handbrake will start scanning the all the titles of the DVD. When finished, it will automatically select the correct title for the movie. Under Destination, click on Browse to select your saving destination. You are also able to change the name of the file. Now select the video format and aspect ratio. When finished, cl...

How To: Apply CSS styles in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4

What's the difference between a webpage and a text file? CSS. See how to use CSS styles to format your content when working in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular WISYWIG HTML editor or a seasoned web development professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the CS4 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including a step-by-step overview, watch this free video guide.

How To: Search YouTube more efficiently with search operators

Searching YouTube is tough, because there's a plethora of content, so sometimes i's best to do an advanced search. This is not to be confused with the "search options" available during a YouTube search query, because those are limited to key features of YouTube, but not specific search terms. Much like Google, you can search YouTube via search operators. Many of the same search operators that work on Google work on YouTube also. Filter your results the way you want, not the way they want. You...

How To: Load music onto a Nintendo DSi

One of the Nintendo DSi's advantages over the standard DS is that it has an SD slot, allowing you to put all sorts of files on it, including music. Unfortunately, it doesn't play MP3 files. This video will demonstrate how to transfer the music files from your computer to you DSi by converting them to the appropriate format and thus putting them on an SD card, turning your DSi into a a combination digital music player / portable game console. Now if you want, you can download music to your dsi...

How To: Play "Tush" by ZZ Top on the bass guitar

If you're a beginner bass player, sometimes the best way to learn is to watch others play. Also, learning from books and virtual bass websites can be frustrating and confusing, but this video makes it all simple. It's a beginner bass lesson for "Tush" from ZZ Top. It's basically a 12-bar blues, and there are 2 different bass lines to this format— either the verse or what's played under the guitar solo.

How To: Display trend arrows in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet

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 and Mr. Excel, the 14th installment in their joint series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to create formulas and Conditional Formatting that will display UP, DOWN, and SIDE arrows to indicate up or down for a list of numbers.

How To: Use database functions in Microsoft Excel 1997-2003

Are you looking for a way to make your Microsoft Excel formulas simpler, faster and more efficient? If so, you're in the right place. With this free video lesson from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 3rd installment in his "Excel Formula Efficiency" series, you'll see how the Excel 2003, 2002, 2001, 1997 Database D functions (DSUM, DAVERAGE, DCOUNT) are much faster than SUMPRODUCT and SUM array formulas.

How To: Evaluate a random value against criteria 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 28th installment of his "YouTubers Love Excel" or YTLE series of free video MS Excel lessons, you'll learn how to use the INDEX, RANDBETWEEN, COUNTA, IF, AND, & VLOOKUP functions together to select a random employee from a list, determine if they have meet the given criteria and then conditionally format the relevant cells according to the result. Learn to love digi...

How To: Convert Youtube videos to MP3

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to convert You Tube videos to MP3. Begin by going to the You Tube website and find the video that you want to take the audio from. Once you have found your video, copy the URL of the video. Then go to this website: and paste the You Tube URL. Change the Convert to format to MP3 and click Start. Now wait for the website to finish loading the MP3 and provide you with a download link. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy lis...

How To: Use the Sticky Keys feature in Mac OS X

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to use the Sticky Keys feature in a Mac OS X computer. The Sticky Keys feature is found in the Keyboard tab in the Universal Access menu. To turn on the sticky keys, check the On option. Underneath, users are able to set some options for how the modifier keys are treated. Sticky Keys will allow users to press the keys in a sequence, instead of all at once. This video will benefit those viewers who use a Mac computer and would like to learn how to conf...

How To: Convert Flash FLV files to AVI video

In this how to video, you will learn how to convert a flash video to an AVI file. First, download the Pazera Converter program. Open the program. At the left hand corner, click add files and find your flv file. Next, select and open it. Once it is imported, go to output directory and choose which folder you want the new file to be placed. Go to output file format and click AVI. You can also choose MPG instead if you want. Now click the convert button at the top. You will see a progress bar. O...

How To: Do a full fresh install of Snow Leopard OS X 10.6

Insert DVD containing Mac OS software into system drive. Reboot system. Confirm installation and agree with license. When prompted to select drive, select disk utility from menu bar. Select hard drive and click on erase button. Select Mac OS extended file system. Confirm erasing all data. Once drive formatted, close disk utility. Select to install in hard drive that was erased. After installation completes and system reboots, select Language and Keyboard for your country. When asked if alread...

How To: Use the browser on the Blackberry Storm 9500

In this Electronics video tutorial you will learn how to use the browser on the Blackberry Storm 9500. To use your browser, select browser from the main blackberry menu. This will bring up your bookmark and the history of your previously visited websites. There is also a handy Google search bar. Type in the address of the site in to address bar at the top. Once the page loads, you can view it in landscape or portrait format by moving the handset. To zoom in and out, use the magnifying glass "...