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HOW TO – Make Preview the Default PDF Reader on a Mac

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ALSO POTENTIALLY RELEVANT: How to make images web-ready (cropping and resizing in Preview) and How to annotate PDFs (in Preview). Change the Default PDF Reader to Preview Preview is a …

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HOW TO – Make Your Images Web-Ready

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NOTE: Apply the steps below only to images you created from scratch or that you have a legal right to re-use, as described on: GUIDE – Finding Images You Can …

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HOW TO – Add a shortcut to a shared folder to My Drive (for easy access)

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Use Google Drive, Popular Posts

RELATED HELP PAGE: HOW TO – Put your file into a shared folder on Google Drive You can upload files to Google Drive or create them using one of Drive’s …

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HOW TO – Create a Hyperlink (Turn a Word into a Link)

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SLIDE VERSION ARTICLE VERSION WRONG WAY Pasting a plain URL is the wrong way. WordPress will not automatically turn URLs into clickable links, the way Facebook and G+ does, so …

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HOW TO – Record Live Video into iMovie

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I created this help page for students who will be making video blog entries or video interviews for the first time, using iMovie ’11. The steps below are very basic …

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HOW TO – Put your file into a shared folder on Google Drive

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RELATED HELP PAGE: HOW TO – Add a shortcut to a shared folder to My Drive (for easy access) Everything you upload to Google Drive or create using one of …

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HOW TO – Export an mp3 out of GarageBand

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Record & Edit Audio, Popular Posts

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If you make your audio essay in GarageBand, you will need to export it as an mp3 file before you can share it with the class (on the blog or …

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TIPS – Troubleshooting: Can't hear your recording in GarageBand?

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NOTE: This help page is still under development, but I wanted to go ahead and post it to benefit current students who are working with audio. Recorded a podcast track …

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TROUBLESHOOTING – Audio problems when recording with QuickTime X

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Make Screen Recordings, HOW TO: Record & Edit Audio, Popular Posts

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If you do a test screencast and discover it has no audio, try the steps below. CHECK YOUR QUICKTIME SETTINGS Choose “New Screen Recording” from the QuickTime Player File menu. …

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DESKTOP & WEB APPS – Composing with Video

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Capture & Edit Video, Popular Posts, RESOURCES: Apps for Creating New Media Projects

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For most video projects, you will need to be able to make basic edits to videos you download or create, including cropping and trimming selections, adding title cards and transitions, …

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TIPS – Camera Angles and Shooting Tips for Digital Storytelling

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ABOUT THIS EXCERPT: The selections below are from the “Camera Techniques” section on this page: Part III Technology, Techniques, and Resources, which is part of Jason Ohler’s web series on …

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HOW TO – Save a Google Docs document

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You might need to save a copy of a Google Docs document for several reasons. One common reason is to save a draft that has your peer review comments on …

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