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Category Archives: Using Other Tools
Reduce the size of a PowerPoint file
If you make a PowerPoint presentation that contains a lot of images, the file might end up being quite large in size, particularly if the images you used were very …
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How to make Preview the default PDF reader on a Mac
ALSO POTENTIALLY RELEVANT: How to make images web-ready (cropping and resizing in Preview) and How to annotate PDFs (in Preview). How to Change the Default PDF Reader to Preview Preview …
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How to annotate PDFs on a Mac
Being able to highlight passages and put notes on a PDF file is extremely useful, particularly for students who don’t want to have to print out lots of documents but …
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How to annotate PDFs on Windows
Being able to put highlight passages in and put notes on a PDF file is extremely useful, particularly for students who don’t want to have to print out lots of …
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Tutorials on Windows Live Movie Maker 2 for Windows 7
I don’t have easy access to a computer with Windows 7 and screencasting software, but thankfully lots of tutorials are available online. The 7Tutorials.com site has many useful handouts, including …
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How to make an audio recording in QuickTime X Player
This screencast shows you how to make a simple audio recording using QuickTime X Player for Mac, which comes with Macs running 10.6 or 10.7. Older versions of the free …
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How to “print to PDF” (convert a file to PDF format)
If you can print it on paper, you can most likely save it as a PDF. That goes for documents, images, web pages, emails, or whatever. PDF stands for “portable …
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How to export a shareable video from Windows MovieMaker for XP/Vista
While you’re working on a project in Movie Maker, you should periodically choose Save from the File menu to save your project file. But when you’re ready to share your …
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How to use Windows MovieMaker for XP/Vista to compose a photo essay
MovieMaker for XP and Vista is pretty easy to use as it guides you through the process of adding photos, adding audio, creating title cards, and inserting special effects and …
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