Use Paint or other image editors to crop digital photos. Image Credit: scanrail/iStock/Getty Images To crop an image in Paint, you simply grab the part of the image you want and remove the rest. On the Home tab of ribbon, click the “Select” tool, drag the mouse in the image area to select the part […]
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How to Burn a Nero .NRG to a Flash Drive
An .NRG file is a proprietary type of “Disk Image” file—which is essentially a full copy of a CD burned onto your hard drive as a single file—created by the Nero Burning ROM CD/DVD burner program. Typically, these types of files would be saved somewhere on your hard drive. If, however, you prefer to make […]
How to Copy and Paste Animated GIFs
It is easy to share GIFs. Image Credit: oatawa/iStock/GettyImages GIFs can be a fun way to express yourself, whether you’re texting a relative or interacting with friends on Facebook. The capability to add animated GIFs is built into many of the most popular communication tools, including text messages and social media. But you can also […]
How to Set Crop and Trim Marks in Illustrator
Crop marks show where to trim off excess paper around a completed design. Image Credit: Image courtesy Adobe Systems The interchangeable terms “crop marks” and “trim marks” point to short line segments arranged at the corners of a printed piece of artwork to define where to trim away the outer edges of the paper, leaving […]
How to Create an Intro in iMovie
Image Credit: ASIFE/iStock/Getty Images iMovie is an amazing program that comes included in Apple’s iLife package of software. iMovie is a fairly powerful, yet simple, video editing tool that enables ordinary users to create fairly professional looking videos. Even without much video editing experience, it is quite feasible to create a decent looking film. One […]
How to Enable Monitor Speakers
Before you can enable your monitor speakers you must properly connect them. Image Credit: Microsoft Using built-in monitor speakers instead of standalone speakers can save you money, desk space and setup time, though there will usually be at least a minimal sacrifice of sound quality. Enabling monitor speakers is mostly the same process as enabling […]
How to Make a File Size Smaller in After Effects
Once you complete a project in Adobe After Effects, you can use the “Render Queue” to make transfers of the files. Even if you do not have a project in After Effects, you can convert and downsize video or audio clips with the options available in the software. A few setting adjustments will give you […]
How to Install Google Play Apps on a PC
BlueStacks can emulate Android on a computer. Image Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images You can install and run Google Play apps on a PC through the free BlueStacks Android emulation program. BlueStacks emulates Android OS on a computer and works with the Google Play store to give computer users full access to Android apps […]
How to Fix a No-Disc Error on a CD Player
Sometimes a CD player will display a “No Disc” error. What this means is that the CD player, for some reason, does not recognize the disc. There are various reasons for this error, from the CD lens eye being dirty to a CD format that is incompatible with the player. Troubleshoot through process of elimination. […]
How to Reset a WD Drive
Image Credit: julief514/iStock/Getty Images A Western Digital external hard drive is good safe way to back up data on your computer. But these drives can also be prone to problems, such as bugs or other glitches. The good news is that if you have problems with your hard drive you can perform a reset on […]