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Compress files for faster and easier sharing of data. Adobe Illustrator files compress most successfully as PDF files. As with all compression, the quality of the file will decrease slightly. Before starting, check to find the largest file size that can be used for the application of the final document. Step 1 Create a new […]

Web pages can be saved for processing in Microsoft Word Microsoft Word is a powerful and widely-used word processing application. Many people use it simply for typing letters or other text-based documents on their computers, but Word is also capable of generating HTML for making websites and opening saved Web pages. Once opened in Word […]

Image Credit: Zinkevych/iStock/Getty Images You can use Ableton Live for autotuning your vocal tracks with free virtual studio technologies (VSTs). Autotuning works by correcting the pitch of a vocal track, so that imperfections in vocal performances go unnoticed by the listener when the track is completed. By downloading pitch correction VSTs and inserting them into […]

Mixing songs in any audio editing software is a matter of taking your ingredients — the individual tracks of music — and blending them in perfect proportions to end up with a tasty final project. It’s not quite as easy as pie, however, since there’s no master recipe to follow, and Audacity’s open platform isn’t […]

You can fix a blurry computer screen. Image Credit: Dean Mitchell/iStock/GettyImages No, it’s not your eyesight. If you’re staring at your computer screen and things are blurry, but nothing else around you is blurry, chances are you have a monitor problem. If your monitor display is not clear, you can try a few fixes, starting […]

It is easy to add an appendix in your word document. Image Credit: Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision/GettyImages If you’ve ever written a paper for school, you’re likely all too familiar with appendices. An appendix is a section of a document that provides supporting information, including references that you used to write the content that the reader just […]

Community Enterprise Operating System, abbreviated as “CentOS,” is a Linux-type freely distributed operating system. While working on a CentOS computer, a user often needs to locate a particular file or a group of files having common attributes — the same extension, for example. CentOS offers the command “find” that allows you to efficiently look for […]

Turn on inclement weather warnings to stay one step ahead of storms. Image Credit: Ryan McVay/Digital Vision/Getty Images Get the latest weather updates by configuring the stock Weather widget on your Android device. The Android 4.4 operating system includes the AccuWeather app. This app has an associated widget you can place on your home screen. […]

Image Credit: Thinkstock Images/Comstock/Getty Images In order to set up your HP printer on a network, you will need to know its unique IP address. There are several different ways to find this information. Step 1 Get the name of the printer from your network administrator, or check the label affixed to the printer. Each […]

A young man typing on his laptop computer Image Credit: Dangubic/iStock/Getty Images The Internet is a complicated, multi-faceted group of connections with many points of failure. Testing your own connection means gathering enough data to pinpoint where, if at all, your connection fails. Many times, an unstable connection has more to do with local equipment […]