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Google SketchUp Tutorial




Here is a tutorial for Google SketchUp. In this tutorial I will show you how to use the different tools and features.

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How to Instructions: Print Screen

How to Amplify and Bass Boost audio in Audacity


After signing into a computer, one which already has Audacity installed, find the Audacity program to launch either on the desktop or by clicking on the "start" button and clicking on "all programs."






Once you have launched the program, you will need to know about the most basic tools in Audacity. Refer to the picture below.






Now that you know the most basic tools, click "file" (at the top right of the screen) and look down for "Open." Choose the audio file that you want to edit. Click open in the pop up window.





Once you have your audio file opened your screen should look like this.





Now you can edit your audio file. Click and drag on the blue waves on whichever part you want to edit. Select the amount you want to edit. At the top, right above the record button, is the effect tab. Click on that and you will see Amplify and Bass Boost at the top.





First click on Amplify. You will then get a small box that says Amplify. This box will give you the option to adjust how high you want the amplification to be.





Once you click OK the amount of track you selected will be a bit thicker. Like this.





Next is the Bass Boost. Click on effect again and click on bass boost. This will bring up a box similar to the Amplify effect.





Once you have found out your desired amount of bass boost you want click OK.

You are done the tutorial for amplifying and bass boosting an audio track in the Audacity program.

How to Instructions: Instructional Video

How to add in video effects and slide transitions in Movie Maker Tutorial







This video is a tutorial on how you can add video effects and slide transitions into a Movie Maker slideshow. For this tutorial you need at least 2 pictures. This tutorial will also help you save the Movie Maker file so that you can watch it in other programs likes Windows Media Player.

4/8/10

How to Instructions Just Text

How to Create a Blogger Account:
In this tutorial, I will instruct you how to create a blogger account. You must have an email address in order for this tutorial to work.
1. First off you will need to log into your computer and open up a Windows Internet Explorer on your desktop. The shortcut for the Windows Internet Explorer is the big blue E.
2. Next, you will need to go to this site to create a blogger account.
http://www.blogger.com/start
3. You will then see a large orange rectangle that says Create A Blog. Click on that box.
4. Then you will see a lot of boxes that you will have to fill out. This is only the first section of the creation of your blog.
5. The first box is to simply put down your email address. The box underneath the first is simply just to retype your email address to make sure there are no typos. These two boxes are in yellow. You need an email address because this will be how you will log into your blogger account.
6. The next box to fill is to type in a password that you will use to login. Again, the box underneath is to retype your password to ensure there are no typos. This password will be used for logging into blogger.
7. The box below the password boxes is where you will type in your desired display name. This display name will be used for signing your blog posts.
8. Underneath the display name box is just a box to check off if you want email notifications sent to your email address feature announcements, advice, and other information to help me get the most out of my blog. This is not a mandatory option.
9. Below the email notifications check box it asks you to fill out your birthday in the order of MM/DD/YYYY. For example 4/5/2010.
10. The next box that you will have to fill out is the word verification to verify that you are a human. There will be a picture with a bunch of random letters. Type these letters in the box below.
11. The very last thing you need to do on this page is to check off the Acceptance of Terms box. To continue on with the creation of your blog you will need to check this box off.
12. Once you are done all the steps leading to this step you will need to click on the large orange arrow at the bottom to go to the next page.
13. Now you are on step 2 of creating your blog. The first thing you will need to fill out on this page is your desired name of your blog.
14. Next, you will need to type in your desired blog address (URL). However you must check the availability of the name before you move on to the next step.
15. Once you are done naming your blog title and the URL of the blog, click on the.
16. On the next page of your blog creation, you will get to pick out a template that you want for your blog. Once you have selected the template, click the at the bottom to go to the next page.
17. Yay! You are finished creating your blog. Click the large orange arrow to start blogging.

Tutorial Complete