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How to Create Flash Cards in PowerPoint
You can create memorable, effective flash cards in Microsoft PowerPoint by using simple "title/body text" slides and the "Fade In" animation. PowerPoint flash cards provide a quick and easy way to create a free, effective study tool.
How to Learn to Dance at Home
Learning how to dance from your own home is a great way to get some exercise and learn some cool moves all at once! Choose a style of dance that you want to focus on first and make sure that you warm up and cool down during every session. Learn dance move...
How to Start a Grant Making Foundation
Do you want to help other people in some charitable endeavors? If you have an interest in supporting the arts, education, or any other activities in your community, you may want to set up a grant-making foundation. A foundation is an organization that can...
How to Write a Trading Plan
Writing a trading plan is an integral part of being a successful market trader. Whether trading stocks, currencies or commodities, a detailed trading plan helps to solidify a trading strategy and encourages adherence to a well-developed trading system. An...
How to Install a Kitchen Range Hood
Range hoods vent smoke and heat from the stove using an internal fan and filter. Generally, range hoods are purchased alongside a stove, but if you want to upgrade an old hood, here's how. Advanced DIYers with electrical skills can spend a Saturday hookin...
How to Open a Bakery
If you've ever dreamed of opening a bakery, your chances of success may be high: baked goods and bakeries are among the fastest-growing industries for small businesses. In 2010, bakeries accounted for 2.1% of the US GDP.[1] X Research source...
How to Read Schematics
Schematic charts are blueprints that help you or a technical professional understand the electrical circuitry of a specific area. These charts can seem overwhelming at first, but they’re simpler to understand once you identify and sort out the different s...
The Complete Guide to Purchasing a Cashier’s Check
A cashier's check is a check that is drawn on a bank's funds rather than your own personal funds. It offers a secure way to pay in situations where a personal check is not appropriate, such as real estate transactions. What makes a cashier's check differe...
How to Install a Head Gasket
The head gasket is found between the engine block and the cylinder head or heads in a V-type engine. The gasket functions as a seal that prevents the combustion process from leaking into the coolant passages that surround each cylinder. In many cases, it...
How to Eat Flax Seed
Flax seed, though small, is packed full of nutrition and nutty flavor. A single tablespoon of ground flax seed provides about 1,600 mg of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, more than three times the daily minimum value recommended by the American Heart Assoc...
How to Build a Model Ship
Model ship building is an interesting hobby that many people enjoy. It can be a lot of fun to see your model ship come together as you build it. Most model ships are accurate representations of actual ships and even share some things in common with thei...
How to Cover Your Relatives with an International Driver's Permit
If you are expecting visiting relatives from another country, they may wish to drive around while they are visiting you. It may be convenient to let them borrow your car, but you need to know that they are covered by insurance. You may be able to add them...
How to Remove Age Spots
Age spots are the flat brown, black or yellow spots that appear on the neck, hands, and face. They are primarily caused by sun exposure and usually start to appear once people hit 40. Age spots are not dangerous in any way, so there is no medical reason t...
How to Meet Guys
Meeting guys can be a stressful part of your life. Sometimes, a new relationship falls right into your lap, whether or not it is a good time. Many people find themselves in the opposite position, however. If you are trying to meet a guy and consider a ser...
How to Open DLL Files
Dynamic Link Library (DLL) files aren't average text files that can be opened in an editor—they contain compiled code and objects that Windows programs reference during use. If you want to see or edit the code that makes a DLL file work, you can easily do...
How to Do a Cost Analysis
Cost analysis is one of four types of economic evaluation (the other three being cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and cost-utility analysis). Conducting a cost analysis, as the name implies, focuses on the costs of implementing a progra...