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How to Search the Internet Directly from your Documents in Open Office Writer In the middle of writing about your particular topic, you may find it necessary to do some research on the internet. In this case, Open Office Writer contains a particularly useful feature which will make your research much easier. In this screencast tutorial, we show you how to quickly search the internet for a search term in your document, di . . . screencast video Downloading and installing Winamp Agent on your PC In this screencast, I show you how to get to the Winamp web site and how to enter your information in order to download, install and use it. With Winamp agent you can: * A Completely Redesigned Interface, including Album Art * Multiple device support, including iPods * Access and Share Your Music and Videos with Winamp Remote * Play and P . . . screencast video Opening, saving and closing presentations in Open Office Impress Here we look at how to set up a presentation in OpenOffice Impress and how to save it, add transitions, open a recent document and close your presentation. . . . screencast video Using Google Calculators to Convert from One Unit to Another Google have added calculators to their search pages that allow you to automatically convert from one unit, to another. In this screencast, we show you how, using the keyword 'In', you can quickly and easily use these calculators to convert your values from one unit, to another. . . . screencast video Here's how to take SmugMug, a photo hosting service, for a 14 day test run, plus a coupon to save $5 if you decide to stay on! SmugMug offer a popular photo and video hosting service, which starts at $39 per year to host unlimited photos with unlimited bandwidth This screencast shows how to sign up for the 14 day free trial at SmugMug While making the screencast I noticed they offer a coupon to encourage referrals, which gives a discount to new users: SmugMug di . . . screencast video Creating a glowing lightbulb using Gimp Here we will start with a blank page and a transparent, clear image of a non-lit light bulb. We are going to be shown how to add a background to the lightbulb, use different layers and layer modes to make the light bulb appear as though it's lit. We'll also use the path create tool to go along the filament of the light bulb and make it glow. We also look at how to add a Gradient Flare as a finishing touch. . . . screencast video Protecting a Section of Text when using Open Office Writer When you are editing your documents, it is sometimes a good idea to protect areas of text, so they cannot be edited, just in case you make a mistake and edit the wrong part. In this screencast tutorial, we show you how to protect a section of text when using Open Office Writer, including applying a password which will protect your document again . . . screencast video Time saving keyboard shortcuts demonstrated using Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard Keyboard shortcuts are great - if you can get into the habit of using them - this quick screencast tutorial shows the most popular keyboard shortcuts I wanted to demonstrate the shortcut in action... so I launched Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard and typed in the shortcuts with it. You can see the keys I hit and how they powered the shortcu . . . screencast video Creating Documents in Open Office Writer with Multiple Columns If you're creating documents such as newsletters of fliers, you're more than likely going to want to add columns to your documents. As with most word processing applications, Open Office Writer allows you to simply manage the columns of your document, and in this screencast tutorial, we show you how. . . . screencast video An introduction to Googling - A Google basic search Everyone uses Google, but how effiecient are our searches? This screencast series starts with a basic introduction to Google and their page layout. It shows the general navigation of the results page and describes the content. It's a starting point! . . . screencast video How to annotate shapes & diagrams in OpenOffice Draw. In this quick tutorial, I show you how you can add text to your shapes/diagrams in OpenOffice Draw. . . . screencast video How to Check your POP3 Email Accounts from Google Mail When you create an email address for your website, to get your emails you have to either log in to the webmail for your site, or set up an email application to retrieve your email. Google's GMail is a free online email application that you can configure to receive emails from your POP3 email account, and in this screencast tutorial, we guide you . . . screencast video How to use the COUNTIF formula in OpenOffice Calc to compare 2 lists of data. Here I have 2 lists of US States. I use the COUNTIF formula to work out differences and similarities between the 2 lists. . . . screencast video Using Jing to Sign Up for a Free 60 Day Trial at Screencast.com, so you can Upload your Captures to Share with Friends and Colleagues The great thing about Jing, is that you can instantaneously share your captures with your friends and colleagues. However, before you can do this, you need to sign up for an account at Screencast.com. Included with the Jing application, is a free 60 day trial account at Screencast.com, and in this screencast tutorial, I show you how to quickly . . . screencast video Creating a Restore Point in Windows XP In the event that you make a change to your Windows XP configuration, that results in your system crashing, Microsoft have included the ability to quickly and easily return your previously working configuration. This is done by means of Restore Points, and in this Screencast Tutorial, we show you how to create a restore point before you make sig . . . screencast video How to uninstall any software using Windows XP Sometimes finding and using uninstall wizards can be tricky and unsuccessful. With this screen cast we show you the proper and generic way to remove software giving you piece of mind and overall management of what you want on your system. . . . screencast video Protecting Your Work by Enabling the Auto-Recovery Feature in Open Office Writer When creating documents, the last thing you want to happen is for your computer to crash, and you lose all your work. Unfortunately, it sometime does happen. In this screencast tutorial, we show you how to enable the auto-recovery feature in Open Office Writer so that in the event of a crash, you can restore your document to its previous state . . . screencast video Creating your First Presentation in Open Office Impress Open Office Impress, is the application included in Open Office, which allows you to create slide presentations. Similar to Microsoft's PowerPoint, Impress allows you to create blank presentations, or presentations based upon preset templates, making the process of creating professional looking slides quick and easy. In this screencast tutori . . . screencast video Different ways of Distorting your image in Gimp part 2 The second of 2 screencasts showing you the various ways of distorting your photos using the Gimp Distortion Filter. Just like I did with the Blur tools screencast, I go through each Distortion option here and show you what each one does, right through from Mosaics to Lens Distortion. Watch the previous screencasts for effects from Blinds to Lens Distortion. Try out each one to add a cool look to your images! . . . screencast video Do you want to know how to add a Shake, Quake or Jitter special effect using Sony Vegas? Here's a quick screencast showing you how to add a shake effect to your video's in Sony Vegas. . . . screencast video