TipDeck.com » Softwares http://tipdeck.com Home of the how to videos and instructions Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:01:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Design Your Own Floor Planshttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-design-your-own-floor-plans http://tipdeck.com/how-to-design-your-own-floor-plans#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 15:04:05 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=9262 How to Design Your Own Floor Plans How to Design Your Own Floor PlansCreating a nice floor often require using every square inch effectively and productively. Basically, floor plan is used by architectures and contractors with home design software to design the floor. There are numbers of factor associated with designing the plan. Someone can design own floor plans by looking over certain tips given below:

Careful planning

Before designing for a floor plan the architecture must be very careful about the size. Hence, need to plan accordingly. A bigger size is better for planning the floor Small size house fail to design properly. Because the software is designed to cover all the part of floor planning including the side of the wall. This is particularly important for creating wall to wall carpets, and tiled floors. Particular is being taken with editing carpeting tiles, so that no other pattern than one of the floor is created when the it is completed

Home design software program

Home design software program is designed for floor plans used by architectures. The program Select a new floor, finish in the floors and the texture will automatically replace the existing floor finish. The changes will take place upon re shading the screen of the program. A texture is formatted to produce seamless tiling without repetition of previous noticeable texture. The floors and texture is CAD interface program that facilitates the instant change in floor finishing and other textures in interior scenes designed in CAD software.

Solar recommendation

Consider for passive solar recommendation and to build a house with large east facing direction. It makes sense to put bedrooms on the north side of the house, where light is less likely to hinder sleep, and to put rooms for activity and lively. The air ventilation is a very natural process to think it upon when the house remains in proper direction.

Compass direction

Start putting in exact dimension so that it can set in good position. Draw a square that gives the approximate square footage which architecture want and adjust from there. If finding progress that the design has backed into a corner, choose considering a whole new idea, which is better than the home is half built.

Find ceiling height

The height of the ceiling must be parallel to the floor. The height and the floor have a good connectivity and it must be set up in a proper manner. Some variation in ceiling heights adds interest to the home, but they should be placed in an appropriate direction. Cathedral ceiling would be perfect for a grand entryway, but it can make a room more uncomfortable. A lower ceiling can make a small room feel cozy, but consider whether the members or visitors of the family are tall in size or not.

Contact interior designer

Designing is the best part for the floor planning. Architectures can finish the work in a better way. However, contact to an interior designer and plan the floor making with his direction. It gives a better idea. Architectures sometimes fail to remind the basic tips and designers can remember it.

Beautiful floor plans often makes envious to people. So select the best design and make your floor plan unique.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-design-your-own-floor-plans/feed How to Make Your Own Programhttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-your-own-program http://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-your-own-program#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:08:05 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=9051 How to Make Your Own Program How to Make Your Own ProgramMaking your own software program requires time. This is a critical endeavor and you need to invest lots of time and energy for the process. There are four essential steps involved in the method. You have to make the best use of these four steps in order to make something lucrative and technically updated.

  1. The first step is known as brainstorming. This is the step in which you have to make use of your brains. You have to check with everything available. The matters you are using have to be of the finest quality. You should look forward to that one particular need which no software is being able to meet with. You should know how to make an existing program more enhanced. In case you can even make a game application and you must make sure that you are planning something which can be easily enjoyed by common public.
  2. Next you have to think about software designing. First, you have to create a blueprint of the software. You must write down a plan how you would make your program function. You have to prepare a list of specific instructions which would be aptly followed by the programmer. In case you are dealing with a developer from the overseas you can present with a formidable visual presentation on the kind of design you want to represent and in this case you do not need to write the specs by making use of a text document. This will definitely help in saving a lot of your time because there is no need for you to explain things in details.
  3. Now it is time for you to deal with software programming. This is the place where you can best nurture your ideas and put them into action. Here you can make the best use of your ideas and let your innovation speak. This is the place where you should give your idea a perfect form. The kind of design specifications you have will be written in codes and this can function in form of actual working software. You are sure to enjoy every bit of this technicality
  4. Next it is turn for you to test the kind of software you have formulated. The first time you find your program working it may not respond in the way you would want it to function. You may feel a bit disheartened at first. However, there is n need to feel bad as try and try and you are sure to be perfect. Test the program you have made – not just once but several times. If you find problems with the program you need to fix them well and you must also make sure that it works properly. It is only after you are happy with the ultimate design you need to accumulate the code well and try to give way to a most innovative application.

This is the way you can make your program speak and prove it to be all the more outstanding.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-your-own-program/feed How to Learn Programminghttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-learn-programming http://tipdeck.com/how-to-learn-programming#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:00:53 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=8986 How to Learn Programming How to Learn ProgrammingIf you are pitted with the task of learning a new programming language, you might feel a bit wary. Some people are able to learn very easily due to superior intelligence, basic knowledge or prior experience. But the ability to learn programming for a normal person usually depends on the strategy he uses to learn it. If you follow the right strategy, you will be able to master programming in a very few days. You can easily write easy programs using all the libraries and functions, within a week. Let us see how you can do this in an easy way.

  1. Get the Reference Books – Try to find a few books written by good authors on this language. Try to bring an assortment of books which include a tutorial and a reference. You might also find all the tutorials and the reference books that you want on the Internet.
  2. Go Through the Books – If you are really sincere about learning the programming language in a week, then you have to take a firm step. Reserve 2 days for going through the material, and see to it that there is no outside disturbance. You can just put your life on hold for 2 days which includes switching off your cell phone. Read as fast as you can but with understanding. Find out how the variables are declared, the data types, how the functions are declared and called in the main function, how are the loops formed, and so on. Find out if it is a procedural or object-oriented language. You can feel curious about many things in the language and list them out to find the answers later. Try to analyze the sample programs to notice the format and how the code is written.
  3. Allow the Information to Sink In – Once you have thoroughly read the available material, take a break and try doing something else. The information that you have absorbed in the last 2 days should be allowed to germinate. Try writing a few easy programs yourself to see how much you have actually learnt. You can experiment by writing programs which uses the whole gamut of the language. Stress on the various aspects of program writing by writing database programs, programs with user input, or even doing simple file I/O. You can combine the writing of these programs with something completely different like doing some exercises, going for jogging or even swimming or playing basketball. Now, you can go back refreshed and find the answers to the problems which were worrying you.
  4. Work on Trial Projects – Now you are ready to see if you can write and successfully run trial programs. Consider a simple project which can use all the features of the language including the library functions. By choosing a simple project, you can focus on the various new aspects of the programming language without having to bother with the programming details.
  5. Take a Review – When you have successfully implemented a few trial projects, you can then review what you have learnt and how much you have been able to imbibe. There may be aspects which you have not understood. Think of how you can learn about them. You can begin the same process all over again if you want.

You will probably be able to do quite well if you follow the above steps. It should take you about a week to get a good idea about the programming language. By working on more projects, you will be able to understand the intricacies of the language and develop more command over it.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-learn-programming/feed How to Make Graphshttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-graphs-2 http://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-graphs-2#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:00:45 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=8518 How to Make Graphs1 How to Make GraphsGraphs are the pictorial or diagrammatical representation of a series of information or data. Many people prefer to use graphs, as it offers much easier and efficient option to compare the changing relationship between a set of interrelated data. Earlier people were using specially designed papers to make different types of graphs. But with advancement in technology, the modern people use more automated and specialized software for making graphs. It requires only a basic understanding of the computer operation and the methods used in Microsoft Excel. The software offers a set of easy chart wizards to prepare graphs of both simple and complicated nature. Simply by listing down the values in various rows and columns to form a statistical table, you can make graphs in a few minutes time with the software.

Instructions

  1. Launch the Microsoft Excel on your personal computer, and save the sheet with a name of your choice. Now list down the entire set of values, based on which the graph will be made. Use separate columns to list down the information of different categories. For instance, if you are making a graph using the past sales data, list down the months in the first column and mention the corresponding sales values in the adjacent rows. Use appropriate labels matching with the information and mention the same as the heading for the respective columns.
  2. Now highlight the data by using the mouse. Drag the mouse over the cells to select and highlight the data to be used for making a graph.
  3. Click on the Insert tab appearing on top of the excel sheet. You can see various options to include additional objects like picture, shapes, clipart, smartart, hyperlink, textbox, symbols, objects and signature line along with different types of charts.
  4. The different types of charts are shown at the middle of the insert options and you can click on a specific icon to make a graph in that format. You can choose any of the main categories like column, line, pie, bar, area, and scatter. Also, you can click on the other charts to select additional categories of charts including, stock, surface, bubble, radar and doughnut.
  5. After clicking on a specific type of chart, you can see a set of additional designs based on the main category of graphs. Each of the subcategory will display the images of a graph, which will make it easier for you to make the exact type of graph.
  6. After selecting the exact type of graph, you can see a graph appearing on the sheet based on the information enter by you. You can save the graph as well as take the print out to use for various purposes.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-graphs-2/feed How to Make a Mix on Ituneshttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-a-mix-on-itunes http://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-a-mix-on-itunes#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:00:51 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=7475 How to Make a Mix on Itunes How to Make a Mix on ItunesMaking a mix in itunes is quite a fun. The tunes are programmed in a way to provide you with maximum glee and entertainment. The tunes should be mixed in accordance to each other so that when one ends the other can carry on with the same mood. You can mix on itunes and present it to someone special. Such a melodious presentation will indeed be a great source of inspiration.

1. The playlist function of the itune can help you turn to a DJ. However, it is not an easy task to craft the perfect soundtrack. You have to match and hear with fineness. Just piling songs won’t do. That’s ordinary job. You have to present an unusual mix and you even have to be good at it. This is the best way you can keep your buddy happy. So try it now.

2. There should be a perfect transition of mood when you mix. It is better that you begin with calm songs. Soft to a dancing mood – this would indeed work fine. Thus, at the starting of the party people will get a chance to say hi and hell to one another and once the mood is set the dancing numbers will set the stage on fire.

3. When you move from one song to the other the transition should be smooth and buttery. It should not sound like one tune has suddenly ended and the other has begun without any intimation. However, do not make attempt to pair Air with the Quiet Riot. This can be best done by a professional DJ. Stay within your mixing ability and always look for songs which can compliment each other well.

4. The whole thing should be in one line. One song ends and the other begins catching the mood of the leaving song. It is a continuation of mood, it is a continuation of sensation, and it is in fact lovely. However, there should not be any dead space in between the tracks. In this case the iPod is ineffective as it cannot crossfade. Thus, it is better you make use of ProTools for merging tunes and making it a single song file. It would be best if you can match the beats. This requires skill and you have it in you.

5. The tunes should be mixed with the usual and the unusual songs. The blending should be fantastic. The carried over mood of the popular numbers will even make you enjoy even the other songs which are not so popular. This will also give the guests a chance to relax in between. There should also be a blending of the old classic songs as well as the new hits. This should be done with perfection.

Thus, with a mix on itunes you can be the music setter of your own party. In this way you can even become a qualified DJ. This is a fabulous chance to test your own musical skills and earn praises. Thus, be the DJ tonight.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-a-mix-on-itunes/feed How to Make a PDFhttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-a-pdf http://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-a-pdf#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:00:37 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=7471 How to Make a PDF How to Make a PDFPortable Document Format (PDF) is the commonly used open standard for exchange and interchange of documents. When you make a PDF document, the same remains independent of the various aspects associated with the original source file like the software, hardware and operating system. So many people prefer to convert their files into PDF to achieve the original quality and appearance of the original document. The format is also being supported across platforms and digital devices. You can make a PDF file by converting your original file using the Acrobat Distiller. During the PDF file generation process, you have various options to include the desired features to the file being created. The software comes with a default set up and allows you to change the settings to achieve the desired resolution and level of compression. So you can convert your original file into a PDF using the features required by you to keep the original features of the source document unchanged and intact.

Instructions

  1. Whenever you want to make a PDF using a specific document, you have to save the original document as a PostScript file. So rename the file in the *.ps file format before using the same to make a PDF.
  2. You will require the Acrobat Distiller software to create a PDF file. So if you do not have the required set up, you will be required to download the software from the official Acrobat website and install it on your local computer. Run the program from your laptop or desktop computer to start the conversion process.
  3. Select the Distiller and set the settings for Job Options (Ctrl + J).
  4. Check the various options available in the default setting for the resolution or amount of compression to be used for making the PDF file. If you want to change the features, update the same in the settings section and click on the OK button.
  5. Now you will have to select the particular file which you want to convert into PDF. Select the Select File -> Open (Ctrl + O) from the filer menu, select the PostScript file created by you earlier by changing the document extension to .ps. Locate the file on your local computer and click on the Open button after selecting the file. Now a new screen will appear on the monitor.
  6. The screen will allow you to give a name to the new PDF file being created through the process. You can type in a name or accept the default name being displayed on the screen. Click on the Save button to begin the PDF file generation immediately.
  7. If the process is run in a smooth and uninterrupted manner, the PDF file will be created with the selected name. But if the Distiller reports any type of error, you will be required to go back to the original file and rectify the exact error. After correcting an error, you can regenerate the PostScript and follow the PDF conversion process from the beginning.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-a-pdf/feed How to Design Your Own Magazinehttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-design-your-own-magazine http://tipdeck.com/how-to-design-your-own-magazine#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:00:07 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=7457 How to Design Your Own Magazine How to Design Your Own MagazineIf you are making your own magazine, its success will to a large extent depend on how you design it. Designing plays an important role in the print media as the very look and feel of a publication can make it a success or failure. While designing a magazine, you should have your publication’s mission and goal clearly spelt out. The task may prove to be a bit challenging for a first-timer, especially if you are working on a small budget. But if you bear in mind certain considerations the job in hand will get simpler. So if you want some guidance on how to design your own magazine, here are a few essential tips.

  • Before you even start designing, go to a bookstand and pick up magazines that appear interesting to you. Analyze what is the first thing in those magazines that caught your attention and made you choose them over others. It could be the cover page, presentation manner, the photographs or even the layout of the magazine. These can work as an inspiration when you go about designing your own magazine. Cut out these samples and work on them as a dummy till you finalize your own design.
  • Decide on your magazine’s logo, which generally appears at the top of the cover. The logo must be well developed, legible and be able to tell the readers about your publication.
  • Select the color scheme and fonts. Ideally, there should be a maximum of three fonts in the entire magazine – for the main heads, subheads and one for the body text. Too many fonts confuse the reader. Choice of color scheme and fonts speak a lot about your magazine’s overall professionalism. Add multi-column grids to pages for better text flow.
  • Create the template for each page on your design program, which generally is Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress. Set page margins and remember to include vital information on magazine title, volume number, issue theme and date. Now start filling in “test” contents – articles, photographs, illustrations, charts etc.
  • Design the magazine cover. The cover of a magazine forms its backbone and sufficient planning should go in while designing the cover. A magazine lying on a newsstand can attract a reader by its cover alone. Decide on the theme, style and color of your magazine cover. There are a lot of options to choose from like a no-word cover, one image cover with one main line or several cover lines, cover with multiple images and words or an all-graphic cover. Photographs in the cover should be of high quality and in the proper resolution. Choose photos that appear interesting to your potential readers.
  • Include contact information in the table of contents page. Your physical address, website, email, subscription price and the manner of subscription can be detailed here.

Once you are done with the design of your magazine, get views and opinions from the target audience through online surveys or by forming focus groups. Refine the look and feel of your magazine based on the feedback received from readers.

 

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-design-your-own-magazine/feed How to Draw Lightninghttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-draw-lightning http://tipdeck.com/how-to-draw-lightning#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:00:05 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=6994 How to Draw Lightning How to Draw LightningArtists find several topics to draw. If you are keen to find out a topic, then the most exciting topic for you can certainly be lighting. Lightning is unique and the streaks of lightning really look nice in the sky. If you are successful in bringing them down on your drawing paper, what can be better than that? However, before that, you would have to learn how to draw lightening. This is not a simple task, but if you follow these few steps, things would certainly become easier for you. Here are few of the things that you can follow.

• There are different drawing techniques for different kinds of lightning. You can use unpredictable lines by means of combining broad strokes and sharp angles. For a realistic look, you can however, begin with a dark background.
• Before you start out with anything, you can have a look at the branches of the trees. If you notice closely, you would find that the organic shapes of the branches are quite similar to that of the lightning bolt. This in turn, would help you to find stationary models.
• You can start drawing many of them. You can continue with your drawing till you get a comfortable feel with these drawing strokes.
• Make your hand light and movable when you are on pencil and paper. Before, you start drawing the actual lightning; you would have to ensure that you practice drawing organic and flowing lines left and right across the page.
• When you are trying to draw the lightning bolts, you would have to think of the realistic look of these bolts. The realistic bolts are not that simple.
• Now you can reverse the entire process. First you can shade your paper with pencil completely. This would help you to give a solid black effect to the paper.
• Now with the help of an eraser, you would have to create the flawless lines of lightning. While you are using the eraser, make sure that you keep the pressure of the eraser quite heavy enough to create the lines of lightning. However, at the same time, you must also make sure that pressure is light enough to jiggle your hands over the paper smoothly.
• You must always remember that if you want to achieve success in your drawing, you would have to give freedom to the movement of your hands. Do not make your hands heavy. This in turn, would spoil the realistic look of the lightning.
• The pencil and the brush should be used to create different degrees of thicknesses of the shapes and lines of the tree branches and the bolts of the lightning. This would help you to create your own images and the effect achieved would be much more realistic and natural.

So what are you waiting for? Take a paper and a pencil and start practicing your drawing today. You would achieve perfection with practice.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-draw-lightning/feed How to Office Anywhere using Free Internet Applicationshttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-office-anywhere-using-free-internet-applications http://tipdeck.com/how-to-office-anywhere-using-free-internet-applications#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:03:00 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=6356 How to Office Anywhere using Free Internet Applications How to Office Anywhere using Free Internet ApplicationsThe very first thing which any enthusiastic internet entrepreneur would want would be to stay connected everywhere on the go. This can be achieved in a number of ways but the most significant and effective way is to store things online and opt for online office applications. Here we present to you some of the best applications online that will provide you with the most satisfactory result to carry your office anywhere you go.

Option # 1: Google Docs

Google Docs is by far the best application that can be used as an online office tool. It has some of the best features that you yearn for like word processor, worksheet and presentation tools. The most fundamental attribute that makes Google doc superb is the real time collaboration. Here real time collaboration means that users can edit simultaneously when they are online and they can see the changes that are made constantly by the other users. It also gives the facility to upload documents from the desktop itself, thus you can edit them anywhere on the go.

The online word processor in Google Docs gives all the facilities which are available offline like margins, tables, footnotes, indentations, comments and many more. The spreadsheet is equally helpful in getting the online errands done. You also have the option to use offline spreadsheet functions like conditional formatting, automatic translation and use of complex formulas. Even the PowerPoint presentations can be edited online too. You can invite anyone by sharing the presentation online. Thus the presentation can be viewed by many people simultaneously and it is quite a helpful feature that can enable you held online meetings and webinars. Another interesting feature that Google Docs provides online is the real time collaboration drawing tools by which you can draw algorithm flowcharts. You can also conduct surveys by using the Google Forms that collect data and store it in the form of spreadsheets.

Option # 2: Evernote

Evernote is the “next generation” cloud computing tool. It gives you many facilities that your mind has not yet conceived of. The main feature that makes it really special is that it has got application for the windows, mac, linux, iPhone and the android platform. By this you can jot down anything, anywhere on the go and the data will be synced on all the platforms. Now taking notes, or a snap or web clippings becomes more easy with Evernote. It has also got a keyword tagging feature which helps in the quick search of text and other tools alike.

Option # 3: Zoho Work

Zoho is a multi-utility, online office tool that offers you services that any other platforms can’t. Its online tools are categorized in to three main subdivisions. They are Collaboration applications, business applications and productivity applications. Through collaboration applications you can share docs and performs activities like chatting, meetings and discussions. The business application provides facilities like recruits, reports and market place. Finally the productivity tools have facilities like calendar, notebook, planner, writer and viewer.

Therefore by following the above mentioned instructions you can office anywhere using free internet applications.

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Instructions

1. Select both your images and make a new document by dragging and dropping two the two images into it. But put those two photos on two separate layers. Put the layer on top which you want to display at the center or main portion of the photo. Create a new layer for background and initially fill it with white. Let’s call the two photo layers “A” and “B”, and the background layer as “C”.

2. Select the top layer (a) by clicking on its name in the layers palette. Click on the add layer mask icon in the layers palette and add a mark to layer A.

3. Now make your foreground color black and choose a large and soft brush from the brush tools. As you start painting the top image will disappear. It happens as whatever is painted black is made invisible on the layer mask and only the white portion remains visible. Now you can finish painting the areas of the photo which you want to remain hidden in your new photo.

4. Switch between the background and foreground colors by pressing the X key. Now select a smaller brush and paint back the areas with white which you want to keep back. Now your image will come back as you start painting with white.

5. Now duplicate the layer A by selecting the layer and then going to the Layer>Duplicate or by dragging the layer name to the new layers icon. Now drag the new layer to the top of the layers palette.

6. Now click on the add layer mask option and the selection will automatically fill the mask. You can select the layer mask by clicking on the mask thumbnail. Now invert the mask by pressing Ctrl/Cmd+I or image>invert. Now you can see the image again.

7. Now paint back some portion of the second layer (B) by lowering the capacity of the top layer. Select the layer and reduce its capacity to 60%.
8. Now select again the top layer (A) and paint the edges of the second image visible after activating the layer mask. You can select the brush according the size and coordination of the selected image. Now again increase the capacity of the new layer to 100%. Now you can see an interesting image containing both your images.

9. Now go to the Hue/Saturation and colorize the first image with warm colors with saturating the color less than 30%. Now pull the capacity on all layers back to 70-80%.

10. Now you can adjust the capacity of the layers according to your wish and get the desired new photo image.

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