| How to Activate the Camera in Windows 10 Posted: 01 Nov 2020 04:00 PM PST This wikiHow will teach you how to activate the camera app in Windows 10 as well as how to give other apps permission to use your camera. Many Windows 10 computers come with built-in webcams, such as all-in-one desktops and laptops. If you need to buy a webcam for a PC without a built-in webcam, you can refer to How to Buy a Webcam and How to Set up a Webcam. [Edit]Using the Camera Application - Press . You can press this key with the Windows logo to open the Start menu, but you can also click the Windows logo in your Start menu.
- Click . It's in the "C" section of listed apps.
- Click to change the settings and take a video instead of a picture. You'll see both the video camera and camera icons on the right side of the application window.
[Edit]Allowing Apps to Access Camera - Press . You can press this key with the Windows logo to open the Start menu, but you can also click the Windows logo in your Start menu.
- Click . You'll see this gear icon on the left side of the menu.
- Click . It's at the bottom of the menu next to an icon of a padlock.
- Click . You'll find this menu option in the menu on the left side of the window under the header "App permissions."
- Click the toggle on under "Allow apps to access your camera." This setting will allow any apps you install access to your camera.[1]
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| How to Make a Day of the Dead Mask Posted: 01 Nov 2020 08:00 AM PST Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday honoring lost loved ones that's celebrated around the same time as Halloween. Making a Day of the Dead mask is a great way to teach kids about the holiday while also passing a fun afternoon making crafts. The easiest solution, especially if you're doing this with young children or as a classroom activity, is to print out skull templates and make paper masks. Just cut them out and decorate them however you'd like! If you're creating a costume, grab a plain white plastic mask from a craft store and decorate it with traditional Day of the Dead designs. [Edit]Creating a Simple Paper Mask - Search for a Day of the Dead skull shape template online. You can find a lot of cool Day of the Dead mask templates online. If you have small children or are planning this as a classroom activity, this is a great option. Run a search for "Day of the Dead mask template" or "calavera template" and browse through the available options.
- Print out the template on regular printer paper or cardstock. Regular white printer paper will work just fine for this, but if you want something sturdier, use construction paper or cardstock for your mask. You don't need any colored ink for this—black ink works perfectly and creates an authentic look.[2]
- Don't worry—you'll be decorating the mask later, so you can make it as colorful as you like at that point.
- Many templates have designs on the skull already, which makes it super easy to create an authentic-looking mask. You can choose a blank skull template and draw in your own designs if you prefer, though.
- Cut around the perimeter of the skull to create the base of the mask. Printable templates have easy-to-follow lines that you or your child can easily cut out. Use a pair of sharp scissors to cut out the skull template and toss the excess paper in the trash.[3]
- Cut out the eye holes if you want a mask you can see through. You don't have to do this, but it can make the masks more fun and interactive.
- Draw in traditional Day of the Dead designs with a Sharpie, if desired. The easiest templates already have authentic details and designs included on the skull face. If you printed out a blank skull template, use a permanent black marker to draw on flowers, hearts, animals, curlicue shapes, and other traditional Day of the Dead designs.[4]
- It can help to look at traditional designs online and mimic them if you aren't sure what to draw on your skull.
- Use markers or crayons to color in the designs any way you'd like. Day of the Dead skulls are traditionally quite colorful, so feel free to use any colors that you'd like to fill in the designs. Bright colors like orange, yellow, and aqua are common, but you can really go with any color palette you want. Encourage the kids to get creative![5]
- Add fun accents like glitter, sequins, or stick-on rhinestones, if desired. Feel free to customize your mask any way you'd like. Glitter glue is an easy, no-mess way to add some sparkle. Stick-on rhinestones and other cool stickers are great options. Gluing felt designs onto the face or a plastic flower at the temple can also look really cool.[6]
- Use hot glue to attach felt, sequins, or plastic flowers securely to the mask. If you're working with small children, you might want to handle this part yourself.
- Glue the paper mask to the top of a wooden popsicle stick. Add a dab of hot glue to the end of a wooden popsicle stick or craft stick. Then, press the chin area of the mask carefully onto the glue to attach the wooden stick. Give the glue a few minutes to dry and hold up your Day of the Dead mask to your face.[7]
- School glue or super glue will also work.
- Talk about the significance of the holiday as you work with the kids. Day of the Dead is a Mexican celebration that happens on the first 2 days of November. It's believed that the passageway between the real world and the spirit world is open during this time so deceased loved ones can visit their families. Families prepare by creating altars, decorating graves, and cooking traditional foods.[8]
- Festivities are joyful and often include flowers, music, candles, singing, and dancing.
- Day of the Dead has been celebrated for centuries and it's roots stretch back to the time of the Aztecs.
[Edit]Making a Strap-On Costume Mask - Cover your work surface with cardboard or plastic to protect it. Crafting can get messy! Place a large piece of cardboard on your work surface or tape down a garbage bag so you don't damage the surface.[9]
- Be sure to work on a flat, stable surface with plenty of room to spread out your craft supplies.
- Cut a plastic craft mask around the edges to create a skull shape. Plain white craft masks are usually rounded, but you can use scissors to alter the shape. Cut into the mask about at one of the skull's temples to create a slight indention. Then, cut around the top of the skull to the other temple and cut another indention. Do the same thing under the cheekbones on each side of the face to for an authentic skull shape.[10]
- You can find plain white craft masks made of plastic or cardboard at most craft stores. Be sure to get a mask that has an elastic strap so you can wear your mask once it's done.
- Sketch lines around the eyes, nose, and mouth to create a skull face. Use a pencil to lightly sketch in large teeth around the mouth area. Then, change the eyes to be perfectly round circles. Lightly draw an upside-down heart over the nose area so your mask will look like a skull with a skeleton face.[11]
- Draw your favorite Day of the Dead designs on other areas of the skull. Traditional designs include flowers, hearts, curlicues, paisley patterns, and so on. You can place your designs anywhere you'd like. Drawing flower petals around the eyes is a traditional look, but you can be as creative as you want.
- If you need inspiration or want to see traditional designs, type "Day of the Dead" mask into your search engine and check out the image results that pop up.[12]
- Fill in the eye and nose shapes with black paint or permanent marker. If you're using black craft paint, use a paintbrush to fill in the eye circles and upside-down heart nose completely. A black Sharpie will create the same effect, so use whatever tools you feel the most comfortable with or have handy.[13]
- If you'd like, draw or paint a black line between the upper and lower teeth and extend the line to the hollow areas under each cheekbone. Then, fill in the small hollow on each side to create a skeleton mouth.
- Use colorful paint or permanent markers to fill in your sketched designs. Day of the Dead masks are traditionally very bright, so feel free to use any color palette that you like. Yellow, blue, red, orange, and green are all great options for your mask.[14]
- Give paint an hour or so to dry before moving on to the next step. If you used permanent marker, this should only take a few minutes.
- Outline the designs with black 3D paint or a black Sharpie. Make sure paint is totally dry before you do this! Then, outline all of your designs in black for a traditional look. Using a black permanent marker is an easy option, but you can also create cool texture with squeeze tubes of 3D paint.[15]
- You can buy 3D paint in squeeze tubes from any craft store.
- Try accenting the black outlines with gold or silver for an even cooler look!
- Hot glue small craft gems to the skull, if desired. Adding small gems to some of the empty spaces on the skull can take your mask to the next level. Use hot glue to attach the gems or buy the stick-on variety and press them on wherever you like.[16]
- To make your design super durable, you may want to add hot glue to the stick-on variety, as well.
- You can buy small craft gems at any craft store or order them online.
- Let the mask dry overnight before you wear it. Put the mask somewhere out of the way and let the glue and paint set. At minimum, allow 5-6 hours for this. If possible, let everything set overnight so your mask will be extra durable.[17]
- When you're ready to wear your mask, hold it in front of your face and stretch the elastic band over your head to keep it in place.
- Feel free to decorate your mask in any way that you'd like. This project is really customizable and fun.
- Cut out the eye holes if you want to be able to see through the mask.
[Edit]Warnings - Be careful with hot glue! If you're working with young children, it's best to handle the hot glue yourself.
[Edit]Things You'll Need [Edit]Creating a Simple Paper Mask - Printer paper or construction paper
- Scissors
- Black Sharpie (optional)
- Markers or crayons
- Glitter glue (optional)
- Stick-on rhinestones (optional)
- Sequins (optional)
- Puffy paint (optional)
- 1 wooden popsicle stick per mask
- Hot glue or school glue
[Edit]Making a Strap-On Costume Mask - Cardboard or plastic garbage bags
- Plain white craft mask (plastic or cardboard)
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Craft paint or permanent markers
- 3D paint (optional)
- Small craft gems (optional)
- Hot glue (optional)
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| How to Join a Zoom Meeting on PC or Mac Posted: 01 Nov 2020 01:00 AM PDT This wikiHow teaches you how to join a Zoom conference call or meeting you've been invited to, using a computer. You can join a Zoom meeting with your internet browser on PC, Mac or Linux. [Edit]Joining With an Email Invite - Open the Zoom meeting invitation in your mailbox. You'll receive an email invitation when you're invited to a Zoom meeting. Find and click the invitation email in your mailbox.
- Click the invitation link in the email. If you have already downloaded Zoom to your computer, this will automatically connect you to the meeting. If this is your first time using Zoom, read on to learn how to download the necessary software to your computer.
- On some invites, you can find the link to join next to "Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android" in the email's body text. This will open the Zoom website.
- Click on "download here" if a download doesn't start automatically.
- If you're prompted, click Launch Application in the pop-up window. This will automatically prompt you to download the Zoom launcher to your computer.
- This will cause the "zoomuslauncher.zip" file to automatically download onto your computer.
- Double click the downloaded file to install Zoom. This will open the contents of the "zoomuslauncher.zip" file.
- Click Continue, if prompted, to install Zoom.
- Reopen your email and click on the meeting link again. This should automatically connect you to the meeting.
- If it doesn't, open the Zoom app that you just downloaded, click on Join a Meeting and enter the meeting link or ID.
- If the host has not started the meeting yet, you'll see a message stating "Please wait for the host to start this meeting" at the top.
- Click the green button. This button should automatically appear once you join the meeting. It will connect you to the meeting with your microphone.
- Click the button on the bottom-left (optional). This button looks like a video camera icon in the lower-left corner of the meeting window. It will allow the other participants to view your computer's camera.
[Edit]Using a Meeting ID or Link to Join a Call - Open the Zoom website in your internet browser. Type https://zoom.us into your browser's address bar, and hit or on your keyboard.
- Click the button on the top-right. You can find it near the blue SIGN UP, IT'S FREE button in the upper-right corner of the page.
- If you're signed in, you'll see MY ACCOUNT instead of the sign-up button here.
- Enter the meeting ID or link into the text field. You can get the meeting ID or link from the meeting's host.
- If you have an invitation email, you can also find the meeting ID here.
- Click the blue button. This will find your meeting from your meeting ID or link, and connect you here.
- You'll see a message that says "Launching" on your screen.
- If the meeting doesn't automatically launch, click the blue click here link, and then click join from your browser.
- Enter your display name for the meeting. Click the Your Name field, and enter a name here. You will connect to the meeting with the name you enter here.
- If you're logged in, you may automatically skip this step.
- Click the blue button. This will connect your audio to the meeting, and open the meeting screen in a new tab. You can now use your microphone, and start talking with your colleagues in the meeting.
- Click the button on the bottom-left. This button looks like a video camera icon in the lower-left corner of your screen. It will turn your camera on, and allow the other participants to view your video.
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