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  • Cutting and pasting (illegal and unethical)
  • Getting the original author's permission to reproduce it
  • Finding those with Creative Commons licenses and bringing them to wikiHow
  • Reproducing them in your own words

This article will tell you how to use the last method.

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Steps

  1. Transpose Graphic Software Tutorials for wikiHow Step 1
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    Find your article that you want to transpose. Be sure that it is within your capability. Otherwise, you may not be able to finish it.
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  2. Transpose Graphic Software Tutorials for wikiHow Step 2
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    Be sure that you have the proper software installed. If it is a Gimp article, have Gimp on your computer.
  3. Transpose Graphic Software Tutorials for wikiHow Step 3
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    Start following the steps of the article.
  4. Transpose Graphic Software Tutorials for wikiHow Step 4
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    Start taking screenshots. You will want to create screenshots to use for the article and not take the ones from the website.
    • You can create the article as you go through it, or work on it offline and then add the article.
  5. Transpose Graphic Software Tutorials for wikiHow Step 5
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    Pay special attention to any problem areas that you have. What may be difficult for you will probably be difficult for others.
  6. Transpose Graphic Software Tutorials for wikiHow Step 6
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    Add the screenshots to explain the process. Feel free to duplicate the original screenshot, but do not use the original.
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Tips

  • This will also work for other types of articles.

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