INPUT ARTICLE: Article: For this method, you will need one to two yards of fabric covered boning, fabric scissors, thread, a sewing needle and fabric pins, enough Grosgrain ribbon to fit around your waist with at least an extra 10 inches (25.5 cm) to spare, and two hook and eye clasps. Fit the ribbon around your waist, with 2 to 3 extra inches (at least 7 cm). This is what will make your waist stay. These ribbon patches will be used to sew the boning into place. Many strapless dresses come with boning already in them; however, this boning is usually of poor quality and very flimsy. Take your fabric scissors and carefully cut a small hole into the lining so that you can pull the boning out. Do this carefully! You don't want to damage the dress lining too much. Skip this step if your dress does not have boning already. Don't worry if you didn't have boning in your dress before. You can simply sew the boning to the lining of the dress. You will need to use at least four pieces of boning. Two pieces will go in the front and two pieces will go in the back. Be sure to space the boning evenly! If you are sewing the boning directly onto the dress (and not using the old boning spaces), make sure you leave at least 1/4 inch of space (3 cm) at the top and at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) before the bottom of the waist. Do not sew the bottom of the boning, but leave it free (and not sewn into the dress). When sewing boning to the dress lining, make sure you do a line of stitches on the top of the boning to keep it from poking you. Be cautious when sewing, you don't want your needle to go all the way through the liner to the outer fabric! You will need this "extra boning" in order to sew it to the stay (made from the Grosgrain ribbon). You can do this by using the small patches you cut out earlier and placing the boning between the stay and the patch. Sew backstitches from the top layer (the stay) through the fabric of the boning and then through the patch. Grosgrain ribbon has a smooth side and a ribbed side, make sure the smooth side is facing out so that it does not create lines in your dress. Before you move on to sewing the next piece of boning, try the dress on and pin the stay to make sure you will sew the boning to the right part of the stay. Once you have completed the boning, you will need a way to keep your waist stay closed. To do this, sew one half of the clasp to one end of the ribbon and the other side to the other end. Repeat this with the second clasp. This will allow you to clasp the waist stay together, similar to how you would do with a clasp bra.

SUMMARY: Get together everything you need to fix your dress. Measure the ribbon to fit your waist. Cut the remaining ribbon into four equal parts. Remove the boning in your dress. Insert the new boning into the space where the old boning was. Leave 1/2 an inch (1.3 cm) of the bottom portion of boning free from the dress. Sew the bottom of the boning to your stay. Continue this process with the three remaining pieces of boning. Sew your hook and eye clasps to each end of the stay.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: One of the quickest ways to troubleshoot a corrupted presentation is to try to import them into a blank presentation. You may be able to save some or all of the slides. Start by opening PowerPoint without loading a file. When prompted to select the type of file you want to create or load, select the blank presentation option. You'll find this towards the left end of the Home tab. Make sure to click the part of the button so that the menu appears. This will open a sidebar on the right side of the screen. " This will open the file browser. Use the file browser to navigate to the file and select it. Click "Open" to open the file. If PowerPoint is able to extract the slides from the corrupted file, you'll see them appear in a preview window. This will import all of the slides from the corrupted file into your blank presentation. If the slides were able to import properly, you'll be able to run the presentation and see all of the slides. PowerPoint may not have been able to recover all of the slides from the corrupted file. If the slides don't look like they should after you've added them to your blank presentation, you may be able to fix it by loading the corrupted presentation as a theme template: Click the File menu or Office button and select "Save As." Save a copy of your recovered presentation with a different name as a backup. Open the Design tab, click "More" in the "Themes" section, and then click the "Browse For Themes" link. Select your damaged presentation file and click "OK." This will load the slide master from your damaged presentation, which will restore the theme. Switch back to your backup copy of the recovered presentation if it stops After confirming that the slides have imported properly, you can save your new presentation file. You should be able to load the new without any corruption problems. To be extra safe, save it to a different location than the original corrupted file was stored.

SUMMARY: Open PowerPoint. Start a new blank presentation. Click the "New Slide " button in the Home tab. Select "Reuse Slides" from the bottom of the menu. Click "Browse " and then "Browse File. Select your corrupted PowerPoint presentation file. Right-click one of the slides in the preview and select "Reuse All." Check your imported slides. Import the slide master from the corrupted presentation if the imported slides don't look right. Save your recovered presentation.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Lift the front up as high as it will go, without sliding over the front of your breasts. This will make sure the back stays low, for proper support. This will also ensure you get lift in front, where you want it. Start from just behind your armpits, and push as much as you can into the cup. Breast tissue is soft, and if your bra fits properly, it should stay where you put it. Grasp the front of the bra and jiggle slightly to settle everything into place. With a properly fitted bra, the apex of your breasts should be approximately halfway between your elbow and your shoulder. Doing so can make the bra uncomfortable, and this can affect your mood and posture. Never tighten the straps so much that they put pressure on your shoulders. This will cause you to slouch forward. Never tighten the straps so they pull the bra up at the back. Keeping the back band straight across is important for adequate support in front. When buying a bra, hook into the loops at the very end of the band. This gives you a way to tighten the bra as it stretches out over time. Your breast size will change along with other changes in your body. Get fitted every time you lose or gain more than 10 pounds (4.5kg) or have hormonal changes such as with pregnancy or hormone therapy. Many lingerie stores and departments offer free professional fitting. Don't be embarrassed! These women are usually very kind and professional, and have seen it all before. Try to get fitted at a store with a wide range of brands and sizes, otherwise the information you get might be limited to what the store actually sells.

SUMMARY:
Hook the bra at your waist, then pull up only in the front. Lean forward and smooth all the soft tissue forward. Know how high on your chest your breasts should end up. Don't overtighten the closures or straps. Get a professional fitting regularly.