This guide will assume that you already have an image inserted somewhere in your document. If you need help with that, read our article about how to insert an image into Microsoft Word. You will see an outline appear around the edges of the image, with boxes on the corners and midpoints of the outline. You will also see a circular arrow at the top of the image. This is what you will be using to rotate the image. Click on the circular arrow above the picture and drag in the direction that you would like to rotate the image. Move the mouse as if you were rotating a piece of paper on a table. The picture will rotate following your cursor. Rotate the picture by increments of 15 degrees by holding Shift while rotating. Stop rotating the picture by simply releasing your click-hold on the circular arrow. Rotating the image to a precise orientation will be harder to accomplish with the mouse. If you need to orient your picture to an exact degree, read the method about rotating your picture by degrees.

Summary: Open your document. Click the image. Rotate the image. Stop rotating.

Always check to be sure that the weapon is unloaded and that the safety is on. Keep your gun pointed toward the ground when you are not firing. You should also get in the habit of wearing earplugs and safety glasses when shooting. As you step up to the shooting block, breathe air deeply into your lungs and let it out in a smooth exhale. Repeat this a few more times until you feel any nervousness dissipate. You can do this every time before you call for the clays to be released. One leg should be placed a bit in front the other and slightly bent. Keep your rear leg as straight as possible. Bend a little at your waist, but not enough to be hunched over. You should feel as if you are angled just a tad bit forward, as if you are leaning into the shot. Maintaining this position for every shot will make it easier to manage your gun's recoil. It will also let you stay flexible enough to track the clay bird in the sky. Since the clay bird will be moving across the sky, you'll need to track it with both of your eyes. If you close one of your eyes, you'll eventually lose sight of the target and miss your shot. However, be aware that one of your eyes will be more dominant than the other. This means that you may need to slightly squint the less dominant eye if you are consistently missing shots. Slowly and smoothly place the butt of the stock against your shoulder until it feels secure, but not painful. The more contact the butt of the stock has with your shoulder, the less you'll feel the recoil. Use your hands to hold the gun firmly and adjust your shooting elbow until it is horizontal with the ground. Your cheek should rest solidly against the comb (top of the stock) of your gun. This will also help to minimize the recoil. If this is uncomfortable, try securing a towel or other padding to the comb. " When you are comfortably in position, loudly and clearly call out "pull." This will result in the release of a clay bird from the trap house located in the center of the target field. When the clay bird is released, move the front of your shotgun until it closely follows the movement of the target. It's important to track the bird from the start, otherwise you run the risk of losing it in the sky. You'll also see that clay birds follow 1 of 3 possible tracks in the sky: left, straight, or right. After you take a shot, keep moving your gun in the same trajectory. Only stop when you have confirmed that the target has fallen from the sky. Establish the trajectory of the bird. Then, aim your shot for just a little bit ahead of the bird's current location in the sky. This allows your shot to align with the bird's continual movement. If you keep missing targets, it's likely that you are either shooting too high for a target or you are lagging behind it. A great part of trap shooting is that you don't have to hit the center of the target. In a competition, you'll be credited with a hit even if you just chip the bird. A bird that stays intact is considered "lost."

Summary: Follow basic safety practices. Take a deep, calming breath. Position yourself in a boxer's stance. Use both eyes to track the bird. Hold your gun in position against your shoulder. Call out "pull. Track the target with your gun's muzzle. Shoot ahead of the target.

Trying to record a song you haven't finished writing yet is like trying write a novel without any ideas about the plot or characters you're going to use very tricky. Whether you're recording in your garage or at Abbey Road studios, you'll want to have your entire song figured out before you start to record. This saves you the time of having to re-record numerous takes as you figure out your song and, if you're using a professional studio, the money needed to pay for studio time. This means that your song's structure needs to be more or less decided-upon when you arrive at the studio, but it doesn't necessarily mean that you need to have every note pre-planned. Some artists, for instance, record their solos live in the studio. In some genres of music, like Jazz, entire sections of the song can be improvised still, even in these cases, the musicians know when to begin and end each part of the song and how to stay in time with one another. For more information, see How to Write a Song. Not every song you record has to be an original. You can also record your own version of someone else's song (called a cover). There are no significant legal hurdles to recording a cover, though you are obligated to give the original songwriter credit if you sell your version commercially. Some of music's biggest hits have been covers (though this is not always well-known among fans of the songs). Below are just a few famous covers: "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell (originally by Gloria Jones) "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper (originally by Robert Hazard) "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley (originally by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton) "All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix (originally by Bob Dylan) "Jolene" by the White Stripes (originally by Dolly Parton) "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany (originally by Tommy James and the Shondells) No matter when and where you're recording, it's always in your best interest to practice your song until you know it like the back of your (hopefully callused) hands. By the time you turn on the mics, you'll want to be able to reliably play through the entire song without making anything rather than insignificant, tiny errors. If you can't, you risk wasting lots of time playing your song over and over as you try for a perfect take. This is especially important if you're using a professional recording studio. While you can easily get away with making a few mistakes when you're recording in your garage, showing up to a recording studio unprepared can be embarrassing and costly. Studio time can be quite expensive (it's not rare for the services of a reasonably high quality studio to run at $100 per hour or more), so every time you make a mistake and need to start over, you're losing money. Plus, experienced sound engineers are present when you record in the studio do you want to mess up in front of them over and over? Just like you'll want to be able to play through your song without mistakes before you begin recording, you'll also want to have all of the equipment and accessories that you need to make your music sound just right before you step into the studio. While many professional studios will have various amps, cables, effects pedals, and even instruments handy, there's no guarantee that they'll have exactly what you need to sound the way you want, so don't count on this. Instead, have all of your equipment with you to avoid the hassle of adjusting to a new setup. Obviously, if you're recording at home, all you'll be able to use is the equipment you have (or whatever you can borrow from a friend).
Summary: If you haven't already, write a song. Alternatively, pick a song to cover. Practice, practice, practice. Have whatever equipment you need to sound "just right".