Steam is an online entertainment platform created by the developers of Counter-Strike. Among other things, Steam allows for social networking, automatic updates, and management of friends. When you download the program, create a desktop icon on your computer to make it easier to find. Double click the desktop icon. The logo is dark blue or black and white and looks like a wheel attached to a crank shaft, meaning a larger circle attached to a smaller circle, which is joined to another small circle by a rod. To create an account, click Create a New Account. Fill out the form, provide a username and password, and click Create My Account. If you already have an account, simply log in with your existing username and password. From the drop-down menu, select Add a Friend. Alternatively, if you are looking at your current friends list, you can also scroll to the bottom and select +Add a Friend. Because Steam manages several games, you may have to look up friends by their Steam usernames, rather than their Counter-Strike names.  When you locate the friend you’re looking for in the community, click Add as Friend on the right beside his or her name. When prompted, select Next > Finish. While the invitation is pending, that community member will be listed under your friends list, but under a different category called Invitations Sent. You won’t be able to see whether or not this community member is on or offline until he or she accepts your request.

Summary: Download Steam on your computer. Launch Steam. Login or create an account. Select Friends in the top left corner. Type in the name of a friend you want to add. Wait for that friend to accept your request.


Even if you follow American English conventions, include the day first when you spell out each piece of information. Use this format only for the most formal documents, such as a wedding invitation or a formal certificate such as a diploma.  For an invitation, try “We request your presence on the fifth of April in the year two thousand and twenty.” Use this format to express courtesy and deference to the reader and the occasion. For a less-formal invitation, announcement, or piece of correspondence, it is acceptable to include numerals for the day and year along with the spelled-out version of the month. This is also common in many academic style manuals.  When identifying an event or occasion, write “on” before a day. If you omit the day, insert “in” before the month or year. In British English, you could write “she was born on 8 May 1883” or “she was born on the 8th of May 1883.” In American English, try “she was born on May 8, 1883” or “she was born in May 1883.” Write the date out in numerals at the top of a memo, a page of lecture notes, an impersonal business record such as an invoice, or piece of correspondence to indicate when the record was created or when something is due. Use all numerals when prompted by a form or in following record-keeping conventions. Try using numerical dates in a spreadsheet or filename as well to streamline your data.  You can include the date in MM/DD/YY format at the top of a greeting card so your recipient knows when it was written. A museum database may use the YYYY-MM-DD format to identify when an object was acquired. You may be asked to provide your date of birth in MM-DD-YYYY format on a government form.

Summary: Spell out the day, month, and year for highly formal invitations. Spell out only the month within formal and semi-formal contexts. Choose numerals when dating documents and records.


It's in the upper-left corner of the screen. It's near the bottom of the menu. It's near the top of the menu in the "General" section. Tap Auto-update apps at anytime to automatically update using your mobile data connection, which could incur data charges from your mobile carrier. Tap Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only to allow automatic updates only when your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network. To stop automatic app updates altogether, tap Do not auto-update apps.

Summary: Open the  Play Store app. Tap ☰. Scroll down and tap  Settings. Tap Auto-update apps. Select how to update the apps.


Once you've figured out what words challenge you, you need to make a plan for how you will move through your list in a limited amount of time. You need to make a plan so that you can cover all of your words quickly at least 3 times. Preferably, you want to cover tougher words 4 or 5 times (or until you're comfortable with those words). Consider a few things:  Your limited amount of time. Days you might be too busy to study. Periodic tests and quizzes. Extra time for extra challenging words. Find yourself a good dictionary and some websites that will help you study. Your dictionary is going to be your most important study resource, so it should be one that you are comfortable using. In addition, websites will make studying a bit more fun, and perhaps easier.  Dictionaries can be bought at pretty much any book store, but make sure to get one that is recommended and/or approved by your spelling bee organization. A good dictionary will show a word's root, phonetic spelling, common usage, and even origin. Oxford is a good choice, but Merriam-Webster's is the official choice of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and many smaller spelling bee organizations also recommend it. Vocabulary.com has a very helpful word list building tool. See it at https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/vocabgrabber  Take a look at Merriam-Webster's Word Central at http://www.wordcentral.com/. If you are a younger spelling bee competitor, you can play games and build your own dictionary of tough words! Make sure to get a notebook in order to store your word lists and the paper that you'll be writing on when studying. A good organized notebook with your main word list, lists of challenging words, notes, definitions, and more, will be critical to your success.
Summary: Make a plan. Get yourself a dictionary and find helpful websites. Get yourself other materials to help study and prepare.