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Take it easy with the technique BringMeMyFix suggests as you can bend axles this way - as suggested don't crank the nuts way down at first.
You can flip the bike upside down and stand at the BB shell and push the wheel back while tighten the nuts down. Pretty easy to get the tension right this way but not so good unless you've got a soft surface or something to put under the stem. Again don't crank the nuts way down, just get them so they're holding the wheel and the flip the bike back up before fully tightening.