Symptoms Can’t open PDF files Adobe Reader says Access denied. Error opening PDF document Solution Open Adobe Reader Go to Edit -> Preferences On the left-hand side, choose Security (Enhanced) On the right at the top, uncheck the box that says “Enable Protected Mode at startup” That’s it. You should now be able to open […]
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Running Windows Updates
Windows 10 Go to the Start Menu and type in updates Choose Check for updates from the search list Click “Check for updates” Once updates are found, click the “View optional updates” option Wait for updates to finish and restart if prompted You may need to run updates again if there were a lot of updates to […]
Windows 10 Start Menu Disabled Fix
Go to Start menu button and right click on it. This will open the contextual menu, after which you need to select Command Prompt (Admin). Once Command Prompt is open, go ahead with the following steps. Type and enter: Powershell Type the following: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Laptop goes to sleep within a few minutes
Having issues with your computer going to sleep when you don’t want it to? Maybe you have already adjusted a few power settings and it still happens. Well (so far) there’s a fix for it. Recently, we have discovered a “hidden” power setting that puts the computer into sleep mode after a couple of minutes […]
Create Booklets in Word
Sometimes, a three-page handout is just too much. It doesn’t do justice to what you are trying to accomplish. Kids are flipping pages or ripping out staples and all you really wanted was a simple booklet. Well Word 2010 lets you create documents in a booklet format! Get those documents in a nice, easy-to-read format […]
Changing Your Password
There are two easy ways to change the password. The best is on one of the school computers. The second is through the Outlook Web Mail. Password Policy: We encourage all staff to select a password consisting of 8+ characters and a mix of letters and numbers. Having numbers inserted in the middle of the […]
Sharing Contacts and Groups
Sending contacts or groups to another person Attaching the contact in an email With Outlook open, switch to the Contacts screen by clicking the Contacts button in the bottom-left of the screen Select the contact or group that you would like to share by clicking on the card (or name if you are viewing contacts […]
Recover an unsaved document
Have you ever started typing a new document and accidentally closed the program without saving? Or maybe the computer shut down or restarted? Is everything lost? Do I have to start it all over? Not to worry. Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) has a nice feature that lets you recover your unsaved […]
Everything Office
The following link is for Office 2010 tutorials straight from Microsoft including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook but BEFORE YOU READ THEM: some of these tutorials may not work on our system. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/download-office-2010-training-HA101901726.aspx
Manually update Outlook Address Book
Outlook 2010 updates the global address list on its own but at its own pace. It will check for changes in the address book infrequently. You can force Outlook to update the address book by following a few simple steps. In Outlook, click the File tab Click Account Settings, then click Download Address Book. Uncheck […]