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 […]
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 […]
Tired of accidentally pressing shutdown when you meant to hit that little arrow and go to logoff? Well, you can customize that button so your default option is to logoff or lock your screen, or put the computer to sleep. This one is simple. Click on the start button and then right-click on either the […]
So now that everybody has all these new toys in their classrooms (projectors, tablets, etc.), you may have noticed a big limitation when you want to browse the web or save a document. Any time you want to enter text you have to walk back over to your computer and type into the keyboard. Not […]
Ok, so you’ve gotten used to using Windows 7 a little but to make things easy on yourself, you’ve put all the programs you use regularly on your desktop. I mean everything is there and now your newly created Sticky Notes are covering things up. Add to that a bunch of Word Documents and Spreadsheets […]
Get rid of all those Sticky Notes hanging off your monitor and make them digital. To open Sticky Notes go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Sticky Notes This will open a single yellow note and you can type in your to-do list or reminders right into it. When your mouse hovers over […]
Have a lot of windows open but really only want to focus on one thing right now? Sure, you could just full screen the window but what about when you want to get back to the desktop? You could go through and minimize everything but then you have to click through them again when you […]
Want to take a picture of something on your screen? How about that annoying error message that just doesn’t seem to happen when the Tech Dept comes by? Try the Snipping Tool that is built into Windows 7. To open it, go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Snipping Tool Once the […]
As many of you know, there is a key on your keyboard between Ctrl and Alt that has the nice little Windows logo on it. Well, that button used to just be for opening and closing the Start menu but Microsoft has built in a few extra shortcuts into Windows 7 that make things a […]