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NAWLA's Year-Round App in the News... 5 Things to Know!

By Patrick J Goar posted 07-11-2018
Recently NAWLA's year-round app, developed by CoreApps, was highlighted in their monthly newsletter Here are 5 things to know about the year-round Access 365 app What does the app do? The app organizes NAWLA's event marketing pages, event specific apps, member directory, association history, blog posts, and online communities all in once place! What prompted the project? NAWLA wanted to increase their new media exposure and provide a year round member benefit. What were some of the challenges or wins for the project? SmithBucklin worked with CoreApps to improve the Access 365 explore page to include prettier graphics at no additional ...

Check Your Computer Upgrade Eligibility

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
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Restore Your Browser to Default Settings

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
How to reset Internet Explorer Click on Tools > Internet Options. Go to the Advanced tab Click on the Reset button. How to reset Google Chrome On the latest version of Google Chrome, click on the Customize and control Google Chrome button > Settings . Click on Advanced Settings . Scroll down to the bottom of the page, until you reached the “Reset browser settings” section. Click on Reset browser settings . How to reset Firefox Right Click, on the empty space at right of “Page Tab” and enable Firefox “Menu Bar” Help – Troubleshooting information. A new tab will open, click on the “Refresh Firefox” ...

Change Your Default Browser

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
Click on the Start button, then click Control Panel . (In Windows 10 click on Start and type Control Panel ) Click Programs > Default Programs > Set your default programs . In the panel on the left, select Google Chrome, Firefox or IE Click Set this program as default . Click Ok .

Add Folders to Favorites (Quick Access) in Windows 7 or 10

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
Add Folders to Favorites (Quick Access) in Windows 7 or 10 When you open Explorer in Windows 7 you will see a list of Favorites in the Navigation Pane. Microsoft has already put some there, but you can remove them and add your own favorite folders including Search Connectors. In Windows 10 it’s called Quick Access instead of Favorites, but it works exactly the same way Remove Folders from Favorites or Quick Access By default, Microsoft has included some favorite locations that you may not want. The default locations are Desktop, Downloads, Recent Places, and Recorded TV if you’ve set up Live TV in Windows Media Center. To delete the locations from ...

Create a New Outlook Profile

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
Close Outlook. Open Control Panel and find the Mail applet. If you use the Category view in Windows's Control Panel, look for the Mail applet in the User Accounts category, or type Mail in the Search field Select the Show Profiles button. (Email Account and Data Files buttons open the Account Settings dialog for the default profile.) Click the Add button to make a new profile. Do not Copy your existing profile when you are creating a profile for troubleshooting purposes. Type the name of the profile. This name will be one of the options to select when opening Outlook. Click on E-mail Account and ...

Mailbox Cleanup

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
To search for big attachments and emails in Outlook click on File – Info – Cleanup Tools – Mailbox Cleanup Select item size and click “Find” (9,999 kilobytes is roughly equivalent to 10 MB) Arrange items by size and delete or save big attachments.

Change Default Email Font Settings & Theme In Outlook

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
Open Outlook and click on File – Options – Mail – Stationery and Fonts It will open up Signatures and Stationary dialog, switch to Personal Stationary tab to change default font settings for; New mail messages, Replying or forwarding messages , and Composing and reading plain text message. Here you can also change the generic Theme. Change Default font styles & settings For changing default font size, color and family, under New mail message section, click Font. You will reach Font main dialog, start changing basic font settings; from Font select the font family, under Font style, choose desired style and from Size change the ...

How to Start Outlook in Safe Mode

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
If Outlook is not working properly or cannot load you can start Outlook in safe mode. In safe mode Outlook will start without customization files and add-ins loaded. In Windows 7, type outlook.exe /safe in the Start Search field on the Start menu then press Enter. In Windows 10

Add Bcc Recipients to a Meeting Request

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
To Bcc (blind carbon copy) someone in a meeting request in Outlook add that person as a Resource in the meeting request. Whoever you add as a Resource receives the meeting request and can accept or reject it, but other people you invite to the meeting don’t see that person on the list of attendees. In the new meeting request, in the Show group, click Scheduling Assistant > Add Attendees. In the Resources box, type the name or email address of each person you want to Bcc. TIP: If you’ve already added the recipients you want to Bcc as attendees, click the icon to the left of their name, and then click Resource (Room or Equipment). ...

Show the “Bcc” or “From” Box in Outlook

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
Show the “Bcc” or “From” box When you’re composing a message, click Options > Bcc or From Anyone added to the Bcc box receives a copy of the message. People in the To and Cc boxes won’t see the names for anyone listed in the Bcc box. When you first use Outlook, the Bcc and From box doesn’t appear. After you turn on the Bcc or From box, it appears every time you create a message. If you want to turn off the Bcc or From box for all future messages, when composing a message, click Options > Bcc.

Upgrade to Office 2016

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
To upgrade to Office 2016 close all open Office programs and navigate to Start – All Programs – SmithBucklin Programs – Upgrade to Office 2016

Outlook 2016 Hangs on Loading Profile Screen After Upgrade

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
Outlook 2016 hangs on loading profile screen after upgrade. Open any Office 2016 component for example Word, and create a blank document, click FILE than Options Select Advanced in the left pane. Then in the right pane, scroll down and look for Disable hardware graphics acceleration under the section Display. Check this option and click OK Close Office (Word) 2016 and reboot the machine.

Add Additional Mailbox to Outlook 2010/2016

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
Add Another Mailbox Outlook 2016 Step 1 – To add an additional mailbox, launch Microsoft Outlook 2010/2016 then click the File tab > click Info tab > Account Settings. Step 2 – Account settings, select your current Mailbox and click Change. Step 3 – On the next screen select More Settings. Step 4 – Select the Advanced tab and click the Add button. Step 5 – Type in a name of the mailbox then click OK. Step 6 – Once the name of your mailbox has been created, click OK. Step 7 – Uncheck “Download shared folders” check box. Finish out the wizard by clicking Next, and then Finish on the Change Account screen. ...

How to Disable Outlook 2016/2010 Add-ins

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
Disabling unnecessary Add-ins is a great way to make your Outlook start faster, run more reliably and use less memory. Click File > Options > Add-Ins. Click Go. Uncheck Add-ins you don’t need. We recommend unchecking Outlook Social Connector and iCloud.

SmithBucklin Webmail and Out of Office Replies

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
You can check SmithBucklin email and set Out of Office reply from any computer. To access SmithBucklin webmail (OWA) open any browser and go to mail.smithbucklin.com. Enter your email address Type smithbucklin\your user name and password. Your mailbox will open. To set Out of Office reply go to Options in the upper right corner – Set Automatic Replies… Set Out of Office message and click Save at the bottom.

Edit PDF Content in Word 2016

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
To convert a PDF into an editable Word document, open new Word document. Click File > Open . Choose the location of the PDF and click Browse . Find the PDF and click Open . Or Go to any PDF file location, right-click on the PDF file, select ‘Open with’ option and choose ‘Word” The converted document might not have a perfect page-to-page correspondence with the original. For example, lines and pages may break at different locations. When done editing you can save the document back to PDF format File – Save As – PDF (*.pdf)

Microsoft Office Picture Manager on Office 2016

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
Microsoft Office Picture Manager Close all open Office programs and click on the link below \\cchinas01\isd\Ap p s\Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 (32-bit)\SharePointDesigner (1).exe Click on the Customize installation button. Then in the Installation Options tab, click the drop-down arrow in all three main areas under Microsoft Office and select Not Available: After doing that in all three areas (Microsoft SharePoint Designer, Office Shared Features, Office Tools), you will have this: Expand Office Tools by clicking the plus sign and you will see the Microsoft Office Picture Manager. This is the one-and-only component that ...

Printer Locations

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
20th Floor 19th Floor 18th Floor 14th Floor Click here to add a printer

How to add a Printer

By Michael Gould posted 04-26-2018
Start – All Programs (All apps for Windows 10) – SmithBucklin Programs – Click here to list printers and double click to install. Or click here \\chiprinters ( \\bwdc22 for DC users) and double click on the printer.