Leaving your office or campus for the summer requires some planning. Here are a few things that you should keep in mind before heading out for a well-deserved break: Out of Office Email Response Setting your email to automatically reply…
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Tech Tip: Set Alternate Contact Information
Summer is a busy time, and sometimes we miss that notification from ITS that our password is expiring until it’s too late. As a precaution against this, be sure to set up alternative contact information so that you will be…
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Posted in Home Page Tagged with: email, faculty, Office 365, password, staff, students, tech tip, technology
Spring Cleaning Your Devices for Faculty/Staff
The close of the semester is a great time to spring clean your devices. You should always back up your files, but sometimes that falls to the wayside in the busyness at the end of the semester. Now is a…
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Spring Cleaning Your Devices for Students
The close of the semester is a great time to spring clean your devices. You should always back up your files, but sometimes that falls to the wayside in the busyness at the end of the semester. Now is a…
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Tech Tip: Reset Your Password Through Office365
The days of trouble resetting a forgotten password are over. You can now reset your password through Office365, using an alternate email or phone number. You should enter a backup email or phone here to ensure continued access to your…
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Posted in Home Page Tagged with: email, faculty, Office 365, password, staff, students, tech tip, technology
Tech Tip: Outlook Rules
Is your inbox always cluttered with a lot of email that’s potentially useful, but hides the truly important email that you’re looking for? Try creating a rule in Outlook. ITS’s newest Knowledgebase article details just how to do that. Maximize…
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Posted in Home Page Tagged with: email, faculty, Office 2016, Outlook Efficiency, staff, students, tech tip, technology
Tech Tip: Faxing Changes
Over the summer, the process of sending a fax changed slightly. When sending a fax, you must now type +1, then the destination number followed by @fax.tc. Example: send a fax to +17173613333@fax.tc where 717 is the area code, and…
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Posted in Digital Citizenship, Home Page Tagged with: email, faculty, fax, staff, tech tip, technology
Tech Tip: Turn Off Focused Inbox
One feature of the move to Office365 is automatic sorting of your mail into two tabs, labeled “Focused” and “Other.” Focused is based upon its algorithm’s judgment of the content of the email’s importance. This feature may cause important email…
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Posted in Digital Citizenship, Home Page, Web Tips Tagged with: email, faculty, mail migration, Office 365, outlook web app, staff, students, tech tip, technology
Tech Tip: Sharing Accounts with Students
For faculty and staff with student workers who need to access files and send emails on their behalf, just telling the student their login credentials may seem like the simplest option. Unfortunately, this gives the student worker access to all…
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The Anatomy of a Phishing Email
How good are you at spotting phishing? Do you notice anything wrong with this email? See if you can spot all the signs of phishing. (Hint: if you click the photo, it will open in another tab for easier viewing.)…
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IRS Scams: Happy Tax Season!
It’s coming. That dreaded day is coming. Tax Day. But not everyone loathes tax season. For some scammers, it’s payday. Thousands of people have lost personal information and countless amounts of money to tax scams. Here are a few common…
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New Year, New You 2018
As few as 25 years ago, communication was mostly limited to face-to-face interactions or word of mouth. With the tech age we live in now, communication has changed, and so too have conventions and manners. Below are 10 tech faux…
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Posted in Digital Citizenship, Home Page Tagged with: computer, email, faculty, password, phone, security, social media, staff, students, technology, web
Tech Tip: It’s Time to Change Your Password
Welcome back to campus! It’s that time of year again. Classes are starting and passwords need to be changed! It is best to change your password occasionally to maintain security for your account. When you change your password, it must…
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Posted in Canvas, Digital Citizenship, Home Page, New Student Tips Tagged with: email, faculty, Outlook, password, security, staff, students, technology
Tech Tip: Outlook Search Folders
It can get pretty tiring scrolling through hundreds of emails and picking out the one that you’re looking for. And what if you want to find multiple emails that are scattered throughout your inbox? Wouldn’t it be so much easier…
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Posted in Computer Tips, Home Page, Office 2016 Tagged with: computer, email, faculty, Outlook, staff, students, tech tip, technology
Organizational Apps for Busy People
Regardless of whether you’re a student or a teacher at E-Town, you’re probably a busy person who could use a little more down time to relax. These free organization apps will help you get your life together and maximize your…