IT Tip: How-To Set Computer Display to Portrait Orientation
To set a display screen to portrait (vertical) orientation 1. Spin your display counter-clockwise (it matters) to orient it vertically. 2. Right-click in any empty space on your Windows “Desktop”. Select “Display Settings”. 3. Select the display (left or right side) that you would like to set as portrait. Click…
IT Tip: Uploading Profile Pictures to Outlook/Teams
Adding your profile photo to Teams and Outlook is very simple. Consider doing this if you haven’t already – particularly attorneys. To upload your photo: * Save your photo to a location you can easily find (ex. Desktop, Documents) -- Attorneys are encouraged to use their LEB professional headshots. Scott Pacheco…
IT Tip: Your QAT is your friend!
Every Microsoft Office application has a Quick Access Toolbar (aka QAT). Here is my Word QAT: The QAT provides quick one-click access to your most commonly used commands. If you are not making use of this tool, you should be! And it’s so easy to add icons to your QAT. Simply right-click any button in the off…
IT Tip: Muting on Zoom
You’re MUTED! If you don’t already know, I’m a fan of keyboard shortcuts. In a Zoom meeting, use the space bar for a walkie-talkie like action. When muted, press and hold the space bar to talk. Releasing the space bar will mute again. Teams will be releasing the same feature in the future. But for now, you can use…
IT Tip: iPhone tricks
The internet is full of iPhone tips and tricks. Here a few that you might actually use: Hold the 123 Key Tap and HOLD the “123” key and swipe to the desired character or symbol, then release to type the symbol. The keyboard automatically switches back to the alphabet keys, so you do not need to press the “ABC” ke…
IT Tip: Outlook Address Book
We all know that our HR department diligently updates the internal LEB phone directory, but did you know that telephone numbers can also be found in Outlook – even if the individual is not in your personal “Contacts”? The little known “Address Book” button in Outlook can be very useful. Click “Address Book” in the…
IT Tip: Using " / " commands in Teams
Slash the Teams Search bar You can use “ / “ codes in the Teams Search field: * Type “/call” to call someone. * Type “/chat” to send a chat message. * Type “/busy” to change your status to Busy. “/available” to make yourself available again. * “/” by itself displays a list of all commands.
IT Tip: iManage search tips
Below are some of the iManage search tricks I use. If you type these shortcuts in the search box you can narrow the search field without having to use the “advanced search” options (which I find cumbersome). [word in title] @ [username] will narrow results to documents with a certain title that were authored by a…
IT Tip: Quickly Display Desktop and Open Applications
A couple of little known, but handy tricks on the Windows taskbar … To quickly access an icon or shortcut on your Desktop, click the little sliver to the far right of your Taskbar to minimize all windows and display your full Desktop: To quickly preview all running applications and windows, click the Task Vie…
IT Tip: Word Shortcuts
Here are some not-so-well-known keyboard shortcuts in Word: * Rather than pecking at the Delete or Backspace keys to delete a word, place your cursor at the end of the word then press CTRL+Backspace * Double-click a word to highlight it * Triple-click to highlight an entire sentence * Highlight a word and p…
