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: 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: Ctrl V versus Windows V
If you ever need to copy and paste from multiple sources to one location, use Windows + V instead of CTRL+V. * Copy (CTRL+C) from multiple places (ex. a web page, a PDF, a Word document), then press Windows +V to display a list of recently copied items. * Then simply click the item to paste. *The Windows key i…
IT Tip: Auto-sizing Columns and Rows in Excel
Formatting large Excel spreadsheets can be tedious. One of the first formatting tasks is usually sizing columns and rows. There are a few easy ways to do this: 1. Place your cursor on the border line between two columns or rows. The cursor will turn into horizontal arrows. DOUBLE click to automatically si…
IT Tip: Windows Logo Key
What can you do with Windows logo key at the lower left of your keyboard? Quite a lot. Here are some examples. Perhaps you’ll find a few favorites: Key combination Action Windows logo key Open or close the Start menu Windows logo key + D Display the desktop Windows logo key + M …
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…
IT Tip: Linking Outlook Folders to iManage Folders
Whether you have dozens of existing Outlook folders, or you are creating new ones, you can easily link them to folders in iManage Work. This enables you to file emails to iManage Work by simply dragging them to your Outlook folders. To link an existing Outlook folder to an iManage Work folder: 1. Right-cli…
IT Tip of the week: Custom iPhone and Android Ringtones
It can be handy to have a custom alert tone for specific contacts (ex. your spouse, sitter, child, boss). Setting up custom tones can help ensure that you do not miss or ignore certain calls and text messages. Here’s how (steps my differ slightly by device) … To setup custom alerts on iPhone: * Open the Contacts …
IT Tip: Set Chrome to Open PDFs in Adobe
You might be clicking more than needed to save a PDF from a website in Google Chrome. To test, visit this page: . If clicking the above link does not immediately open the PDF in Adobe, then do the following: * At the bottom of your browser window, click the drop down arrow next to the download file, then…
IT Tip: Outlook Quick Parts
We probably all find ourselves repeatedly typing the same responses or information to common requests. Outlook’s “Quick Parts” feature can be a big time saver by allowing you save email content and quickly Insert it when needed. To use Quick Parts: 1. Compose a new email or reply. Highlight the text that you …
