myIT Tip of The Week

myIT Tip of The Week

Oops! Wait! Come Back!

We’ve all done it: “Please see attached form” with nothing attached to the email, or we’ve noticed we’ve selected the wrong recipient right after the email was sent. Did you know that you can undo that pesky typo by recalling the email? It’s easy in Outlook 2016.

All you need to do is open the email you wish to retrieve and select Actions, which appears in the right hand corner of Move on the ribbon. 

After that the Recall this Message box will appear. You’ll get two options, Delete unread copies of this message, or Delete unread copies and replace with new message. Pick whichever seems most suitable to your situation. Below is a checkbox which will allow you to be notified when the email is successfully retrieved.

The important thing to remember is to act fast. Email can only be recalled before it has been read. It also has to be an emporia.edu email who received the message.  Once it is outside of the Emporia.edu domain, it cannot be recalled.

For further training in Outlook, Office and other IT subjects be sure to check our IT Training on MyIT. A full Training Calendar is available with courses in Outlook, Cognos, OneDrive, and Windows 10, available to all staff able to attend. As always, if you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us at helpdesk@emporia.edu, or by phone at (620)341-5555.

myIT Tip of the Week

myIT Tip of the Week

3D Printing at IT

Did you know that Information Technology offers 3D printing services?

We have three 3D printers that can be used by the ESU community.  Our Instructional Designers can work with faculty to incorporate this technology with in a course.  Designers can assist in training students in a class to help them get started with the 3D design and printing process.

We also offer on-demand printing of objects that you have downloaded from a 3D design repository or have designed yourself.  If you have an idea of something you’d like printed, but aren’t sure how to get started, stop by the Help Desk or give us a call.  We’d love to work with you to make your idea a reality.

Please visit our 3D printing website at https://emporia.sharepoint.com/sites/MakerLab

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Easy Ways to Take a Screenshot or Snippet on Windows or Mac 

Windows:

1. From the start menu search for Snipping Tool and open it.
2. Click on New.
3. Using the + draw the area you would like to snip. Or from the Mode drop-down arrow select the snip type: Free-Form, Rectangular, Window, or Full Screen.
4. You can annotate the snip by using the pen or highlighter. There is even an eraser in case you need to make a change.
5. From the menu you can choose to save the snip, copy it, or email it. 

Macs:

To snip a section of the screen

1. Simultaneously type Command, Shift,4.
2. When the cursor changes to a cross +, drag a box around the section you want to copy and release the mouse.
3. The screenshot is automatically saved to the desktop. 

To snip the entire screen

1. Simultaneously type Command, Shift, 3.
2. This will save an image of the entire screen.
3. The screenshot is automatically saved to the desktop.

Steve Riat is Coming to Campus Next Week!

In celebration of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Steve Riat is coming to campus to give a presentation about technological developments of the future and the security implications of our information age. An entertaining and motivating speaker, Steve speaks and facilitates seminars on technology, business growth and Cloud Solutions, along with communications services. Steve has more than two decades of business technology experience with contacts ranging from Microsoft, IBM, and other top-tier technology companies. 

Steve Riat "Exponential Change"

October 18, 2017

7 p.m.

Preston Room, MU

This event is open to the Emporia community and no prior knowledge of technology is required to join! Refreshments will be provided and the first 50 attendees will receive a door prize. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and talk with Steve and our IT security staff.

IT Tip of the Week

IT Tip of the Week

More Windows 10 Fun

Thanks to all of you who attended our Windows 10 “Tips & Tricks”.  I think everyone learned something new – including us!  For example, I never knew you could ‘split’ tabs during a browser session.  I always thought in order to have 2 browser windows open, you had to open 2 sessions.  But, that is not the case.  All you have to do is grab the tab at the top and drag it away and it will open.  This is so convenient, and easier than toggling between 2 tabs or having to open multiple sessions.  The ‘Windows’ key on your keyboard, in combination with other keystrokes can do cool things, too.  Like, ‘Windows’ + ‘D’ will take you to the desktop, and ‘Windows’ + ‘L’ will lock your computer.

There are lots of other neat things with Windows 10, like customizing your start menu/tiles.   We are finalizing our October schedule this week.  Come to one of our sessions, and we’ll show you.  Sign up is easy. Go to hornet.emporia.edu, login and click on myIT.  While you are there, browse some of our other helpful documents and 'how-to' videos.