We have provided a tip to system updates here Tip – Windows 10: A guide to the updates. But system updates do not include all additional applications installed on your computer. Some may need to update when they are run such as Firefox or Chrome. Others may need to be updated manually. On a Windows computer,
Verifying username and password login with an additional confirmation step is called two-factor or multi-factor authentication and greatly increases security. Two-factor authentication is now a requirement for many web accounts and services, such as receiving a confirmation code via text when online banking. Below we will explain how to set up an Authenticator App, but
The Victorian Government has introduced the Kinder Tick logo to help families find funded and approved kindergarten programs. Funded services are encouraged to display the Kinder Tick on email signatures, websites, media and anywhere that will help families identify approved programs. This tip will explain how to add the email signature banner in Outlook. Downloading
This tip covers some end of year considerations for staff organising files, managing outgoing staff mailboxes and accounting for changes to file sharing tools etc. Back up your data Perform an end of you back up of your data that can be stored offsite. This can be done with a portable hard drive and as
If your service shares a computer, network drive or cloud storage between staff, committee and volunteers, you might find it useful to restrict some Office documents from modification with a password or encrypt others for confidentiality. This tip will explain both how to encrypt a document and how to restrict modifying a document. Within larger
Excel documents are often ‘living’ documents that are intended to be viewed and updated collaboratively. To avoid users introducing errors to your documents, Excel’s protection options can lock or hide cells or formulas. The Protect Workbook command locks the entire document. It isn’t encrypted and can still be viewed but changes require a password. The Protect Sheet command
This guide demonstrates how to password protect a PDF created in Microsoft Word or Publisher. With the file open in Word or Publisher, click on File go to the Backstage view. Select Save As from the menu and navigate to the desired save location. Use the Save as type dropdown to select the PDF file
This tip will explain a method of creating Contact Groups in Outlook from an Excel spreadsheet by importing the data, sorting the new contacts by “Company” and then creating Contact Groups. This method assumes you have a large number of contacts (30+) in an Excel spreadsheet. If you only need to create a smaller number
This tip will explain one of two methods of creating contact groups in Outlook from an Excel spreadsheet. The guide assumes you have the contact details in an Excel spreadsheet sorted into the appropriate groups. Our example uses an Excel spreadsheet of family contact details sorted into each child’s enrolment group. If you need a
Make sure you are making a professional impression by setting up your email username correctly. This tip will explain how. As well as assisting with recognisability, this process also helps to ensure your mail isn’t mistaken for spam. Below are to emails sent from the same account one before editing the account name and one
