Get Lynced In! Set Up Your Voice Mail and Make a Call

Welcome back! Today's F1 Tuesday addresses the topic that many staff members are wondering about: our new phone system. You can read more about the project and how it affects you here. And, if you want to get started right away, the demo below shows you how to set up your voice mail and make a call. Finally, if you're just interested in learning more about all the cool things you can do with our new system (like video conference and share your screen and IM) check out the Microsoft Lync Learning Center. Or, just go ahead--open up Lync and explore--you're not likely to break it!


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Sneak a Peek Before You Open

Today’s Topic: Get a preview of your document before you open it to make sure you’ve got the right one.

Who? People who open documents (aka everyone).

Why? Sometimes you can’t quite remember what you named something, but you know you’ll recognize it when you see it.

How? Watch this short screencast:

 (Note: This demonstration features Windows 7 operating system and Office 2010—different software will yield different results.)

Open a New Document from an Existing One

Today’s Topic: Open a New Document from an Existing One
Who? Word users.
Why? Sometimes you want to use an old document as a starting place for a new document, but you don’t want to modify the original document in the process.

How? Watch this short screencast:

Reply and Delete--Make it Automatic

Today’s Topic: Reply and Delete the Original Message Automatically

Who? Anyone who would like a tidier inbox.

Why? Lots of the emails in our inbox are no longer needed—we just forgot to go back and delete them after we replied.

How? Watch this short screencast:


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 (Note: This demonstration features Windows 7 operating system and Office 2010—different software will yield different results.)

Don't Recreate--Make a Template and Save Times in Outlook

NOTE: This week’s F1 Tuesday features a rather monotone guy from Microsoft, but it’s a good tip and there was no need to reinvent the wheel. Also, this is a great example of what’s available at the Microsoft Office Help site (just an F1 button away). Thanks to Linda Reed for suggesting it for an F1 Tuesday.

Today’s Topic: Save Time with Templates in Outlook

Who? Anyone who sends the same or very similar email messages over and over. For instance, a reminder you have to send regularly or information parents frequently request.

Why? Because it’s a pain to retype the same information over and over again. We’re busy!

How? Visit the Microsoft Office Help and watch one or both short videos there that describe this nifty tip. Here's the link: Save Time with Templates in Outlook

(Note: This demonstration features Windows 7 operating system and Office 2010—different software will yield different results.)

Top Secret

Today’s Topic: Go Behind the Scenes and Learn How the Folks at F1 Offer Such Expert Advice AND Learn How to Make the BCC Field Always Appear in an Email

Who? People who can keep secrets.

Why? Because you’re curious. You know you are.

How? Watch this short screencast:
(Note: This demonstration features Windows 7 operating system and Office 2007—different software will yield different results.)

Ignore and Automatically Delete Unwanted Emails

Today’s Topic: Keep Your Inbox Tidy by Automatically Deleting “Reply All” Responses

Who? Anyone who hates seeing everyone’s reply to a message they may not have even needed in the first place.

Why? Keeping a tidy inbox is hard, but Outlook 2010 has some nifty features that help. With one click you can prevent unwanted emails from even showing up in your inbox.

How? Watch this short screencast:

(Note: This demonstration features Windows 7 operating system and Office 2010—different software will yield different results.)