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Setting up an NMU Organization AccountWhen an organization account (sometimes called a group or org account) is created, a few things need to happen to get it up and running. Each organization account has a sponsor. That sponsor can do things like control access and set passwords for the account. This guide will walk you through the management of the account. Note: All actions below must be performed by the account sponsor (owner).
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Notebook computers are precision machines that require a bit of careful handling. Though the ThinkPad computer is designed and tested to be a durable notebook computer that functions reliably in normal work environments, you need to use some common sense in handling it.
The Center for Teaching and Learning provides many resources for faculty to facilitate online learning, including the Basic Distance Delivery Kit that provides information for going virtual on short notice.
Students looking for information on Zoom or other utilities should search these pages for the specific utility they need help with.
You can embed a video from online into a Word document, either with the embed code or by seariching online, making the video visible within the Word document. This article details that process.
There are many Outline tools provided in Word. This article will cover a few of them. Though these screenshots are in 2016, they should be similar or identical to the steps in earlier versions.
↵Office offers multiple different pasting options within a document for both words and images. This article will cover the different paste features.
Microsoft Office has enhanced photo editing features to help when adding pictures in your documents. You can adjust the picture brightness or contrast, remove the background, use artist affects, add a border, rotate, crop or resize a picture. A preview of most of these features can be seen by hovering over the menu choice before you actually click on the menu choice.
Occasionally, PowerPoint may present the error, "SECURITY WARNING References to external media objects have been blocked" or will not play a video. These instructions will help you to play videos without blocking them.
NMU public network printers are located in the NMU Library, Jacobetti Center, and PEIF. For your convenience these printers are already set up on your NMU issued ThinkPad or MacBook.Using the printers requires you to pay for each printed page using CatCash on your NMU ID (Wildcat Express Card). See the Library's Printing page for help on setting up for their printers or adding funds to your CatCash.