Software
Occasionally, PowerPoint may present the error, "SECURITY WARNING References to external media objects have been blocked" or will not play a video....
*If you have a Northern Michigan University issued laptop and a class that requires SolidWorks you do not need this download.
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Qualtrics Research Suite is an online survey program that provides a powerful set of tools for data collection and analysis NMU has a subscription to...
NMU issued desktops and ThinkPad notebooks are configured with Automatic Updates, which means that each computer regularly communicates with a local...
NMU faculty and staff receive many email announcements throughout the day that end up in their inbox with the rest of their mail. Outlook can use...
Classrooms at NMU have technology available in them, and these technologies vary by building and room. The new Jamrich building is teeming with...
Dreamweaver, a program used in some courses at NMU, is a visual development tool for publishing and creating websites. Adobe offers tutorials and...
Below is a list of available training resources for software and services we regularly use on campus and which come pre-installed on NMU machines....
Organizing your data in a table makes managing more data easier. Tables can be filtered and can allow for simpler calculations, among other...
Some people may notice that they are unable to play vidoes, such as Netflix streams. This may be due to a broken version of Microsoft Silverlight....
Excel offers many tools and charts, timelines being one class of these. There are multiple layouts for timelines in Excel, and this article shows you...
Microsoft Office offers several different views for documents, and one of them is read mode. Read Mode was designed to eliminate distractions while...
↵Office offers multiple different pasting options within a document for both words and images. This article will cover the different paste features. ...
This article covers how to create and update a Table of Contents in Microsoft Office Word 2016, though the steps are similar to those in 2013.
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Occasionally some numbers in Excel don't format correctly in Word when using the mail merge feature under the Mailings tab. Follow these steps to...
To use Mail Merge all you need is an Excel spreadsheet with your contact information and any other fields that you need to add to your letter and the...
↵Google Chrome is an internet browser that allows the user to use many advanced features, including bookmarks, add-ons, themes, and more. Signing in...
The size, location, and icons on the taskbar can be changed to fit your needs. This article will guide you through the three processes below. Though...
You can re-arrange, remove, and re-size your desktop icons to suit your preferences. This article will outline these processes.
1. Right click on an...
Sticky notes are already on your NMU ThinkPad and are useful tools for remembering information. Once you write on a sticky note it will contain that...
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...
Zotero is a free and easy-to-use research tool that helps you collect, organize, and analyze research and lets you share it in a variety of ways....
Microsoft Word gives you many options when formatting a document that includes images. This tutorial will give you an overview of those options. ...
Word allows for the insertion of many objects, and this article will guide you through a few of these. Though these instructions use Word 2016, the...
Microsoft Office is configured to activate when you first use it, however sometimes this activation can fail if your time and date are incorrect or ...
You can create a personalized signature for your email messages that include text, images, your electronic business card, a logo, or even an image of...
The sounds that Windows makes on Startup, when a program is closed, or during other program events can be changed. The following steps outline this...
The Windows screen saver can be changed to fit your personal preferences and make your computer more secure by requiring the Windows password after a...
If your work schedule is something different than the typical hours from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday thru Friday, you can change Outlook's calendar to what...
File History feature replaces Backup and Restore in previous versions of Windows and currently exists in Windows 8, 8.1, and 10. It is an application...
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