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Lenovo Recovery Media - OEM USB Key Creation
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Go to pcsupport.lenovo.com, you’ll need to sign in with your Lenovo Account. If you don’t have an account yet, one can be created at Account Home.Find the product you want to OEM by serial number or...
2 factor authentication FAQs
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Where can I get a mobile authenticator app?Where can I get a FIDO U2F Security Key?Can I turn off 2 Factor Authentication once I have turned it on?How do I recover from losing my mobile authenticator...
Account Lockout Types
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↵NMU users can be locked out of their NMU account (MyUser, MyNMU, Webmail, etc.) for various reasons, as listed below. Some of these lockouts can be fixed by the user, but many of the account lockout...
Activate my NMU User account
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Your NMU account can be activated at myuser.nmu.edu/newuserThis procedure will only work for accounts that have not yet been activated. After an account has been activated myuser.nmu.edu/user should...
Adding a Network Location in Windows
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Adding a network place in Windows allows you to access FTP, Windows file shares, and some HTTP servers (with FrontPage extensions loaded) directly in My Network Places, without having to use an FTP...
Adding an IMAP Account to an Existing Outlook Profile
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The instructions below add IMAP access to your NMU account to your existing Outlook profile. This will allow Outlook access to the messages and folders available in Webmail, including the ‘Sent’...
Adding Contacts in Outlook
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Outlook contacts can be used to save and store information, including names, email addresses, street addresses, pictures, birthdays, and other information. Create a New Contact Create a Contact...
Administrating Users on Departmentshare
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When a share is created on Departmentshare, a user must administer it. Typically, this is a user within the department. This user is charged with maintaining the access list to the share. Below are...
Adobe Creative Cloud
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Eligible: Faculty, Approved Staff & Approved Students Availability: 24 Hours, 7 DaysAKAs: Adobe CC, Creative Cloud Description:Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) gives you access to a collection of Adobe...
Adobe Dreamweaver
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Dreamweaver, a program used in some courses at NMU, is a visual development tool for publishing and creating websites. Adobe offers tutorials and training videos that you can use to familiarize...
Allowing Third Party Applications to Install on a MacBook
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Some applications are not signed by Apple and will not be able to be installed. If you trust the application and know you want to install it, follow these steps to allow third party apps to install...
Apps Blocked By System Administrator
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"System Administrator has blocked ____:"- This error usually shows when trying to open many Windows Applications such as: calculator, photos, Microsoft store, etc.- This error happens occasionally if...
Autoforwarding Email to an MES or Alumni Account
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Email autoforwarding allows you to forward your @nmu.edu account to an MES account or another account on campus such as yourid@alumni.nmu.edu. Thus, a department email address could be forwarded to a...
Backing up Bookmarks/Favorites
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You can back up your bookmarks/favorites in your internet browser and input them back into the browser if you are having any issues with the browser. These settings are part of the "Windows...
Backing up Contacts in Outlook
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You can export contacts to a file that can be then imported into other applications. This way also if you have to change computers you won't lose any of your email contacts. Though these instructions...
Backing Up NMU G Suite
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Unless you retire as an employee at NMU, as a faculty, staff, or student your NMU G Suite account will become disabled 1 year after you leave NMU and 3 years afterward if you were a graduate student...
Backing Up or Transferring Data Between Computers
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There are many different ways to move your files from one computer to another.Use an external hard drive. Drag and drop folders/files from your computer to the external drive.Use an external hard...
Backing up Outlook PST Files
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Outlook personal folders and archived items will be in files with the extension .PST on your computer’s local hard drive. This is independent of whether Outlook is set up with a pop mail account,...
Backing up Outlook with Windows File History
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File History is a Windows application that continuously backs up specific files. This article walks you though the process of using File History to back up your Outlook files, which contain your...
Backup and Restore
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Windows 7, 8, and 10 -- Backup and Restore Drag and Drop Back Up Method (preferred)Backup Using Windows File HistoryWindows Computer File and Settings Transfer InstructionsBacking up Bookmarks/...