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Printing to the On-campus Printers

  • NMU public network printers are located in the NMU Library, the Help Desk (room LRC 116), Jacobetti Center, PEIF. For your convenience these printers are already set up on your NMU issued ThinkPad or...

Private Wi-Fi addresses in iOS 14

  • With the introduction of iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7 Apple introduced a feature to randomize the device MAC address. While this was done with the best of intentions, it will cause the device to...

Problems Playing Videos or DVDs

  • There have been some problems with playing various types of videos on NMU issued computers. One solution is to use the “VLC Player” which supports most types of video formats. VLC is a free and open...

Process Meeting Responses in Outlook

  • You are able to process and track meeting responses. You will first need to be sure that your Outlook is set to automatically process meeting responses. 1. In Outlook, select "File" on the ribbon...

Professional Affiliate Policy

  • Obtaining a Professional Affiliate account. 

Qualtrics

  • 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 Qualtrics, and it is available to all faculty and...

Quick Analysis Feature in Excel

  • Excel offers many tools for you to organize your data. The Quick Analysis tool to will quickly analyze and visualize data for you. Below is a step-by-step instruction on how to use it:   1. With your...

Reasons for Updating Our Computers

  • Updates fix problems and help make your computer run better. Some updates are scheduled to be available at routine intervals. For instance Windows updates typically come out the second Tuesday of...

Recommended Charts Feature in Excel

  • Excel offers many tools and charts for you to organize your data The Recommended Charts feature will help you choose which chart works best.  Below is a step-by-step instruction on how to use it...

Recommended Google Workspace Settings

  • Gmail SettingsGmail ForwardingGoogle Calendar SettingsGoogle Calendar SharingUsing Google GroupsUse Chrome for G Suite AccessSetting Chrome/gmail as your default email clientGmail SettingsThe...

Recover password for NMU account.

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Register for courses on MyNMU

  • 1. Select the Registration button on the left side menu, or the Registration tile.2. Follow the instructional guide from the Office of the Registrar to register for courses.

Registering a Computer for use on the "NMU" WiFi Network

  • Before you register, keep in mind the following things:Device must be connected to the "NMU" WiFi Network to be registered (or via Ethernet cable: steps will be the same). To register a device using...

Registering a Device using iOS or Android for use on "NMU" WiFi Network

  • Registering a Device using iOS or AndroidAny device that uses the "NMU" WiFi network must be registered to make full use of the Internet. Registering a smartphone or tablet that uses iOS or Android...

Registering Apple Devices for use on "NMU" WiFi Network

  • In order for you to use your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to stream music or browse the web on the NMU network, you will need to register the device on the network.   1. Connect to NMU through the...

Reimage

  • The NMU MacBooks and ThinkPads are already pre-imaged wth the NMU software image when it is issued to you. If your comptuer needs the NMU software image restored or updated you will need to bring it...

Remove a network bridge

  •        In the Start menu, left click once on "Control Panel" and select "Network and Sharing Center" from the list. On the left pane of the new window, select "Change adapter settings."...

Repair a Profile in Outlook

  •   If an error on opening Outlook states that there is an error with a pst file you can repair this file. However, this is a potentially long process depending on the size of your mail file. Though...

Requesting an Alumni Account

  • The NMU Alumni Association office offers alumni "E-mail for Life," a free, full-service email account through the Google Education system available to all alumni of Northern Michigan University....

Resetting your Internet Browser

  • The reasons why you would reset your browser would be if you are having problems accessing web pages, and it works in another browser you can go through resetting the browser that isn't working...

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