Technology Tips

If you are having problems with any school issued laptops, please submit a ticket to the Technology Help Desk.

You can email tickets@asd.incidentiq.com for assistance or call 215-881-2568 and leave a voicemail. The Technology Department’s office hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday.

How to manage multiple Google Profiles

How often do you do an assignment on a google doc only to find out you were on your personal account rather than your school account? Follow these tips to permanently separate the two accounts by having different Chrome Icons on you desktop!

*This is great advice for a personal computer.

*I would recommend using your School Issued Chromebook only for School.

Omnibox

Did you know that address bar at the top is actually called an omnibox?

SHORTcuts

docs.new, slides.new, etc. If you type these in the omnibox, you immediately get a new blank document!

Pin Tab

Have you ever had so many tabs open that when you started closing them, you accidentally closed the one you actually needed? Pin your important tabs while you work! Right click on the tab and select "Pin tab".

Comments

Did you know you can add a comment in a doc, slide, or sheet for a specific person! When commenting, just start with a + or @ and start typing their email address. From there, select the correct person and they will receive a notification of the comment!

Google Keep

You can have a checklist of to do items! You can share it with others (particularly useful when doing a group project!

Explore

Have you ever noticed this icon on the bottom right of your google docs or google slides page? It lets you search for images and information right there within the same window! It also makes adding images, text, and even source information so easy.

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