Beginning of year & Setting up your computer

***Make sure you reboot and log into your computer twice.  It usually takes a reboot after logging into a computer for some network settings and printers to install on the device.***

Securing your Google Account

Instructions on how to set up 2 Step Authentication for your Google Account

Accessing Your Files:

How to Set up Google Drive for Desktop app This is where ALL files need to be saved

Update your title in ParentSquare:

Update your title in PSQ so it displays correctly to parents in PSQ and the district website

Setting up Chrome: (Default, syncing, accessing bookmarks and other features)

Signing in to Chrome, syncs your data such as bookmarks and default websites. Information on setting this up can be found here Google Chrome

Changing your display for multiple monitors

Connecting you secondary monitor and/or projector.

You can set up additional monitors or projectors to either DUPLICATE (same display on both screens) or EXTEND (creates 2 separate displays where different material can be displayed on either screen) ***Projectors that are being used with interactive features has to be set to DUPLICATE.

To make your choice, press the windows key & p (p for projector) together at the same time.  A menu will show up on the side. Select Duplicate or Extend. 

Copiers/Printers

Instructions on using the copiers

Printing from a Chromebook

Window features:

Windows -How to  find a program

How to Pin Program to Taskbar

How to create Shortcut on Desktop

Set a Default Printer

Turn Off Notifications

How to turn on the feature to ask before Deleting

How to change your password.

Office:

Remove Start Up Page - Removes the annoying start up screen and allows you to go right into a blank document or spreadsheet.

Set Default Location to Google Drive File Stream - Sets the default location to your Google File Stream G drive when opening or saving a file .

FAQs

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