Tuesday Tech Tips
May 10, 2022
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NATIONAL NURSES WEEK
National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday. These permanent dates enhance planning and position National Nurses Week as an established recognition event. As of 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day, to be celebrated annually. And as of 2003, National School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week (May 6-12) each year.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) chose "Nurses Make a Difference" as this year's national Nurses Week theme to honor the varying roles of nurses and their positive impact on our lives.
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Important - Make sure your Chrome Browser is updated.
Recently Google has advised Chrome users to update the web browser to the latest version in order to avoid being targeted by cybercriminals.
It is important to make sure your Chrome Browser is updated to the latest version.
Get a Chrome update when available
Normally updates happen in the background when you close and reopen your computer's browser. But if you haven't closed your browser in a while, you might see a pending update:
On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, look at More .
If an update is pending, the icon will be colored:
Green: An update was released less than 2 days ago.
Orange: An update was released about 4 days ago.
Red: An update was released at least a week ago.
To update Google Chrome:
On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More.
Click Help About Google Chrome.
Click Update Google Chrome.
Important: If you can't find this button, you're on the latest version.
Click Relaunch.
The browser saves your opened tabs and windows and reopens them automatically when it restarts. Your Incognito windows won't reopen when Chrome restarts. If you'd prefer not to restart right away, click Not now. The next time you restart your browser, the update will be applied.
Help Desk FAQs:
How do I set up Parallels for the first time?
Setting up Parallels for the first time
How do I set up Virtual Time Clock (VTC) for the first time?
Setting up VTC for the first time
Connecting to the projector wirelessly using EasyMP for the first time
Wirelessly connecting to the projector for the first time
When I use wireless to connect to the projector, I only see my background image. What do I have to do to make my desktop show up on the projector screen?
Fixing blank desktop via EasyMP
How do I mirror my desktop when connected using HDMI?
Tips from the Tech Coaches
Amy
Converting HEIC to PNG
As we get ready for end of the year events and sharing pictures into Google Folders for slides shows, keep in mind that HEIC does not convert well. Here is are some options to convert your HEIC to PNG, to make your pictures more compatible. Read more... or see directions here.
Connie
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Myra
Add and Use Checkboxes in Google Sheets
Try adding checkboxes to cells in a spreadsheet. You can use checkboxes to track projects, take check off your to-do list etc. Insert checkboxes
On your computer, open a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
Select the cells you want to have checkboxes.
In the menu at the top, click Insert Checkbox.
To remove checkboxes, select the checkboxes you want to remove and press Delete.
Note: You can use checkboxes with charts, filters, pivot tables, and functions.
Ted
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