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Why do we use Chromebooks?
Why do we use Chromebooks?
Chromebooks were issued to all AARP Foundation TaxAide sites for TY19. After extensive research, Tax-Aide National decided that Chromebooks had better security, cost, and convenience than PCs.
Tax-Aide National will manage and control the Operating System, configuration settings, and security updates on every Chromebook thereby reducing the possibility of a security breach.
Expected to save over 50,000 volunteer hours spent "re-imaging" PCs.
A Chromebook is about half of the cost of a Windows PC.
Repair rates and costs should be reduced as well.
How to sign-on
How to sign-on
Each user will be assigned a new user ID each tax season, in the format: <9-digit volunteer ID><ty##>@aarpfoundation.org (for example: 123456789ty25@aarpfoundation.org). The “ty##” portion will change each year, but the volunteer ID will remain the same.
Your user ID is your 9-digit AARP Foundation volunteer ID.
To find your ID, log in to the AARP Volunteer Portal, and enter your name in the search box at the top of the home page.
Your LC will also have your Volunteer ID.
Each user will have a cloud account based on Volunteer ID – i.e. no data stored on the individual Chromebook.
Training
Training
If you are new or just need a refresher, check out this 10 minute Chromebook training module in the Volunteer Portal:
Log into the portal at https://volunteers.aarp.org
Find the Training tab.
Click on the Introduction to Chromebooks course. This includes information on:
Logging in and getting started
Navigating and customizing the Chromebook (including how to get a CAPS LOCK key, change font size, etc)
Signing out
Resources
Resources
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
Search key will perform a Google search or search your local Chromebook. It is located where the Caps-Lock key is on a laptop keyboard. (It looks like a little magnifying glass)
Caps Lock key doesn't exist - Press ALT+SEARCH to turn all-caps on.
Delete key doesn't exist - Use SHIFT+BACKSPACE
Lock your screen - Use SEARCH+L
Get Help - CTRL +?
Get a list of shortcuts - CTRL+ALT+/
See other keyboard shortcuts on this list of keyboard shortcuts.
OR
Click on the SEARCH button (or the circle in the bottom left-hand corner of the Chromebook screen.) Type "shortcut" and then click on the Shortcut icon that appears.
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