University of Wyoming, Cooperative Extension Service - Communications and Technology News

We are Switching to Elluminate

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

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Microsoft Office Tips: Document Templates

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Are you trying to get some work done, and you know that a solution has already been created? You should consider using one of Microsoft Templates. There are templates for a variety of applications to include, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Outlook Tip: Automatically forward my messages to another e-mail account

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The differences and similarities between automatically forwarding and redirecting an incoming message are as follows:

Word Tip: Merge comments and changes from several documents into 1 document

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

If you send a document for review to several reviewers, and each reviewer returns the document, you can combine the documents two at a time until all the reviewer changes have been incorporated into a single document.

Create an information dashboard

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

With so much information in the world, how can you filter it to focus on things you are interested in? There are many different ways to try to do this, today we will be exploring Tweetdeck.

Facebook Tip: Answers to questions about promoting your fan page

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Can I invite people who do not use Facebook to become a fan of my Page?

Outlook Tip: Create a rule from a message

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

You can create a rule directly from a message. For example, you can create a rule to move messages from someone to a specific folder.

LinkedIn Tip: What can I do to make my Profile stronger?

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Here are some tips for improving your LinkedIn profile. You do have a LinkedIn profile, don't you?

Outlook Tip: Managing messages with rules

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

First of all, what is a rule? A rule is one or more automatic actions taken on e-mail messages and meeting requests that meet certain conditions, along with any exceptions to those conditions.

Word Tip: Send a document in an e-mail message

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

To send a document as an e-mail message (not as an attachment), you need to add the Send to Mail Recipient command to the Quick Access Toolbar.

Facebook Tip - Using Facebook fan pages to generate buzz

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

I just watched a create video about using social media for non-profits, basically, they were touting the benefits of using Facebook Fan Pages. After using fan pages for some time now, I am also recommending them as a way to support your program and community building.

UW Extension launches Facebook Page

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

We just launched a Facebook page for UW extension. See it at http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Wyoming-Extension/66173164948.

Outlook Tip - Restore a deleted distribution list

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Once deleted, the only way to recover the list is from the Deleted Items folder, just like any other deleted item. If you are using a home or personal account, the list will be permanently deleted once you empty the Deleted Items folder or when you close Outlook. If you are using a Microsoft Exchange account, and the Deleted Items folder has been emptied, there is an additional option for recovery described below.

Elluminate Tip - Getting started with Elluminate, Web conferencing

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Elluminate is a web conferencing technology that enables a group of people, at their own computers, to conduct a real-time meeting or class, over the internet with Elluminate. An Elluminate web conference can include two-way audio among participants, a presentation screen for PowerPoint and other text or media presentations, an interactive whiteboard, application sharing, directed tours of web sites, and more.

Twitter Tip - Using Tweetdeck to stay in the Twitter loop

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

If used correctly, Twitter can help you stay abreast of the recent news. Unfortunately, going to the Twitter Web site can be laborious task. Thankfully there are tools like Tweetdeck that will help you leverage the best of Twitter.

Outlook Tip - Send an electronic business card in a message

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Electronic Business Cards (Electronic Business Card: A view of specific information about a contact, in a format similar to a paper-based business card, that can be inserted into messages.) make sharing contact information easier. They can quickly be inserted into messages that you send and are immediately recognizable by the recipient. You can send your corporate Electronic Business Card or a personal one that you customized. Or you can send someone else's contact information as an Electronic Business Card. You can also forward the cards or include your card in a signature that is automatically included in outgoing messages. In each case, in an HTML-based message, the person who receives your message gets a visible identifier to quickly save as a contact.

Outlook Tip - Creating electronic business cards in Outlook

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Electronic Business Cards look similar to their paper counterparts and can be shared just as easily.

Skype Tip - Screen Sharing

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

To share your screen simply call a contact and in the conversations window click Share > Share Your Screen in the IM toolbar (in Windows) or Share > Share Screen (on a Mac). You can even select if you want to share your full screen or just a part of it.

University of Wyoming New Thinking tagline not to be used

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The University of Wyoming retired the “New Thinking” tagline sometime ago. When using the UW logo, it should be used without the swash and New Thinking. Keep this in mind for your newsletters, Web sites, etc. The correct forms of the UW logo and the CES logo can be found at http://www.uwyo.edu/cessupport/linkslist.asp?linktype=Logos,%20CES%20and%20UW