IT Tips - October

It Tips – October

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What’s Inside:

Tech Section

·         Sharing your Outlook Calendar

·         The Almighty Reboot

Sharing your Outlook Calendar

Have you ever thought that the ability to share your Outlook calendar would make life easier? Well, as usual, I’m here to make your dreams a reality. (So long as you dream about work-related IT questions…)

Below you will find my instructions for sharing your calendar as well as managing shared calendar permissions.

Share your Outlook calendar:
-Go to your Calendar in Outlook
-On the left side pane click the 'Share My Calendar...' link

-The Sharing invitation window will appear. Enter the email of the person that you wish to share with in the ‘To…’ field and click 'Send'.

-The recipient will now receive an invitation to view you calendar. Once accepted they will be granted read-only access to your calendar (by default).

Note: You can only share your calendar with Iredale employees.

Change shared calendar permissions:
-Go to your Calendar in Outlook
-Right click on your calendar under 'My Calendars’ on the left hand side
-Click 'Change Sharing Permissions...'

-You will now see the Permissions tab of the Calendar Properties window:

-By Default the shared user will have read-only access. It is in this Calendar Properties window that you can modify their access.

Note: You can also remove shared calendar access from this window.

The Almighty Reboot

Is your computer running a bit slow? Are applications not coming up when you try to run them? Has your computer been running for 40 days? A simple reboot could be the solution to your woes.

It’s not crazy voodoo, it really works. Sometimes applications and computer services can get stuck in the background and need to be restarted to function properly. So if you’re having a problem, simply click Start -> Shutdown. Then let the machine sit for 10 seconds and start it back up. You may be surprised with the results.

If a problem persists always feel free to contact ITSupport. J

Have a great month, everyone!

-Keith

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