Insights - Computer Help
Cedarville Insights provides answers to your pressing questions about Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, as well as college undergraduate and graduate programs, theological and philosophical questions, and general purpose information.
Create a Recurring Calendar Appointment in Outlook
A recurring appointment is an appointment that happens several times. By adding recurrence to an appointment, you can duplicate the appointment information without having to create a new appointment.Add recurrence to a new or existing appointmentTo create or add recurrence to a calendar appointment:Go to the Calendar in the navigation pane.In the ribbon, select "New Appointment" or open an existing appointment from the calendar to add recurrence information to.In the "Options" group in the...Continue reading »
Outlook: Desktop Alerts
Desktop alerts are messages that appear on your screen whenever a new email arrives. You can open, flag, or delete an email directly from the desktop alert.Turn desktop alerts on or offGo to File > Options.In the left column, click Mail. Look for the "Message arrival" section under this tab.In the “Message arrival” section, check or uncheck the box next to "Display a Desktop Alert."Move desktop alertsYou can move desktop alerts to a different place on your screen, i.e. to the top right corner...Continue reading »
PowerPoint: Presenter View on Dual Monitors
When working in PowerPoint with dual monitors, the presenter view in PowerPoint 2013 automatically appears on both screens when you view the slideshow. One screen shows the actual slideshow preview, and the other screen shows the presenter view of the slideshow (preview of next slide, speaker notes etc.). You can disable the presenter view from appearing on the second screen by following the instructions below.
To disable the presenter view:
- Within PowerPoint, click the [Slide Show] tab.
- Locate the "Monitors" group > Uncheck "Use Presenter View."
- Within the "Monitors" group, click the "Monitor" dropdown menu > Select the specific monitor on which the slideshow should display. (The default option reads "Automatic.")
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Word: Bullet and Numbering Keyboard Shortcuts
Word will automatically format the list types with either of the shortcuts below. If the keyboard shortcuts do not work, you may need to first set automatic numbering or bullets.To start a bulleted list:Press the [*] asterisk button(Shift + 8) where you would like to begin your list.Press the spacebar and begin typing your text.To start a numbered list:Type a number one followed by a period (1.) where you would like to begin your list.Press the spacebar and begin typing the rest of your text.To...Continue reading »
How to Set Default Document Folder Location in Windows
Warning! On University computers running the Windows operating system, documents do not automatically save to your H: network drive. Instead, documents default to the C: drive, which is only stored locally (not backed up) on the computer. Whenever you receive a new University computer running Windows, it is imperative that you follow the following instructions to set your default documents folder to be your H: network drive. Failure to do so could lead to you being unable to access saved files from another computer or losing data if your University computer malfunctions.
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Google Mail: Create Manage and Delete Contact Groups
Google Apps organizes all the people and groups you correspond with—both personal and within the Cedarville organization—within an online address book called the Contact Manager. This help page addresses how to create contact groups, manage contact groups (edit a group's name, add contacts, and remove contacts from a group), and delete contact groups.Warning! If the steps below do not work for you, you may be using the older version of Google Contacts. To create and manage Google groups in the...Continue reading »
Google Chrome: Import Bookmarks from Another Web Browser
When you start using Google Chrome as your default web browser, you don’t have to manually enter all your bookmarks from your old browser into Google Chrome. You can import them from your old browser into Google Chrome automatically.To import bookmarks from another web browser:Ensure no browsers are open.Open Google Chrome.Click the three dots in the top-right corner.Click “Settings.”From the “People” section, click “Import bookmarks and settings.” The Import Bookmarks and Settings window opens...Continue reading »
How to Organize Labels in Google Mail
Labels are Google's version of folders. They do everything that folders do, except you can apply more than one label to a message. You can organize what and how labels appear in the mail sidebar in a variety of ways.Show/Hide LabelsGoogle sets up "system labels," including "Important," "Drafts," "Starred," and more, so if there are ones that you won't use often or at all, you can choose to hide them from the sidebar. You can also hide custom labels.In Google Mail, click the gear-shaped "Settings...Continue reading »
How to Change the Default Font Setting in Word
Upon installation, Microsoft Word uses the Calibri font and 11 point font size as the default settings. You can change the default font by following the steps below. Keep in mind that this is a machine-specific setting, so you will need to repeat these steps for any new computer that you login to.To change the default font:Open a new or existing Microsoft Word document.Click the [Home] tab > Locate the "Font" group.From the lower-right corner of the "Font" group, click the small arrow. The ...Continue reading »
Convert Data Into a Table in Excel
This page will show you how to convert Excel data into a table.Creating a Table within ExcelOpen the Excel spreadsheet.Use your mouse to select the cells that contain the information for the table. Click the "Insert" tab > Locate the "Tables" group.Click "Table". A "Create Table" dialog box will open. If you have column headings, check the box "My table has headers".Verify that the range is correct > Click [OK].Resize your columns to make the headings visible.Changing the...Continue reading »