Tag: Microsoft Outlook Training
It is time to buy new Office 2013 products, which are best for you?
The old days of just buying it and installing Microsoft Office from a disk are long gone. Now they have all the products online and are tracked by email account for purchasing and downloading. I have already downloaded my software this way and enjoy it. The install was easy and no more 25 long code to type in. The installation process is fairly simple and you should not have issues with it.
You can purchase 2 types of software from Microsoft from their online store; the product suite or their handy pay per month/year package. I’m not recommending one over another, but you should definitely consider your household, computers and how many need new software and then figure out your budget.
If you have a house full of computers, the 5 install deal seems nice. And you can pay monthly or yearly for this. The upside of buying a subscription is that’s what you are buying, a subscription to hold the license and install on 5 computers. If you buy the suite, you can install on one computer and will probably need to call Microsoft if you need to release it and move to a new computer.
So what’s your preference? As I said, the subscription service is a nice feature. Below is a chart I took from the Microsoft site to show you the products.
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Are you tired of your email, calendars and contacts not synchronizing with your phone?
Call That Girl has a few good solutions for you if you are suffering with old technology. With everyone having many devices such as computers, tablets, iPhones, iPads, Androids, etc….we just want all of our communications, meeting and contacts all to flow and synchronize. Are you tired of having to always delete and catch up with your phone? Missing meetings? Or is iCloud driving you crazy? iTunes not working right?
Your phone is your mobile work life and you use it as much as your computer, but when you go back to your computer, nothing is the same right? These days are now over for you if you have us assist with moving your email, calendar and contacts to hosted exchange or Microsoft Office 365. Let Lisa, the Outlook Specialist assist your team today to having your work life much more managed and efficient.
More info…
- In just one day (teams), or as little as 2 hours (one person), we can have your technology in sync
- We can help teams up to 30 people transition
- We have processes we follow to insure great delivery with the least amount of technical snags
- We have an express plan if you feel your team is technical enough to handle backing up their own email and settings
- All of the work is done remotely, no need for onsite visit
- Costs start at $4.95 a month per mailbox
More benefits…
- Team calendar sharing
- Drafts synch too
- Out of office replies
- Server rules
- Tasks synch as well
- No contracts
Other managed IT companies will do the same work, but will also ask for a monthly fee to manage your account. We just invoice for the work done and offer a support ticket to those that want the continued support with us. If you need us to do some IT administration, it just comes off that ticket when you need help.
To get started, email Lisa@callthatgirl.biz or call her directly at 612-865-4475 to get on her calendar for a consultation.
Tips on how to buy a new computer to replace your Windows XP computer
Since many people are buying new computers because Windows XP will not be supported after April of 2014, here is a guide to buying a new computer and what needs to be done once you buy it. My recommendation? Buy before Christmas too.
Buy the computer is #1!
Here are some ideas on how to purchase, stay in your budget and make a good decision on a computer that will last you many years.
Mac or PC? 
Ah, the big debate! Many PC users are moving to Mac and for a reason, but should you is the question? Many of my clients have called in that have replaced their PC with a Mac to find the learning curve not so easy and the costs outweighing the PC by bounds and leaps. You cannot install your PC software (such as Office) on the Mac and you will need all new. The Mac itself costs much more and the learning curve as I said before…is a lot different, but it can be conquered! Macs are usually better hardware quality, last much longer than a PC and yep, don’t crash as much or get viruses (they can, but not as destructive).
Tower or Laptop?
If you have a nice monitor and prefer a tower, by all means just get another tower. Standard computers are $300 to $500. If you need a more robust computer, you will spend more obviously.
- A good laptop for the home is around $500
- A good business computer will run you $500 to $900.
How much memory should you buy with the computer?
I would buy a computer with 6-8 gigs of memory. If you buy less, one day you will want more. The deals are pretty good with the 6-8 so I recommend that.
What about hard drive size?
Most computers today come with 320 gigs to 1 Terabyte of data space. Get as much as you can for the deal you can get.
Windows 8 or Windows 7?
Try to find a Windows 7 computer if you can, If you buy Windows 8 you will need to have some settings adjusted for you to use it in the manner you are used to. We can help you with that of course if you buy Windows 8
Dell, HP or other brand?
Dell and HP are the most common computers sold today. If you want to spend more, you will get a better quality hardware computer.
Do you have your software ready?
Many of you bought a computer years ago and it already had Office on it. You did not get it for free, many people think so. You did pay for it and it probably came preinstalled with your computer. You need to find your disks and license keys. If you do not have these, you need to contact whoever you bought the computer from to get a copy if you don’t want to buy the new Office 2013.
If you need to buy new software, Microsoft has some handy packages for you to get software at a low price. But they changed their licensing to one computer per install. Not two as it used to be.
Want just basic word and excel for free? Try Open Office, it has the look and feel of Microsoft products without the extra cost
Buy it!
Now, with all the awesome online deals, you can just buy your new computer online…or should you? I’ve been very disappointed lately with some of the new laptops out there with the touchpad on the left side (due to the fact they added on calculator keys to the laptop keyboard). I bought a laptop with the touchpad on the side and I hated it. I could not get used to working “off” my usual and needed the touchpad in the middle. This may bother you as well.
I do recommend you go to a store that sells computers and touch and feel them. Be sure you don’t have heavy glare in the screen, the keys are ok for you to constantly be typing (some are horrible and float, my fingernails got stuck using!), and be sure it’s not too heavy (laptop only of course) if you will be traveling often or carrying it around.
If you find a good laptop in a store and it has my recommendations, buying it at the store may be best, then you can also return it fast too if you need. Returning online is a pain, but you can get better deals too.
TIPS!
- If you have wireless in your house, get a computer with wireless already installed on both laptop (standard) and your tower, not standard, but worth getting!
- Buy the extended warranty if you have a business computer, usually these are good deals and with your business needing to stay running, the warranty may have next day or same day assistance.
Budget!
Stay within a budget that works for you. If you can get financing that is a great deal, go for it. Never buy a computer from a rent a center or retail location that has huge interest rates.
Set it up
Setting it up at home by yourself may be something you want to do or you can hire us to help. Or you can do it yourself and call us if you need help with certain iss
Here is how we can help. Once you get your new computer up and running, you will need the following done to insure you can get back to work quickly or without hassle if you don’t know how to do it.
- Install a Windows 8 start menu
- Transfer your data
- Set up your printers
- Set up your Outlook/Email
- Install your software (new or old)
- Set up your antivirus
- Remote the junk preinstalled
For more tips…
To read a blog published awhile back on buying a desktop, click here
To have us assist, please call 612-865-4475 or email info@callthatgirl.biz and we can help you do the purchasing as well as everything else. You will save money by having us help you even with the buying, did you know most people OVERPAY for their computers?
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How to share a calendar in Hosted Exchange or Microsoft Office 365
Below are simple instructions on how to share a calendar with other members of your team in Hosted Exchange or Microsoft Office 365.
How to add a member to view your calendar
Start by right clicking on your calendar and go to “Properties”
Then click on “Permissions” tab
Click “Add” and select in the Address Book “Global Address List” for the mailbox you want to share the calendar with and select the members name and click on “Add” at the bottom of the window.
Now you have to determine the level of permission. View guide below for appropriate levels.
Common are “Free/Busy” , “Reviewer” and “Publishing Author”
Found this handy guide from UNC-Chapel Hill Help & Support page
| Permission Level | Definition |
| Owner: | Allows full rights to the mailbox’s (Calendar or Folder) , including assigning permissions; it is recommended not to assign this role to anyone |
| Publishing Editor: | Create, read, edit, and delete all items; create subfolders |
| Editor: | Create, read, edit, and delete all items |
| Publishing Author: | Create and read items; create subfolders; edit and delete items created by the user. |
| Author: | Create and read items; edit and delete items they’ve created. |
| Nonediting Author: | Create and read items; delete items created by the user. |
| Reviewer: | Read items. |
| Contributor: | Create items. |
| Free/Busy time, subject, location: | View the time, subject, and location of the appointment or meeting on your calendar. |
| Free/Busy time: | Shows only as Free or Busy on your calendar. No details are provided. |
| None: | No permissions are set for the selected user on the specified calendar or folder. |
Now the member has permissions
How to view the other members calendar
Open Outlook and click on “File” then go to “Open”, and select “Other User’s Folder”
Click on “Name” and select the team member from the global address list. And also select “Folder Type” Calendar. Click OK
You will now see your team members calendar in your list of calendars until “Shared Calendar”. You will also see their calendars in your SmartPhone unless you turn off these settings.
More info
You will now see the other calendar in a side by side mode, you can select “Overlay” mode which gives you just one calendar. You can go to the top of Outlook and select “View” and then “Overlay”
You can also uncheck their calendar box at any time to not view it at all.
Outlook Expert Support for the Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco and Sacramento California Areas.
If you are here looking for Microsoft Outlook Expert help, you came to the right place. Lisa and her team of top notch experts in all versions of Outlook and email can assist with all services, repairs and projects. We now support the Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco and Sacramento California Areas.
How to get the fastest Microsoft Outlook Expert help? Call That Girl at 612-865-4475
Questions
- Are you searching for someone to quickly fix an Outlook problem? We can help!
- Or maybe you have a lot of Outlook issues and need someone to figure them out?
- Did you buy office 365 and not sure how it works or how to set it up?
- Are you having difficulties with understanding what products to buy?
- Are you an IT technician and need side help with Outlook or Office 365?
Did you know?
- Even if you already have your own IT support company, you can hire us to just do this work
- We are open nights and weekends
- No contracts, no monthly fees
- Same day appointments
What we can help with
General Outlook Repairs
- Outlook Tune Ups
- Quick fixes
- Affordable solutions that help you be more efficient
- Move PST files
- Repairing fix OST files
- iCloud issues
Office 365
- IT Administration
- Assist with users accounts, permissions and restrictions
- Password reset, add new users, delete users
- Setting up Microsoft Office 365
- Configuring Exchange, SharePoint, Lync and OneNote
Synchronize your Outlook calendar and contacts to your iPad, iPhone, Android and contacts with the cloud products such as Microsoft Office 365, Hosted Exchange, Outlook.com, 3rd party apps.
- 3rd party synchronization products
- 3rd party apps for Gmail
- iCloud transitional work & repairs
- Gyschnit
- CompanionLink
- Outlook.com
- Synchronize Outlook info with your smartphone via iTunes
- Icloud and iTunes synching problems
- Hosted Exchange Assistance/Set up and Configuration
Training
- Outlook 2007, 2010 and Outlook 2013 Training
- Private & Groups, customized for your company
- Recordable, save for future use
- Hosted Exchange Training
- Microsoft Exchange Training https://callthatgirl.biz/microsoft-exchange-training
- Office 365 Training
Software upgrades and transitions
- Upgrades for Outlook 2013
- Office 2013 installations
- Moving to the cloud from POP/IMAP
Migrations
- Pop3/Pop/IMAP to Microsoft Exchange or Hosted Exchange
- Google Gmail Transitions
- Yahoo, Earthlink, AOL transitions to Company branded email (.com)
Outside consulting
- IT departments who need overflow help with Outlook calls
To book an appointment, please call 612-865-4475 or email info@callthatgirl.biz
How many Internet browsers do you need?
Did you know that there are currently 5 major web browsers on the market? Most people know about Internet Explorer (IE) and maybe Chrome due to Google’s influence. But Opera, Safari and Firefox also have a large share of the market.
Really? Two? Three? Four? Five? Why do you need so many? I ask because almost all of my clients now use three browsers. Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. Back before Chrome, it was mostly IE and Firefox competing…they said “Use Firefox, it’s more secure and fast”…not anymore. Then came Chrome, they said the same thing “It’s more secure and faster”…not anymore. Might be faster, but it’s not so safe in regards to installing 3rd party software and I have found it allows more junky extensions and redirect pages than any other browser out there.
So back to my question, how many do you need? I need one. I’m a die hard Internet Explorer gal here. I do have three browsers on my computer for testing and Googling. But I could live with just one. And when I say I use one, I just use Internet Explorer, all day everyday. Sometimes when I am working with someone, they will say “It doesn’t work on my computer” and I say “What browser are you in”….yep, not every browser works the same on every computer, so yeah…I get it, why you need more than one. But for day to day, use just one is what I recommend.
Now the reason I am asking how many do you need or use is because of this…when a redirect toolbar gets loaded into a computer (usually downloaded by you unknowingly), it normally installs into all three browsers. I know to remove it from all three, but sometimes other things break while fixing this…such as flash. On occasion, one of the browsers just isn’t going to work the same as it did and on occasion I have to ask the client to just use one browser because I have put in time to fix one (that they don’t use often, and it keeps breaking, usually because they install more 3rd party software after I did a redirect removal believe it or not!).
My job sometimes never ends 🙂
If you have any questions or IT support needs don’t hesitate to contact Call That Girl today by scheduling an appointment here!