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July 25, 2024 by ES and UIS Communications

The Tech Tips blog seeks to provide CU employees with helpful, relevant technical advice. Let us know what tricks and techniques you use to make your technology more intuitive!

Start the semester off right with a clean and efficient digital workspace

August 30, 2024 by ES and UIS Communications

The new semester is a great time to clear your digital space. Making room for the new will help your devices run more smoothly, and adopting new organizational practices will make it easier to find your crucial files and programs.

Fix website issues by clearing your browser cache

August 30, 2024 by ES and UIS Communications

Browser cache is an intuitive feature of web browsers that helps load websites and apps from previously visited sites and apps more quickly. However, an outdated cache can cause performance and formatting issues when visiting sites. Follow these steps to clear your cache.

Search for specific Tech Tips by keyword or topic

June 24, 2024 by ES and UIS Communications

Check the formatting of lists on webpages and documents to ensure they’re accessible by screen readers.

Ensure that your work is backed up to OneDrive

May 28, 2024 by ES and UIS Communications

Regularly backing up your files and documents to OneDrive ensures your work is saved in the event of data loss or hardware failure.

How to reset your CU account password

February 20, 2024 by ES and UIS Communications

Changing or recovering your CU account password now can be easily done without assistance from the Service Desk.

Top 10 Tech Tips of 2023

January 8, 2024 by ES and UIS Communications

This week, we highlight the 10 most popular tips of 2023.

Increasing ease of use with keyboard shortcuts

November 28, 2023 by ES and UIS Communications

By learning more keyboard shortcuts, you can perform actions with ease, enabling seamless navigation across your tabs and maximized functionality.

Embed a deadline reminder in your emails

November 28, 2023 by ES and UIS Communications

When a response to an email is essential, you can add a reminder to prompt the recipient to reply.

Archiving emails in Outlook

November 6, 2023 by ES and UIS Communications

Cluttered inboxes are hard to manage. Use the archive function in Outlook to organize your email.

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