#ittipsandtricks

4 Ways to Have a Better Home Office

By / February 8, 2021

When we started this work-at-home journey, we were in unchartered territory.  Each week finding more efficient ways to boost your work productivity while balancing everything else.  We imagine that many stationed their computer in a common area of their home that made sense at the time. However, like many of us at designDATA, it’s time to “Change Things Up”.  Perhaps you have realized you need a desk monitor instead of that smaller laptop screen or your kitchen chair isn’t as ergonomic as first thought. This article in Association Now, Better Home Office, may help to improve productiveness. For other tips and tricks to improve productivity please see past articles by designDATA. Below are 4 that many have said helped so far:

  1. Taking Meeting Notes in Microsoft Teams
  2. E-Sign Solutions
  3. Using your iPad as a second display for your PC.
  4. Teams on Your Phone or Tablet

Using iPad as a Second Display on a PC

By / February 8, 2021

1. Please go to https://www.splashtop.com/wiredxdisplay
a. Download the XDisplay Agent for PC

2. On your iPad in the app store please download Splashtop Wired XDisplay app
a. The app is free

3. Connect your iPad via the USB cable that you use for charging to the PC you would like to add the additional display

4. Launch the XD display App on your iPad

5. You can rearrange the monitors and display preferences as you please

6. You now have a second display for your PC

Increase Productivity With macOS: Series Two

By / February 8, 2021

SplitView
It can be frustrating when you’re working from more than one application with one screen. It can be time-consuming to switch between PDF documents and Word or Excel when you need both for one task. Check out this feature called SplitView.

Chances are, you’re running OS X El Capitan or later so your mac should be compatible.

macOS Catalina:

To enter SplitView, find the Full-Screen button in the top left corner of the application. Click and hold. Two options will become available: tile window to the left of the screen or tile window to the right of the screen. Click which one you would prefer and then simply select the other app you want in the next window.

Other macOS versions:

Click and hold the full-screen button in the top left corner of the application
window. As you click and hold, the window will shrink so you can drag it to the
left side or the right side of your screen.
The app windows can be adjusted by hovering the cursor on the line separating
the two applications.
Exiting:
To exit SplitView, click the full-screen button on either application. This will allow
you to exit and the applications will separate.

Customize Your Volume Control

The audio is too loud in one setting but too low in another setting. It’s time to
customize the system volume control.

Hold down Shift+Option and then your volume key to adjust your system volume
by quarters.