Mac X 10.10 Upgrades

Faculty and staff can now upgrade their personal and University Mac computers to the newest OS X Yosemite 10.10 operating system. Unfortunately our Lotus Notes license does not allow for any new installations, so any new Macs that do not already have Lotus Notes installed will not be able to install the Lotus Notes client in order to use the Time Off calendar. If your Mac already has Lotus Notes client installed and you upgrade, Lotus Notes will continue to work. If you are currently using the Lotus Notes Time Off calendar and you need to submit a time off request, contact the person who processes your payroll, they or your manager have the ability to create a request for you. There is no problem with using a computer with Yosemite on the wireless network anymore.

If you have questions or need any assistance in regards to this upgrade for university computers, contact TAC at TAC@ferris.edu or at 231-591-4822 or toll free at 877-779-4822. If you need assistance upgrading your personal computer, please take it to STS located in University Center 108.

Written by: Susan Cherry

Information for Mac Users Using Outlook 2011

We have found that Outlook 2011 client for Mac cannot access the archives that are migrated over from Lotus Notes.

If you are a Mac user that had Lotus Notes archives migrated to Outlook, you will need to use the web client to get to the archives. In other words,
you need to go to http://office.ferris.edu and login there to view those archived emails. You then need to go to the bottom of the list of folders on the sidebar and look for the In-Place Archives – youremailaddress@ferris.edu

Emails that you archive from within the Outlook client will be viewable in the Outlook client under the “In-Place” archives.

If you have any questions, contact the Technology Assistance Center at 231-591-4822.

Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts

There are a lot of helpful keyboard shortcuts for Mac OS X. Here are a few everyone should know and use on a daily basis. They will help you be more efficient at using your computer.

Key combination	What it does
Command A	Select all
Command C	Copy
Command V	Paste
Command X	Cut
Command S	Save
Command Q	Quit
Command N	New
Command Z	Undo/Redo
Command M	Minimize window
Command W	Close window
Command P	Print
Command F	Find

Key combination	What it does
Command B	Bold
Command I	Italicize
Command U	Underline

Written by Jason Wilkins

Mac OS X Tips – Spotlight Search

Spotlight is a cool search engine that is available for you to use on your Mac. Click the magnifying glass on the top right of the screen like in the picture here, or press Command + Spacebar on the keyboard.

Spotlight allows you to search for anything on your computer, from applications, to folders, to files, to even content within a file. You can also do quick math in Spotlight.  But that’s not all! You can also use it to search
the definition of terms you don’t know! Just type in the term and either hover your mouse over the “look up” option to see a simple definition, or click on “look up” and it will launch the dictionary application.

It is a handy search engine that will take you anywhere you want to go.

Written by Jason Wilkins