Tips to speedup a your Mac computer

The best way to speedup sluggish Mac computer is to rebuild it.   Wipe the hard drive and reinstall the programs and your data.  It's just like rebuilding a car engine, but like a car, that may involve a lot of work.  If you have a full backup using TimeMachine you can wipe the hard drive, reload the Snow Leopard OS and then restore everything back to the same setup with TimeMachine and the program 'Migrate' found in the Utilities folder inside the Applications folder.  

There are simpler ways to cleanup your Mac, though not as effective.   You can run some simple maintenance programs.  The simplest is actually built into the Mac already.  One for the OS and one for MS Office.

For MS Office, follow this path:

Hard drive > Applications > MicroSoft Office 2011 > Office > Microsoft Database Utility.app

Select the "repair data base" option and run the utility.   It is the first fix to help clear up any issues you maybe having with MS Office.

Next is 'Drive Utility' - located on this path;

Hard drive > Applications > Utilities > "Drive Utility"  after opening, select the hard drive in the left column and "Repair Disk Permissions".   If you boot from an original DVD, you can also "Repair Disk".

The next step to cleanup a Mac, is to dump caches that slow up systems and browsers.  It can be done manually if you know where to find all the caches, but it's better if you use a good Utility program.  These programs do not come with the Mac and must be bought separately.   One of the best, and it's free, is ONYX.   Check the link below and download the one for your system.

http://www.titanium.free.fr/download.php?sid=06565bec047f1e1cb2c0a7bbe12dacd0

The last way to clean things up is to do the defrag like you mentioned. It's not built into the Mac because Apple says you don't need it.  The Mac OS is designed to keep things defragged automatically.  I have run it on some very fragmented machines and have found it to help with varying success.  Several programs will defrag a Mac.  The one is use is called iDefrag, (www.coriolis-systems.com/iDefrag.php  -$60).

If you really want to speed up your Mac, new hardware is one of the best options but obvious cost bigger bucks.   Max out the Ram memory to 4GB or better if your computer will hold it.   The upgrade that really improves the speed the most, is replacing older hard drives with the new Solid State hard drives.  They are all digital with no moving parts and make the laptop run unto 4 times faster.  The big draw back is that they are expensive and so we are only buying small sizes ones for now.   The biggest one we are using now is 120GB and they go for about $200.   But that price should go down with time.

Applies To: Faculty, Staff

Save the Word Perfect or .wpd document and save to your desktop.

Open Word.

Open the document with the .wpd extension located on your desktop.

The converter will run and you Save document as a Word document.

There maybe formatting that needs to be updated. 

Your are probably having this problem because your Mac is trying to use an old 802.1x setting. To delete these old settings follow these instructions.

1. Click on your Apple icon, and go to System Preferences.
2. In system Preferences click on the Network icon.
3. Choose the AirPort in the left hand window, and click on the Advanced button in the lower right hand side of the Network window.
4. In the Advanced window click on the 802.1X tab. At this point you will need to delete the existing user profiles. Click on any that exist in the left hand screen and click on the - (minus) sign beneith them.
5. Click OK, and connect to WLU and rerun the the Cloudpath installer.

A shared mailboxes can be accessed via OWA.

To open the shared mailbox, simply add the mailbox email address to the end of your normal OWA URL. Authenticate using your normal domain credentials. (https://owa.wlu.edu/owa/mailboxname@ad.wlu.edu)

Applies To: Staff

Applies To: Students

In Pages, Click File, Export, and choose Word for the file format.

NOTE:  Students must export to Word format in order for many of their professors to be able to open their documents.

Open up your label form.
On the Home Ribbon under Paragraph click Center.
Ctrl A to select all the cells.
In the top left cell right click in the blue.
Click Center.
Save this as a template named label number form - for example 5660form.doc.

Applies To: Students

ITS currently provides Office '11 for Mac on the student download page.  Click here for the student download page.  

Applies To: Students

Assuming you're talking about the region for the DVD device, it's a difficult question to answer. The only real way to set it is to insert a disc into the optical drive and wait for the regional interface to appear, and then select your region. I do believe, however, that the region can only be changed so many times before it becomes locked in place. Alternatively, you can download a piece of software known as VLC Media Player, which ignores the region protocol and will allow you to play media from any region so long as you have it set to the default media player instead of Apple's DVD Player.

View the screen shot that shows how to go to  HOME > Change Styles > Select Word 2003, then single spacing is restored, even for envelopes, within the Mailings feature.

To Create an envelope:

From the Ribbon, select the Mailings tab.
In the Create section, select the Envelopes button.
Under the Envelopes tab, enter the information for the Delivery address.
Enter the information for the Return adress if necessary.
Click Print to print your envelope.

Print will send your envelope to your default printer.
If you have a laser jet the bypass tray will have a diagram of how to place your envelope.
If you have a BizHub the envelope is loaded in the bypass tray with the side to be printed on facing down and the top towards you.

Applies To: Faculty, Staff

Yes you can print both in the same document.

Under the Page Layout Ribbon you have the Orientation and Breaks options.

When you get to where you want the next Orientation you click on Breaks and Select Next Page and then change the Orientation.

You can do this throughout the document.

First select the entire document by clicking Control A.

Then click Control/Shift/F9 and it will remove all links.

Save the document.

Keep holding down the mouse pad while doing a hard restart on the system.  This will eject the disc.

Applies To: Faculty, Staff, Students

This error occurs sometimes when using Firefox or Safari to access your Outlook Live account. Here's how to fix the problem:

In Firefox, go to tools, options, then click the privacy tab and click "remove individual cookies".  Then search for outlook and delete all OUTLOOK.COM cookies.  It should now work.  This method may vary in different browsers and versions of firefox.

In Safari, go Preferences/Security/Show Cookies and delete all OUTLOOK.COM cookies.

*Do NOTdelete ALL Cookies - just the outlook.com ones!*

Applies To: Students

Mail merges can be done in Word.  If you need assistance please contact the Information Desk at X 4357 or enter a ticket in WebHelpDesk.  See Related Resources if using Word 2010.

Click this link found by our Mac technician.

Applies To: Students

Install the correct Driver:

Before you can install the printer you will need to download and install the appropriate driver for your Operating System.   Click on the link for your operating system below to start the download.  (to find your Operating System click on the Apple and choose “About this Mac”)

            10.7 Lion

            10.8 Mountain Lion

            10.9 Mavericks

Delete all MPS3 network printers:

Open System Preferences and select the Print & Scan Icon, and then delete all MPS3 printers.

Install the new printer:

  In the Print & Scan Preference Panel:

·         Click on the + to add a printer, and choose “Add other printer or Scanner”.

·         In Default, scroll down to select the name of the printer starting with MPS4.

·         Each BizHub has a print queue (see example below)

o   MPS4-ITS_Tucker_BizHub

·         The Name and Location will be automatically populated.

·         Click on pull down “Choose a Driver or Printer Model”

o   Select Printer Software

o   In the Filter box, type Konica

o   If the drivers have been installed, you will see a list

o   Select the appropriate PS driver for your BizHub model then click on Add.

o   select either C284e or 364e: 

§  Konica Minolta C284e PS

§  Konica Minolta C364e PS

o   Click ‘Add’

·         Go to System Preferences -> Print & Scan

·         Select your BizHub from the list of Printers,

·         On the right, click on Options & Supplies

·         Select Driver tab to configure the printer:

o   Model:   C284e or C364e

o   Paper Source Unit:  PC-410

o   Finisher:   FS-534

o   Punch Unit:  PK-519 (2/3-Hole)

o   Click on OK.

·         If you wish to make it your default printer, right-click on the BizHub icon, then select ‘set default printer’.

Applies To: Faculty, Staff

No, not at this time.  We currently do not recommend Symantec for a MAC.  Please check back soon for updated information.

If you're a W&L faculty members, staff or student, use the Safari or Firefox browser (NOT Chrome) and use any available connection to access this Web address, from on campus or off campus:

http://wireless.wlu.edu

Follow the instructions, and enter your W&L username and password. When you've completed these steps, you'll automatically connect to W&L's secure wireless network whenever you're in range.

Please note that wireless is a limited resource, and minor disruptions are common; see Statement on Wireless Service at W&L

Applies To: Faculty, Staff, Students

The user still had the document that was attached to the e-mail open.  When the original document was closed the e-mail message was sent.

Applies To: Faculty, Staff

Save your Excel chart as a .pdf file.  Then it will hold onto the printing when sent to the BizHub.

Applies To: Students

Download Qualys BrowserCheck: https://browsercheck.qualys.com/

Install this Mozilla Firefox plug-in. Click on Scan to find the plug-ins that need to be updated. Install the updates. Restart Firefox and log into OWA.

Macintosh users should always use the (Mozilla) Firefox browser when working in Sakai.

1) In Word, Do a Find->Replace to change all the line breaks to $$$$

• Find: ^p
• Replace with: $$$$
• Click ‘Replace All’

2) Select your table and copy it to Excel

3) In Excel, do a Find-Replace to change all the $$$$ back to line breaks

• Find: $$$$
• Replace with: (control-j)
• Click ‘Replace All’

Mac Basics: Ports and connectors

This page: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH3672?viewlocale=en_US has information that will help you identify your video ports on your Macintosh.

For more information about your ports and connectors on your Macintosh, click on this link: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2494?viewlocale=en_US

Here’s a couple of advanced troubleshooting tips:

1. Make sure you run Cloudpath from Safari or Firefox. Cloudpath does not work correctly with Google Chrome.
2. Go to the Apple > System Preferences > Network > Airport > Advanced > Airport and remove “WLUsec” and “WLU”.
3. Go to the Apple > System Preferences > Network > Airport > Advanced > 802.1x > User Profiles > “-” key will delete “WLUsec profile.”
4. Select “Ok”
5. Select “Apply”
6. Select “Turn Airport Off” for about a minute. This is the equivalent of starting over.
7. Select “Turn Airport On”
8. Choose the “WLU” wireless network
9. Log in to the portal and re-run Cloudpath from wireless.wlu.edu

Applies To: Students

Word 2007 and Word 2010

1. Start Word, and then open a new blank document.
2. Go to Word Options
   • In Word 2007, click the Office Button, and then click Word Options.
   • In Word 2010, click File, and then click Options.
3. On the Advanced tab, go to the General section.
4. Click to select the Confirm file format conversion on open check box, and then click OK.
5. On the Mailings tab, click Start Mail Merge, and then select Step By Step Mail Merge Wizard.
6. In the Mail Merge task pane, select the type of document that you want to work on, and then click Next.
7. Under Select starting document, select the starting document that you want to use, and then click Next.
8. Under Select recipients, click Use an existing list, and then click Browse.
9. In the Select Data Source dialog box, locate the folder that contains the Excel workbook that you want to use as your data source, select the workbook, and then click Open.
10. In the Confirm Data Source dialog box, click to select the Show all check box. Click MS Excel Worksheets via DDE (*.xls), and then click OK.
11. In the Microsoft Excel dialog box, under Named or cell range, select the cell range or worksheet that contains the data that you want to use, and then click OK.
    NOTE: Your data now appears in the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box with the same formatting that appears in the Excel worksheet.

Applies To: Faculty, Staff, Students

Office 2010 applications
    Click the File tab, and then click Option.
    Click Add-Ins on the left side of the dialog box.
    Do one of the following:
        If PDFMOutlook or Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Add-in is not listed, choose COM Add-Ins from the Manage pop-up menu and click Go.
        If PDFMOutlook or Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Add-in is listed under Disabled Application Add-ins, select Disabled Items from the Manage pop-up menu and click Go.

    Select PDFMOutlook or Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Add-in and click OK.
    Restart the Office application.

Document Connection is part of Microsoft Office 2008 Service Pack 2 for the Macintosh. It makes it easier for Macintosh users to work with document libraries in SharePoint.

We are just starting on these instructions.  Please let us know of additions/corrections.

In Outlook 2011 you need to go to mail preferences and add an exchange account.

User name is full e-mail address with password.

When prompted say always allow.

Server is pod51000.outlook.com

Applies To: Students

Click in the ‘Search this folder’ at the top right and it will activate the Search ribbon

Click All Mail > Advanced  > Click on Items Contains and make your criteria selection

You can make multiple selections by clicking the plus sign on the right of your 1^st line of criteria

See associated photo under Resources: Outlook 2011 Advanced Search

Try these steps from Microsoft on rebuilding your identity database.

Click on the following link to learn how to share files using Dropbox on Mac OS X.

https://www.dropbox.com/help/19/en

Show Instructions for: Mac

Scroll down to find 'Share a Folder on Mac OS X'

Applies To: Students

Applies To: Students

Click the button in the Toolbar Control Button in the top right to show it!

Applies To: Faculty, Staff

Applies To: Students

No, unfortunately not. From the Box.com website:

Box for Office is not compatible with the following products:

• Office 2007 or older
• Windows XP or older
• Any version of Office for Mac
  • Unfortunately, the Mac version of Office is not nearly as extensible as the version on Windows, so it is not currently possible for developers to create as rich of an integration.

Outlook 2011

1. While logged in to Outlook select Tools and then Accounts.
2. In the Accounts window highlight your Microsoft Exchange account and select Advanced.
3. In the Advanced window select the Delegates tab.
4. Navigate to the People I am delegate for section.
5. Click Add or + button.
6. In the Select Users search field; enter the name of the shared mailbox and then click then click Find.
7. Highlight the mailbox name then click OK and OK to close all previous windows.
8. You will now have a permanent link to the shared mailbox in your mail folder hierarchy.

Applies To: Faculty, Staff

Updated August 2013

Applies To: Students

A user on a Mac opened a word attachment in Outlook 2011 and neglected to place the file in a local or network location. There were changes made to the document.

Spotlight
Show All in Finder
Search This Mac
+
Kind is Any
+
Last opened date is (fill in today or the appropriate date)
If found
FILE SAVEAS on the Desktop (suggested)

Box will not run on Mac 10.6.8. Apple dropped support of Mac 10.6.8 in February 2014, and since it's not being updated with security updates, Box has dropped their support of the operating system. 

1. Open the Word Document.

2. Click on File in the upper Left hand corner.

3. Click on Save As

4. Choose PDF from the Save as type drop down.

5. Name the file and click save.

The PDF will be created in the same folder as the original word document.

1.  Open the presentation

2.  Click the Office button and choose convert on the drop-down list.

     A dialogue box appears to let you know what a conversion is.

3.  Click OK.

A user followed the steps here and was able to convert and send document as pdf.

FireFox version 30.0 breaks Windows authentication.  Look for the resource document to the right for the fix.

Students: If you are using Apple's "Pages" to create your documents,

you need to save as a Word document before you turn in your work.

Here's how:

1. In Pages, go to File > Save as

2. Click the down arrow by the Save As box.

3. Check the box, "Save Copy as: Word Document"

You can also go to: http://www.wlu.edu/x49936.xml and download

Office 2008 for the Macintosh. (W&L has a site license for Microsoft

Office for all university computers and for all student computers so

that everyone has access to a common software set.)

Applies To: Students

Open Word 2010, click on Mailings tab on the Ribbon:

1.Click on Envelopes
2.Click on Options
3.Under Delivery Address, click on Font
4.Choose desired Font, i.e. Calibri, Regular, Size 12
5.Click on Set As Default and select Yes (Do you want to change the default envelope address font to Calibri, 12pt?)

Then, click on Font under Return Address
Repeat steps 3 to 5.
click on OK, then click on Close.
Save the document.

If the default goes back to +Headings.
Show hidden files then edit the Normal.dot template in
Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\normal.dot and save.