Massac Tech Ed

...a Happy 30th to Aaron Clark tomorrow!

I hope everyone had a nice summer. As we are now getting back into the swing of things, please remember to submit your tech issues to our trouble ticket system at http://sl.massac.org/ticket . If you are a new staff member or need a refresher about the Substitute Call system, please email Aaron Clark at aclark@massac.org . Also remember to visit our technology website at http://tech.massac.org for helpful resources, documents, and other useful information. Have a great year!

Opening a ZIP or RAR (compressed/archived file types) can be a bit worrisome especially if you are unsure of the sender. Every once in a while, people try to send viruses through these file types. However, you can now preview ZIP and RAR files directly through Massac Mail (GMail) via Google Docs. You will also be able to download selected items within the files themselves. This can be quite a time saver, especially if you only need a couple of files from the main ZIP or RAR. This feature also works on Google Docs Mobile as well.

This is an interesting read if you use Google Docs and/or our Massac Docs (from Google). http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/06/few-improvements-to-discussions-in.html To access your Massac Docs, visit http://docs.massac.org .

Here are a few of the newest updates for our Massac Apps: Please note that these features may not immediately be available, but are intended for release in April 2011. Sites - Recovery of deleted sites. If an owner of a site accidentally deletes a site, it will be immediately removed from view but they may recover it by visiting its URL within 30 days. Contacts - Add new contact information that will default to “Work” instead of “Home” field types. - Manage groups more easily by quickly adding email addresses to groups, and picking from a contact’s multiple email addresses to use on a group-by-group basis. - Revert changes to your Contacts for up to 30 days in case you need to restore deleted or merged contacts, or undo an import. Spreadsheets - Ability to hide individual sheets in your spreadsheet. - Filtering is now available in Google Spreadsheets. Adding a filter onto a set of data can help you quickly narrow down the data set to find the data you need. By selecting a data set, you...

Google Cloud Connect is a plug-in to Microsoft Office that allows you to synchronize documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with your Massac Apps and/or other Google Account. Other features include collaboration, document sharing, and offline editing. After installing the Cloud Connect toolbar to Microsoft Office, you will be prompted to enter your account credentials. You will also have the option to synchronize your files automatically or manually. This is a handy tool for backing up those important files! Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7 ; Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010 Check it out: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/cloudconnect

Google Docs has now added support for the following file formats: Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX) Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 (.PPTX) Apple Pages (.PAGES) Adobe Illustrator (.AI) Adobe Photoshop (.PSD) Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF) Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG) PostScript (.EPS, .PS) TrueType (.TTF) XML Paper Specification (.XPS) To use your Massac Docs account, visit http://docs.massac.org