Computer & Hardware Help

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Computer Troubleshooting

For common issues with your school-issued laptop, see these helpful guides, below.

Windows 11 Guides

New staff laptops are beginning to roll out with Windows 11 installed. Find helpful tips, here.

Email

For urgent issues related to email, please contact Tech Services directly.

Phones

Tips for how to use the phone found at your desk.

TVs

Tips related to the Newline Interactive Displays.

Printers

Tips for getting a printer added can be found here, for both faculty and students.

Recent Hardware Posts

A few years ago around the holidays Chris Harmuth and I made an instructional video on some useful, and fun, keyboard shortcuts. With the holidays fast approaching I thought it might be fun to revisit this little gem we created…

The Company Portal app streamlines our process of app deployment across the district's managed devices, saving us time and resources. To find the Company Portal app, either search for "Company Portal" in the search bar, or find the app pinned…

Windows 11 has a new Snipping Tool app that lets you capture anything on your screen easily and quickly. You can use different modes to select a rectangle, a window, the full screen, or a free-form shape. To open the…

Some apps are already pinned to the Windows taskbar when you receive your laptop. But do you have more you'd like to add or are you just looking to customize your Windows experience? Watch the following video to learn how…

If it's been a while since you've tried printing to the district poster printer, the process has changed. Rather than having the printer installed locally and selecting it as a printer, you now submit files to be printed via an…

If you're a Firefox user, you might have noticed a subtle change in their latest update. On March 8, 2022, Firefox released its 98.0 release of their web browser. In this update, they changed how downloads are handled by default.…

Do you love 💖 expressing yourself in texts with emoji? 📱 (And no, I'm not talking about Bitmoji!) Did you know you're not limited to emoji on your smartphone? That's right! 😲 You can add fun, expressive emoji characters just…

Periodically throughout the year, our network team is able to push updates to your computer automatically. Please follow these instructions to download and apply these updates. Step 1: Awareness of Updates You will receive information via email from our Technology…

Using the Promethean Board While in Extended Screen Mode The video below will show how to adjust your settings and allow you to use your Promethean Board while you are in extended mode on your computer. Please note you must…

Skyward and some other tools require the use of pop-ups to be able to use the functionality of the site. Below is a guide that will walk you through the steps you need: Google Chrome Users Open the Chrome browserIn…

Please follow this guide from Microsoft to access your school email on your phone. Note: when you sign into the app, you will use your school email and password.

There are some important browser options to customize on your CLSD machine.  To be more efficient and to make sure web pages open correctly when it counts, check out our quick help videos on how to set things up properly…