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Microsoft Office Suite – Office 365 is FREE to Students
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The Microsoft Office suite is a family of software that delivers almost any tool imaginable to assist users at home and in business. Here, Pepperdine Caruso Law IT helps break down the different applications available. NOTE: We always recommend that you INSTALL and USE the local copy of MS Word (actually install it on your…
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How to Not Miss Important E-Mail Messages!
As a student at Caruso Law, you will find that there are a number of essential, critical, and/or otherwise consequential messages that are sent to your Pepperdine student email account by members of the Caruso Law administration team over the course of the school year. Also note that your Pepperdine email will also often contain…
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Launch Week Video on Technology
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Please click here to watch the video on Technology services available to students at Caruso Law School. If you’d like to see the slide show that is embedded in that video click here.
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Graduation and Email
Hurray! You’ve graduated (or will soon graduate) from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law! The last thing on your mind is your Pepperdine Email account, but there are some things you need to know… NOTE: Pepperdine offers a special Alumni-only email service provided by Google. You will want to use a personal email address going forward.…
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Turning Off Private Browsing MAC
When using Pepperdine’s Wifi network, make sure to turn off private browsing MAC for the best experience. Jump to Instructions for an Android phone/device. Jump to Instructions for an iOS Apple phone/device. Android For Android devices find Wi-Fi in your settings. It will be under a tab called “Connections” or “Networks.” Once you find Wi-Fi,…
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Laptop/Travel Preparation – Law Faculty
If you are planning a trip and will bring your university laptop with you, there are a few things you should do before you get too far along in your planning:
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When I need Zoom Support …
If I have technical difficulty with Zoom what do I do? – Test your computer with Zoom before class. Check out the audio and video settings. – If you have problems, the first thing to do, is to completely shut down your computer and restart. Most computer problems are corrected with this remedy. – Before…
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PIN?
Using a PIN to access a University area with card swipe access — Where’s my PIN, What do I do if I forgot it or never knew what it is???? Every student, staff member and faculty member has a university-issued PIN or Personal Identification number for use with your ID card. Residential students use these…
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Reply All? How to turn it off by default
Ever get an email that was a personal reply to a group message? Was that message really meant for you? Not likely. Ever send one like that? I’m sure was an accident. If you want to turn off the default “Reply All” feature in Google Mail here are some step by step instructions: 2. Scroll…
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Blur Background: New Feature for Zoom Update
Students and Professors alike may wish to avoid showing their actual surroundings during a Zoom call. Zoom has a feature that enables a user to blur their background (as opposed to changing it). If, for some reason, you do not see this option in your Zoom settings, you may need to update your version of…
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Google Docs (and more) off-line
So what to do when the power goes out and you don’t have access to the internet? Just yell. It’s what I do! It’s true, your laptop still has plenty of battery power but you use the Google Suite from Pepperdine and that requires an internet connection to use right? Not necessarily. You can set…
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Security Risk With Storing Passwords in Browser
It is becoming increasingly popular to store passwords automatically, as modern browsers come equipped with password managers that store login credentials. The centralization of passwords becomes dangerous when one part of your browser system is exposed to someone else however, which can happen through hackers decoding weak passwords (such as 123456), or password sharing to…
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The other UPS, Uninterruptable Power Supply
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With the power outages affecting our students, faculty, and staff, the IS team recommends using an Uninterruptable Power Supply, UPS, to protect your electronics and keep you working. A UPS is a battery backup for your electronics. Depending on the size of the UPS, they can provide a few extra minutes of power to safely…
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Zoom on your Phone
As we continue working and teaching online, you may need use your phone for your Zoom classes and meetings. Remember that you’ll need to sign in using Pepperdine’s Single Sign-On (SSO) service. To do this, select SSO and not the email login option. You may need to scroll down to select SSO. Next, enter Pepperdine…
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Nefarious Texts! – DON’T CLICK!!
Yep, the holiday season is in full swing and the crooks are out to help themselves…Please be alert to the possibility that you will receive “alerts” via text message (and email too) that purport to update you on the shipping status of something you have ordered. We strongly recommend that you NOT click that link in…
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Zoom: Turn on Captions as a Participant
For information on how to enable closed captions for your meeting/class/event as a host please see this page. Desktop Client 4. Click Closed Caption to start viewing closed captioning. Tip: Click and drag the closed captioning to move its position in the meeting window. (Optional) To adjust the caption size: Mobile Application 3. Tap Meeting.4.…
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Zoom: Automatic Closed Captioning
Automatic Closed Captioning is a new feature in Zoom that can be helpful for your students. See this article for Participant View of Closed Captions. To enable automatic Closed Captioning in Zoom (as the Host): 2. Go to pepperdine.zoom.us and select Sign in. 3. If needed, log in using your Pepperdine Network ID and Password.…
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Zoom Retention
Zoom recordings are generally stored in the Cloud, which does not have infinite storage. To preserve room for new incoming recordings, Pepperdine is implementing a six month Zoom retention period. This retention period is important to ensure that enough cloud storage space remains available for our community during an active academic term. It will also…
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Accessing a Recording in Zoom for Students
If you are trying to access a recording in Zoom, and receive an error screen such as the one below, then you may need to re-log in to access the recording through SSO. Please view the steps below on how to do so. Accessing The Recording 1. If already logged in to Zoom, log out.…
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Clear Browser Data and Cache
Your browser saves time by navigating through shortcuts to saved or cached information. This means that if a website is changed or upgraded, your browser may rely on saved or cached information to load the page. This can occasionally cause some discrepancies between an older version of a webpage and a newer one. You can manually…
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Adding an Alternative Host in Zoom
Zoom is an online meeting platform and the University’s web conferencing software that will be used for holding classes online. Alternative hosts possess the same abilities as co-hosts (managing participants, admission, recordings, etc.), but also have the additional privilege of starting the meeting on the host’s behalf. Some professors may find it beneficial to make…
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How to Disable Chat in Zoom
There are instances in which a professor would prefer to disable the chat feature in Zoom meetings, whether that be to prevent notifications or to discourage potentially distracting engagements. To do so, please view the instructions below for this quick process. 1. Note that you can only change this setting after you have begun your…
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Online Teaching Back-Up Plans
In case you are dropped from your Zoom meeting there are some back-up teaching procedures you should know–with the possibility of blackouts, brownouts, or sluggish internet, it’s good to have a backup plan. Shut down and re-start your computer The first action you should take if you are unable to join your meeting is to re-start…
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How to Watch a Zoom Recording
After a Zoom meeting has commenced, in most cases you may access a recording of the meeting via the Zoom Pro tool. Please follow the instructions below to view your recordings. NOTE: If you are hoping for a transcript of the recording, you may need to wait a little longer because sometimes Zoom’s transcription coding…
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Dual Monitor SetUp with Zoom
Faculty may utilize Zoom’s dual monitor display feature so the students’ video layout and screen share content can be placed on two separate monitors/screens. Specifically, gallery (grid view of all of your students) or speaker view (full screen view of the current speaker’s video) can be displayed on one monitor while the other monitor displays…
