Tim Butler @ITTimB

Service Desk Manager for the David Ross Education Trust (DRET). Tips are aimed at DRET employees, jokes are for everyone. Views are my own. Yorkshire and The Humber Joined December 2017

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★ IT & Data Support Team @ITTeamDRET

2 years ago

📶✅Brand new Wi-Fi and Network Infrastructure for @ThomasHinPri completed this week ✅📶 #ConnecttheClassroom @educationgovuk Funding making a big impact for our Children in Scarborough. Superb support as always from @Switchshop Onto our next Academies next week #ITStrategy

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Tim Butler @ITTimB

3 years ago

Tim's Tip IT Tip: You can right-click twice on a YouTube video to get a picture-in-picture option. This will pop out the video into a mini window so you can continue watching it while you do other things 👍

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★ IT & Data Support Team @ITTeamDRET

3 years ago

Due to internal opportunities and promotion, a rare opportunity to join the team ⁦@HavelockAcademy⁩ as our next Academy IT Manager. Great opportunity in Great Grimsby. #opportunities #career #edtech tes.com/jobs/vacancy/a…

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Tim Butler @ITTimB

4 years ago

Tim's Top IT Tip: Temporarily unmute yourself in a @MicrosoftTeams meeting by holding CTRL + Spacebar

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★ IT & Data Support Team @ITTeamDRET

4 years ago

Our next voluntary Staff IT Workshops, available to all @DRETnews colleagues. 📅 Wednesday 19th January 💡 ' Microsoft Forms and Surveys ' 💡 ‘ Microsoft Forms for Class Quizzing ‘ 🎟 forms.office.com/r/xTVuCMTuZ1 #CPD #MicrosoftEDU

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Tim Butler @ITTimB

4 years ago

Tim's Top IT Tip: Your mouse/trackpad doesn't actually 'click' until you release the button. If you accidentally click on something, chances are you can move your cursor away and release the button without it 'clicking'.

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Ellis J @teamjacklin

4 years ago

Brilliant Strategy and CPD Day with all @ITTeamDRET today. Absolute passion from all to keep rowing forward. New technologies, new ideas, constant drive to improve children outcomes. ⭐️ #TeamSpirit ⭐️

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Tim Butler @ITTimB

5 years ago

I met a network engineer from Australia. He came from a LAN down under.

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Tim Butler @ITTimB

5 years ago

Tim's Top IT Tip: To take a screenshot of the whole screen on a Chromebook press: CTRL + Show windows To take a partial screenshot on a Chromebook press: CTRL + Shift + Show windows and drag to select 👍

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Tim Butler @ITTimB

5 years ago

Tim's Top IT Tip: To quickly get back to your desktop click at the very right of your taskbar or press Windows key + D 👍🏼

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Tim Butler @ITTimB

5 years ago

Tim's Top IT Tip: In your internet browser quickly open a link in a new tab by holding CTRL when you click on it. 👍

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Tim Butler @ITTimB

5 years ago

Tim's Top IT Tip: If you've got a long way to scroll, you can hold Shift and click on the scroll bar to jump to that position. 👍

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Tim Butler @ITTimB

5 years ago

Tim's Top IT Tip: If you have a frequently used folder you can pin it to the Quick Access area at the top of each file explorer window. Navigate to the folder then right-click on Quick Access. From there click Pin current Folder to Quick Access.

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5 years ago

Tim's Top IT Tip: You can also use your mouse wheel to Zoom in and out by holding CTRL while you scroll 👍🏼

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5 years ago

Tim's Top IT Tip: To switch between text fields (username, password, name, address, etc) press Tab (above Caps Lock) to cycle down the fields and Shift + Tab to cycle up the fields. Username -> Tab -> Password -> Enter You don't even need the mouse.