Syncing an Android Phone with your company’s Exchange Server

Setting up e-mail on Android smartphone

  1. From the home screen, tap “menu”
  1. Tap “settings”
  2. Tap “Accounts and Sync”
  3. Tap “Add an account” toward the bottom of the screen.
  4. For the account type, select “Exchange ActiveSync”
  5. Enter your e-mail address in the “E-mail address” field
  6. Enter your password in the “Password” field
  7. Tap “Next”
  8. Enter your exchange server address in the Exchange Server Address field ( ex: https://webmail.mycompany.com or 10.14.54.70
  9. Enter your domain in the Domain field (example: mycompany.com)
  10. Tap “Next”
  11. Select the items you wish to sync with your phone. By default your mail, contacts, and calendars are synced
  12. You’re done!  You should now be able to access your e-mail with your Android Phone.

Troubleshooting:

  • If your Android phone gives you a sync error please check the following:
    • Make sure your password is correct
    • Verify you entered the exchange information correctly
    • Make sure you can get out to the internet from your phone. If the phone is new it could take a few hours for internet activation.

If you are still having issues please contact your network administrator.

Keyboard Time Savers

You use your keyboard to type but did you know that you can almost completey navigate through Windows without even touching the mouse? It’s true that not using the mouse at all would make life difficult but these keyboard tips can some things much easier.

The tab key

Use the tab key to switch between fields like those used for logins. Type your username and press the tab key to drop down to the password field. Also try pressing Enter instead of clicking the Submit, OK, Login, etc. buttons. Your hands are already on the keyboard while typing so why interrupt the flow by reaching for your mouse? Use Shift+Tab to tab backwards.

Searching

Did you know there is a faster way of navigating through folders in Windows? If you’re a pack rat and have tons of folders you can save yourself a lot of scrolling by simply typing the name of your folder. When you open a folder in Windows highlight any file or folder at the top and start typing the name of the file or folder you’re looking for. This will take you straight to to or get you close. This takes some practice but once you get the hang of it you’ll start doing it all the time. See the video

Use Backspace instead of your web browsers Back and Forward buttons

This one is simple. Want to go back a page? Just hit the backspace button. Shift+Backspace will take you forward a page.

Windows key shortcuts:

Windows Logo + D: Minimize all Windows

Windows Logo + F: Search Window

Windows Logo + R: Run menu

Windows Logo + Tab: 3D roll though of open applications (Vista & Windows 7 only)

Ctrl + Esc: Bring the Taskbar to the front of running applications

Crtl + Z: Undo

Ctrl + X: Cut

Ctrl + C: Copy

Ctrl + V: Paste

Alt + Tab: Switch between running programs

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