TechTips

Changing the Resolution on Your eMEDS Toughbook

Posted on by Jeff Feiertag

The toughbooks offer two resolutions for you to choose. 800×600 will show the buttons and drop-down menu items as larger; 1024×768 will show those items as slightly smaller but will give you more to see on the screen without having to scroll. Here is a video that shows you how to change the resolution.

Note: Someone else may have already changed your Toughbook’s resolution and you only have the two from which to choose. Many thanks to Jason Giza for providing the video.

Printing the Battalion Line-Up from the DOC Log

Posted on by Jeff Feiertag

Want to print the exported spreadsheet from the battalion line-up module of the DOC Log? The spreadsheet doesn’t work very well with default settings and so you’ll need to tweak a few things. Try this:

  • Click the Page Layout tab at the top of the screen.
  • Click on Margins (in the Page Setup section).  At the bottom of the menu that appears, choose Custom Margins.
    Custom Margins Option in Ribbon
  • Change the settings to:  Left: 0, Right: 0, Top: .5 and Bottom: .5
  • In that same window, click Center on Page Horizontally.

    Excel Margins for DOC Log Line-Up

  • Click the OK button.
  • While still in Page Layout tab, set Width to 1 page  and set Height to 1 page (in the Scale to Fit section).

    Custom Width and Height

  • Click the View tab.
  • Select Page Break Preview (toward the left side of the ribbon).  If a dialog box appears, click Do Not Show Again and then OK.
  • You will see a blue margin line on the far right side of the document.  Drag that blue line to the left, all the way to the edge of the document where the blue shaded text box ends.
  • Execute the Print command.

Note: To return to the previous view so that you do not see Page 1 written across the spreadsheet, select Normal, which is located next to Page Break Preview on the Page Layout tab.

Once you successfully print the first one, to print the additional battalions for your road pack, follow a similar process:

  • Click the Page Layout tab and click Margins.
  • Select Last Custom Setting (the first item in the list).
  • Set Width to 1 page and Height each to 1 page while still in Page Layout, as you did earlier (above).
  • Click the View tab and select Page Break Preview . You will see a blue margin line on the far right side of the document.  Drag that blue line to the left, all the way to the edge of the document where the blue shaded text box ends.
  • Execute the Print command.

Setting up Rules in Outlook 365

Posted on by Jeff Feiertag
  • Log into Outlook and find a message for which you would like to create a rule.
  • Right-click the message in your inbox and select Create Rule from the pop-up list.

    Create Rule

 

  • Note the pop-up dialog box with basic options and choose More Options.

    Create Rule dialog box

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Fill in your options for the boxes.

    Outlook Rule Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Step 1: Name your rule. As you may create more rules over time, it is good to name this rule as something obvious to you so that you know what it does when you see it later.
  • Step 2: Add a condition. For the COVID e-mail reply-all mess that occurred on 03/26/2020, I recommend choosing Subject Includes from the drop-down list and then adding the words Working from home under COVID, as that was the subject used in most of the messages.
  • Step 3: Add an Action: Choose Delete. Feel free to add exceptions if you would like.
  • Click the Save button.

    Note: Since there are a considerable number of combinations as to what you might want to do with rules, this TechTip will not offer specifics beyond this point. If you need more assistance after you have experimented with creating your own rule(s), please contact Jeff Feiertag, IT Training Coordinator.

    Also: In the web version of Outlook, this will not delete existing messages. In the desktop version of Outlook, though, you will see a checkbox option to run the rule against the inbox, which would effectively delete the entire thread at once.

Finding the Right 800 MHz Radio Fleetmap

Posted on by Jeff Feiertag

Looking for the right fleetmap? Please see the list below. Each link is a separate PDF, sized for an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of paper. Please see below the list of links for a color-coded legend.

2024 Fleetmaps: 


Fleetmap Key

Documenting a Patient Assist

Posted on by Jeff Feiertag

Scenario: You are dispatched on a patient assist call. You arrive at the patient’s home and help him off the floor. Should you do a report?

From the EMS brass:

“While we’re still considering whether this should be a report, it’s a safer bet right now to assume you should do a report. When you arrive and inquire about the patient to the patient, you’re essentially starting an assessment. Also, if you help him up and then three days later he has pain, also saying he tried to tell you and you weren’t interested, it’s difficult for us to determine what happened or didn’t happen if there is not report.”

In short, it looks like you should do a report until/unless you hear otherwise from headquarters.

Setting Chrome As Your Default Browser

Posted on by Jeff Feiertag

Interested in making Chrome your default browser and moving away from Internet Explorer? Here are some basic instructions.

(Note 1: Some MCG applications and websites require you to use IE so you still may need to run it from time to time.)

(Note 2: This post assumes you already have Chrome installed on your computer. If you have a county PC and it is not already installed, please contact the county IT helpdesk at 240.777.2828 and ask for Chrome to be installed. Please have the DCM number ready when you call.)

  • Click the Chrome menu button at the top-right corner of the browser.
    b_chrome_menu
  • Choose Settings.
  • Find and click the button labeled Make Google Chrome the default browser at the bottom of the program options.Make Chrome Default Button

Finding Office 365 Applications

Posted on by Jeff Feiertag

Have you logged into Outlook 365 (e-mail) and can’t find your calendar? Wondering how to access other Office 365 applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint?

Calendar and OneDrive used to be on the right side of the title bar but they have moved.

Find and click the Office 365 icon consisting of nine squares in one square (as shown on the left side of the graphic below).

365 Icon

At that point, you will see all of your Office 365 applications available in a small menu. Click the tile for the application of your choice.

Note: DTS is preparing materials for people to see the basics of the Office 365 applications with a target date of June 2015 (when Office XP is removed from county computers). MCFRS Tech Training is also preparing some materials that should offer more detail, to be available in the spring of 2015.