Tech Tips Newsletter
5-8-06

Tech Tips - Changing Desktop Alerts (Email)

If you are using Outlook 2003 for email, you may have noticed that when new email arrives, you can see it in the bottom corner of your screen.  This is called a desktop alert.  You can change the appearance of the alert or turn it off if you don't like it.  Just open Outlook and follow the directions below.

To Change the appearance:

• On the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the E-mail Options button.
• Click the Advanced E-mail Options button.
• Click the Desktop Alert Settings button.
• Under Duration, drag the slider bar to the number of seconds you want new Desktop Alerts to remain visible on your desktop.
  (Note - You can have Desktop Alerts remain visible for as briefly as three seconds or for as long as 30 seconds.)
• Under Transparency, drag the slider bar to the transparency value you want.
• To check your settings, click Preview.
• Then click OK on each of the dialog boxes that were opened.

To Turn Off:

• On the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click E-mail Options.
• Click Advanced E-mail Options.
• Clear the Display a New Mail Desktop Alert (default Inbox only) check box.

This tip was taken from the Microsoft Office Assistance page.  For other tips regarding Desktop Alerts, visit here.

Web Resources

- Elementary Resource  
- High School Resource

• Listening Adventures - a set of interactive resources for students ages 6-12 from Carnegie Hall.  Learn about sound, music notation, text, and instruments through engaging games.

• Library of Congress Webcasts - recordings of several hundred talks, discussions and conferences over the last several years under the guidance of the LOC.  Some also include photographs and other extras.  Example topics: Ben Franklin, Publishing the Declaration, Science Safari, American Heroines, and much more!

Week of May 8, 2006

Monday - BSHS, IAKSS
Tuesday - BSHS
Wednesday - Yates
Thursday - STLP Competition at Heritage Hall
Friday - STLP Competition at Heritage Hall