Salutations!

There have been several requests for the return of the Monday ‘Minder, so I will do my best!  I will also be recruiting ‘Minders from other staff.  If YOU have an idea for a Monday ‘Minder, and would like to share, please let me know!   

That said, I have 1 new tech trick and an “oldie, but goodie” ‘Minder to kick us off.

Today’s Tech Tip: Do you use Chrome, Firefox, or Brave as your default browser? Does it annoy you that whenever you click on a link in Outlook it opens in Edge—even tho’ you have already set a default browser? Or that it automatically opens Excel or Word files in a browser?  Here’s how to fix it:

Right above the setting for opening hyperlinks is the setting for opening Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files.

Today's Topic:  Let's play "Find that Patron!!" 

At an ALL-WALS meeting last year it was decided that all WALS libraries would enter patron names "as written" (except in ALL-CAPS) on their ID or application form.  This means that VanderZanden gets entered as "VANDERZANDEN" and "Van der Zanden" gets entered  as "VAN DER ZANDEN."  Reminder: you need to be more diligent when searching for duplicate users because last names won't sort together anymore.  Read More...