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When for the first time you try to login to Lync Online after a fresh install using your Office 365 user account, you may get this error:

One of the most likely reason for this error could be in the case that you have been a BPOS customer and you still have Microsoft Sign In Application installed on your PC/laptop.

In this case, Lync probably has picked up the OCS server information from the Sign In application which means the Internal and External server names are pointing to BPOS.  You can check this by going to Lync Options:

and in the Personal pane click the Advanced button next to Sign-in address field:

If the connection setting is set to Manual, it is more likely pointing to pool1.oconline.microsoftonline.com:443 which is the address of the Office Communication Server on BPOS.

you need to change the Internal and External server names to point to Lync Online on Office 365 which is sipdir.online.lync.com:443

save the changes and exit the Lync Options.

Now you will need to restart Lync client. Once Lync is restarted, you should be able to log in using your Office 365 credentials without any errors.

lastly u well get 1 more field in the signin  client program. In both the place u need to keep your mdpnepal.net as username and domain name.

You can use the Internet Explorer shortcut keys to perform lots of different tasks quickly or to work without a mouse. Keyboard shortcuts are always helpful in improving the productivity by increasing your speed. So, Which one is your favorite?

Viewing and Exploring Webpages

• F1 - Display Help        
• F11 – Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window
• Tab – Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar
• Shift+Tab – Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar
• F7 – Start Caret Browsing
• Alt+Home – Go to your home page
• Alt+Right Arrow – Go to the next page
• Alt+Left Arrow or Backspace – Go to the previous page
• Shift+F10 – Display a shortcut menu for a link
• Ctrl+Tab or F6 – Move forward through frames and browser elements (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
• Ctrl+Shift+Tab - Move backward between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
• Up Arrow – Scroll toward the beginning of a document
• Down Arrow – Scroll toward the end of a document
• Page Up – Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments
• Page Down – Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments
• Home – Move to the beginning of a document
• End - Move to the end of a document
• Ctrl+F - Find on this page
• F5 – Refresh the current webpage
• Ctrl+F5 - Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same
• Esc – Stop downloading a page
• Ctrl+O – Open a new website or page
• Ctrl+N – Open a new window
• Ctrl+Shift+P – Open a new InPrivate Browsing window
• Ctrl+K – Duplicate tab (open current tab in a new tab)
• Ctrl+Shift+T – Reopen the last tab you closed
• Ctrl+W – Close the current window (if you only have one tab open)
• Ctrl+S - Save the current page
• Ctrl+P – Print the current page or active frame
• Enter – Activate a selected link
• Ctrl+I – Open Favorites
• Ctrl+H – Open History
• Ctrl+J - Open Feeds
• Alt+P – Open the Page menu
• Alt+T – Open the Tools menu
• Alt+H – Open the Help menu

Working with Tabs

• Ctrl+click - Open links in a new tab in the background
• Ctrl+Shift+click – Open links in a new tab in the foreground
• Ctrl+T – Open a new tab in the foreground
• Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab – Switch between tabs
• Ctrl+W – Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled)
• Alt+Enter – Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar
• Ctrl+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8 ) – Switch to a specific tab number
• Ctrl+9 – Switch to the last tab
• Ctrl+Alt+F4 - Close other tabs
• Ctrl+Q - Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off

Using Zoom

• Ctrl+Plus Sign – Increase zoom (+ 10%)
• Ctrl+Minus Sign – Decrease zoom (- 10%)
• Ctrl+0 – Zoom to 100%

Using Search

• Ctrl+E - Go to the search box
• Alt+Enter – Open your search query in a new tab
• Ctrl+Down Arrow – Open the search provider menu

Using Print Preview

• Alt+P – Set printing options and print the page
• Alt+U – Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page
• Alt+Home – Display the first page to be printed
• Alt+Left Arrow – Display the previous page to be printed
• Alt+A – Type the number of the page you want displayed
• Alt+Right Arrow – Display the next page to be printed
• Alt+End – Display the last page to be printed
• Alt+F – Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames)
• Alt+C – Close Print Preview

Using the Address Bar

• Alt+D – Select the text in the Address bar
• F4 – Display a list of addresses you’ve typed
• Ctrl+Left Arrow – When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)
• Ctrl+Right Arrow - When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)
• Ctrl+Enter – Add “www.” to the beginning and “.com” to the end of the text typed in the Address bar
• Up Arrow – Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches
• Down Arrow – Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches

Opening Internet Explorer Toolbar Menus

• Alt+M - Open the Home menu
• Alt+R – Open the Print menu
• Alt+J - Open the RSS menu
• Alt+O - Open the Tools menu
• Alt+S – Open the Safety menu
• Alt+L – Open the Help menu

Working with Feeds, History and Favorites

• Ctrl+D – Add the current page to your favorites (or subscribe to the feed when in feed preview)
• Ctrl+Shift+Del – Delete browsing history
• Ctrl+Shift+P – Open an InPrivate Browsing window
• Ctrl+B - Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
• Alt+Up Arrow – Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
• Alt+Down Arrow – Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
• Alt+C – Open Favorites Center and display your favorites
• Ctrl+H – Open Favorites Center and display your history
• Ctrl+J – Open Favorites Center and display your feeds
• Ctrl+Shift+J – Open and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds
• Alt+Z – Open the Add to Favorites menu (or open Subscribe to feed when in feed preview)
• Alt+A – Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar
• Alt+I – Display all feeds (when in feed view)
• Alt+M – Mark a feed as read (when in feed view)
• Alt+S – Put the cursor in search box in feed view

Editing

• Ctrl+X – Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard
• Ctrl+C - Copy the selected items to the Clipboard
• Ctrl+V – Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location
• Ctrl+A – Select all items on the current webpage
• F12 – Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools

Using the Information Bar

• Alt+N - Move focus to the Information bar
• Spacebar – Click the Information bar

For the best experience with Office 365, you should set up your computer to work with Microsoft Office 365. By setting up your desktop, you will be able to collaborate with your workplace connection through instant messaging, audio, video, and online meetings, Open and save files in Office 365 from your Microsoft Office desktop applications and much more. Here are the steps to set up your desktop for Office 365:

1 – Click Downloads, which is in the right pane under Resources.

2 – Under Install Microsoft Lync 2010, Select your desired language and version options, and then click Install to download Microsoft Lync 2010.

3 – Under Set up and configure your Office desktop apps, click Set up to download the Microsoft Office 365 desktop setup tool.

4 – Install Microsoft Lync 2010 for instant messaging, audio and video calling, and online meetings.

5 – When the installation is complete, you will see the Sign-in screen. Microsoft Lync 2010 will not work right now because we have to still install the Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant, which we will shortly.

6 – Now, install the Microsoft Office 365 Desktop Setup Tool.

7 – It will download the complete package from the web.

8 – Now, sign in using your Microsoft Online Services ID.

9 – The tool will begin by checking your system configuration. Then, you will be presented with options to configure your desktop applications and install updates. After you have selected the applications you want to configure, click Continue.

10 – Review the Service Agreements, and then click I accept to begin installing updates and configuring desktop applications.

11 – When the installations and configurations have completed, you may have to restart your computer to finalize the installation and configuration processes.

12 – Now, you are ready to use Microsoft Lync 2010.

13 – You can also enable Microsoft Outlook 2010 to Connect to Outlook Live.

If you are receiving following Error message “The attachment size exceeds the allowed limit” while trying to send an email message with attachment more than 20 MB via Microsoft Outlook 2010 and you want to send email messages with attachments more than 20 MB, then follow today’s tutorial in which I am going to tell you how to increase attachment size limit in Outlook 2010. Just follow the following simple steps:

1 – Go to Registry Editor by typing regedit in the search box of Start Menu and pressing enter.

2 – Then Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/14.0/Outlook/Preferences

3 – After clicking Preferences from Navigation Pane, you can see options appear in the right pane. Right click in the open space in right pane and go to NEW > click DWORD (32- bit) Value.

4 – That will create a new DWORD. Give name to newly created DWORD i.e. MaxAttachmentSize.

5 – Then double click on DWORD (MaxAttachmentSize) which will open a Dialog box. Enter the maximum attachment size limit in the Value Field and click OK Button. In the end close Registry Editor Window.

Keep in mind one thing the value you are going to enter needs to be KB for example if you want maximum attachment size to be 50 MB then you have to enter 51200 and 0 means no limit.

start with the introduction of the Microsoft OneNote 2010. Microsoft OneNote is package of software which is used for multi-user collaboration and free-form information gathering. Microsoft marketed OneNote as a companion of Tablet PCs .The best places where it can be used are that where use of keyboard is not important as compared to pen, audio or video notes. Following are the cool features of Microsoft OneNote 2010:

Fluent Interface

The user interface of Microsoft OneNote 2010 is redesigned and it uses the same fluent user interface as of Microsoft Office uses.

The Ribbon

Microsoft OneNote 2010 also has improved ribbon which is a part of fluent user interface. It provides fast access to all the utilities which you want to use and also allows you to additions and customization.

Backstage View

The Backstage view is also a part of Fluent User Interface. This feature helps you to manage your Microsoft OneNote notebook files.

Language Preferences

Microsoft OneNote 2010 allows you to manage language settings , from which you can allow multilingual users to use a single dialog box in OneNote 2010 for display , editing ,ScreenTip Language, and Help languages. You can use this feature by selecting File > Options > Language.

File Format

Feature of file format in OneNote 2010 allows you to share your notebook files on the Web, linked note-taking, mathematical equations, and versioning.

Store your Notebook where you want

If you want to share your notebook on the Web, want to store it in your computer or want to share with others in the network then this feature will help you a lot. You can use this feature by selecting File > New.

Minimize the Ribbon

You can minimize the ribbon by using this feature. When you hide the ribbon then tabs names will only display.

Add New Section

You can add new section in your notebook by using this feature.

Rename Section

You can rename your section by using this feature.

Email Page

You can send a copy of a page to other people by email. Email Page feature will help you to do this. This feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Outlook.

Add Questions in your Section

By using this feature you can add many questions in your section. This feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Tags.

Outlook Tasks

You can put a follow up flag by using this feature. This feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Outlook.

File Printout

You can insert a printed copy of a file on to the page by using this feature. This feature is present under the tab of Inset and in the group of Files.

Scanner Printout

By using this feature you can scan paper documents and insert them into OneNote as searchable printouts. This feature is present under the tab of Inset and in the group of Files.

Record Audio

You can start audio recording in a meeting by using this feature .This feature is present under the tab of Inset and in the group of Recording.

Record Video

You can start video recording in a meeting by using this feature .This feature is present under the tab of Inset and in the group of Recording.

Share Your Notebook

You can share your notebook with other people by using this feature. This feature is present under the tab of Share and in the group of Shared Notebook.

Recent Edits

If you want to see the recent editing which you have done on notes then this feature will allow you to view with respect to a day or week or any timeframe. This feature is present under the tab of Share and in the group of Shared Notebook.

Find by Author

You can find notes of a particular writer by using this feature. This feature is present under the tab of Share and in the group of Shared Notebook.

Hide Author

You can hide authors of notes by using this feature. This feature is present under the tab of Share and in the group of Shared Notebook.

Notebook Recycle Bin

This feature allows you to recover sections or pages which were deleted by you in the past .This feature is present under the tab of Share and in the group of History.

Panning Hand

By using this feature you can easily scroll through the page by using any pen or mouse .This feature is present under the tab of Draw and in the group of Tools.

Pens for highlighting the text

This feature will help you to point out or highlight any of your important text then use this feature .This feature is present under the tab of Draw and in the group of Tools.

Shapes

You can insert shapes in your pages or sections by using this feature. This feature is present under the tab of Draw and in the group of Insert Shapes.

Writing Space

By using this feature you can remove or add extra writing space in your page. This feature is present under the tab of Draw and in the group of Edit.

Ink to Math

You can change your handwritten mathematical expression into text by using this feature. This feature is present under the tab of Draw and in the group of Convert.

Dock to Desktop

By using this feature you can dock your OneNote to the side of your desktop. This feature is present under the tab of View and in the group of Views.

Page Color

You can set a background color of your page by using this feature .This feature is present under the tab of View and in the group of Page Setup.

Rule Lines

You can show rule lines or gridlines on the page by using this feature. This feature is present under the tab of View and in the group of Page Setup.

Hide Page Title

You can hide the page title by using this feature. This feature is present under the tab of View and in the group of Page Setup.

Keep Window on Top

This feature will keep the window which you want, on the top position. This feature is present under the tab of View and in the group of Windows.

Find Tags

This feature will show the whole summary of tags used across all the notebooks. This feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Tags.

Meeting Details

You can insert your meeting details in your page or section by using this feature. This feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Outlook.

Email Page as PDF

By using this feature you can send email your page as a PDF file. You can use this feature by selecting File > Send > Email Page as PDF.

Send to Word

By using this feature you can send your page to Microsoft Word 2010. You can use this feature by selecting File > Send > Send to Word.

Send to Blog

By using this feature you can send your page to a blog. You can use this feature by selecting File > Send > Send to Blog.

Save Your Notebook as a PDF files

You can save your notebook as a PDF file by using this feature. You can use this feature by selecting File > Save As > Notebook > PDF.

Save Your Section as Single File Web Page

You can save your notebook as a PDF file by using this feature. You can use this feature by selecting File > Save As > Section > Single File Web Page.

Display Settings

You can change the display settings of OneNote 2010 by using this option. You can use this feature by selecting File > Options > Display.

Save and Backup of Your Notes

You can customize the settings of your notes for save and backup. You can use this feature by selecting File > Options > Save and Backup.

Unlike with Internet Explorer 9 in Windows 7, there are not two separate executable (32 and 64 bit) that you can summon from the start menu. Instead, if you want to run the 64-bit version of Internet Explorer 10, and why not, go to IE10’s Internet options menu, head to the security tab, and click the ‘Enable 64-bit mode’ box. You will have to restart your browser.

Happily, there are options as to when Internet Explorer 10 should run in 64 or 32-bit mode. You can change the mode that Internet Explorer will run based upon what zone is in play. You could, for example, “set 32-bit mode for the Internet zone while using 64-bit mode for your local intranet, or you could use 32-bit mode for trusted sites for maximum compatibility and 64-bit mode for untrusted sites for maximum security.” We love the flexibility.

File History is going to be the new best friend of everyone who likes to constantly back up their data. It requires an external storage device of some sort, so that old external hard drive that you have banging around is about to find real use.

The idea is that File History allows for very simple backing up, and very quick restore, thus keeping your data as safe and comfortable as possible. Head to System and Security in the Control Panel and select File History. File History is off by default in Windows 8, as it requires an additional drive to function, as we noted.

Once turned on, you can set how long files should be kept, and how often they should be updated. Even more, you can set it so that certain files and folders are excluded, in case not everything you own is worth, ahem, holding onto. It’s something that could easily be buried among the other Windows 8 features, so we wanted to highlight it.

Running Windows 8, but not on a touch-enabled screen? You are going to be using your mouse in a touch house, so here are a few things to keep your on the straight and narrow:

• In a Metro-style application, right clicking raises the app bar.
• Your scroll wheel will reveal all open applications (Metro-style).
• Hit your cursor onto the left side of the screen to see a thumbnail of your most recently used application.
• For semantic zoom, use CTRL + your scroll wheel.

And don’t forget, the shortcut list is a bit different while not in the touch interface, so be careful.

Shortcuts are shockingly unusable when the on-screen keyboard is in use. Why? Because often the keyboard is hidden, right when you want to execute a command. Happily, for anyone who is running Windows 8 in a tablet environment, an external keyboard solves the problem.

The following shortcuts are what we came up with after some rather chaotic testing. It is important to note that the list pertains to the computer when it is in ‘touch mode.’ That is to say, these are the shortcuts that work when not on the classic desktop. That would be a different list. These are the new shortcuts that you are going to need, as you go Windows 8.

• Windows Key + E: This combination will take you from the touch interface to the classic desktop, and launch Explorer for you. It’s a very quick way to get to a file view that is full-powered.
• Windows Key + C: This shortcut will pull out the charms menu and will also bring up the time panel. Note, the charms will not appear on the right if you employ this combination, as Windows 8 does not count your input as touch, and thus does not place the charms in their touch-initiated position.
• Windows Key + O: This key combo turns off, and on, screen rotation. It allows you to lock the screen where you want it, thus when reading in bed the darn thing doesn’t rotate. This is the sort of shortcut that makes life far less maddening.
• Windows Key + L: This functional little pairing of keys will take you to the lock screen, and pronto. It’s the dead simple way to lock your Windows 8 machine from the touch interface with no effort.
• Windows Key + Z: This will bring up the application bar (on the bottom of the screen) in a Metro-style application. If you don’t want to reach up and swipe it with your finger, this is the simple way to pull up the options.

Finally, it should be noted that the combination of the Windows Key + any letter key that is not assigned to a specific function will yield a search that starts with that letter. I suppose that that was put together to ensure that any Windows Key combination had a purpose, thus lessening user confusion.

Facebook has announced the new profile, timeline, but the beta version doesn’t won’t come out until at least the end of this month, if not later, and you have to sign up for it in advance — but, there’s a way to activate it right now, without the wait.

Facebook gives developers early access to timeline so they can develop applications for it. However, you don’t really have to be a real developer, just pretend to be one! Here’s how.

Step 1: Start Facebook’s Developer Application

Facebook has a page, a group and an application called Developer — you want to click on the app, which you can find here.

If you’ve never used this app before, you’ll need to allow it to access your basic information, the same way you would when launching anything else for the first time on Facebook.

After you’ve installed the Developer tool, click on “create a new app,” a button that appears in the top right corner of the screen.

Step Two: Make Up A Name

Developer asks you to provide some information about this app you just clicked the create button for.

A pop-up asks you to input a display name and a namespace, and two of them can’t be exactly the same. It’s simplest to type in your full name for the first field and then in the second area, type it in without any spaces between words.

Then a security popup window pops up, asking you to type in the letters you see.

Step Three: Launch Open Graph

Within the left-hand column, click on the words “open graph.”

Fill out two different verbs. You can use “get profile” or choose whatever you want.

Now you’re almost done.

After a few minutes, your profile will display a notification across the top suggesting you try timeline.

Click “get it now” and start playing with your timeline.

Notice the upgrade is irreversible, so don’t shoot the messenger if you don’t like it.

THIS WILL BE YOUR NEW FACEBOOK PROFILE LOOK :

Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 is just around the corner. SharePoint Conference 2011 will be held from October 3-6, 2011 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. This Conference is the most comprehensive event in the world dedicated to SharePoint and related technologies. Here are the 30 best ways to follow SharePoint Conference 2011. Enjoy!

Microsoft has introduced some very new and unique features in recently released Windows 8. One of the unique and excellent features of Windows 8 is to setup Picture Password to make your PC more secure. Picture Password allow you to select any picture, draw three gestures on the picture and set that picture as your Windows Login Password. Today, I am going to tell you how to setup Picture Password in Windows 8. Just follow the following steps:

1 – Go to Control Panel.

2 – Then select Users from the list and click Create a picture password button.

3 – Enter your current Windows Login Password and click OK button.

4 – Then, click Choose Picture button to select picture which you to set as password.

5 – Click on Picture which you to set as password and click Open button to proceed.

6 – Then draw three gestures on different portions of the picture. These gestures can only be combination of Circles, Straight lines and Taps.

7 – For confirmation of Picture Password, redraw the patterns. Remember the order, position, size and direction of the gestures.

8 – In the end, click OK button to complete the process of setting up picture password.

Today I am going to tell you how to add a new user account in Windows 8 by using Windows Live ID. In Windows 8, you can add a new user account by two ways: One old Windows method by adding Local Account and other by using Windows Live ID. This is the new feature added in Windows 8 to add a New User Account by using Windows Live ID. Following steps will lead you to this feature:

1) Go to Control Panel.

2) Then select Users from the list and scroll down to Add a User.

3) Click More about logon options, this will take you to a new screen.

4) If you want to add new user account using old Windows method then click Local Account button and if you want to add new user account using Windows Live ID then click Windows Live ID button.

5) Click Windows Live ID button to add new user account using Windows Live ID. Then type your Windows Live ID in Windows Live ID field and click Next button to proceed.

6) Then, click Finish button to complete the process.

7) Now your new User Account is created but make sure one thing that you will need to be connected to the internet to Log on for the first time.

One of the new features of Windows 8 is to share your desktop screenshot on your Facebook account using Socialite Application. This application will allow you to share your desktop screenshot on your Facebook account without using Internet Explorer. Today, I am going to tell you how to use this application in Windows 8.

1) Go to Start and select Share from the menu.

2) After selecting Share, a screen will open at the right side of Desktop. Select Share a screenshot from the screen.

3) Then, select Socialite under Apps.

4) This will open Facebook Login screen. Enter your Credentials and click Login Button.

5) Then Request for Permission screen will appear. Click Allow button to give permission to share that image on your Facebook account.

6) Then enter the description of screen shot and click Share in Facebook button to share image on your Facebook account.

With the arrival of Windows 8, every Windows Lover is trying to explorer new features of Windows 8. Windows 8 has got a new feature to switch between two applications in an instance of time but the ALT+Tab feature to switch between applications is not available in Windows 8. Today I am going to tell you how to switch between applications in Windows 8. Just follow following simple steps:

1) Go to one of the opened Application.

2) Take your Mouse to the left corner side of that opened application.

3) You can see a Small Window at the left corner side which is showing other opened application. Click that Small Window and switch to that application.

4) Similarly when you move to other application, take your Mouse to the left corner side of that application and you can see a Small Window, showing other opened application. Click that Window to switch applications again.