Draft:Work Functionality Checklist

About this article

This article includes a list for those receiving new laptops through the e-Warrior Digital Life and Learning Program to check for work functionality. It is intended for students and employees.

What's work-functional?"

Our main goal when distributing new laptops and tablets is to help you become work-functional as quickly as possible. Being "work-functional" does not mean that you know how to use every feature and function of your new devices. It simply means that you know enough to work effectively.

Checklist

Power management

I know how to turn the laptop on, restart it, and shut it down
I know how to hibernate or lock the laptop when I walk away from my desk
I know how to check the laptop's battery life
I know how to access and change the laptop's power settings

Hardware

Touch-sensitive screen
Camera
Desktop system tray

Personalization

I know how to adjust the laptop's screen brightness
I know how to adjust the laptop's audio volume and mute the audio
i know how to increase the size of the icons and text on the desktop as needed
I know how to pin and unpin icons to the the taskbar and Start screen
I know how to add, move, and delete Desktop shortcuts
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Supported Browsers
Technology Knowledge Base Tile

Finding, installing, and removing applications

Access the entire list of applications from the Start screen
Search for applications from the desktop and Start screen
Install and remove applications from the control panel

Network connectivity

Turn the wireless radio on and off
Check for wireless signal strength
Search for and select wireless networks
Determine to what wireless network the laptop is connected currently
Connect to network drives
Connect to VPN
Network storage for employees

File management

Access the File Explorer from the desktop and Start screen
Open local laptop Documents, Pictures, Videos, and Downloads folders
Open local network folders (e.g., personal, department, class)
Change the view on a folder
Create new folders
Rename and delete existing folders
Open OneDrive for Business
Mount and dismount an external drive
Save, move, delete, rename files in all storage locations

Printing

Connect to a campus network printer

Presentation

Connect the laptop to a data projector or LCD
Adjust the projection settings (e.g., mirror/duplicate, extend, send to second screen only) and screen resolution

Restoration (for those who exchanged old devices)

Copied all work-related data, documents, and media to new laptop
Installed all work-related applications on new laptop