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Microsoft Applied Skills assessment update
We are excited to announce that maintenance for the following Microsoft Applied Skills assessments has been completed, and they are now available: Microsoft Applied Skills: Deploy and configure Azure Monitor Microsoft Applied Skills: Implement security through a pipeline using Azure DevOps Microsoft Applied Skills: Develop an ASP.NET Core web app that consumes an API Microsoft Applied Skills: Create an intelligent document processing solution with Azure AI Document Intelligence Microsoft Applied Skills: Configure secure access to your workloads using Azure networking Microsoft Applied Skills: Secure storage for Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage Microsoft Applied Skills: Build a natural language processing solution with Azure AI Language Microsoft Applied Skills: Secure Azure services and workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud regulatory compliance controls Learn more at Microsoft Credentials We will continue to keep you posted on future assessment maintenance completion here.
Move the "In this article" section to the side
In Microsoft Learn, most article have a "In this article" section at the top that serves as a table of content for that article. On longer articles, I find myself having to scroll up to the top to navigate to a different section, which can get quite annoying. I'd like to see this section being placed in one of the sidebars so it is always accessible when reading the article. A great example of doing this is the new Wikipedia page layout where they have done exactly that.
365 auto generation of vCards with QR Codes on user creation in 365 admin center
Hello, I wrote a simple python script that creates a QRcode linking to a vCard for a user. Currently this is manually ran in a local terminal by myself. How can I have this script run automatically whenever I make a user in 365 admin center? My goal is after I have entered all of the user's information this script runs, generates a QR Code as a png file, and places it in a folder on our sharepoint. Is this possible? I have never used powershell scripts with Microsoft beforeCannot register for any cert exams
I must renew my expired MB-500 exam, but I'm outside the renewal window so I will have to take the exam again. If I navigate to the MS learn page here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/d365-finance-and-operations-apps-developer-associate/?practice-assessment-type=certification about halfway down the page is a link to schedule the exam. The first time that I click that link it asks me to sign in, which I do, with this user. Then it brings me to my profile page, NOT to the exam registration page. I noticed that the fields with my name are blank but required. So I try to fill that in and save, but it doesnt save my name, it refreshes the page and my name is still blank. I can try this several times with several variations of the process and I can never get past this page. If I close the page, and start over while still signed in, go back to the MS learn page, click schedule exam, it takes me directly to my profile page and again, the name is BLANK. If I create a new account, I can access the schedule exam page. Its making me crazy PLEASE HELP! 😭😭
The true fix for missing Windows 11 Store App.
Here it is ignore other fixes tried them all they don’t work. I lost the Store App in the upgrade from 10 to 11. Even resetting PC never brought it back. So if that sounds similar to how you lost it do this 20 second fix. 1. Open Xbox App 2. Open settings. 3. Click on General settings tab (left second tab on list) 4. In upper right of screen (window) there will be a list of system bundles that are missing (I had three) click install on all of them. When installed it’s done close app. 5. Open Windows settings and go to Apps tab, then Apps and features (very top) scroll down list your welcome Store is back. Go set a restore point cause who knows what a windows update will do next.Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Blueprint Opportunity
Greetings! Microsoft is updating the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant certification, and we need your input through our exam blueprinting surveys. The blueprint determines how many questions each skill in the exam will be assigned. Please complete the online survey by April 28th, 2025. Please also feel free to forward the survey to any colleagues you consider subject matter experts for this certification. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rohan Mahadevan at rmahadevan@microsoft.com or John Sowles at josowles@microsoft.com. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant blueprint survey link: https://microsoftlearning.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cA65nW4sezfrxnE
dotnet maui blazor hybrid for Local viewer.
Hi Everyone, `Preformatted text` I am a dotnet Developer. Currently working with .net maui blazor hybrid app. I want to create a Local Dicom Viewer using this template for Windows. i have created a simple project as selecting a single dicom file from local drive and showing its metadata and image. Razor Page:: PAGE "/viewer" @inject IJSRuntime JSRuntime <div class="container"> <h1>DICOM Viewer</h1> <div class="row mb-3"> <div class="col"> <div class="input-group"> <InputFile OnChange="@LoadFiles" class="form-control" accept=".dcm" id="selectFile" /> <button @onclick="ResetViewer" class="btn btn-secondary">Reset</button> </div> <div class="mt-2"> <small class="text-muted">Select a DICOM file or drag and drop (if supported)</small> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <div id="cornerstone-element" style="width: 100%; height: 500px; border: 1px solid #ccc; position: relative;"> <div style="position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); color: #888;"> Select a DICOM file to view </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header">DICOM Info</div> <div class="card-body"> <table class="table table-sm"> <tbody> <tr><td>Transfer Syntax:</td><td id="transfersyntax">-</td></tr> <tr><td>SOP Class UID:</td><td id="sopclassuid">-</td></tr> <tr><td>SOP Instance UID:</td><td id="sopinstanceuid">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Rows:</td><td id="rows">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Columns:</td><td id="columns">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Spacing:</td><td id="spacing">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Direction:</td><td id="direction">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Origin:</td><td id="origin">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Modality:</td><td id="modality">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Pixel Representation:</td><td id="pixelrepresentation">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Bits Allocated:</td><td id="bitsallocated">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Bits Stored:</td><td id="bitsstored">-</td></tr> <tr><td>High Bit:</td><td id="highbit">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Photometric Interpretation:</td><td id="photometricinterpretation">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Window Center:</td><td id="windowcenter">-</td></tr> <tr><td>Window Width:</td><td id="windowwidth">-</td></tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> @code { protected override async Task OnAfterRenderAsync(bool firstRender) { if (firstRender) { try { // Initialize the DICOM viewer using the global interop object await JSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("dicomViewerInterop.initDicomViewer"); } catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine($"Error initializing DICOM viewer: {ex.Message}"); } } } private async Task LoadFiles(InputFileChangeEventArgs e) { var file = e.File; if (file != null) { try { // Read the file content using var stream = file.OpenReadStream(maxAllowedSize: 30000000); // Adjust max allowed size if needed using var ms = new MemoryStream(); await stream.CopyToAsync(ms); byte[] fileData = ms.ToArray(); var filename=file.Name; // Send the file data to JS await JSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("dicomViewerInterop.loadDicomFileFromArray", fileData, file.Name); } catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine($"Error loading DICOM file: {ex.Message}"); } } } private async Task ResetViewer() { try { await JSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("dicomViewerInterop.resetViewer"); } catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine($"Error resetting viewer: {ex.Message}"); } } } Javascript Interop: // Cornerstone interop code for MAUI Blazor // Global variables to store references var cornerstone, cornerstoneTools, dicomImageLoader, dicomParser; var renderingEngine = null; var viewport = null; var toolGroup = null; var initialized = false; var uids = {}; // Initialize the UIds for SOP Class descriptions function initUids() { // Common DICOM UIDs uids = { '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1': 'CR Image Storage', '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1': 'Digital X-Ray Image - For Presentation', '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1.1': 'Digital X-Ray Image - For Processing', '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2': 'CT Image Storage', '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3.1': 'Ultrasound Multi-frame Image Storage', '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4': 'MR Image Storage', '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.1': 'Ultrasound Image Storage', '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7': 'Secondary Capture Image Storage', '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128': 'Positron Emission Tomography Image Storage', '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.1': 'X-Ray 3D Angiographic Image Storage', '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.2': 'X-Ray 3D Craniofacial Image Storage', '1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.3': 'Breast Tomosynthesis Image Storage' }; } // Check if libraries are loaded function checkLibraryLoading() { console.log("DOM content loaded"); if (typeof dicomViewer === 'undefined') { console.error("dicomViewer bundle is not loaded"); return false; } if (typeof dicomViewer.cornerstoneCore === 'undefined') { console.error(" Cornerstone3D is not loaded"); return false; } if (typeof dicomViewer.cornerstoneTools === 'undefined') { console.error(" CornerstoneTools is not loaded"); return false; } if (typeof dicomViewer.dicomImageLoader === 'undefined') { console.error(" DICOM Image Loader is not loaded"); return false; } if (typeof dicomViewer.dicomParser === 'undefined') { console.error(" DICOM Parser is not loaded"); return false; } return true; } // Initialize volume loader (compatible with Cornerstone3D v3.8.0) async function initVolumeLoader() { try { // Register the volume loader using newer API approach if (cornerstone.volumeLoader) { // Some versions might have this interface cornerstone.volumeLoader.registerUnknownVolumeLoader(); cornerstone.volumeLoader.registerVolumeLoader('dicom', function () { return { loadVolume: function () { return Promise.resolve(null); } }; }); } else { // Fallback for other versions console.log("Using fallback volume loader approach"); } } catch (error) { console.error("Error in initVolumeLoader:", error); } } // Initialize providers async function initProviders() { try { // Simplified initialization for adapting to different versions if (cornerstone.registerVolumeLoader) { cornerstone.registerVolumeLoader('dicomweb', function () { return { loadVolume: function () { return Promise.resolve(null); } }; }); } } catch (error) { console.error("Error in initProviders:", error); } } // Setup HTML function setupHTML() { const element = document.getElementById('cornerstone-element'); if (element) { // Clear any existing content element.innerHTML = ''; // Set up drop zone functionality element.addEventListener('dragover', handleDragOver, false); element.addEventListener('drop', handleFileSelect, false); } return element; } // Drag over handler function handleDragOver(evt) { evt.stopPropagation(); evt.preventDefault(); evt.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'copy'; // Show as a copy operation } // File drop handler function handleFileSelect(evt) { evt.stopPropagation(); evt.preventDefault(); // Get the file that was dropped const files = evt.dataTransfer.files; if (files.length > 0) { const file = files[0]; // Read the file and load it const reader = new FileReader(); reader.onload = function (e) { const arrayBuffer = e.target.result; loadDicomFileFromArrayBuffer(arrayBuffer, file.name); }; reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file); } } // Initialize the DICOM viewer (called from Blazor) function initDicomViewer() { try { // Check if libraries are loaded if (!checkLibraryLoading()) { return Promise.reject("Libraries not loaded"); } // Assign the libraries from the global bundle cornerstone = dicomViewer.cornerstoneCore; cornerstoneTools = dicomViewer.cornerstoneTools; dicomImageLoader = dicomViewer.dicomImageLoader; dicomParser = dicomViewer.dicomParser; // Init UIDs initUids(); // Initialize image loader return Promise.resolve() .then(() => initVolumeLoader()) .then(() => { // Initialize DICOM image loader if (dicomImageLoader.init) { dicomImageLoader.init(); } return initProviders(); }) .then(() => { // Set CPU rendering for compatibility if (cornerstone.setUseCPURendering) { cornerstone.setUseCPURendering(true); } // Add tools if they exist if (!cornerstoneTools.addTool) { console.warn("Tool functions not available in this version"); return; } // Extract tool classes and enums const PanTool = cornerstoneTools.PanTool; const WindowLevelTool = cornerstoneTools.WindowLevelTool; const StackScrollTool = cornerstoneTools.StackScrollTool; const ZoomTool = cornerstoneTools.ZoomTool; const ToolGroupManager = cornerstoneTools.ToolGroupManager; // Get mouse bindings from enums if available const MouseBindings = cornerstoneTools.Enums?.MouseBindings || { Primary: 1, Auxiliary: 2, Secondary: 3, Wheel: 4 }; // Add tools if (PanTool) cornerstoneTools.addTool(PanTool); if (WindowLevelTool) cornerstoneTools.addTool(WindowLevelTool); if (StackScrollTool) cornerstoneTools.addTool(StackScrollTool); if (ZoomTool) cornerstoneTools.addTool(ZoomTool); // Create tool group if ToolGroupManager exists if (ToolGroupManager && ToolGroupManager.createToolGroup) { const toolGroupId = 'myToolGroup'; toolGroup = ToolGroupManager.createToolGroup(toolGroupId); // Add tools to the group if (WindowLevelTool) toolGroup.addTool(WindowLevelTool.toolName); if (PanTool) toolGroup.addTool(PanTool.toolName); if (ZoomTool) toolGroup.addTool(ZoomTool.toolName); if (StackScrollTool) toolGroup.addTool(StackScrollTool.toolName); // Set tool bindings if (WindowLevelTool) { toolGroup.setToolActive(WindowLevelTool.toolName, { bindings: [{ mouseButton: MouseBindings.Primary, // Left Click }], }); } if (PanTool) { toolGroup.setToolActive(PanTool.toolName, { bindings: [{ mouseButton: MouseBindings.Auxiliary, // Middle Click }], }); } if (ZoomTool) { toolGroup.setToolActive(ZoomTool.toolName, { bindings: [{ mouseButton: MouseBindings.Secondary, // Right Click }], }); } if (StackScrollTool) { toolGroup.setToolActive(StackScrollTool.toolName, { bindings: [{ mouseButton: MouseBindings.Wheel }], }); } } // Setup the HTML element const element = setupHTML(); if (!element) { console.error('Element not found'); return; } // Create the rendering engine if the RenderingEngine class exists if (cornerstone.RenderingEngine) { const renderingEngineId = 'myRenderingEngine'; renderingEngine = new cornerstone.RenderingEngine(renderingEngineId); // Create the viewport const viewportId = 'CT_STACK'; const viewportInput = { viewportId, type: cornerstone.Enums.ViewportType.STACK, element, defaultOptions: { background: [0.2, 0, 0.2], }, }; // Enable the viewport renderingEngine.enableElement(viewportInput); // Get the viewport we created viewport = renderingEngine.getViewport(viewportId); // Add the viewport to the tool group if (toolGroup) { toolGroup.addViewport(viewportId, renderingEngineId); } } else { console.error("RenderingEngine not available"); return; } // Mark as initialized initialized = true; console.log('DICOM viewer initialized successfully'); return Promise.resolve(); }); } catch (error) { console.error('Error initializing DICOM viewer:', error); return Promise.reject(error); } } // Load a DICOM file from an array buffer function loadDicomFileFromArrayBuffer(arrayBuffer, fileName) { if (!initialized || !viewport) { console.error('DICOM viewer not initialized'); return Promise.reject('DICOM viewer not initialized'); } try { // Use the DICOM Image Loader to create an image ID const uint8Array = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer); let imageId; if (dicomImageLoader.wadouri.fileManager.addByteArray) { imageId = dicomImageLoader.wadouri.fileManager.addByteArray(uint8Array); } else if (dicomImageLoader.wadouri.fileManager.add) { // Create a File-like object const blob = new Blob([uint8Array]); const file = new File([blob], fileName); console.log(file, fileName); imageId = dicomImageLoader.wadouri.fileManager.add(file); console.log(imageId); } else { console.error("No appropriate method to load DICOM file"); return Promise.reject("No appropriate method to load DICOM file"); } // Create a stack with this image const stack = [imageId]; // Set the stack on the viewport viewport.setStack(stack) // Render the image viewport.render(); // Update metadata display updateMetadataDisplay(imageId); console.log('DICOM file loaded successfully:', fileName); // return Promise.resolve(); } catch (error) { console.error('Error loading DICOM file:', error); return Promise.reject(error); } } // Update the metadata display function updateMetadataDisplay(imageId) { try { if (!viewport) return; const imageData = viewport.getImageData(); const { metaData } = cornerstone; // Get metadata from Cornerstone const pixelModule = metaData.get('imagePixelModule', imageId); const voiLutModule = metaData.get('voiLutModule', imageId); const sopCommonModule = metaData.get('sopCommonModule', imageId); const transferSyntax = metaData.get('transferSyntax', imageId); // Update UI elements with the metadata document.getElementById('transfersyntax').innerHTML = transferSyntax?.transferSyntaxUID || '-'; if (sopCommonModule?.sopClassUID) { const sopClassDesc = uids[sopCommonModule.sopClassUID] || 'Unknown'; document.getElementById('sopclassuid').innerHTML = `${sopCommonModule.sopClassUID} [${sopClassDesc}]`; } else { document.getElementById('sopclassuid').innerHTML = '-'; } document.getElementById('sopinstanceuid').innerHTML = sopCommonModule?.sopInstanceUID || '-'; document.getElementById('rows').innerHTML = imageData?.dimensions[0] || '-'; document.getElementById('columns').innerHTML = imageData?.dimensions[1] || '-'; document.getElementById('spacing').innerHTML = imageData?.spacing.join('\\') || '-'; const formattedDirection = imageData?.direction ? imageData.direction.map(x => Math.round(x * 100) / 100).join(',') : '-'; document.getElementById('direction').innerHTML = formattedDirection; const formattedOrigin = imageData?.origin ? imageData.origin.map(x => Math.round(x * 100) / 100).join(',') : '-'; document.getElementById('origin').innerHTML = formattedOrigin; document.getElementById('modality').innerHTML = imageData?.metadata?.Modality || '-'; document.getElementById('pixelrepresentation').innerHTML = pixelModule?.pixelRepresentation || '-'; document.getElementById('bitsallocated').innerHTML = pixelModule?.bitsAllocated || '-'; document.getElementById('bitsstored').innerHTML = pixelModule?.bitsStored || '-'; document.getElementById('highbit').innerHTML = pixelModule?.highBit || '-'; document.getElementById('photometricinterpretation').innerHTML = pixelModule?.photometricInterpretation || '-'; document.getElementById('windowcenter').innerHTML = voiLutModule?.windowCenter || '-'; document.getElementById('windowwidth').innerHTML = voiLutModule?.windowWidth || '-'; } catch (error) { console.error('Error updating metadata display:', error); } } // Load a DICOM file from a byte array (called from Blazor) function loadDicomFileFromArray(byteArray, fileName) { const arrayBuffer = new Uint8Array(byteArray).buffer; return loadDicomFileFromArrayBuffer(arrayBuffer, fileName); } // Reset the viewer function resetViewer() { if (viewport) { viewport.reset(); viewport.render(); // Reset the metadata display const elements = [ 'transfersyntax', 'sopclassuid', 'sopinstanceuid', 'rows', 'columns', 'spacing', 'direction', 'origin', 'modality', 'pixelrepresentation', 'bitsallocated', 'bitsstored', 'highbit', 'photometricinterpretation', 'windowcenter', 'windowwidth' ]; elements.forEach(id => { document.getElementById(id).innerHTML = '-'; }); return Promise.resolve(); } return Promise.reject("Viewport not initialized"); } // Add to window for accessibility from Blazor window.dicomViewerInterop = { initDicomViewer: initDicomViewer, loadDicomFileFromArray: loadDicomFileFromArray, resetViewer: resetViewer }; // Log when the script is loaded console.log("Cornerstone interop script loaded"); // Check if DOM is already loaded, otherwise wait for it if (document.readyState === 'loading') { document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', checkLibraryLoading); } else { checkLibraryLoading(); } i am able to load the cornerstone modules from my bundle file , but unable to get metadata and unable to render the image.🧠 How to Create Your Microsoft Learn Profile?
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Which MS Office is most suitable for me and my family?
Hi I’ve just splashed out on an iMAC and I would like to pay a one-off fee for my family to use Office. I need Office for PowerPoint and Word mostly plus Outlook (but that’s a bit complicated - see below). 3 questions - 1) are there different versions of Office for Apple vs PC products? 2) which is the most up to date version I can get of Office? (Based UK). 3) I’m seeing so much conflicting information - are immediate downloads online ok? (Worried about system corruption which is why I bought Apple in the first place) Just to complicate “slightly” - I have an Outlook account through work, plus my kids have school Outlook accounts. My kids’ accounts have been automatically deleted from my work Outlook (I think due to new security). Can I keep my work Outlook on my iPAD or will this automatically migrate to my new iMAC and therefore I can only access my work Outlook? I want to keep my work Outlook on my iPAD, and for me / my kids to have access to their Outlook on my iMAC. Hope that makes sense. I’m not techy, please be kind!
