Don't use public computers or public wireless for your online shopping. Public computers may contain malicious software that steals your credit card information when you place your order. Criminals may be monitoring public wireless for credit card numbers and other confidential information.
http://www.shu.edu/offices/technology/security-services-index.cfm
Within Microsoft Office 2007, bullets are an essential tool for creating concise documents. You can capture the essential gist of a document in a bulleted list (or a numbered list for that matter). You may not know that there's an entire gallery of bullets that can be used for improving the d??cor of one's document. Not only that, you can use symbols and my own custom pictures too to create my own bullets. Follow the instructions below to customize bullets in MS Office 2007 applications.
Microsoft Word users sometimes run into problems when they are sharing documents with friends or colleagues who may not have the Word software or the same version of the software you used to create the document. Read the steps below to save files as a different type.
In MS Word, you can restart the footnote or endnote numbering on each page or in each section by following the instructions in the file below.
The Office of the Registrar offers students an array of services which include registration, transcript services, student status verification, degree audit information, grading issues, and updates of personal information. Registration information for Spring 2010, policies, services, documents and forms are available at the website below.
On December 10, 2009, all Blackboard courses from Spring 2007, Summer 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, and Summer 2008 semesters will be archived and removed from the system in order to make room for new courses. If you would like to keep material from any of your courses taught during these semesters, you will need to archive or copy them into a more current course. Click here for information on how to archive your courses.
To assist you with this process, the Computer Training Center will be offering training sessions titled Archiving & Copying Blackboard Courses on the following dates:
Please register by selecting the course from the Training Calendar.
Spyware refers to a broad category of malware designed to exploit computers for commercial gain. You may have seen or heard of computers that display numerous 'pop-up' ads and redirect your internet browser. Once installed, spyware can collect information about you or our organization without our knowledge and report the data back to a third party.
Spyware can
- Monitor your internet connection or general computer usage.
- Collect personal or confidential information that can be used for identity theft or fraud.
- Deliver unsolicited pop-up advertisements or route your web browser to advertising sites.
- Slow down your computer's response time and make it unusable.
http://www.shu.edu/offices/technology/security-services-index.cfm
There are many features of the Blackboard Exam tool that faculty may find useful. One of these is the ability to examine how many students missed a particular question on a multiple choice exam in Blackboard. This item analysis ability can help to identify questions that many students missed, or that may have been entered incorrectly.
To access the statistics for a particular exam, go to the Grade Center and click on the two double down arrows for the column of interest. Select "Attempts Statistics".
The results page will display the percentage of students who selected each answer choice.
Sometimes a Microsoft Office program closes before you can save changes to a file you are working on. Some possible causes include:
Word, Excel & PowerPoint - open the application
Save early and save often.
The AutoRecover and AutoSave features are not a substitute for regularly saving your work by clicking Save . Manually saving your file is the surest way to preserve the work you have done.
Keyboard shortcut To save a file, press CTRL+S.
Information provided by Microsoft at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HP101407291033.aspx
MS Vista Narrator - Text to Speech
Narrator is a text-to-speech program (or basic screen reader) that is built into Windows Vista. Narrator reads menus without leaving the active window. Individuals who use Narrator will also find a more pleasant, natural sounding voice in Windows Vista. Visit the Microsoft website for all the details on how to get started.
MS Vista - Speech Recognition and Dictation
Windows Speech Recognition in Windows Vista empowers users to interact with their computers by voice. It was designed for people who want to significantly limit their use of the mouse and keyboard while maintaining or increasing their overall productivity. You can dictate documents and emails in mainstream applications, use voice commands to start and switch between applications, control the operating system, and even fill out forms on the Web. The Microsoft website below provides detailed instructions on how to use this feature.
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windowsvista/speech.aspx
