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The following are tips for using the Windows operating system on the
PC.
Keep your PC running smoothly by running regular maintenance! Check out the Windows Maintenance page.
Posted: 06/27/07
Subject: The Windows Taskbar
Description: You know that bar at the bottom of your screen with the Start button on it? You use it everyday but here are some usage tips you may not be aware of.
Posted: 11/07/06
Subject: PC Computing Orientation instructions for staff
Description: New to campus or just want a refresher on computing at Central? Check this page out for the basics of the CWU network: accessing files from campus and from home; what are the network drives; how are the network drives backed up, etc. Also, a brief overview of GroupWise, as well as the computing resources on campus, e.g. Help Desk, Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support, and the Web office.
Posted: 10/10/06
Subject: PC Computing Orientation instructions for students
Description: New to campus or just want a refresher on computing at Central?
Check this page out for the basics of the CWU network: accessing files from campus and from home; what are the network drives; how are the network drives backed up, etc. Also, a brief overview of GroupWise, as well as the computing resources on campus, e.g. Help Desk, Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support, and the Web office.
Posted: 09/12/06
Subject: Windows Defender
Description: Instructions for downloading, installing, and using Windows Defender, a spyware removal program.
Posted: 06/26/06
Subject: Teleworking at CWU
Description: Need to access the CWU network from home? What about your GroupWise e-mail? You may have already done so through the Wildcat Connection but what about using the VPN? Turn your home computer into a work computer with a few simple steps.
Posted: 05/17/06
Subject: I Can't Find My Files For The Trees!
Description: At CWU, we all have access to the Novell Network. This network uses a tree structure to keep files and programs organized. Check out how the tree structure works, and where your files really go when you save them.
Posted: 10/05/05
Subject: Finding Files
Description: Hit a Save button and not know where it Saved to? Find yourself constantly navigating to a different location to save a file? Here are instructions for changing the default file location for your Office documents as well as some search tips using your operating system's (Windows XP, Mac OSX) Search/Find function.
Posted: 09/16/05
Subject: Customizing the Start menu
Description: Got stuff on your Start menu you don't use? How about stuff you'd like to see on your Start meu? With Windows XP, you can easily customize the Start menu to suit your needs.
Posted: 09/07/05
Updated: 11/29/07
Subject: File extensions
Description: A file extension is what comes after the "." dot in a file name. These extensions tell the operating system how to deal with the file and can give you a hint as to what the file type is and if it's something you can use like a document file or something to avoid like a system file.
Posted: 01/24/05
Subject: Terminology - Bits
and Bytes
Description: Getting a mega-headache trying to figure
out what a megabyte is? What's the difference between a bit and a byte?
How big exactly is a Gigabyte?
Posted: 10/06/04
Subject:
PC Maintenance.
Description: Is your computer running a little (or a
lot) slow? It may be time to give it a tune up. Click on the link above
for instructions on running a disk scan and defrag.
Page last updated 11/29/07. Send questions or comments to ITS Training.
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