Submitting your homework as a PDF allows it to be opened on any device, regardless of the operating system. Saving a file as a PDF is possible from most programs and locks the formatting, so you don’t have to worry about your file looking different when your professor opens the file on their computer.
Unless your professor requests a specific format for assignments, it is always a good idea to default to submitting assignments as a PDF!
Some of the most common and helpful Windows keyboard shortcuts are:
Ctrl+C will copy a selected item to your clipboard
Ctrl+V will paste the item in the clipboard
Ctrl+Z will undo the previous action
Ctrl+P will print the current page/document
Ctrl+S will save the current page/document
Ctrl+F will open the search to find a term in the current page
A full list of keyboard shortcuts for Windows can be found here.
Another Tuesday, another tech tip! Check out some of these shortcuts more Macs!
Some of the most common and helpful Mac keyboard shortcuts are:
Command+C will copy a selected item to your clipboard
Command+V will paste the item in the clipboard
Command+Z will undo the previous action
Command+P will print the current page/document
Command+S will save the current page/document
Command+F will open the search to find a term in the current page
Command+Spacebar will open the spotlight search
A full list of keyboard shortcuts for Macs can be found here.
This week’s Tech Tip comes courtesy of Intel.
If you are struggling with slow WiFi, moving your router or optimizing your setting could be a quick fix. This could help some of the spotty audio issues that you experience during online classes!
Imagine that you are about to submit your final research paper of the semester or an article to a journal that you have spent weeks, if not months, perfecting. All of the sudden your computer dies and won’t turn back on. You have lost all of your work and have to start all over again.
This Tech Tip of the Week is all about backing up your work to prevent this from happening.
Keeping important work on the cloud, such as in GoogleDrive, OneDrive, or Box, is a great way to back up your work because the cloud can be accessed from any computer.
Saving work to an external hard drive or USB flash drive is another way to make sure your files are saved to more than one location.