Hoot.me is an app that allows for study groups and other project collaboration within Facebook. Your collaboration can be private and shared only with specific friends, or it can be open to others at WOU or worldwide also working on your subject. (You don’t have to be Facebook friends to collaborate on Hoot.) Hoot.me’s chat has the special characters necessary for calculus, chemistry, and more.
Turn your Facebook network into a study group
Use Ctrl + F to quickly find text
Use Ctrl + F to quickly find text
Pressing Ctrl and f keys together is an invaluable time saver to find where a certain word or phrase appears in a document. This keyboard shortcut is pretty universal–use it on the web and with pdf viewers as well as in programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Accessing the Terminal Server
Accessing the Terminal Server
You can access your H, P, and K drives as well as specialized programs such as Photoshop, Geometer’s Sketchpad, Dreamweaver, and more from off campus!
PC Users:
Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection.
If you are using Windows XP, you may need to go into Communications within Accessories to locate the program. Once the program has started, use the steps for everyone (below) to connect to WOU’s terminal servers.
Mac users:
You may need to download the free Remote Desktop Connection software from Mactopia
(the download link is at the bottom of that page). Once it is installed, locate Remote Desktop Connection in the
Applications Folder and double click on it. Once the program has started, use the steps for everyone (below) to connect to WOU’s terminal servers.
Everyone:
- In the Remote Desktop Connection window, in the “Computer:” field, type:
ts.wou.edu - Click Connect. You may get a message asking if you trust
the connection. That is normal, go ahead and click on Connect. - In the Log On to Windows box, type in your paw print user name and
password and change the domain to MASH. Then click
OK. - When you are done, end your session by clicking on Start then Shut Down
in your Remote Desktop Connection window. - In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, select Log Off, and then click OK.
Need to access your USB drive or printer while using Remote Desktop? Use these instructions.
Save paper by printing double-sided
Save paper by printing double-sided
To do this on most campus printers:
1. Select File –> Print from your document
2. Choose the printer (e.g., \krustyLab-HLRef)
3. Click the Properties button.
4. On the Paper/Output tab, find in the 2-Sided Printing dropdown menu and select “2-sided print.”
5. Click the OK buttons for the two windows.
Want to be even more efficient? Print 2, 4, or more pages per side on each sheet of paper!
Under Properties, go to the Layout/Watermark tab. Select the number of pages to appear on each side, and select Portrait or Landscape orientation.
Following these simple steps saves a massive amount of resources!