ITS Quick Tips

OIT Email is the only email that OIT will use to contact students.  If you don't check yours regularly, please follow these steps to forward your OIT email to a personal email address.      1.       Open Internet Explorer. 2.       Login after going to mail.oit.edu. 3.       Once logged in, click on “Options” at the top right side of the screen. 4.       On the left side of the screen under “...

Send a message to multiple people without revealing other recipients' identities. To send a message to someone without other recipients of the message knowing, use the Bcc line in the message.  If you add someone's name to the Bcc line, a copy of the message is sent to that person, but his or her name is not visible to other recipients In Microsoft Outlook, go to the Options tab and Click Show Bcc.

If you’re like most people, you’re always looking for ways to save time. Keyboard shortcuts could be your new best friend when it comes to time management. Not everyone uses shortcut keys, but some people find them easier to use than a mouse. Memorizing some quick key combinations can save time and effort while working in all Office programs. Here are a few little known shortcuts for Microsoft Word. Search for text in a document with Ctrl+F....

Using the mouse, you can drag and dock windows to either side of the screen, or drag it to the top to maximize it. These keyboard shortcuts are even faster: Win+Left Arrow and Win+Right Arrow dock the window to the left and right side of the screen Win+Up Arrow and Win+Down Arrow maximize and restore/minimize Win+M minimizes everything Alt+Up, Alt+Left Arrow, Alt+Right Arrow navigate to parent folder, or browse Back and Forward through folders in ...

Google can be used as a units-of-measurement and currency converter. Type “teaspoons in 1.3 gallons,” for example, or “euros in 17 dollars.” Click Search to see the answer.

Every once in a while, it is a good idea to remove your temporary files from your computer so it doesn’t clog up your system. To do this, click on the start button, go to All Programs, then Accessories, then System tools and click on Disk Cleanup. When running Disk Cleanup, make sure to check the boxes for Temporary Files and Temporary Internet Files.

When your computer isn’t working properly, one of the fastest ways to figure out what is wrong is to check that everything is plugged in properly and that all of your cables are in good condition. Many other computer problems can be fixed by just unplugging the device in question from its power source and allowing it to .

Instead of having your taskbar at the bottom of the screen looking like Windows 7, you can change it to look like Windows Vista. All you have to do is right click on the task bar, and go to properties. A new window opens called ‘Taskbar and Start Menu Properties’ from there you will want to click the drop down box next to ‘taskbar buttons’ and select ‘combine when taskbar is full’. After doing that ...

At first glance Windows 7 bears a striking resemblance to Vista, but there's an easy way to begin spotting the differences - just right-click things. Right-click an empty part of the desktop, for instance, and you'll find a menu entry to set your screen resolution. No need to go browsing through the display settings any more. Right-click the Explorer icon on the taskbar for speedy access to common system folders: Documents, Pictures, the Windows folder, and more....

To block spam in Microsoft Outlook, right click on the spam email, go down to junk and select ‘block sender’s domain’.

When you download a file to edit, make sure you save it to a specific location, or it will keep saving in the downloads folder.

Defragmenting your hard drive can help improve your computer’s speed. To start a defragmentation in a Windows-based environment, go to Start –> Programs –> Accessories –> System Tools –> Disk Defragmenter.

Remember to set up your security questions through MyOIT so you can reset your password in the future. To set up your security questions, log into MyOIT and in the top right hand corner you should see your name displayed. Click on your name and there should be a drop down menu that gives you the option to change your security questions.

If you cannot log into MyOIT, click the link ‘reset my password’. If clicking ‘forgot my password’ doesn’t help, call the helpdesk at 541-885-1470. We cannot reset passwords through email but we can contact you if you leave us your number in the email. To set up your security questions for future password issues, log into MyOIT. Toward the top right corner of the screen after you’ve logged in, you should see your name displayed. Click ...

If you hold the windows key, also knows at the start button, and press the L key on the keyboard your computer will lock. This is a faster and efficient way of locking your computer if you are in a hurry to leave the office.

Always log out of websites by clicking "log out" on the site. It's not enough to simply close the browser window or type in another address.

To reduce risk of losing important data on your computer, back up everything to your S: drive or an external hard drive.

Just putting something into the Trash or the Recycle Bin doesn’t actually delete it. You then have to *empty* the Trash or Recycle Bin

When you have problems logging into your ‘MyOIT’ and you already tried to reset your password using the “Forgot My Password” link, please call the helpdesk at (541) 885-1470 to reset it. If you send the helpdesk an email we will reply asking you to call us.

When you’re searching for something on the Web, put quotes around phrases that must be searched together. For example, if you put quotes around “electric curtains,” Google won’t waste your time finding one set of Web pages containing the word “electric” and another set containing the word “curtains.”

To enlarge text on any web page, press and hold Ctrl and then press plus or minus keys (for bigger or smaller fonts); on the Mac, it’s the Command key and plus or minus.

To add a program from your start menu to your desktop, you should follow these steps: 1. Go to the desired program in the start menu located on the bottom left hand side of your desktop 2. Right click on that program and a drop down menu will appear 3. Select “Send to” from the drop down menu 4. Select “Desktop (create shortcut)” from the drop down menu After doing so, the program you chose will be located conveniently on ...

A cotton swabs moistened with rubbing alcohol or distilled water is an excellent tool for wiping hard to reach areas in your keyboard, mouse, and other locations.

When upgrading to Windows 7, make sure you know what computer system you have. You can do this by right clicking on your “Computer” and then selecting “Properties”. A window will show up and under “System” you will see whether you have a 32 or 64 bit computer. Once you figure out what system type your computer is, you should make sure the Windows 7 disk you get is for your type of computer.

When working on any file that holds great value to you, you should always backup your data somewhere such as an external hard drive, or a thumb drive, aside of your normal Hard Drive.