| Computer tips for Online Learners:
If your online course uses courseware
such as WebCT or FirstClass or you are new to computers and online
learning you may find the following tips helpful.
PC Users:
PC’s have a built in clipboard,
which allows the user to copy selected information from one
source and paste it into another source.
This can be accomplished by accessing the menu in most software
programs but the shortcut keys will allow you to do this even if these
options are not on the programs menu.
You will find this very useful when you have created a document
in a word processing program and you need to place it into one of the
courseware programs such as WebCT or FirstClass.
The PC clipboard will allow you to select and copy a single
selection at a time, each time you use the shortcut copy the last
selection will be overwritten. (Please
note that some programs such as the Microsoft Office Suite will allow
for multiple clipboard saves this generally works only within the Office
Suite and will not transfer to other non Microsoft programs)
Listed below are keyboard shortcuts that are helpful as you navigate
your online classroom:
Edit and Selection Shortcuts for PC users:
| Keyboard
Shortcut
|
Action
|
| Ctrl
+ A
|
Used
to Select All when attempting to select multiple entries (files,
documents, text, etc.)
|
| Ctrl
+ C
|
Used
to copy a selection to the Windows Clipboard. This is the same as
going to Edit > Copy from the menu.
|
| Ctrl
+ V
|
Used
to paste previously copied selections residing on the Windows
Clipboard. This is the same as going to Edit > Paste from the
menu.
|
| Ctrl
+ X
|
Used
to cut selections such as sections of text, etc. When an item has
been cut it still resides on the Windows Clipboard and may be
pasted. This is the same as going to Edit > Cut from the menu.
|
| Ctrl
+ Click
|
You
may click multiple selections, such as files, while depressing the
Ctrl key to select multiple non-adjacent items.
|
| Shift
+ Click
|
After
clicking on an item, such as a file name, you may find another
file later in sequence and click on it while holding down the
shift key. This will select the first file and all of those in
line to the last file selected.
|
For
more information and tips for PC’s you can go to the following
websites:
(please note that the following
links open in a new window to return to Virtual College simply close the
newly opened window)
http://www.aarp.org/computers-howto/
http://personal.baker.edu/web1/tbaliv01/templates/shortcuts.html
http://www.sangrea.net/newcomputerhelp/shortcuts.htm
Mac Users:
The Mac OS also has useful keyboard
shortcuts. Macs have a
clipboard that is similar to the PC and functions in much the same way.
Listed
below are keyboard shortcuts that will be helpful as you navigate your
online classroom.
Edit
and Selection Shortcuts for Mac Users
Edit menu shortcuts can be used at the desktop level
(in the Finder) as well as desktop applications. If you can see the menu
command (that is the menu option is not grayed out) you can execute the
corresponding keyboard shortcut.
|
Edit Menu Command
|
Keyboard Shortcut
|
|
Undo
|
z-Z
(cmd key plus the letter)
|
|
Copy
|
z-C
(cmd key plus the letter)
|
|
Cut
|
z-X
(cmd key plus the letter)
|
|
Save
|
z-S
(cmd
key plus the letter)
|
|
Paste
|
z-V
(cmd key plus the letter)
|
|
Select All
|
z-A
(cmd key plus the letter)
|
For
more information and tips for MAC users you can go to the following
websites:
(please
note that the following links open in a new window to return to Virtual
College simply close the newly opened window)
http://webinstituteforteachers.org/2001/modules/compbasics/MKey.htm
http://macusers.com/resources/keyboardcuts/ |
