Creating and Using Filters in Ad Astra (Video)
View the video tutorial at this link to learn to use filters within Ad Astra to narrow your search or view of facilities and rooms: http://wolfgang.carthage.edu/media21/podcast/media/2010-09-06_astrafilter.mp4 There is also this print tutorial that might help: http://help.carthage.edu/albert//q ...
Using Google Desktop to search for documents
Use Google Desktop Search to find lost documents When I am pretty sure I have written a document but cannot remember what I called it or what folder I stored it in, Google Desktop Search comes to the rescue. Most people are familiar with Google's internet search. Desktop search does the sa ...
Viewing Rooms in the Calendar in Ad Astra
Note: Ad Astra works best when used with the Internet Explorer browser when using a PC or with Firefox when using a Macintosh. If you want to display the schedule (availability) for a specific room on the calendar in Ad Astra, follow the steps below. For one-time use or if you are viewing as a ...
OpenOffice Tips and Tricks
NOTE: Carthage does not officially support OpenOffice, but it is usable, free, and often an acceptable replacement for MS Office. If you do not have access to MS Office software and need to turn in papers and assignments in .doc format, this could be a solution for you. Posted by Bruce Metzle ...
Requesting a Room with Ad Astra
Using Ad Astra for Room Scheduling at Carthage As of Fall 2010, Carthage has a new room scheduling software called Ad Astra. You can use it to request a room for a meeting or event. You can also use it to see the properties of the various rooms and check if a room you’re interested in ...
Capturing a clip from a DVD using Jing
Capture a clip from a DVD with Jing If you can play a DVD on your computer, and if the clip is only a few minutes long, you can use Jing to capture and save that video in electronic format. We will discuss how to capture a short scene from a DVD, but the same can be acc ...
Adding attachments to RT (help) tickets
To add an attachment to an existing ticket in Request Tracker: RT is available at help.carthage.edu. Login using your Novell user ID and password. Bring up the ticket you're interested in (you may be able to search for it by typing the number in the search box at the upper right. The recent o ...
How to Merge Request Tracker (RT) Tickets
How to Merge Request Tracker (RT) Tickets Submitted by Jason R. Conner In general, tickets should be merged when they deal with identical issues. For example, if you have two tickets in your queue that deal with a broken printer in Clausen 114, they should be merged. If you have two tickets, ...
Turnitin - Creating your account
Creating your student account Creating an account: 1. Browse out to www.turnitin.com 2. Click on create an account if you have never registered before. It is on the top right under the email login. 3. Under create new account, click on student 4. You will be directed to ...
Requesting a room or event in Ad Astra (video)
View the video at this link to learn how to request a room for an event using Ad Astra: http://wolfgang.carthage.edu/media21/podcast/media/2010-09-06_astra.mp4 The web address for the request system is: https://astra.carthage.edu/astra You must login using you Novell user ID and password Use t ...
Using keyboard tools to type in other languages
Even if you know another language, typing an e-mail or document in that language can be a daunting task because of the accent marks and special characters. This article gives a quick overview of tools for Mac and Windows users. MacOS (the Macintosh operating system) has support for accent mar ...
Updating SPSS License Codes
Updating SPSS License Codes When your copy of SPSS expires and asks for an updated license code, here's what to do: The SPSS License Authorization Wizard must be run from the SPSS folder.The License Status screen will be displayed.Click the NEXT button. You will see the Product Authoriza ...
Using Vision Software in Straz B12
To use VISION software for your class: Vision is a classroom management program capable of controlling the displays of each computer in Straz B-12. It is installed only on the Instructor’s computer. The software will run when you sign in to the computer. Connect the Classroom Move the c ...
Using your iPod as an external hard drive for Windows
Using your iPod as an external hard drive on a Windows computer Since an iPod is basically a computer hard drive with software that facilitates music playback, it can also act as a USB hard drive that you can use to back up your files. To do this, plug your iPod in to the USB ...