Downloadable Guide to General Computer Usage

For your convenient reference, a compilation of glossaries, policies, and tutorials with screenshots can be downloaded in PDF format on this page.
This is a general guide for the basics of how to use computers and resources that are used throughout the entire campus regardless of department or position.
This guide is oriented toward University employees, though some sections may be useful to students. This guide does not include training for specific applications.

Please note this guide is pending updates, though the majority of information remains relevant. The latest version of this guide was edited September 2021.


Click here to download the guide.
(Or, find it at the very bottom of this page)


Topics Covered In This Packet:

GLOSSARY OF TERMS  4

Account Types  4

Computer Identification & Terminology  5

Network, Internet, & Connectivity  6

GETTING IT HELP FROM OCIS  7

ABOUT YOUR E-MAIL  8

How To Access Your E-Mail (Outlook)  8

About Outlook and Multiple Accounts  8

How To Set Up & Log Into Outlook  10

How to Access Exchange E-Mail (Web Browser)  12

How to Access Kean Google E-Mail (Internet Browser)  13

Option 1: Through the Kean Website  13

Option 2: Through Google’s Websites  13

Logging Into ClearLogin   15

What is ClearLogin?  15

Logging In  15

E-Mail Password Management  16

I Forgot My KeanGoogle Password, Or My Password Isn’t Working  16

I Can Log In, But I Want To Change My Password  16

USING KEAN COMPUTERS  17

Your “Domain Account” (For Windows Computers & the Network)  17

About your computer files and your account  17

How to Log in To the Computer on Windows  18

How To Change Your Doman Account Password [Windows]  19

How to Log in To the Computer on Mac  21

CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET  22

Wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) Connection   22

Wi-Fi on a Windows Computer  22

Wi-Fi on a Mac Computer  24

USING THE VPN (“PULSE SECURE”) 28

About The VPN   28

How To Get The VPN   28

Step One: Getting Permission To Access The VPN   28

Step Two: Getting The VPN Installed  28

How To Use The VPN   29

Troubleshooting the VPN Connection   30

If you have no connections listed: 30

If you are prompted to “Enter network credentials”: 31

NETWORK RESOURCES (PRINTERS, O: DRIVE) 32

What Are Network Resources?  32

How To Obtain Access to Network Resources  32

How To Use Network Resources  33

Types of Network Resources: Network Drives  33

TROUBLESHOOTING NETWORK DRIVES  34

Types of Network Resources: Network Printers  34

Types of Network Resources: Network Scanners  35

CHECKING THE SPACE ON YOUR T: DRIVE  35

HOW TO SCAN DOCUMENTS  36

OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION   38

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT WINDOWS  38

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MAC   40

The Menu Bar (Top Toolbar) 40

The Dock (Icon Bar) 40

FILES AND FOLDERS (FINDER) 41

Changing the Size of Application Windows  41

BOOKMARKING A WEBPAGE  42

IN GOOGLE CHROME  42

BACKING UP AND TRANSFERRING FILES  44

HOW TO BACK UP TO USB DEVICES  44

ABOUT BACKING UP ONLINE  45

COMMON KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS  51

Common Shortcuts For All Programs: 51

Windows Shortcuts  51

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