We want to give you an update on the mail run/ courier schedule as we have added on a mail run to Feigin Center and a Courier run to St. Lukes- The Vintage.
Mail Runs - Med Center
TCH mail schedule is 2:00pm daily
Ben Taub Mail run - Tues and Thurs.
Feigin Center - Wednesday
Methodist - Tues and Thurs
Courier Runs:
Sugarland - Tuesday
San Jacinto - Wednesday
Willowbrook - Wednesday
The Vintage - Wednesday
Woodlands - Friday (return only- as needed) Thursday- (outgoing via FedEX)
Send any questions to: hrjustice@bcm.edu
Do you need to share a file that is too big for e‑mail, and you don't have time to burn and deliver a CD? Try BCM's BigFile Upload Service.
BCM employees sign in with their ECA username and password. Follow the directions, and you will receive an e‑mail with a link to the uploaded file. Forward that e‑mail to whomever you like. Files remain on the BigFile server for 30 days.
BigFile also works in reverse: people outside of BCM can send you files in the same manner.
You might already know that your Home and End keys allow you to jump the to the beginning and end of a line while using applications such as MS Word. But did you know they can also help you while browsing the internet?
In most Web browsers, pressing the End key takes you to the bottom of a Web page, and pressing the Home key takes you to the top. These shortcuts can be quite handy while viewing particularly long Web pages.
If your computer is running painfully slow, you might have spyware. Contact the Help Desk and ask that someone check your computer and remove any spyware.
(For Internet Explorer) Have you ever wanted to visit a particular website, but didn't want to leave the website you're on?
Pressing Ctrl-N at any time will open a new window with the same page and same page history. From this additional window you can either go somewhere new, or browse "Back" through the pages you've just visited, while the original window keeps your place for you.
(for Windows users) Here's a quick way to browse to a folder or file:
Move your mouse cursor down to the task bar, and right-click on the "Start" button. A context menu will appear. Select "Explore," and a window will open with a vertical list of all available folders and network locations.
If you're tired of reaching for your mouse when you need to click the "back" button, there is a keyboard shortcut just for you.
While holding down Alt, pressing the left arrow key takes you "back" to the previously viewed page, and pressing the right arrow key takes you "forward."
This works for both Internet Explorer and Netscape, as well as most other browsers.
(For Internet Explorer users) Adding "Favorites" is a great way to "bookmark" your favorite destinations on the web (such as this one) so you can always find them quickly.
Simply browse to the page you'd like to bookmark, and select Favorites from the Internet Explorer menu, and then Add to Favorites. A window entitled "Add Favorite" will pop up, asking for a name (the default is the page title), and where you'd like to save it within the Favorites directory.
It's a good idea to organize your favorites, especially if you have a lot of them. The option Organize Favorites allows you to do just that. There you can move, rename and delete favorites, as well create new directories to store them in.
File » Print Preview... in Internet Explorer allows you to see what a web page will look like on paper before you print it. While in Print Preview, you can resize the text by holding down Ctrl and moving your mouse wheel, just as you can while viewing an actual web page.
When you're ready, click "Print..." in the upper-left-hand corner. The text size you settle on in Print Preview will appear in your printout.
Text too small or too large?
If you're using Internet Explorer and your mouse has a scroll wheel, hold down "Ctrl" and move your mouse wheel to scroll through the different text sizes. Alternately, click "View" and "Text Size" and select the desired size.
If you're using Netscape version 6.0 or greater, hold down "Ctrl" and the plus and minus keys (+ and -) to adjust the text size. Alternately, select "View" and "Text Zoom."
Multi-tasking cluttering your task bar?
Hold down Alt while tapping the Tab key to flip quickly through all open applications, documents, folders and web pages.
This nifty key stroke is an oldie but a goodie that has been around since Windows 3.1.
(For Windows users) You can drag your shortcuts into your Start Menu for easy access. Drag them from the desktop, an open folder, or even from other places in your Start » Programs Menu.
To drag from the desktop or a folder, drag the icon onto the Start button, wait for the menu to open, drag the icon to the desired spot on the menu, and release the mouse button.
Don't want to commit once you've started? Hit Esc before you release the mouse button, and the shortcut will return to the spot you picked it up from.
NOTE: If you are within the TCH network, deleting shortcuts from your Start Menu may require a call to the TCH Help Desk (ext. 43512).
(For Windows users) Most applications will allow you to click and drag files into them as an alternative to using menu options. Select and drag the icon, switch to the desired application either by using Alt-Tab or by dragging the icon over the application's button on the task bar, hold it there until the application pops up, and then release the icon into the application area.
This can be handy for certain file types that do not automatically open in the desired application when double-clicked. For example, dragging a file into a new Outlook email message will automatically add the file as an attachment.
Multiple files can be manipulated in this manner by selecting and dragging them as a single group.
To open links in a new window while using Internet Explorer, hold down the Shift key while left-clicking the link.
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