Applications

Blackboard 
Blackboard is Loyola’s course and organization online management system.  All Loyola students, faculty, staff and administrators have Blackboard accounts.  Blackboard allows you to access your courses, access organizations in which you are participating, as well as use many other features. 

Blackboard Training 
For assistance with Blackboard, as well as other training needs, please visit this site.

Citrix / "Anywhere Apps"
Citrix, or "Anywhere Apps" (previously known as “More Software”), provides access to applications hosted at Loyola that are not available to you on your local computer.  While using Citrix you will also have access to your network storage (G: & H:).  You can access Citrix by visiting Inside Loyola and selecting Anywhere Apps from the applications Web part.

Accessing data on your local drives in a Citrix application.
You can find step-by-step instructions for accessing your network drives and files from home whether you have Windows XP, Vista or Mac here.

Installing software on your computer to use Citrix.
If this is your first time using Citrix, you may need to install a small client on your computer.  This client can be downloaded straight from the login screen under the Welcome section of Anywhere Apps.

Citrix Support 
For more information on Citrix, please visit the Anywhere Apps section of Inside Loyola.

Web Advisor
WebAdvisor gives students, faculty and employees secure access to administratively maintained personal information.  You can access Web Advisor through Inside Loyola, without need for further login, to gain access to your grades, stipends, position summary, enroll in benefits and much more.  

Microsoft Office Suite
A collection of interrelated desktop applications that includes word processing, spreadsheet, data base management, presentation, etc.  Loyola University Maryland provides Office 2007 (PC) & 2008 (Mac) to all faculty, administrators and staff for use in managing day-to-day communication and collaboration projects while at work and for home use.  To get a copy for home systems please visit the OTS at Knott Hall 108.

Microsoft Office Communicator 
Office Communicator 2007 (PC) or Messenger (Mac) is a unified communications application that helps end users be more productive by enabling them to communicate and collaborate easily with others in different locations or time zones using a range of different communication options, including instant messaging (IM), voice, desktop sharing and video. Integration with programs across the Microsoft Office system - including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint - gives end users many different ways to communicate directly from the context of their tasks.

Microsoft Office Training and Support 
Visit the training section of this site for information on how you can access current training materials for all components of Microsoft Office 2007.

Microsoft Outlook/Exchange 
All faculty and staff should be using Microsoft Outlook to manage their email, and are able to access email via the web through Inside Loyola.

Microsoft Outlook/Exchange Training and Support 
For more information on available training using Outlook/Exchange, please visit this site.

Access training via  Element K and other online tutorials.
Refer to http://www.loyola.edu/tsc/training for a listing of our online tutorials

Anti-Virus Software 
First, remove any other AntiVirus programs you may have on your computer.  From the StartMenu, go to Settings, and click on Control Panel.  In the window that appears,clickon"Add/Removeprograms", highlight your old AntiVirus software and uninstall or remove it.

Visit the website to download the software.

Resolving virus issues on your PC.
Unfortunately, Loyola does not support home computers due to warranty and liability issues. We recommend calling the support number that came with your computer.  This will not void the warranty.

Perform a screen capture.
For a PC, There are two ways:

PC, option 1

1. Shift + Print ScrKey (This copies whatever is displaying on the monitor(s).)
2. Open up Paint and Paste the image
3. Select whatever part of the screen that you want to have.
4. Create a New window
5. Paste your selection
6. Save

PC, option 2

1. If you have PrintKey 2000 Installed
2. Press "Print Scr"
3. A camera shutter sound can be heard and a new window pops up with the image of what's on the monitor.
4. You can choose to select an object or use the rectangle key to select whatever part of the screen you want.
5. Save

For Mac

1. Go to Applications
2. Utilities
3. Grab
4. Click on Selection
5. Choose how and what you would like to select
6. New window pops up
7. Save