Foundational Skills

These video tutorials are designed to teach foundational technology skills that improve your learning experience.
Watch and learn how to utilize online learning platforms, reformat digital documents, and more!


General

How to Take a Screenshot to Document Your Assignment Submission

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Canvas version in video: Latest as of January 2021

How to Save a Word Document as a PDF (PC)

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Operating System: Windows 10
Software Edition: Word 365

How to Save a Word Document as a PDF (Mac)

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Operating System: macOS 10.14 Mojave
Software Edition: Word 2016

Canvas

How to submit an assignment to Canvas

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Canvas version in video: Latest as of January 2021

How to comment on a discussion thread in Canvas

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Canvas version in video: Latest as of January 2021

How to reply to a discussion thread in Canvas

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Canvas version in video: Latest as of January 2021

4. More Canvas questions

Have questions about accessing and using Canvas? Check out the UBC Student Canvas Guide from The LT hub, it is a great place to get started!

Zoom

1. How to log on to Zoom using an embedded link

2. How to log on to Zoom using a personal meeting link

3. How to log on to Zoom using a meeting ID and passcode

4. How to Use the Camera, Mic, and Chat in Zoom

Pay for Print

How to print multiple sheets per page from a PDF using PayForPrint (Webprint)(Mac)

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Operating System: macOS 10.14 Mojave

How to print a range of pages from a PDF using PayForPrint (Webprint)(Mac)

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Operating System: macOS 10.14 Mojave

How to print a selection of pages from a Word document using PayForPrint (Webprint) (Mac)

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Operating System: macOS 10.14 Mojave

Scanning

How to scan documents using the computer scanners (Windows)

How to scan documents using the computer scanners (Apple)

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