Westminster Anywhere Tips and Tricks
- Virginia Oelkers
Academic vs. Staff Desktops
The Academic desktop has several academic applications installed on it for student use. To get academic applications installed on Westminster Anywhere, please look out for an email from Information Services regarding academic software requests prior to each semester.
The Staff desktop should be used if you are working remotely or over wifi and would like to access our databases (Colleague and Informer) or shared network drives (Shared and Department).
How to Adjust Display Settings
Once you are logged into Westminster Anywhere, there should be a settings gear at the top right of the screen.
Click the settings gear, hover over “Screen scaling”, and choose the option that works best for you.
This setting should save for the next time you log into Westminster Anywhere.
Enable Copy and Paste
If you are having trouble copying and pasting from another tab or window into Westminster Anywhere, the clipboard may have been disabled.
Click the settings gear at the top right and click “Enable clipboard”.
How to Connect to Shared Network Drives
Open the Cloud Mounter app from the desktop icon.
Select Network Drive.
Change the dropdown to the letter of the drive you would like to access, F for Dept and S for Shared.
Enter the drive pathway, \\files.wcusers.int\Dept for the F drive and \\files.wcusers.int\Shared for the S drive.
Enter in your Westminster username and Westminster password, then click Connect Now.
Now every time you sign into Westminster Anywhere, the drive will already be connected. You can pin a folder you access often to Quick Access by dragging and dropping under Quick Access on the left of the File Explorer window, or you can click on This PC and see all connected drives there.
How to Connect to OneDrive
Open the Cloud Mounter app from the desktop icon.
Select OneDrive.
Click Connect Now.
Sign in with your westminsteru.edu email and password. You may be required to authenticate the sign in using one of your security methods (text, authenticator app, authentication token).
Westminster Anywhere Top Menu Bar Icons
The first icon (4 arrows pointing out) at the far left will put the Westminster Anywhere in full screen.
The second icon (cloud icon with an up arrow) allows you to upload a document you have saved on your computer into Westminster Anywhere.
The third icon (cloud icon with a down arrow) allows you to download and save a document from Westminster Anywhere onto your computer.
The fourth icon (counter clockwise arrow with a dot in the middle) is the Save/Restore snapshots function. It lets you save up to two snapshots of your profile (eg. files stored in your Desktop, Documents, and Downloads folders). This enables you to “roll back” your work to a previous state if you make a mistake or accidentally delete a file. There are more detailed instructions here on Apporto’s website: Saving and Restoring Snapshots .
The fifth icon (rectangle with an arrow pointing up) allows you to share your screen and collaborate with another user. You can choose if you want to allow the other user(s) to view only, view and draw, or have full control.
The sixth icon (chat bubbles) allow you to chat with other users who are online in Westminster Anywhere at the same time as you. However, we recommend the use of Teams rather than that chat feature.
The seventh icon (bar char with an arrow pointing up) will show you your usage and analytics within Westminster Anywhere.
The eighth icon (volume icon) allows you to mute and unmute Westminster Anywhere.
Across from the volume icon is a network indicator icon. This will show you how strong your current network connection is. If it is low/red and you are experiencing slowness or lagging, you can click the settings gear icon, Screen resolution, and select Low resolution.
The question mark icon gives you access to a Video Tutorial and User Guide created by Apporto.
The settings gear allows you to change your screen scaling, screen resolution, enabled your microphone, or enable your clipboard.