Pivot Tables in Excel
Pivot Tables in Excel are a new topic in IT 101 this semester, and many students are coming in to the Sandbox asking to learn more about them. To help…
Absolute vs. Relative Path URLs in HTML
So you’re building a website for a class project or for your job and you’ve finished creating all of the content. Everything looks nice and orderly, just as it should. Then you go to upload the pages onto your web server only to find out that the links on your webpages don’t work. What could be wrong? A little bit of background on relative and absolute addressing could be helpful.
In the world of web design, you can create links to other pages in one of two ways: use absolute path URLs, or use relative path URLs. These concepts may sound complicated, but they’re really simple.
JAVA- Thought for the day: PUBLIC Class constructor
Ever wondered why your Java assignment runs accurately in your local environment but will not work in a different test environment when submitted ? One of the many basic reasons…
CIS Sandbox Logo Contest
The Contest
The Bentley Computer Information Systems Department is holding a logo contest (“the contest”) for students to create a logo for the newly renovated CIS Sandbox located in Smith 234. All students are eligible to participate. Read past the break for info and great prizes!! (more…)
Sandbox Workshops
Having trouble with a program, want to learn more about one, or simply want to be more informed about CIS Topics? join us at one of the many workshops we…
Useful keyboard shortcuts in Excel 2010
Keyboard shortcuts are typically an alternate means for invoking one or more commands. Keyboard shortcuts generally expedite common operations.Below are few keyboard shortcuts for Excel 2010
| Key combination | Action |
| Worksheet navigation | |
| PgUp / PgDn | Move one screen up / down |
| Alt-PgUp / Alt-PgDn | Move one screen to the left / right |
| Ctrl-PgUp / Ctrl-PgDn | Move one worksheet tab to the left / right |
| Tab | Move to the next cell to the right |
| Shift-Tab | Move to the cell to the left |
| Home | Move to the beginning of a row |
| Ctrl-Home | Move to the beginning of a worksheet |
| Ctrl-End | Move to the last cell that has content in it |
| Ctrl-Left arrow | Move to the word to the left while in a cell |
| Ctrl-Right arrow | Move to the word to the right while in a cell |
| Ctrl-G or F5 | Display the Go To dialog box |
| F6 | Switch between the worksheet, the Ribbon, the task pane and Zoom controls |
| Ctrl-F6 | If more than one worksheet is open, switch to the next one |
Ever wanted to create your own xBox game?
Now is your chance Sandbox-ers and gaming enthusiasts. We are going to show you how to create your very own xBox game using XNA Game Studio.
Now it might sound intimidating, but don’t fear! We will have Edwin Guarin in our midst. Edwin is a Senior Academic Developer Evangelist for Microsoft and will be our fearless leader for this night.
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Computer or Plant
The term Green Technology is usually used to model technology that reserves nature and reduce the negative impact on the environment. Omer Deutches has taken this understanding to a different…
Can we really Program in Excel??
Did you know that you can code and run complex programs in Excel? VBA-Visual Basic for Applications enables you to do this through macros. It would give you an easy…