Draft:Student Technology Survival Guide (Mac)
This page is designed to give students more information on how to preform important tasks on a Mac that will be crucial to his or her time here at WSU. All incoming freshmen should have received a bright pink half-page handout on "Need To Know" information. This page provides links to handy information.
- eHome
- Add Software from the Network (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, etc..)
- Student Homepage Explanation
- VPN
- Rename folder/file
- Microsoft Word Basics
- Microsoft PowerPoint Basics
- Change email password
- Setup Outlook
- Add a printer
- Color printing
- File backup/MAC/Flash or External Drive
- File backup/MAC/CD or DVD
- Backing Up Your iTunes Library on a Mac
- iTunes (playlists, importing songs, burning cd’s, purchasing music, syncing with iDevice’s)
- Live Mesh (automatic file backup)
- Skydrive
- How to take a Screenshot
Helpful Links
FAQ
- [I forgot my password]
- [Renting Laptops]
- [Renting Cameras, iPads, other equipment]
- [What if my laptop is lost or stolen?]
- [What if my laptop gets a virus?]
- [Where can I purchase software?]
- Where can I find information about the Graduate Laptop Buyout
- [When will I get a different laptop?]
- [Can I switch to PC before I am due for a laptop exchange?]