Draft:Student Technology Survival Guide (Mac)
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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.
- 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?]
This page is designed to give students more information on how to perform important tasks on a PC that will be crucial to his or her time here at WSU.
Where can I find information about Microsoft Live Services?
- What is Microsoft Live?
- How do I set up an alternate email address?
- How do I create my Microsoft Live password?
- How do I use this to set up Outlook?
- Can I set email on my Android, Blackberry, or Apple mobile device?
- What happens to my email when I graduate?
What am I allowed to do on my computer?
- Link to Appropriate Computing video, once it's been remade.
- Link to Laptop Program Contract video, once that, too, has been remade.
- Where can I find the actual Laptop Agreement?
How do I use the printers on campus?
- Where can I find the student printing policy?
- How do I add a printer?
- How do I set the printer to print double-sided?
- How does color printing work?
Where do I go if I have a technical question?
- Is there a Technical Support Center?
- What is the E-Warrior Digital Learning Center?
- What does Walkin support do?
- What do I do if my laptop is lost or stolen?
- Is there somewhere I can get help online?
How can I make sure my computer data is safe?
- How do I back up my files on a CD, DVD or on an external drive?
- What is Microsoft Live SkyDrive and how can I backup files to it?
- What is, and how do I set up, Microsoft Live Mesh?
Where can I find more information about the WSU network?
- Where can I find information about the StudentClubs or the StudentWebs servers?
- Can I connect to the network off campus using a VPN client?
- How do I install programs from the network?
- Where can I purchase software from university?
Where can I find more information about the laptop program?
- Can I switch platforms if I'm not due for an exchange?
- Where can I find information about the current laptop models?
- Is there more information about the laptop exchange?
- Can I get more information about the graduate buyout program?
- Can I rent a laptop?
- Can I rent out other equipment?