Applications/Software
Microsoft Office
Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
How do I disable Microsoft Office Desktop Alerts?
If you’re interested in changing the behavior or just outright disabling Microsoft Office Desktop...
Enabling Presenter mode in Powerpoint
Microsoft Powerpoint supports notes with each slide, yet the default slideshow view on most Power...
Read mode in Microsoft Word
Some users have reported issues that documents they could previously edit in Word are no longer e...
Sharing Office 365 calendar with an iOS device
To share an Office 365 calendar with a non-EM user (such as a g.ucla.edu or non-ucla account), fo...
Previously activated Office 2010 constantly loses activation
In some cases, a previously activated Microsoft Office 2010 installation may lose its activation....
Microsoft OneNote for OS X
Microsoft is now offering OneNote for OS X 10.9 as a free download— Office Blogs, http://blogs.of...
Help with Microsoft Office Applications
Does anyone know if there is a campus group that provides assistance with setting up a database i...
Excel Tricks
How to Use INDEX+MATCH WithMultiple Criteria in 5 Easy Steps (includes Excel 2016) How To Use In...
Microsoft Office Home Use Program
The Microsoft Home Use Program allows employees at eligible companies to buy an annual subscripti...
How do I manually specify a KMS server to activate MS Office 2010
1. Launch a command window with elevated privileges.◦Type cmd in the search bar to locate the com...
Office 2010 (and Windows 7) Manual Activation
For manual activation of Office 2010 and Windows 7 through the campus KMS server:http://www.seasn...
Windows 7/Office 2010 License Activation Issues
If you are experiencing problems with clients connecting to the campus KMS servers and you have c...
Using Equation Editor in Word 2007
Microsoft Office 2007 has a new “ribbon” to replace conventional menus, and a new Equation Editor...
Why can't I open .docx files?
For those of you who have inadvertently been sent a Microsoft Word document in the new .docx (x f...
How can you open documents created in WordPerfect with MS Word?
If you have MS Word 2000 or higher, you’ll be able to open WordPerfect files and if the document ...
How to merge data from Microsoft Excel into Microsoft Word
“In addition to the features and functions of Excel that make your database useful, you can also ...
MS Word Replacing Characters with Line Breaks
You can use the Find and Replace in MS Word to replace any characters with a Line Break or other ...
How to disable auto resize of fonts within body text in PowerPoint
By default, PowerPoint will automatically adjust the font size of your body text on each slide de...
How to Import Scans of 35mm Slides into a PowerPoint Presentation
Older versions of PowerPoint cannot rotate imported scans. If you are using an older PowerPoint ...
How to Create a Poster in PowerPoint
To create a poster in PowerPoint, design one “slide” with its page size set to the size of your p...
How to Print Multiple files in MS Word
This link explains the process: Tech-Recipes (Warning: has ads)Note: To select multiple files cli...
How do I convert a .docx file on a Mac OS X
By default, Office 2007 saves documents in a new XML format (.docx). Please follow the link belo...
Shrink PowerPoint Files
ProblemPictures added to PowerPoint are added in a non-optimized form. Consequently, large image...
PowerPoint Preferences / Options
Microsoft PowerPoint sets a large amount of default preferences which may not be in the best long...
In excel, how to I add a an external sheet to my current (or new) workbook?
You need to open both workbooks (or whatever workbook you want to copy from and to…)activate the ...
Inserting a Macromedia flash animation into a Powerpoint presentation
One easy way to insert a flash animation into Powerpoint is to install Shyam’s Toolbox. It contai...
How do I enable special add-in and tools in Excel?
You can turn on certain tools in Excel such as data analysis tools or equation solving tools from...
Change the default save location in Microsoft Office
To customize the default save location in Microsoft Office. This may be particularly useful in la...
Adobe
Acrobat, Photoshop, etc.
Is there an alternative for viewing PDFs other than Adobe Acrobat Reader?
Foxit Reader is a free, simple alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader. https://www.foxitsoftware.co...
Adobe Audition Help and Training
Lynda.com offers many easy-to-follow courses on using Adobe Audition. Please see the following li...
Making PDFs accessible in Adobe Acrobat
Getting startedThis write up is not meant to be the official way to make PDFs accessible. We enco...
Removing multiple versions of Adobe Flash
Multiple versions of Adobe Flash may show in some browsers.Firefox as an example:Mozilla SupportT...
Lynda.com Adobe Creative Cloud (Preview Modules)
In May 2013, Adobe announced they will discontinue the popular retail offering of their Creative ...
Creating calculation fields in Adobe Acrobat Pro
Steps:1. Create the basic form structure in Adobe Acrobat Pro2. Double-click the location in whic...
Adobe User Groups in Los Angeles
Adobe user groups meet in various spots, and are good for contacts, freelance prospects, and stay...
Adobe Photoshop CS 6 (beta)
Adobe CS6 suite is due out soon — June 2012.Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta can be downloaded and previe...
Adobe Acrobat ETLA
UC has an agreement for the Adobe Acrobat *Enterprise Term License Agreement * (ETLA) program. T...
Adobe Learning Options
Adobe offers a number of resources to enahnce the user experience including: Adobe TV Link – http...
Adobe AIR Help and Training
Lynda.com offers many easy-to-follow courses on using Adobe AIR. Please see the following link to...
Repack Adobe Reader for fast install?
Want to repack the adobe reader exe into an MSI for faster deployment?1. Downloaded the full file...
After Effects Help and Training
Lynda.com offers many easy-to-follow courses on using Adobe After Effects. Please see the followi...
Adobe CS5 Help and Training
Lynda.com offers many easy-to-follow courses on using Adobe CS5 products. Please see the followin...
Adobe CS4 Help and Training
Lynda.com offers many easy-to-follow courses on using Adobe CS4 products. Please see the followin...
Acrobat Tips and Tricks
Lynda.com offers many easy-to-follow courses on using Acrobat products. Please see the following ...
Download Adobe Flash Player
To download and install Adobe Flash, please visit: http://www.get.adobe.com/flashplayer/Reference...
Acrobat crashes when printing
PDFs load fine in Adobe Acrobat 8 or Adobe Acrobat 9, but when you try to print a PDF, Acrobat cr...
Uninstalling Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
To properly remove a damaged Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional installation (e.g. you’ve installed Ado...
Can I switch my Adobe licenses between Windows and OS X?
With the growth of “switchers” now that intel macs have been out, a lot of people are curious abo...
Copying text and images from an Acrobat document
Acrobat Reader has 3 main tools, the hand tool (on by default), the select tool and the snapshot ...
Adobe Acrobat Name User Login
If you are signed out of Adobe Acrobat 2019 or are login in for the first time please follow thes...
Adobe Acrobat 2017 Uninstallation and Adobe Creative Cloud Installation
To migrate from an older version of Adobe Acrobat to the Adobe Creative Cloud please follow these...
Tools for managing multiple passwords
Passwords should not be stored in cleartextLocal 1Password – https://agilebits.com/onepassword Ir...
Crashplan Backup and Restore
Crashplan Backup Guide17 May 2011, v0.1Brian J. Won – brian@ssc.ucla.eduUsing Crashplan 3.03, Win...
I’m looking for a database program to keep track of my contacts, meetings, and to be a “tickler” system to remind me of various due dates
Outlook is pretty good. :) Actually, I’ve not seen anything that I like better than Outlook (in ...
Travel Express and Java
As of May 20, 2011 Travel Express or at least the System Administration Tool/Geac 6.5 Expense Man...
How to Create a Portlet in JIRA
1. Sign on to JIRA. (https://jira.ats.ucla.edu/) 2. Turn configure on. 3. Click on Add a Port...
Prezi, The Zooming Presentation Editor
Prezi: The Zooming Presentation EditorAn Assessment of the Online Presentation ToolJack Bishop, P...
Data visualization software
Here is a list of software and other tools that can be used for data visualization. Feel free to ...
What are the GradeMark and PeerMark features in Turnitin?
As of Fall 2016, Turnitin can be used exclusively through CCLE. For assistance using the service ...
Message notification in Pidgin
Pidgin ships with a message notification plugin, but it is not enabled by default. To make the ta...
Elluminate Live Moderator Tips
The following list is an ongoing collection of tips and best practices collected by the UCLA Ellu...
iPad Note Taking Apps
Here are some recommended student note-taking apps for the iPad. And possibly, the 3rd and 4th o...
Synching Calendars Between ICal and Entourage
Synching calendars between ICal and EntourageEntourage’s support of Sync Services keeps confusing...
How to merge pdf files
I’ve only tried the first one, but for those who don’t have a Mac, I added some other links. How ...
Has anyone tried Diigo?
Has anyone heard of or used Diigo? http://www.diigo.com/ It claims to be a “Web Highlighter and S...
VMware Fusion - How to set the default virtual machine
If you have more than one virutal machine and you want a particular vm to launch as default, choo...
How to reset user passwords on Wimba
For Users:If you have forgotten your password, click on the “Forgot your password?” link on the W...
Document Annotation Tools
Are there good enough tools for annotating documents and sharing those annotations that are easy ...
Video annotation tools
1. YouTube video annotation Web application. Free to use. Only annotates videos on YouTube. You c...
Free office tools
If you are looking for web based and free tools for word processing, power point, database creati...
converting video files on PC
We have Handbrake on PCs, but the current version has some limitations when used on the PC platfo...
UCLA Experiences with Second Life
In order to give a feel for what people at UCLA are doing with Second Life, this article has been...
Second Life (SL) and Education
Second Life (SL) is a 3D virtual world developed by the Linden Labs. Basic accounts are free and ...
Utilizing Dropbox as working directory for Stata (Mac)
When working with Stata, you must set a working directory for your programs.Typing cd tells you ...
Timeline Generators
Please add comments if you are familiar with any of these timeline creation tools. Tiki-Toki: Onl...
Evernote Tips
After using Evernote for 14 months, I finally asked some colleagues if it was possible to search ...
Two Free Academic Software Tools
1) Docear (pronounced “dog ear”)Academic Literature Suite of Applicationshttp://www.docear.org/“D...
Error 45054 iTunes Store
If you get -45054 error in the iTunes Store, on either a MAC or PChttps://support.apple.com/en-us...
How to login to Skype for Business 2016 for Windows
This document provides a step-by-step set of instructions on how to login to Skype for Business 2...
What is rclone?
Rclone is a command line program to sync files and directories to and from various cloud file sha...
How do I access Turnitin submissions from Summer 2016 and before?
If you used Turnitin through MyUCLA, you will need to login to https://turnitin.com/ to access ol...
How to use Zoom Web Conferencing
Zoom can be used for online meetings, webinars, and other web conferencing activities.Anyone can ...
Phone App Desktop Emulators
Anyone familiar with desktop emulators for smartphone apps? These are applications to run phone a...
SensusAccess
DCP/OIT has licensed the SensusAccess online file conversion service. Sensus combines a series of...
f.Lux, Auto Brightness
Quoting, " f.lux makes your computer screen look like the room you’re in, all the time. When the ...
Instructor unable to play HD video purchased from iTunes
ScenarioAn instructor has their laptop connected to a projector in a classroom, and tried to play...
Has anyone tried Xerte Online Tookit?
Has anyone tried “Xerte Online Toolkit?”http://www.xerte.org.uk/ It’s a tool for making it easy ...
Microsoft Sysinternals
Microsoft’s SysInternals suite is a great, free addition to an IT Professionals USB flash drive— ...
SlideShare
SlideShare offers users the ability to upload and share publicly or privately PowerPoint presenta...
capture data from PDF tables
Upload a PDF, get back tabular CSV data. Introducing Tabula Tabula Demo Site Tabula source codeED...
Are there any general instructions for using general software tools?
Both www.learnit.ucla.edu and www.kb.ucla.edu both have a wide variety of guides and tips for div...
Is there any way for me to convert pdf/audio files into a searchable text?
You can easily do this on Adobe Acrobat. Follow these steps:1. Open Adobe Acrobat. Go to the “Fil...
Are there any convenient scheduling/meeting coordination programs available for us to use?
Some popular online resources available are Doodle, Outlook, and Evite. Doodle: Doodle radically...
What programs can I use if I want to communicate through video conferencing?
There are many options available for you including, but not limited to, Elluminate, Skype, Lync, ...
Mekentosj Papers
Called the “iTunes for PDFs”, Mekentosj Papers has been found to be useful for organizing PDFs fo...
EndNote at UCLA
UCLA Biomedical Library has references and specialists available for Endnote at: http://guides.li...
Are you aware of any departments that have electronic evaluation systems for lectures? Does any one have an existing system that can be purchased or
I don’t know if any departments are enrolled in the service, but I have used the free trial versi...
Does UCLA have a campus-wide license for an online survey product?
Yes, please visit https://softwarecentral.ucla.edu/survey-monkey for information on the SurveyMon...
Software for ethnographic and qualitative data analysis
Dedoose is a software tool developed by UCLA faculty, Thomas Weisner and Eli Lieber for use in m...
Collaboration Software
Share Docs And Collaborate Free With LiveMinutes Top 10 Web Collaboration Tools – By Kevin Purdy...
How to download Google Applications without Google Updater
Most Google applications now, such as Google Earth and Picasa, now may only be downloaded and ins...
real-time collaborative text editors
Multiple people editing a document at the same time seems impossible, but now there are three dif...
Screen shot , grab a screen, try this program...
http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/?prnscrA full installation of Gadwin PrintScreen requires 1 meg...
Dokeos
Dokeos http://www.dokeos.com/ Dokeos is an Open Source elearning and course management web applic...
uPortal
uPortal is a free, sharable portal under development by institutions of higher-education. This gr...
How to disable the Style Whitelist in Kupu
Kupu is the default WYSIWYG editor that ships with Plone 2.1.×.By default, Kupu does not allow th...
Can I connect to Samba using a Mac?
Yes you can! To connect to Samba on your Mac, be sure you’re not clicked on any applications (so...
What is Samba?
As the front page at samba.org says, “Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that provides s...
What are some Winzip alternatives for Windows?
7-zip is a free alternative to Winzip and offers a variety of options for compressing files. 7-Z...
Notepad replacements
If Notepad (that comes with Windows) is not a good enough text editor for you, you can try the fo...
SAKAI
SAKAI SAKAI Project http://www.sakaiproject.org/ SAKAI FAQ http://www.sakaiproject.org/sak...
LAMS Learning Activity Management System
LAMS Learning Activity Management System http://www.lamsinternational.com/ LAMS Integrations ...
How to run Eclipse from your USB key?
Having a runnable copy of Eclipse on your USB drive is very handy. Here is how to set up Eclipse ...
Need alternative media player?
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/= Audio, Video etc… pretty robust.udp rtp dvd scvd mpeg avi ogg mp4 e...
AccessGrid vs. Video conferencing (H.323)
Access Grid a solution to collaboration?Access Grid is a open source and completely free software...
Are there any free PDF makers available?
CutePDFI tend to like to post documents in PDF is because not everyone has MS Word on their compu...
Is there an alternative to using Quicktime?
Sure, try downloading the Quicktime Alternative here:QuickTime AlternativeOr google QuickTime Alt...
Free image viewer, resizer, photo editor and more!
Need something small, easy to use, and pretty robust? Use Irfanview! I used to suggest this to ma...
What is a simple easy software for implementing SSH on a Windows machine?
OpenSSH is a simple, free solution for Windows machines to implement SSH. OpenSSH can be downloa...
Wiki Software Alternatives
Looking for the best Wiki software? http://www.wikimatrix.org/ – compare wiki features and requir...
Geographic Information Systems
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are systems for connecting data to maps. This might involve ...
Content Management Systems
Content Management Systems (CMS) are web programs that make it easier to add and update content o...
How can I find out what an error message means?
Unfortunately many programs give unhelpful error messages. Here are some strategies to help find ...
Where can I learn how to use statistical packages like Stata, SAS and SPSS
You can visit the UCLA ATS statistical computing web site at http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/ . That...
In Exchange 2003, how do I force the Global Address List to update?
Log-into the Front End or Back End.Open System Manager in Exchange.Expand Recipients.Click on Off...
How do I use pivot tables?
The Pivot Table is powerful, but mysterious tool found in MS Excel that is similar to the “crosst...
GIMP Resources
GIMP is an open source alternative to image editors like Photoshop and Fireworks. GIMP began ori...
Has anyone tried Omeka?
Has anyone tried Omeka? It’s a PHP/MySQL based, open-source web platform for publishing collectio...
Free Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Clients
Free SFTP ClientsFor security reasons, SSC has switched to SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol). ...
ArcMap Please wait while Windows installer configures ArcGIS Desktop
Problem:-——-Running ArcMap always causes the Windows Installer to launch and reconfigure ArcGIS d...
Using LimeSurvey as a Survey Tool
We were in search of a good survey tool, and after some research came upon LimeSurvey (www.limesu...
ArcGIS 9.2 and Windows Vista
The original ArcGIS 9.2 distribution— including the one at UCLA Software Central— is not properly...
Google Earth Pro
Google Earth ProJanuary 2015:Google Earth Pro is now free to all.http://google-latlong.blogspot.c...
MATLAB opensource alternatives
This Slashdot article describes the release of version 3.0 of Octave. Afterwards there are some l...
Final Cut Pro (FCP) 4.5 and Compressor AGP error
For those that get the “This software requires” AGP card error when running Final Cut on a machin...
How do I create non-printable PDFs?
If you have Adobe Professional, you can create non-printable pdfs by: Open your PDF document. Cli...
concatenate tiff files
How can I create a multi-page TIFF file?On OS/X it looks like tiffutil can do that. http://develo...
Zamzar for file conversion
Message from Mike Franks (14 Apr 2007):This site claims to do conversion of document, image, mus...
Rubrics
Produced by Reazon Systems, Inc., rCampus.com is an online resource for students and faculty. Rub...
Online Backup Utility
Mozy is an online backsite that offers 2GB of free backup space. For pricing above that see http...
Has anyone used SurveyMonkey?
SurveyMonkey seems like a nice fit for recommending to a prof for his project and I was wondering...
Gliffy online diagram editor and publisher
Gliffy (http://www.gliffy.com) is a service that provides diagram creation, editing, and publishi...
Institutional Web Calendar Scripts and Info
Can anyone recommend an institutional web calendar that will run in a LAMP environment? UNL Event...
Second Life Programming
Using the Linden Scripting Language – The Linden Scripting Language (LSL) lets you add behaviors...
How to Make Zope Think It's Someone Else
“All HTTP servers identify themselves. Here’s how to change Zope’s default identity.If you have a...
Sending very large files
How can I send a 50-megabyte file to a friend since it’s way too big for an e-mail attachment?Man...
Why doesn't wiki in Sakai let me edit?
In UCLA’s Sakai Pilot, it’s not enough to install the Wiki tool and assume that those with Mainta...
Is there a way of making the smart folder's contents public while keeping the content's containing folder from appearing to the public?
What you can do is create a folder called “events”. Then what I like to do is restrict the addab...
How do I change the nav portlet?
What I want to do: Change the navigation portlet so that only the current top folder and its cont...
What is Heat Software (formerly Lumension) and What Does It Do?
Heat Endpoint Managememt and Security Suite allows department IT personnel to proactively manage ...
How do I add or move folders in Sakai?
Here is how to add a folder in Sakai (assuming you’ve successfully logged in and are looking at t...
Transfer Zoom Recording to UCLA Box
To download Zoom Recordings and Upload to UCLA Box please follow these steps below: 1) If you wi...