FAQ List
Software and Resources FAQs
Software and Resources
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We encourage use of the G: drive to back up your important files. Any files you place there will have backup copies made nightly as part of the university's data backup system.
Log in to your G: drive using your university credentials.
You will then have access to your files. Please select the User Manual located at the top of the log-in page for detailed information. -
Please see our Conference Room Guidelines and Scheduling Procedures page.
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Information about computer labs can be found on our Computer Lab Technology page.
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Students can purchase software from WISC at discounted prices.
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In order to pay for more printing credits you will have to stop by the Technology Helpdesk in Swenson 2100. Here you can pay cash or check for more printing credits.
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Each UW-Superior student has 300 megabytes of file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs in campus labs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later in any lab. Our backup system ensures that your files will be there when needed.
For Faculty and Staff
Each UW-Superior faculty and staff member has file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later at any campus computer. -
The Daily E-Mail Digests are sent at noon with the messages posted to it in the past 24 hours. The digest collects various announcements and bundles them as a single email that includes a table of contents for the recipients to select from.
Students receive the Student Digest and Staff and Faculty receive the Staff Digest.
Student Digest
Who does it reach?
All currently enrolled Students including Graduate and Distance Learning Students.Who can post messages?
Campus Administrators, Academic Department Chairs and Non-Academic Unit Directors, Program Assistants, Student Government Officials and Student Organization representatives approved by Student Government.What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public.Staff Digest
Who does it reach?
All current Faculty and Staff.Who can post messages?
All current Faculty and Staff.What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public. -
Receive voice mail, text messages, and emails about critical UW-Superior campus information.
Information of S.A.F.E. Alerts can be found here:https://www.uwsuper.edu/safety/alerts/index.cfm
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Visit www.uwsuper.edu/survey
Sign in to Qualtrics using your university username and password
You can start building your survey in Qualtrics immediately after login. To activate your survey distribution rights, please contact Institutional Effectiveness after your initial login into the Qualtrics system. You will need either an IRB approval number or indicate that the survey is IRB exempt. Institutional Effectiveness will need the last name or userID associated with the survey to activate distribution rights.
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Lynda.com is an online training library featuring a wide range of tutorials dedicated to specific skills, subject areas and software. UW-Superior students and staff have access to Lynda.com, a continually growing and evolving library of training videos and tutorials covering a wide range of software, technologies and business topics. Students and staff members can take advantage of free 24/7 access to the entire library of training; this includes:
- Over 5,000 courses and 190,000 tutorials with new releases every week.
- My Training - bookmark videos, chapters or courses for future reference, or stop and restart a course where you left off.
- Search for courses by subject, software, author or keyword.
UW-Superior users will get an email to set-up their Lynda.com profile. They will get 7 days to complete the set-up, if they miss this 7 day window, contact the Technology Services Help Desk to request a new email that allows for the set-up. View our tutorial video on How to Setup and Use Your Lynda.com Account for more information.
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Office 365 Education is a collection of services that allows you to collaborate and share your schoolwork. It’s available for free to students, faculty and staff at UW-Superior. The service includes Office Online (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote), and 1TB of OneDrive storage. You can install the full Office applications on up to 5 PCs or Macs for free.