Updated Articles

  1. Standard computers and accessories Updated

    This article reviews LITS's standard computer models and monitors  for device replacements and purchases. This information is updated annually in the spring. See also: LITS Computer Replacements for funding and replacement polic...
  2. Overleaf: Premium Features

    Overleaf is a web-based platform for creating and publishing documents in LaTeX and Rich Text format. This article explains the process of requesting a premium account and the features provided under a standard subscription. Requesting a Pr...
  3. Overleaf: Document Creation Basics

    Overleaf is a web-based platform for creating and publishing documents in LaTeX and Rich Text format. This article explains the basics of creating a new project and the process of adding collaborators. Creating a New Project ...
  4. Microsoft 365: Export Emails

    This article reviews how to  export and import emails from your College account to retain access after leaving the College. Before you start , you may need access to the following: a computer with internet access...
  5. Save a file as a pdf

    The Portable Document Format (PDF)  file format was designed to ensure that fonts and formatting look the same even when viewed on different types of devices. Thus m any platforms and people will prefer or even require you to submit fil...
  6. Microsoft Platforms: Accessibility Features

    Microsoft platforms have built-in accessibility features to help you access and create accessible content. Accessibility features for accessing content Microsoft Teams: Accessibility Features Microsoft Outlook: Accessibility Features H...
  7. Zoom: Captions

    Zoom supports both CART captioning (in which a professional captioner attends the meeting and types captions in real time) and ASR (computer-generated) captioning. Turn on CART Captioning Before you start,  you will ...
  8. Captioning

      Captioning adds a text transcription of audio content to a live event or recording, either at the bottom of the screen (closed captions) or in an adjacent window or display. Captioning provides an accessible way for people who are Deaf/Hard o...
  9. College computers: Accessibility settings

    Accessibility settings on a device allow you to modify how you can see, hear, and enter information on the device in order to make it easier to use. For Windows , read this guide on how to access the  Accessibility settings on college Win...
  10. ABBYY Fine Reader: complex OCR

    ABBYY Fine Reader  is a tool that l ibrarians, archivists, and academic researchers use to digitize and analyze archival collections. It is installed on the computers in the Digital Media and Collaboration Lab in Carpenter Library and avail...