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  1. ABBYY Fine Reader: complex OCR

    Librarians, archivists, and academic researchers use ABBYY Fine Reader to digitize and analyze archival collections. It is installed on the computers in the Digital Media and Collaboration Lab in Carpenter Library and available when this lab ...
  2. Making accessible scans

    The Canon copiers at Bryn Mawr College automatically apply English-language Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to new scans and other campus tools can successfully translate OCR documents in other languages. However, OCR only works if the scans...
  3. 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. Read this guide on how to access the accessibility settings on college Windows computers. ...
  4. Office move requests

    This article reviews how to request a move for yourself or your team! See also : College computers: Replacement LITS's Device Support Cycle Move Request Form Requesting a move Please be aware ...
  5. Getting started at Bryn Mawr

    Welcome to Bryn Mawr! Use the links below to jumpstart your experience as a new community member! Attention Hiring Managers: Have you completed the  New Hire Form ? If not, please do so ASAP ...
  6. Leaving Bryn Mawr

    We're sad to see you go! Use the links below to ease your transition . Attention Faculty and Staff: Have you completed the Departure Form ? If not, please do so ASAP ! See also: Alumnae/i B...
  7. Zoom: Create meetings for courses through Moodle

    Instructors can create and manage Zoom Meetings associated with a Moodle course using   the Zoom activity in Moodle . The advantages to using the Moodle Zoom activity instead of the Zoom web portal or desktop/mobile app are: Course...
  8. Zoom: Create meetings through Outlook

    Instead of scheduling meetings twice — once in Zoom and once in Outlook — use the Zoom add-in in Outlook/Microsoft365 to add Zoom links to your Outlook meetings. See also Zoom's articles on Scheduling meetings with the Outlook...
  9. Zoom: Create meetings

    There are a number of ways to schedule Zoom meetings. While you can create meetings through the Zoom activity in Moodle and the  Zoom add-in for Outlook/Microsoft365 , you can also schedule them directly in the Zoom app or on Zoom's w...
  10. Panopto: Copy recordings to a new course

    Panopto has a new feature that enables instructors to quickly copy all of the videos from a Panopto folder into a new Moodle course's Panopto folder . It was designed to make it easier for instructors to reuse materials from term to term:...