Microsoft Software for Students What is it? MCECS subscribes to a service called Azure Dev Tools for Teaching (formerly called Microsoft Imagine). It provides MCECS students with access to many software products from Microsoft including the Windows operating system, Visual Studio, Visio and Microsoft Project. Note that the main Microsoft Office products (Excel, [...]
Abaqus Students and Faculty in the College of Engineering can download Abaqus with our license. Please visit our Abaqus intranet page to download the Student Edition. Note: TheCAT does not provide Media or Support for the Student version of the software. For help with downloading, installation and support, please see the Abaqus help [...]
Creating a Digital Signature in Acrobat Please note, we are unable to support password retrieval or troubleshooting past the initial creation of your digital signature. Please make sure that you have saved alternate copies of your digital signature file in alternate locations, such as a thumb drive and/or home directory on the server. [...]
Disabling Java in your Browser Java In Browsers Most Browsers today do not support Java, as its a software with many vulnerabilities. Most websites are currently moving away from Java and moving to HTML5. Internet Explorer is the only browser that comes with java pre-installed. Disabling Java In Internet Explorer [...]
Seismo Signal Seismo Signal must be registered prior to use. We have a script that does this for you. This script can be found in the start menu. Step 1: Open the start menu Step 2: Click SeismoSoft, then SeismoSignal. Step 3: Double click Register [...]
Using R in MCECS Configuring RStudio in MCECS The first time you run RStudio in MCECS you must configure it. This simple process involves configuring RStudio to find and use an appropriate version of R. When you start RStudio, the popup will ask you to "Choose a specific version of [...]
Zotero Configuration How to Change Where Zotero Stores Files How to change the Desktop Application After installing Zotero Standalone for Windows, each user will need to first create their Data directory. Then move the folder from their User Profile to their N: drive. Zotero Data directories can become quite [...]
ArcMap Common Problems and Solutions Solutions to some common problems that users run into when using ArcMap on MCECS supported machines are described below. Error: Unable to execute the selected tool. You do not have the necessary license to execute the selected tool. If you see this error, do [...]
RightFax Configuration This tutorial demonstrates how to properly configure RightFax on Windows 7. Step 1: Start the RightFax system tray icon Step 2: Find the RightFax system tray icon in the system tray and select Configuration Step 3: Modify the Default Fax [...]
Using Virtualbox Here in the College of Engineering, we offer VirtualBox on our Windows and Linux systems. The following is not a comprehensive guide, but settings that need to be changed in our environment. Guides and information about VirtualBox can be found in the VirtualBox Documentation. Here are some recommended settings for VirtualBox [...]