AISC desktop guides and training

The AISC desktop provides a comprehensive suite of useful software applications. The following training materials will help you when using the listed software.

Software Purpose
Guides and training
Windows 7 Operating system

UCL licensed VTC On-line videos

See "Welcome" and "User Experience" sections

To use the full set of VTC videos licensed to UCL you must register for an account.
7-Zip Creating zip (compressed) files

To access manual:

Click on Start button (bottom left of screen) -> All Programs -> 7-Zip -> 7-Zip Help

FAQs
CDBurnerXP Burning CDs and DVDs FAQs
Endnote X4 Reference management (creating a database and citing academic references)

Quick and dirty guide to Endnote X4 for Windows (ISD, UCL)

FAQs
FileZilla FTP client Sending and receiving large files e.g. when files are too large to send by email Basic usage instructions: In FileZilla -> Help menu -> Show welcome dialog... -> Basic usage instructions
F-Secure Client Security Anti-virus software UCL's F-Secure page requires UCL userID and password
IrfanView
Image editing (freeware)

Quick and dirty guide (ISD, UCL)

FAQs
Microsoft Office 2010
 

Moving to Office 2010 (ISD, UCL)

CustomGuide Quick Reference Cards
Microsoft Outlook 2010
Email
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/common/resources/email_calendar/outlook_2010 (ISD, UCL)
Mozilla Firefox
Web browser
Help menu > Firefox Help
Notepad++
Text editor Source code editor (for programmers)

Suitable for programmers

Np++wiki (the Notepad++ wiki)
Nuance PDF Converter Enterprise 7
Creating files in Portable Document Format (pdf)

Creating a pdf (ISD, UCL) Note: document for previous version

Nuance User Guide (PDF)
PuTTY suite
Terminal emulator ( for server access) - ssh and telnet client

On desktop click on Start button (bottom left of screen) -> All Programs -> PuTTY -> PuTTY Manual

FAQs
Reference Manager 12
Reference management e.g. creating a database and citing academic references 
FAQs
SPSS (PASW) 18
Statistical software
IBM SPSS home page