Math Department Computing Howtos

• Getting Started: logging in and out, setting your display, updating configuration files, etc

  • How do I log in?
  • How do I get a login window on this X-terminal?
  • How do I log out from an X-terminal?
  • How do I run a window manager?
  • How do I set the display?
  • How can I change my font size?

• Using Email

  • What is my email address?
  • How do I read my mail using Pine?
  • How do I save mail to a file on hardy?
  • How do I save a file that was mailed to me?
  • How do I forward my e-mail?
  • How do I print an email message in pine?
  • Do I have to use pine to read my e-mail?

• Printing, reading, editing, etc

  • Which text editor should I use?
  • How do I get The Tex and LaTeX Menus to Show Up in Emacs?
  • How do I print a postscript file?
  • How do I read a pdf (portable document format) file?
  • How Do I Print a PDF File From the Acorbat Reader?
  • How to convert a file to pdf format?
  • How do I print a text file?
  • How do I print a dvi file?
  • How do I print only specific pages using hpprint?
  • How do I print to a specific printer?
  • Printing Etiquette

• Accounts, IDs, passwords, and quotas

  • What do I do if I Forget My Password?
  • How do I Get My Password Reset?
  • How do I Change My Password?
  • How do I Create a Good Password?
  • How do I Check my Disk Usage?
  • How do I Decrease the Amount of Space I'm Using?
  • How do I Get my User ID Changed?
  • How do I Get my Account Reactivated?

• Web Stuff

  • How do I Surf the Web?
  • How do I Get an Account on the Math Web Server?
  • How do I Make a Web Page?
  • How Can I Learn HTML?

• Help and Information

  • How do I Get Help?
  • How Can I Get Some Help Learning Unix?
  • How Can I Learn About Upcoming Computing Changes, Downtime, etc?
  • Where are the Departmental Computing Policies Listed?
  • Where Can I Find out About the CIS Computing Services and Facilities?

• Misc

  • How do I Dial in From Home?
  • How do I Move an Entire Directory?
  • How do I Get New Software Installed?
  • How do I Run a Program to Use Fewer System Resources?
  • Why is the Network so Slow Sometimes?
  • What Software is Available for Installation on the PC in my Office?

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This page was last updated on February 7, 2003. Questions, suggestions, and general grumpings should be sent to webmaster_at_math.okstate.edu