Guides for Help Desk Advisers

Guides for ISS Help Desk Advisers

Please note : These guides are not intended as user documentation: they are for use by Help Desk staff when assisting users with the specific problems described. Users are free to use the documentation stored here, but do so at their own risk.

Email

Reset Microsoft Outlook 2003 Profile

General

Lost USB Pens (Set Author in Windows Explorer)
Writing files to a CD
Repair Microsoft Office Document (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc)
Compress Pictures in Word Document
Compress Pictures in PowerPoint Document

H Drive (My Documents) and Profile

University filestore Information (ISS Webpage)

Connecting to H Drive (My Documents) using Webfolders from Off-Campus (ISS Webpage)
Fix Profile space when over-quota
Recover damaged or deleted files using Shadow Copy (ISS Webpage)

Printing and Scanning

List of colour printers and scanners
Print A3 in PowerPoint 2007
Print A3 in Word 2007

Print A3 in Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
Print from Blackboard
Print numerous pages to 1 sheet in Word, PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
Problems buying printer credit online
Problems printing PDF files

Remote Application Service (RAS)

Install Remote Application Service Software on own Machine (ISS Webpage)

Laptop Docking and Wireless

Windows XP/Vista/Win7 Instructions

Windows XP - Quick Setup

Windows Vista - Quick Setup

Windows 7 - Quick Setup

Mac OS X instructions (v10.2 and later)

Full Setup (v10.2 - v10.4)
Full Setup (v10.5+ Leopard)

Mobile Phones

Android Phones Wireless and Email Setup

Blackberry Wireless and Email Setup

iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad Wireless and Email Setup

 

EduRoam Wireless Setup (For Visiting Academics)

Windows 7 / Vista Setup

Windows XP / Mac v10.5+ / iPhone / iPad

Pocket PC (Unsupported)

Setting up VPN and/or wireless (ISS user document)

Linux Instructions

Setting up Wireless/VPN (ISS Webpage)

Windows 98/ME Instructions (Unsupported)

Setting up VPN (ISS user document)
Install VPN adaptor if it is missing

Docking and Wireless Locations

Docking and Wireless (ISS Webpage)

Problems

Common Connection Problems

Firewalls
Using System Restore
Unable to get Webpages - Reset Internet Explorer Settings
Unable to get IP address - Winsockfix
Unable to create VPN Connection

Windows XP - Manual Setup
Windows Vista - Maunal Setup

Windows 7 - Manual Setup


Links to ISS user documentation

ISS user documentation
Remote Application Service (RAS)
ISS Print service (including credits on-line)