College of Pharmacy Technical FAQ

Policies

• Acceptable Use Policy for Computers and Networks in the College of Pharmacy
• Purdue University IT policies

Quick Links

• Don't know what kind of e-mail you have? Log in here to be redirected to the right place.

General

• What computer resources are available at the College of Pharmacy?
• How do I get help with my computer?
• How do I submit a work request?
• What mailing lists does the College maintain?
• How do I reserve a conference room, a laptop and/or LCD projector?  See the Exchange Calendar section.

Computer Access

• I want to use my own computer on the Pharmacy network. How do I request my personal computer be set up for the wired network?
• I want to work from home. How do I set up my computer to access on-campus resources as though I was on-campus?
• How do I access the file server remotely?
• How do I connect to the file server with a Macintosh?
• How do I access my career account directory from a College of Pharmacy computer?
• How do I share files on the file server?
• How do I add a network printer to a College of Pharmacy computer?

E-mail

• Don't know what kind of e-mail you have? Log in here to be redirected to the right place.
• E-mail (general):
  • What are "E-mail full headers" and how do I send them?
  • How do I handle E-mail automatically when I'm on vacation? Mailhub email | Exchange email
  • How do I enable ITaP's spam filtering for my @purdue.edu e-mail address?
• Purdue's Microsoft Exchange E-mail:
  • How do I set up an Exchange Account in Outlook?
  • How do I set up an Exchange Account in Entourage on a Macintosh computer?
  • How do I access the Exchange server from off-campus?
  • How do I check my quota in Exchange?
  • How do I set up Exchange to make out-of-office autoreplies?
  • How do I set up Archive Folders in Outlook 2007 to be backed up to my U: drive?
  • Where is ITaP's list of Exchange questions and answers?

Mailing lists

• What general e-mail lists are available?
• What student e-mail lists are available?
• How do I tell who is on a list/what lists I am on?
• What are the policies for mailing lists?

Exchange Calendar System

• How do I let other people read my calendar in Exchange?
• How do I grant control of my calendar in Exchange?
• How do I arrange meetings with other people in Exchange?
• How do I respond to meeting requests in Exchange?
• How do I reserve resources (conference rooms, laptops, etc.) in Exchange?
• How do I view shared and resource calendars in Exchange?
• How do I reserve resources for a third party?
• What are the available Exchange resource calendars?

PAL (Purdue's wireless system)

• PAL 2.0 Configuration Instructions for all operating systems

Passwords

• How do I change my career account password?

Digital Signs

Please see the digital signs page.

Poster Printer

Please see the poster printer page.

Miscellany

• How do I create Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) documents?
• How do I disable "reading layout" in Microsoft Word 2003?