Software Help

This page provides general usage guides on a wide variety of programs that students use in their coursework. Since it would be a formidable task to cover the entire plethora of academic software, we have compiled guides to programs most commonly used by students.

Download Software

To download software available to current students, faculty, and staff. Login to http://downloads.reed.edu.

Keyed Software 

Some (but not all) of the applications listed below are provided by Reed College in the form of "keyed" applications. To find out more, visit our Keyed Software page.

Writing Papers (Text and Layout Design)

• Zotero
  • Using Zotero for Google Docs
• Word
• LaTeX
• Foreign Language Shortcuts in macOS
• Dealing with Cyrillic Characters in macOS
• Creating a PDF File
• Using Adobe software
• SensusAccess - accessible document converter

Data Analysis (Graphing and Statistics)

• Mathematica
• GIS
• Stata
• R

Graphics Software

• SensusAccess - accessible document converter

Web and Communication Software

• Accessing E-mail
• sFTP
  • Fetch
  • WinSCP

Operating Systems

• Setting up macOS
• Using macOS
• Setting up Windows
• Using Unix