How to
Our guides give step-by-step guidance on achieving a number of tasks, ranging from first steps in using email or printing through to more advanced topics.
This page summarises the most popular guides but you can also see a full list of How to guides.
Campus computers
There are around 850 computers on the campus for students to use and we also provide and support a wide range of staff computers.
- Using student computers on the campus
- Additional services on assistive PCs
- Shared G:drives for staff in schools
- Help with printing and scanning
- Using non-English characters
Mac
Apple devices and software are very popular at Sussex with both staff and students.
Staff and student email accounts are hosted in Microsoft Office 365.
- Using webmail (Outlook on the Web)
- Setting up other email programs: Setting Up Outlook, Apple Mail, Outlook for Mac, Thunderbird (staff)
- General guide to email settings
- Managing mailing lists
- Using role-based or other shared accounts
Internet
Get online with the campus wi-fi (known as eduroam) or use the cable connections in offices and residences.
- Connect to wi-fi (eduroam) with your laptop, iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, BlackBerry
- Connect to the internet with a network cable
- Advice on using the web at Sussex and network use guidelines
- Publishing information online
- Working away from the campus
Software
See our basic guide to downloading and installing software as well as more specific information on using applications and programs:
- EndNote: Preparing a document for submission (PDF)
- Installing ArcGIS
- Engineering software with Application Jukebox
- Make PDFs with Adobe Acrobat
- Producing images for the web
Microsoft
Office 365 guides
- Microsoft Office 365 download
- OneDrive
- Outlook on your mobile device
- Outlook on your PC
- Outlook on your Mac
- Microsoft Teams
- Teams Calling
Useful guides on converting files using Microsoft Excel.
- Converting Excel to SPSS
SPSS
The popular statistical analysis and processing tool is used widely at Sussex.
- Getting started: Installing SPSS, using two-way tables, importing data from Excel
PDF guides:
- SPSS Statistics Brief Guide
- Core System User Guide
- Data Preparation
- Exact Tests
- Forecasting
- Missing Values
- Complex Samples
See the full list for more guides.
See also
General help and information about computing.
Service Desk guides
PDF versions of the leaflets and guides available at the IT Service Desk in Shawcross.
Connecting to the internet:
Updated on 25 October 2023