Knowledge Base

Getting Started

Technololgy Requirements & Computer Recommendations

See technology requirements for VUSN
Email
Outlook Web Access (OWA)
- All VUSN Faculty, Staff, and Students have been migrated to Office 365. To access your email from the web, please use a web browser and navigate to Outlook.com
- Your username is your Vanderbilt.edu email address and your password is your VUNet password.
- Outlook Client Configurations
Mobile Access
- Configuring Mac (iOS) Mobile Devices for Email
- Configuring your Outlook mobile app
Personalization
- AccessVU: Modify Personal Options
  - Login to the link above to modify or manage your identity options such as ePassword, preferred email address, VUdirectory options, etc.
- How to Create VU Email Signatures
Mac Settings
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) via DUO
- Installing and Running DUO Mobile for 2-factor Authentication
- Resetting DUO after New Phone
Pulse VPN / Remote Access
- How to Map a Network Drive in Windows 10
Remote Proctor
Web Browsers
- Install Google Chrome
- Install Mozilla Firefox
WiFi

How to setup WiFi at VUSN
VUNetID
For help with your VUNet ID please select one of the options below:
- Activate (New Users)
- Manage (Current/Existing Users)

Student Resources

Digital Library & Research Guide
Presentation Resources
Photo Resources
Visit the links below for many Creative Common images to use in your presentations:
- Creative Commons: http://search.creativecommons.org
- Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
- CDC Public Health Image Library: http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp
- National Cancer Institute: https://visualsonline.cancer.gov
- U.S. Government Photos & Images: USA.gov Searchable Image Resources
- U.S. Government Photos & Images: USA.gov Video Resources
- U.S. Government Flickr Photo Streams: www.flickr.com/groups/usagov/
- USDA/ARS: www.ars.usda.gov/News/docs.htm?docid=23559
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Digital Library: http://digitalmedia.fws.gov
- Flikr: www.flickr.com/search/advanced/?q=
  In the upper left-hand corner pull down menu labeled Any Licenseand select U.S. Government Works which are free for public use.
- Free Images (requires a free account login): www.freeimages.com
- Stock Vault: www.stockvault.net
- Pixabay: https://pixabay.com
PowerPoint Template
- Download the VUSN PowerPoint Template (login required)
Poster Templates
The links below will help jump-start your research poster creation process.
Registering for Classes
- Master of Nursing
- MSN, PMC, DNP

Faculty Resources

Syllabus Template
- How to Edit a Syllabus Template
Using the VUSN Calendar
- View the Guide

Software Support & Links

Adobe Acrobat
- How to Create a Digital Signature
- How to Extract Pages from a PDF using Acrobat
- Practice Signing a Document with a Digital Signature
Box
Box is a cloud storage solution that allows you to store up to 50 GB of files and access them from anywhere. Invite others to collaborate with you or share files and folders through a simple Web link. Use Box on your smartphone or tablet. Sync files from Box to your desktop and vice versa.
- Log in to box: http://vanderbilt.box.com
- Learn more about using Box at Vanderbilt
Boot Camp
- How to Install Boot Camp on a Mac
Kaltura Capture
Microsoft Office 365
Perusall
R Commander
- Installing R and R-Commander on the MacOS 10.11 and newer
- Installing R and R-Commander on WINDOWS
Slate
- Slate (Administrator) Log In
- Slate (Evaluator) Log In
SPSS GradPack
GradPacks are single-user licenses that provide students with affordable access to statistical analysis, modeling and survey research tools to support their undergraduate or graduate course work. PhD Students will need the IBM SPSS Statistics Standard GradPack (12 month option).
- To download visit the Vanderbilt Software Store
Note: The link on the Vanderbilt site may say SPSS Standard GradPack Version 22 but the link may take the user to the most current version, 23. Either version will be fine.
TeamViewer

Access TeamViewer
Your Enrollment Services (YES)
- Your Enrollment Services (YES) User Guides
- Your Enrollment Services (YES) Login
Zoom

Additional Resources & Forms

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