'How To' IT guides

Most How to guides on this page are PDF (Portable Document Format) files. These can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Others are active guides with animation and sound and can be viewed with the Adobe Flash player. Click on the links below to view the documents.

Getting started

Computer network and software

Software support

LinkedIn Learning

A wide range of tutorials for various software is available via our LinkedIn Learning Libguide.

Computer guides

Microsoft 365 Guide
Microsoft 365 Download Guide	Microsoft Powerpoint Guide
Microsoft Excel Guide	Microsoft Word Guide

Wi-Fi Guides
MDXOPEN Connection Guide - Android and iOS	MDXOPEN Connection Guide Windows and Mac

Self-Service Password Reset Guide (SSPR)
Password Reset (SSPR)

SPSS Installation Guides
SPSS 28 for Windows	SPSS 27 for Mac (Big Sur and Catalina)
	SPSS 28 for Mac (Big Sur and Monterey)

SPSS - Relicensing Guides
Relicensing SPSS 28 for Windows	Relicensing SPSS 26 for Mac (Catalina)
	Relicensing SPSS 27 for Mac
SPSS 29 for Mac Sonoma on completion of the installation you must apply a fix: https://mirror.mdx.ac.uk/spsspatch/

Nvivo Download Guides including License key for 2023/24
Nvivo12 Download Guide - Windows 10	Nvivo12 Download Guide - Mac
NVivo20 Download Guide – Windows 10	NVivo20 Download Guide - Mac

Minitab Download Guide
Minitab – Installation for Windows and Mac

Browser Cache
Clearing Browser Caches User Guide

EduRoam Guides
Eduroam access for Windows 10	Eduroam access for Mac OSX

VPN Guides
VPN User Guides appearing shortly. For assistance please call 020 8411 6060

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