Help Desk

Greek Keyboard Layout

Usage
After selecting which Greek Keyboard you would like to use, your keyboard will automatically reflect the change; when you type, it will be with Greek characters. Please consult the images of the Greek and Greek Polytonic keyboard layouts below:

Modern Greek Keyboard

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Ancient Greek Keyboard

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As with the American keyboard, when you type while holding down the shift key, or with the ‘caps lock’ key on, the keyboard will produce capitalized characters. See the keyboard layout image below; this image corresponds to capitalized characters.

Diacritical Marks
To use the necessary diacritical marks in the Greek Polytonic keyboard, consult the keyboard layout and note the position of the marks on the Greek keyboard. The diacritical marks are already available for use on the Greek Polytonic keyboard, and are located on the right side of the keyboard.

To use the diacritical marks, you must first push the key corresponding to the desired accent, and then select the character to which you would like to add the accent. PLEASE NOTE Many of the diacritical marks will appear only when pressing the right “alt” key and then selecting the character you need accented.

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Email Client Configuration

Faculty with accounts that send in @sarahlawrence.edu (Exchange accounts) should click here.

The Help Desk assists faculty and staff with the configuration of the email clients Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007 and Apple Mail to send and receive SLC email only.

The Help Desk does not support the configuration of personal email clients such as Outlook Express, Thunderbird, or Entourage, and does not support any mail applications for students.

Use the following information to configure your email client:

• POP Server/Incoming Mail Server: mail.slc.edu
• SMTP Server/Outgoing Mail Server: mail.slc.edu *

*The SMTP server (mail.slc.edu) will only work on the SLC network. Contact your ISP to obtain their SMTP server to send mail when off campus.

Under “Advanced Settings,” please make sure the option to Leave a Copy of Message on Server is checked to ensure that a backup of your emails still exist. This setting will be located in different places depending on the E-Mail client you wish to use.

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Using the Greek Keyboard Viewer in OS X

The Keyboard Viewer Set Up

1. Click on the apple in the top left corner of your screen; select “System Preferences” from the drop-down menu.
2. Click and open “International,” which is located under the heading “Personal.”
3. Click “Input Menu,” located towards the top of the window; after clicking this you will see a list of languages.
4. Above the languages, at the top of the menu, check “Keyboard Viewer.” Once it is selected, you may close the window.
5. Click on the American flag at the top right corner of your computer screen; this will produce a drop-down menu. From this menu, select “Show Keyboard Viewer.” An image of the keyboard you are using will appear on the screen, and should stay on top of any program you are using, so that you can see it and type at the same time.
6. To close the Keyboard Viewer, you may select “Hide Keyboard Viewer” from the drop-down menu under the flag, or you may simply click the red ‘X’ at the top left corner of the Keyboard Viewer.
7. You can make it reappear at any time by selecting “Show Keyboard Viewer” from the drop-down menu under the flag symbol at the top right corner of your computer screen.

Character Palettes Set Up
An alternative to typing with the Greek keyboards is using a character palette. The set-up process is almost identical to that of the keyboards:

1. Click on the apple in the top left corner of your screen; select “System Preferences” from the drop-down menu.
2. Click and open “International,” which is located under the heading “Personal.”
3. Click “Input Menu,” located towards the top of the window; after clicking this you will see a list of languages.
4. Check the box to the left of ‘Character Palette.’
5. Once you have selected the palette, you may close the window.
6. If this is the first International keyboard you have added an American flag will appear in the top right corner of your screen. Clicking on this icon will produce a drop-down menu. Select ‘Show Character Palette.’
7. A floating pop-up window will appear with many palettes available for use; the palettes will be listed on the left hand side of the window, while the right-hand side will show the characters of the selected palette. Scroll through the list of palettes. Select ‘Greek.’

Usage

1. Click on the American flag in the top right corner of your screen. If this flag is not visible, see set-up instructions above. Clicking on the flag icon will produce a drop-down menu. Select ‘Show Character Palette’ from this menu. A floating pop-up window will appear with many palettes available for use; the palettes will be listed on the left hand side of the window, while the right-hand side will show the characters of the selected palette. Scroll through the list of palettes. Select ‘Greek.’
2. Once the palette displays the Greek alphabet, you may select each character individually by clicking on its image on the palette. Once you have selected the character you need, push ‘insert,’ located at the bottom right of the palette. The character will appear in your document wherever the cursor is currently located.
3. The Greek palette does not work in conjunction with the American keyboard. If you type ‘d,’ while the palette window is open, ‘Δ’ will not appear unless your keyboard is set to Greek (see instructions to use Greek keyboards above). To use a character while typing with the American keyboard, you must manually select it from the palette.

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Computer Labs and Classrooms

Sarah Lawrence College has two public computer labs. In the Library, there are 36 iMacs running Windows XP and OS X located in the lobby. The Digital Media Lab and classroom in the Heimbold Visual Art Center have 12 and 16 Macs, respectively.

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access) and web browsers are installed on all public computers. You can get your email via the web. The Digital Media Lab has additional art software installed.

In addition to the public computer labs, SLC has a number of classrooms that will accommodate computer use while teaching. For more information on SLC computing facilities, click one of the following links:

Public Computer Labs
Library Lab
Heimbold Digital Media Lab

Teaching Facilities
Library Electronic Classrooms
Heimbold Digital Classroom
Other Classrooms

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