The software on the library workstations is to be used for Health Sciences learning and research. UT students and patrons doing health science research always have priority.
General Application
| Source | Version | Mac or PC | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobat Professional | Adobe | Mac (station 10 only) | PDF document creation and editing. Use to scan pages into a multipage PDF document. Use to compress a PDF. | |
| Acrobat Reader | Adobe | Mac, PC | Display PDF document | |
| AppleWorks | Apple | 6.x | Mac | Opens some MS Word files. Includes simple word processing, spreadsheet, database, and graphics (both object and paint). |
| TextEdit | Apple | 1.3 | Mac | Text editor. Can create text with dropshadows! |
| Excel | Microsoft | 1998, 2000 | Mac, PC | The standard spreadsheet program |
| Preview | Apple | 2.1.0 | Mac | Opens PDF, JPEG, TIFF and other image files. Can rotate or flip an image. |
| PowerPoint | Microsoft | 1998, 2000 | Mac, PC | The standard presentation program. |
| Word | Microsoft | 1998, 2000 | Mac, PC | The standard word processing program. |
Browsers
| Source | Version | Mac or PC | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Explorer | Microsoft | Mac, PC | Works better on PC. | |
| Safari | Apple | Mac | Best overall Mac browser | |
| FireFox | Mac, PC | |||
| Netscape |
Graphics Programs
| Source | Version | Mac or PC | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobat Professional | Adobe | Mac (station 10 only) | Most powrful program for filling in information over a scanned in form. | |
| AppleWorks | Apple | 6.x | Mac | Great for object oriented graphics. Excellent for combining a scanned image of a form with your text. |
| Image | Scion | Mac | Analyzes a graphic, i.e., total area with a given brightness or color. | |
| iMovie | Apple | 4.0.1 | Mac | Easy to Use movie editor. Can be used to make a series of photos or scans in to a movie. |
| iPhoto | Apple | 4.0.3 | Mac | Photo database. Use it to sort your photos into categories or to make simple edits. iMovie and iDVD use iPhoto as a database. |
| iTunes | Apple | 4.6 | Mac, PC | Song and sound database, which links to iMovie for background music or narration. |
| Photoshop Elements | Adobe | 2.0 | Mac, PC | A low-priced version of the standard graphics program. |
| Preview | Apple | 2.1.0 | Mac | Opens PDF, JPEG, TIFF and other image files. Can rotate or flip an image. |
| QuickTime | Apple | 6.x.x | Mac, PC (player only on PC) | Player for QuickTime, MPEG1, MP3, or AVI movies |