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Help Desk and Support


Help Desk
The Help Desk provides online and telephone support to the University community for issues relating to hardware, software, telephones, internet access and email.  Contact the Help Desk for technical support, to obtain software or to report a technical issue.

Call x4357 from any on-campus phone or call 978 / 934-4357 from the outside.  If you are outside the local area, call 866 / 435-7437.

Review our Frequently Asked Questions site.

Training & Support
The training team supports students in their use of technology by

  • creating and maintaining professional documentation
  • creating online tutorials for anytime access
  • providing hands-on training for ISIS and email during Orientation

Quick Reference Guides / Tutorials 
Below is a list of quick reference guides available for UMass Lowell applications including ISIS Self-Service and email as well as some Microsoft Office products.

   ISIS Student Self-Service and EMail

Getting Started with ISIS and EMail   
ISIS Quick Reference
Verifying Emergency Contact Information  NEW!
View Mid-Term Grades NEW!
Emergency Communications Sign-Up NEW!
EMail Quick Reference (Outlook Web Access)    
Instructions for Configuring Outlook & Outlook Express     

Video:  ISIS Self-Service Overview  
Video:  Logging into ISIS for the First Time  
Video:  Getting Started with UML EMail 
Video:  Registering for Classes  
Video:  Dropping/Swapping Classes  

   Wireless Access

Configuring a Laptop w/ Windows XP
Configuring a Dell Axim PDA
Configuring a Mac

   Microsoft Word

Word 2003:  General
Word 2003:  Using Mail Merge to Create Form Letters

   Microsoft Excel

Excel 2003: General
Excel 2003: Summing Columns
Excel 2003: Using Charts
Excel 2003: Grouping Rows & Columns

   Microsoft PowerPoint

PPT 2003:  General
PPT 2003:  Slide Transitions
PPT 2003:  Adding Timing to Presentations

UMass Lowell Information Technology - Olsen 100, 198 Riverside Street, Lowell, MA 01854
Phone: 978-934-4745 Fax: 978-934-3075 Contact Us
Help Desk: 978-934-4357 (xHELP) or help@uml.edu

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