I.T. Help Desk
Guides
Emerson provides many resources for its students, staff, and faculty. Below, you'll find easy-to-use guides to help explain them and assist you in using them.
- View guides specific to technologies in Emerson's computer labs
- View the Help Desk's Video Tutorials
ECNet Account Guides
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ECmail
- Checking your ECmail with a mail client (Mozilla Thunderbird, Apple Mail)
- Accessing Public Folders
Pages and Cabinet
- Connecting to your Pages Folder
- Connecting to your Cabinet Folder (Staff/Faculty only)
Connecting to ECwireless
VPN - Virtual Private Network
For more information about using your Pages folder, ECmail, ECcash, or ECnet account, view the Services and Support page.
Microsoft Office and Google Apps Guides
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- New Features in Office 2010 for Windows
- New Features in Office 2011 for OS X
- Using Google Apps at Emerson College
eCommon Guides
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eCommon is the portal for managing many of your resources at Emerson. Guides for logging in and navigating eCommon are available below.
Median Guides
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Median is Emerson College's powerful educational multimedia content uploading and delivery service. Use the guides below to navigate and contribute to Median.
- Encoding Video with Handbrake
- View Median's Help Guides, an extensive resource for everything Median!
General Computing Guides
- Computer Maintenance: Keeping your Computer Virus and Spyware Free
- Reliable Practices for Backing Up Data
- Basic Computer Maintenance
Digital Policy Guides
For general information about copyright and fair use at Emerson, read the Electronic Information Policy Guidelines.
Also refer to:
How to find us
Phone
617-824-8080
Location
120 Boylston St.
The Walker Building
Suite 404
Hours
MON-THU: 7:45 am–12:00 am
FRI: 7:45 am–8:00 pm
SAT: 10:00 am–6:00 pm
SUN: 12:00 pm–12:00 am






