Frequently Asked Questions

My print-outs look fuzzy, what do I do?

Email system@stat.ufl.edu and request a new toner cartridge.

How do I create a web page?

See the notes on setting up your homepage, then look at the NWE's documentation on HTML for web authoring.

How can I check my email at home?

See the notes on setting up Netscape Communicator email at home.

How can I scan handwritten notes for the web?

See the notes on scanning handwritten text for the web.

How can I scan typewritten pages into a file?

See the notes on scanning typed text with OCR.

How can I put LaTeX documents with formulae on the web?

If you edit the files in emacs, you can choose (PDF) LaTeX under the Command menu and save the file in Portable Document Format which is readable on PC, MacOS and unix. Place the page in your public_html folder and link that file to one of your web pages.

Someone left themselves logged in on a lab computer, how do I get them logged off?

Email system@stat.ufl.edu and include the name of the machine which is locked (there is a label on the monitor).

How do I copy a file between stat and biostat machines?

Use the scp software to copy it. To pull a file from a biostat machine to your local account, type

scp biostat.ufl.edu:filename filename

If the file is in a subdirectory (eg. "work"), include the subdirectory name after the colon ":" but do not put a slash in front of it

scp biostat.ufl.edu:work/filename filename

To send a file from the local machine to biostat, type

scp filename biostat.ufl.edu:filename

Last modified: Fri May 4 16:38:30 EDT 2001