{"id":22,"date":"2020-11-25T22:21:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T22:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-03-26T22:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T22:28:52","slug":"computer-software","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/computer-help\/computer-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer Programs and Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating Documents and Scanning\/Saving as PDF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you need Word for your classes? You can get Microsoft 365 (formally Office 365) for free if you are a currently enrolled VIU student. There are more details here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.viu.ca\/TDClient\/169\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=1795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Microsoft Office for VIU Students<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To save a Microsoft Word Document as a PDF file: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/files\/2025\/01\/How-to-download-an-Office-365-Word-document-so-a-copy-can-be-uploaded-to-VIULearn.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/files\/2025\/01\/How-to-download-an-Office-365-Word-document-so-a-copy-can-be-uploaded-to-VIULearn.pdf\">How to download an Office 365 Word document so<br>a copy can be uploaded to VIULearn<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/create-accessible-pdfs-064625e0-56ea-4e16-ad71-3aa33bb4b7ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create PDF from Word Document Instructions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To scan a document as a PDF file from a VIU FindMe device (some of these printers\/scanners are found in the library in Building 300, 3rd floor): <a href=\"https:\/\/services.viu.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/papercut_sop_copy_and_scan_quick_guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Scan on VIU Printers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To scan a document using your phone: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/files\/2025\/03\/How-to-scan-PDFs-on-Android.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/files\/2025\/03\/How-to-scan-PDFs-on-Android.pdf\">Android<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/files\/2025\/03\/How-to-scan-PDFs-on-iOS.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/files\/2025\/03\/How-to-scan-PDFs-on-iOS.pdf\">iOS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening and Editing PDFs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can download Adobe Reader to open PDFs for free: <a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/ca\/en\/acrobat\/pdf-reader.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here to Download Adobe Reader<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adobe has an excellent help page to help you learn and familiarize yourself with Adobe Acrobat Reader: <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/reader.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/reader.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can access some VIU software off-campus. Check the list of free or remotely accessible software here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.viu.ca\/TDClient\/169\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=1767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of Software for VIU Students<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IT Services also has a list of discounts and free software here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.viu.ca\/TDClient\/169\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=1856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Technology Discounts Webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating Documents and Scanning\/Saving as PDF Do you need Word for your classes? 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