Department of Engineering

Computing help

Welcome to CUED's hypermedia help system. New or infrequent users will find the Introduction to the Teaching System section useful, especially regarding passwords. See the University's Virus Information page for the latest news on viruses, and netnews for network status. For admin issues see the Computer Administration page.

	Help System information can be accessed using - a Subject index a Word search that searches through all the help text documents a list of Frequently Asked Questions, common bugs, popular pages and new pages shortcuts to popular topics - C++ | Customise | Emacs | Engineering Packages | Files | Graphics | GridEngine | LaTeX | Mail | Matlab | Network | Newsgroups | Offsite Access | Printing | Programming | Programs | Quota | Rules | Security | Seminars | Unix | Windows | World Wide Web
	Rules - Everyone should be aware of the Rules on Computing in the Department. During term time timetabled classes have priority, and access to the DPO system may be restricted. There are also limitations on the amount of disk space you may use.
	Computing Support - The IT Services Division is responsible for the main DPO based computer system and for the Department's network and related infrastructure. System announcements and news of system downtime are online. To mail for help, go to the Computing Support Contact information page, or read the extra help page.

Some downloadable print-ready documentation is available. Mail help@eng.cam.ac.uk if you have suggestions for improving the help system or run the help system survey!