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For some reason using the built in PDF viewer of browsers when printing may result in texts getting cut off, not being printed at all, or is printed in awkward sections of the paper.
The main solution we are proposing for now is to disable the built...

Technical details:

The system requirements for the Dropbox Desktop application have changed since October 2018. The application is no longer supported for Ubuntu 13.10 and below, and Fedora 20 and below. Further, the Dropbox Desktop application...

First, scan your image with a scanner (e.g. Xsane). Make sure that the image is high-contrast and does not contain specks, as this will confuse the program.

Xsane Settings
- XSane->Setup->Filetype
Check:
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To use a floppy or CD-ROM, do the following:

1. Place the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive or CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2. An icon of a floppy disk or CD-ROM should appear. Click the disk drive icon on the KDE or GNOME desktop to access the...

The web browser may be configured to open a pdf file within the web browser. Adobe Acrobat may open within the browser window. If this happens, then the Adobe menu items will appears beneath the browser menu items. (See picture below):



To print...

http://www.ias.edu/math/services/computing/TeX

The microphone on the webcam attached to your system will usually work better than the headset microphone. To configure skype to use the webcam, go to Skype Options and select USB device under Sound-In.

Or watch this video which shows you how to...

Note: Please also see FAQ https://www.ias.edu/math/computing/faq/sync-dropbox-folder

You can access dropbox from the Applications->Internet menu or by typing dropbox from a command prompt. 

Troubleshooting

• Nothing is happening after the first time...

You can view the past seminars, lectures and workshops on: https://www.ias.edu/video/

• Set up Kile to tell LaTeX to add source info, i.e., set LaTeX build tools from Default to Modern: Settings -> Configure kile -> Build -> LaTeX -> "Modern" in the dropdown menu Click ForwardDVI in the list Select Embedded Viewer configuration...