The DCS offers a wide array of resources for student and faculty of the University of Alaska Anchorage Department of English. Our workstations are outfitted with both Windows and Mac operating systems and a wide variety of software applications to help you negotiate your multimodal needs.
To learn how to schedule an appointment or to drop in for a consultation or workshop, please refer to About the DCS page.
For reference, here is a list of software applications currently available in the DCS:
SOFTWARE ON THE MAC
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. Reads, edits, and creates Adobe PDF files [official site]
• Adobe Dreamweaver. Website creation and design; CSS and HTML [official site]
• Adobe Fireworks. Graphics creation and design; photo-editing and manipulation [official site]
• Adobe Flash. Flash animation creation and design [official site]
• Adobe Illustrator. Graphics creation and design; Vector art, Art boards [official site]
• Adobe InDesign. Page design and formatting, Text and tables, Simple graphics, Styles [official site]
• Adobe Photoshop. Advanced photo manipulation, editing and graphic design [official site]
• Audacity. Creation and editing of multi-track audio recordings, such as podcasts [official site]
• Corel Painter 11. Graphics creation and design; Intricate image work and editing [official site]
• Mac Final Cut Pro. Advanced video creation, editing and publishing [official site]
• Mac Garageband. Sophisticated audio recording, editing and mixing (podcasts, songs, etc) [official site]
• Mac iMovie. Basic video creation, editing and design [official site]
• Mac iPhoto. Basic photographic editing and manipulation [official site]
• Mac iTunes. Primarily a music player and library tool [official site]
• Mac Keynote. Sophisticated presentation creation, editing and design [official site]
• Mac Numbers. Data/Spreadsheet management and document design [official site]
• Mac Pages. Textual and visual document editing and design [official site]
• Mac Photobooth. On-deck photo and video capture (from the built in camera/mic system) [official site]
• Microsoft Word. Textual document editing and design [official site]
• Microsoft Excel. Data/Spreadsheet management and document design [official site]
• Microsoft Powerpoint. Multi-modal presentation creation, editing and design [official site]
• Screenflow. Screencasting: Screenshots & video captures of on-screen actions [official site]
SOFTWARE ON WINDOWS
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. Reads, edits, and creates Adobe PDF files [official site]
• Adobe Dreamweaver. Website creation and design; CSS and HTML [official site]
• Adobe Fireworks. Graphics creation and design; photo-editing and manipulation [official site]
• Adobe Flash. Flash animation creation and design [official site]
• Adobe Illustrator. Graphics creation and design; Vector art, Art boards [official site]
• Adobe InDesign. Page design and formatting, Text and tables, Simple graphics, Styles [official site]
• Adobe Photoshop. Advanced photo manipulation, editing and graphic design [official site]
• Audacity. Creation and editing of multi-track audio recordings, such as podcasts [official site]
• Camtasia Studio 6. Screen capture functions and basic video editing [official site]
• Corel Painter 11. Graphics creation and design; Intricate image work and editing [official site]
• Microsoft Word. Textual document editing and design [official site]
• Microsoft Excel. Data/Spreadsheet management and document design [official site]
• Microsoft Movie Maker. Video creation, editing and publishing [official site]
• Microsoft Powerpoint. Multi-modal presentation creation, editing and design [official site]
• Microsoft Publisher. Non-standard document creation (fliers, posters, etc) [official site]
• Snagit 9. Graphics capturing ("screen shots") [official site]
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