Recommended Software

Please note that while these applications are highly recommended for both students and faculty, the SMU ITS Helpdesk provides support only for faculty users.

• Word 2007
  • Word 2007 Tutorial (Florida Gulf Coast University)
  • Microsoft Word 2007/2008 (Win/Mac) (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Introduction to Word 2007 (Montclair State University)
• Excel 2007
  • Excel 2007 Tutorial (Florida Gulf Coast University)
  • Microsoft Excel 2007/2008 (Win/Mac) (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Excel 2007 (Windows) Tutorial (Brown University)
• Powerpoint 2007
  • PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial (Florida Gulf Coast University)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2008 (Win/Mac) (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Introduction to PowerPoint 2007 (Montclair State University)
  • PowerPoint 2007 (Windows) Tutorial (Brown University)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Starter’s Guide (PDFConverter.com)
• Outlook 2007
  • Microsoft Outlook 2007 (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Johns Hopkins Institutions)

Please note that the SMU ITS Helpdesk does not provide support for these applications.

• Google Docs A web-based office suite enabling collaborative editing of documents.
• SlideShare A slide-sharing website where users can share PowerPoint and other slide presentations.
• Prezi A web-based nonlinear presentation tool that uses a single canvas instead of slides.
• LibreOffice A successor to OpenOffice, this free cross-platform office suite is compatible with Microsoft Office.
• Diigo A social bookmarking website enabling bookmarking, tagging, clipping, and annotating of websites.
• Picasa A software tool for viewing, organizing and editing digital photos, with an integrated photo-sharing website.
• Vimeo A video-sharing website where users can share videos that they create.