Macintosh Tools
Information on installing and using language keyboards and other language tools on Macintosh operating systems.
This page describes how to enable foreign language input on Macintosh OS X, versions 10.4 and 10.5.
This page describes how to enable foreign language input on Macintosh OS X. These instructions will work for 10.1 to 10.3 operating systems.
These instructions are for how to enable foreign language support on OS 9. OS 9 includes language support on the system CDs.
How to use the Character Palette on Mac OS X, for a quick way to add different characters
Windows Tools
Instructions on how to use and install language keyboards and other tools on Windows operating systems.
How to enable different input languages in Vista.
This page describes how to enable foreign language input on Windows XP from both the Classic and XP themes.
This page describes how to install foreign language support on Windows 2000.
This page describes how to install foreign language support on Windows 98.
How to use the settings for non-Unicode programs in Windows XP.
Visual Keyboards
A description of using the visual keyboards in Macintosh and Windows operating systems when learning how to type foreign languages.
Design and Layout Resources
A collection of resources centered around Design and Layout for both pring and web media.
Other Software
Other software packages used at Carleton College.
Instructions for the basic use of Audacity
How to use and configure the automatically generated class email lists. You can add student assistants, auditors and others to your list or configure delivery preferences via this web interface.
This software is based on the Elementary French Exercises (ELFE) originally written by Geoffrey R. Hope in the Dasher Authoring System by Sue Otto and James P. Pusack, and distributed through the PICS project formerly houseed at the University of Iowa.
How to spell-check in other languages in Firefox.
Basic instructions for using Mental Case Classroom Edition as a flashcard study tool on the iPod Touch or iPhone.
How to customize Word's automatic features.
Information about the available proofing tools for MS Office 2003 (Windows) and 2004 (Macintosh) and how to use them.
Information about the available proofing tools for MS Office 2007 and how to use them.
News Aggregators are programs that allow you to load headlines and bylines of news articles from many different sources at once. The advantage to using a news aggregator is that you can quickly scan headlines from many different websites and web-based newspapers to find the articles that interest you. Then you can click on the headline to go straight to the full story in your browser. These could be used with advanced language and news classes for practice reading headlines, or quickly finding interesting material.
How to use Quizlet.com, an online flashcard service
How to use Wenlin in Carleton labs.