Category: Students
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Examplify changed my desktop — how to restore it
After a closed Examplify exam, Windows or Mac desktop layout (icons, Dock/Finder, wallpaper) can look wrong. That is a known lockdown side effect—not permanent damage. Windows Make sure Examplify is fully installed. In File Explorer open C:\Program Files\Examsoft\Examplify\Services (current ExamSoft path for ESWinSR). On some installs the folder is under…
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Adobe Acrobat Pro and Editing PDFs
We are often asked about a reduced cost or free license for Acrobat Pro for students, faculty and staff. If you are using a Pepperdine University-owned computer, chances are it already has Acrobat Pro installed according to the University’s site license with Adobe. If you are not using such a…
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Finding Law Course Emails in Gmail
Each law course has its own unique email address. To find the email linked to your course, please follow the instructions below. 1. Start a New Message in Gmail To search for an email address, log in to your Pepperdine email server, and then start a new message. In the…
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First Floor Guide
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Tablets in Law School? Not So Much.
Tags :tabletsWhile the tablet revolution is changing the way many people think about computing and has turned upside down many aspects of how companies deliver services, these changes have not fully made it into the law school experience. It’s true that with a keyboard, a tablet can be a great tool for…
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Print Credit for Students at Caruso School of Law
On the first day of each term students enrolled at Caruso Law will receive $30 of non-refundable, non-transferable print/copy credit to be used through the University’s copy/print system called PaperCut. PaperCut manages the copy and print functions of the Sharp Multi-function printer/copiers. Note that the credit provided by the Caruso…
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Upload Exam File
2. Send your photos to your computer. Two easy ways to do this are through airdrop, if your computer is compatible, or email. 3. Navigate to the “Accounting and Finance Final Exam Upload” google form. For the third question, choose “add file” and then “select file from your device.” 4.…
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Zoom: A Guide for Students
Pepperdine University has a university-wide site license for the popular video conferencing product, Zoom, for all students, faculty and staff at Pepperdine. This site is great for joining or hosting meetings, study groups, workspaces and webinars–whether it be for attending a remote class lecture or creating a personal audio/video chat.…
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Highlighting Feature in Examplify
For essay questions in exams through Examplify, you may have the option to highlight your text. Please see the guide below for how to access and use this feature. 2. Next, select the color of highlight you would like to use. 3. Finally, click on the selection of text you…
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Examplify multiple-choice exam tips
On multiple-choice Examplify exams: Track the current question number in the navigation pane; scroll if the exam has many items. Flag questions to revisit before submit. Use only the tools your exam mode allows (highlighter, calculator, etc.). Watch the timer and submit deliberately; wait for the upload confirmation. Login and…
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Your Zoom Identity Matters
Why your Zoom identity matters. It impacts your course participation and attendance. If your professor is relying on your Zoom screen name to assign you participation points, then you’ll want to make sure your name is accurate in the participant list. If you are attending a Zoom class session that…
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Sign up for Examplify email and text notifications
ExamSoft can email or text you when exams download/upload: Sign in at https://ei.examsoft.com/GKWeb/login/pepperdinelaw with your ExamSoft exam-taker credentials. Find notification / contact settings (often near the bottom of the account/profile area; UI wording can change). Enter a reliable email address and mobile number; save. Whitelist ExamSoft messages so receipts do…
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PIN?
Using a PIN to access a University area with card swipe access — Where’s my PIN, What do I do if I forgot it or never knew what it is???? Every student, staff member and faculty member has a university-issued PIN or Personal Identification number for use with your ID…
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After your exam: confirm Examplify upload and ExamSoft status
Finished your exam and want reassurance that it uploaded? Look for Examplify’s green success / “all clear” confirmation after the exam. Check real-time platform health at https://status.examsoft.com/ if confirmation is delayed. If you enabled email/SMS notifications in the ExamSoft portal, check spam for the upload receipt. Still unsure? Contact LawTech…
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Google Docs (and more) off-line
So what to do when the power goes out and you don’t have access to the internet? Just yell. It’s what I do! It’s true, your laptop still has plenty of battery power but you use the Google Suite from Pepperdine and that requires an internet connection to use right?…
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The other UPS, Uninterruptable Power Supply
With the power outages affecting our students, faculty, and staff, the Technology Services team recommends using an Uninterruptable Power Supply, UPS, to protect your electronics and keep you working. A UPS is a battery backup for your electronics. Depending on the size of the UPS, they can provide a few…
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Nefarious Texts! – DON’T CLICK!!
Yep, the holiday season is in full swing and the crooks are out to help themselves…Please be alert to the possibility that you will receive “alerts” via text message (and email too) that purport to update you on the shipping status of something you have ordered. We strongly recommend that you…
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Accessing a Recording in Zoom for Students
If you are trying to access a recording in Zoom, and receive an error screen such as the one below, then you may need to re-log in to access the recording through SSO. Please view the steps below on how to do so. Accessing The Recording 1. If already logged…
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Clear Browser Data and Cache
Your browser saves time by navigating through shortcuts to saved or cached information. This means that if a website is changed or upgraded, your browser may rely on saved or cached information to load the page. This can occasionally cause some discrepancies between an older version of a webpage and a…