Accessing Minitab Software– Desktop and Download Versions

The purpose of this document is to inform authorized GCC users of Minitab how to sign-on to Minitab online or to download Minitab to a personal computer.  To be authorized:  Students should consult the faculty member teaching a course where Minitab is required.  Faculty/staff should email a request to helpdesk@genesee.edu

Visit http://licensing.minitab.com

Enter your GCC email address

Choose your college.

Enter your NetID@genesee.edu

 

The system may prompt you for what type of account: work/school or personal. If so, select work/school

 

Enter your GCC login password (the one you use to log into myGCC)

 

Click the link to Minitab Statistical Software under My Products

 

BE SURE TO CHOOSE THE DOWNLOAD DESKTOP APP OPTION to download the software to a personal computer, click the Download Desktop App button and follow directions

 

IMPORTANT NOTE FROM Faculty: Although SUNY has made the WebApp available, in order to complete Minitab assignments in MAT129, you will need to download and install the Desktop App.

 

Opting IN or OUT of Receiving Microsoft’s Daily Cortana Briefing Email

The Cortana Briefing is a free Microsoft Windows 10 service that sends daily email reminders of upcoming and missed meetings and tasks from your Outlook calendar.  Interested individuals may opt in to receive these daily messages.

Step 1:  Open a web browser and visit http://cortana.office.com    When you are not on campus and logged into your GCC office PC, you will need to sign in with NetID@genesee.edu and your login password

Step 2:  See this Cortana Briefing screen, currently set to OFF

 

 

 

 

Step 3: Left-click the dot on the slide-button to set to ON.  You may change the time you want to receive the message by using the pull-down menu.  Also check that the correct time zone (Eastern in GCC’s case) is set, and change it if needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may learn more about the Cortana Daily Briefing here:  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/briefing/be-overview

Setting Up Outlook on Your Android Phone for New GCC Faculty/Staff Email Service (Office 365)

Step 1: Download and install the 
Microsoft Outlook
app from the Play store

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2: Launch the App.  Click Get Started…
and enter yourGCC NetID@genesee.edu [Be sure to use your NetID, not your GCC email address].  Click Continue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3: When prompted enter your GCC log-in password and click Sign In

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4: If asked to set up another account, click Skip

 

Setting Up Outlook on your iPhone for New GCC Faculty/Staff Email Service (Office 365)

Step 1: Download and install the
Microsoft Outlook app from the App store

 

Step 2: Launch the App and enter your
GCC email address, then click Add Account

Step 3: When prompted for your password,
you need to use your GCC NetID, so click
Sign in with another account

 

Step 4: Click Use another account

 

 

 

Step 5: Enter your GCC NetID (not email)
with @genesee.edu

 

 

 

 

Windows 10 Quick Start Guide

Here are a few quick tips to help you navigate some Windows 10 basics:

Log in:  Press the space bar…

  • If your name appears on list of former users, lower left. Click your name and enter your password.
  • If your name appears as the last user (name in center of screen), enter your password.
  • If your name does not appear anywhere (perhaps your first time using this computer), click the Other user button, then enter your GCC username and
  • password

 

 

 

 

 

 

Log off/Sign out:

  • Either click the Log off PC icon on the desktop screen or click the Windows 10 Start button, look on extreme left of the pop up menu, click on the person icon, and select Sign Out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To access your P drive:

 

  • After you log in, click on the Windows 10 Start button, then begin typing the word FILE…  File Explorer will appear on the top of the Start menu.  Click on File Explorer and a File window appears.  Click This PC on the left side of the window.  Your P drive will appear near the bottom of the File window.   Alternatively, you may access File Explorer on the Desktop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Find and Open a Program:

  • After you log in, click on the Windows 10 Start button, then begin typing the name of the desired program.  For example, type WORD and the Word      program will appear on the top of the Start menu. Click on Word to open the program. Alternatively, you may scroll down the list of programs and click on your choice.  If you click on the Microsoft Office 2016  option, this will open a menu of all Office programs (e.g., Word, Excel, Power Point).  Click on your program choice to open it.