Support and installation guides for research and statistical software including MATLAB, SPSS, ArcGIS, NVivo, and more.
Instructions for signing in to ArcGIS Pro in the Azure Virtual Desktop environment using Bowdoin login credentials, plus how to sign in with a legacy ArcGIS Pro account. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff using ArcGIS Pro for coursework or research.
Instructions for activating Wolfram Mathematica the first time it is run by signing in through your organization using single sign-on (SSO) with your Bowdoin credentials. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students on Bowdoin-provided and personal computers.
Overview of the ways to access Wolfram Mathematica at Bowdoin, including logging in to Wolfram's website, using Mathematica Online in a browser, and installing Mathematica on a Bowdoin-issued or personal computer. Applies to current Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.
Instructions for Bowdoin College students and faculty to download and install Autodesk software (such as AutoCAD) using a free educational license through the Autodesk Education Community.
How Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students install ChemDraw 23 on a Bowdoin-issued computer using the Company Portal on Windows or Self Service on macOS, and how to activate it with an activation code on first launch.
Steps for Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff to create a MathWorks account with their Bowdoin single sign-on credentials, download and install MATLAB with the toolboxes they need, and access MATLAB Online from a web browser.
Instructions for finding, downloading, and installing MATLAB toolboxes (add-ons) using the Add-On Manager inside MATLAB. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff on macOS and Windows.
Instructions for installing NVivo 14 on a Bowdoin-issued Mac from Self Service, granting it Full Disk Access, and running the NVivo 14 Activation to license it. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students using NVivo for coursework or research.
Instructions for installing Bruker TopSpin, launching it, and obtaining a free academic license on macOS and Windows. A TopSpin account using a Bowdoin email address is required. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff using TopSpin for coursework or research.
Instructions for signing in to ArcGIS Online in a web browser using your Bowdoin login credentials, including entering the Bowdoin College organization URL. Applies to all Bowdoin staff, faculty, and students.
Overview of MATLAB availability and licensing at Bowdoin. MATLAB is available to students, faculty, and staff on personal and Bowdoin-issued devices and includes access to MATLAB Online, MATLAB Mobile, and more than 90 MathWorks toolboxes.
Instructions for exporting SPSS output (results, graphs, and charts) to a PDF file on macOS, and for saving raw data in a format that can be converted to PDF.