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How to Use Adobe Acrobat Pro Remotely

Adobe Acrobat Pro is an invaluable program for any graduate student.  The ability to merge multiple PDFs into one, make the text in a PDF “recognizable” so you can copy/paste it to another doc, or sign a document digitally are just a few of the useful tools that Adobe Pro provides.

You probably know that Adobe Pro is installed on all of the Graduate Center computers, but did you know that you can access Adobe Pro edition remotely from any computer in the world?   Furthermore, you can link your DropBox, Sharepoint, Box, or OneDrive account to the remote Adobe Acrobat Pro program to easily work with your PDFs saved in the cloud.  This blogpost will provide some basic instructions for accessing Adobe Pro remotely and linking it to your online storage system.

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Site Analytics: Measuring How People Use Your Site (Part II)

In this post, the second in a series, we discuss some of the most useful numbers that can be gleaned from Google Analytics and Jetpack (see Part I here). Use these statistics to to determine how people are using your Commons site, make it more user friendly, and encourage folks to interact with your site in ways that facilitate your site’s purpose.

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Live Tweeting Academic Events: After the Event and Additional Resources (Part III)

Live tweeting is a way to encourage event participants to engage in discussions beyond the event space and to share their ideas broadly on their social networks. In this post, the last in a series about live tweeting, we discuss what to do with your tweets after an event and identify some resources for more tips and tricks for live tweeting an event without a hitch.

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Live Tweeting Academic Events: During the Event (Part II)

Live tweeting is a way to encourage event participants to engage in discussions beyond the event space and to share their ideas broadly on their social networks. In this post, the second in a series about live tweeting, we tackle the work of actually live tweeting during the event. If you haven’t already, you may want to check out our post on what to do to prepare to live tweet an event.

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Live Tweeting Academic Events: Before the Event (Part I)

Live tweeting is a way to encourage event participants to engage in discussions beyond the event space and to share their ideas broadly on their social networks. In this post, the first in a series about live tweeting, we discuss how to prepare for live tweeting an event and the tools, tips, and tricks to pulling it off without a hitch.