Macintosh Support Page

Software

The following Macintosh based operating systems are supported:

• Mac OS X Tiger (10.4)
• Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)

We recommend the following software loaded on your Mac laptop:

• Microsoft Office for Mac 2004/2008*
  • Word
  • PowerPoint
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0/Preview 4.1
• Safari 3.1/Opera 9.5/Firefox 2.0

*If you are using Office 2008 please remember to save all documents as Office 1997-2004 docs. Or you can change the default file save format:

To solve the compatibility issues between the different formats:

1. Double-click Microsoft Office Word 2008, Click the Word icon on the upper left corner, click preferences option.

2. In the preference pane box, select the save icon located in the Output and Sharing subsection.

3. Go to the "Save Word file as" drop down menu and select Word 97-2004 Document.

4. Click OK to save the new settings.

You will have to repeat these steps for all Office 2008 applications.

Examsoft

If you plan on taking your exams via your laptop, you MUST have a copy of MicrosoftWindows installed and running through bootcamp along with an installation of the Examsoft Softest application. Examsoft will work with Boot Camp ONLY and not with any virtualization software such as: Parallels, VMware Fusion, etc.
http://www.examsoft.com/jmls

Printing

Now, Apple based laptops have the ability to print anywhere on the campus through our web based printing service.  Wireless Printing

You can also find help and get ideas for customizing your Apple laptop at the MAC Law Students website.

Mac OS X Wireless Printing Guide: Printing Guide

Hardware

Currently we do NOT support apple hardware related issues at this time.

Known Compatibility Issues

The following are known issues associated with Macintosh computers:

• Airport connectivity issues with specific hardware vendors; Cisco, Linksys, 2Wire, etc
• Examsoft will ONLY work with Bootcamp partition of Microsoft Windows, it will NOT work with any virtualized environment
  

Support

The JMLS Help Desk can provide Mac users assistance with various issues such as:

• Bootcamp setup/Installation of Windows*,
• Network Configuration
• Application Support
• System Optimization
• Data Recovery

*You must provide your own copy of Microsoft Windows media for installation

If you have any questions or require immediate assistance pertaining to Macintosh support please do not hesitate to contact the helpdesk: