Software & Training Catalog
Access
- desktop/laptop
- analysis
- data & research
- database
- database management
- microsoft
- rdbms
- relational database
- reporting
Microsoft Access is a database and information management tool that helps store information for reference, reporting, and analysis. Access is available in physical computer labs, Virtual Labs, and install on Windows computers. Access ONLY supports Windows computers!
Available for faculty staff students
Training
Accessibility Toolkit
- WCAG
- accessibility
- canvas tools
- compliance
- instructional materials
- live training
- universal design
Check the accessibility of instructional materials using built-in Canvas tools.
Available for faculty staff
Adobe Creative Cloud
- desktop/laptop
- adobe acrobat
- after effects
- animate
- audition
- business productivity
- design
- dreamweaver
- graphic
- illustrator
- indesign
- lightroom
- photoshop
- premier
- video
- web design
- xd
- xd
Adobe Creative Cloud includes common content creation apps like Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign, and Illustrator. University faculty and staff generally already have access. Student access is available on request.
Available for faculty staff students
Access
Acrobat Sign
- business productivity
- document
- e-signatures
- live training
- signing
- workflow
Acrobat Sign is a cloud-based document signing service that uses e-signatures, and offers convenient tracking via the web and mobile devices.
Available for faculty staff
Access
Alertus Desktop
- desktop/laptop
- access & security
- emergency
- notification
Alertus Desktop is a software program for delivering emergency notifications to desktop and laptop computer systems.
Available for faculty staff students
Training
arcGIS
- desktop/laptop
- GIS
- arc-GIS
- maps
- nsm
- research
ArcGIS is a geographic information system for working with maps and geographic information maintained by the Environmental Systems Research Institute. Windows Only
Available for faculty staff students
Access
Training
Camtasia
- desktop/laptop
- edit video
- live training
- presentations
- record
- teaching & learning
- video content
Record or edit video to create tutorials, presentations, and other video content. Students can ONLY access in IRT physical Computer Labs and Open Virtual Lab.
Available for faculty staff
Access
Canvas
- mobile app available
- courses online
- learning management system
- online classes
- online course content
- teaching & learning
Canvas is home to Sac State's courses, and online course content.
Available for faculty staff students
Access
Training
Cascade
- business operations tools
- wcm
- web content manager
- web tools
Cascade is the campus' Web Content Management system (WCM). This WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) tool allows for easy webpage management for departments and faculty.
Available for faculty staff
Access
Cognos
- analytics
- data & research
- reporting
- self-service reports
Cognos Analytics reporting tools connect departments and colleges to University data. Request access to create self-service reports, or work with the IRT University Reporting Team to create specialty reports to meet academic and business needs.
Available for faculty staff
Training
Concur
- booking
- business productivity
- expense
- management
- travel
- trips
Concur is our travel and expense manage system. Used to request approval for travel, submit reimbursements, and book travel arrangements for University business travel. Not to be used for Foundation or UEI travel. Log-in through the MySacState page.
Available for faculty staff
Training
Duo
- mobile app available
- access
- access & security
- authentication
- emergency
- multi-factor
- password
- security
- two-factor
- two-step
- verification
Two-Step Verification with Duo — also known as multi-factor authentication — provides an extra layer of security in addition to your password. This extra step ensures University information, transactions or online work is safer from unauthorized access.
Available for faculty staff students
EAB Navigate
- advising
- advisors
- appointments online
- counseling
- student performance
- teaching & learning
- tutoring
EAB Navigate is the campus’ solution to advising needs. This Student Success Management System (SSMS) is an enterprise-level technology linking administrators, advisors, deans, faculty, staff, and students in a coordinated care network designed to help schools proactively manage student success.
Available for faculty staff students
Access
Training
EndNote
- bibliographies
- bibliography
- citations
- data & research
- references
EndNote automates the process of creating and managing citations, references, and bibliographies.
Available for faculty staff students
Excel
- mobile app available
- desktop/laptop
- business productivity
- calculations
- graphing
- microsoft
- office
- office 365
- pivot tables
- spreadsheet
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation, graphing tools, and pivot tables.
Available for faculty staff students
Training
Fusion
- desktop/laptop
- WCAG
- accessibility
- assistive
- braille
- compliance
- enhance
- enlarge
- live training
- low vision
- magnify
- reading program
- screen reader
- text reader
- text-to-speech
- universal design
Fusion is the bundling of the JAWS screen reader and ZoomText magnifier in one unified application.
Available for faculty staff students
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Training
GlobalProtect VPN
- mobile app available
- desktop/laptop
- access
- campus resources
- data & research
- distance learning
- filesharing
- remote work
- shared drives
- virtual private network
- vpn
GlobalProtect is the official Virtual Private Network (VPN) service for campus, allowing for access to shared drives or on-campus resources. Once downloaded, use vpn.csus.edu as the portal.
Available for faculty staff students
Access
GoAnywhere Secure File Transfer
- access & security
- data
- files
- filesharing
- security
- share
- transfer
- two-step
GoAnywhere securely shares files via emailed links — ideal for documents containing Level 1 and Level 2 Data.
Available for faculty staff
Google Analytics
- SEO
- analytics
- data & research
- page views
- reports
- search engine optimization
- web stats
Smart web content is driven by how our users search for our services, and Google Analytics helps campus web publishers create, manage, monitor, and enhance the Sacramento State web experience. Work smarter, not harder, and request a custom Google Analytics report for your site!
Available for faculty staff
Training
Jamf Self Service
- desktop/laptop
- displaylink graphics driver
- endnote
- extron sharelink/pro
- firefox
- mathematica
- microsoft remote desktop
- nvivo
- office 2019
- onedrive
- slack
- spss
- teams
- vpn
- zoom
- IRT Supported
Jamf Self Service is an app on university-managed Mac computers that allows faculty and staff to install common free and university-licensed software. The Self Service app is also used for application patching and updates.
Available for faculty staff
JAWS
- desktop/laptop
- WCAG
- accessibility
- braille
- compliance
- live training
- screen reader
- text-to-speech
- universal design
JAWS is a Windows-only screen reader that provides text-to-speech output or through a refreshable Braille display.
Available for faculty staff students
Access
Training
Kurzweil 3000
- desktop/laptop
- WCAG
- accessibility
- assistive technology
- compliance
- learning disability
- live training
- reading assistance
- study platform
- universal design
- writing assistance
Kurzweil 3000 is an educational technology, or assistive technology, which provides a reading, writing and study platform aimed at people with learning disabilities or other disabilities that make reading or writing difficult.
Available for faculty staff students
Access
Listserv
- communication
- communication & collaboration
- distribution
- group email
- list
LISTSERV simplifies communications among campus organizations, classes, departments, committees, and other University groups by automating group email list distribution in a single step.
Available for faculty staff students
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Respondus LockDown Browser
- desktop/laptop
- browser
- canvas
- custom browser
- lockdown
- teaching & learning
- testing environment
Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Canvas.
Available for faculty staff students
Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha Pro
- desktop/laptop
- algebra
- computation
- data & research
- engineering
- math
- research
- scientific
- wolfram
Mathematica is a symbolic mathematical computation program, sometimes called a computer algebra program, used in many scientific, engineering, mathematical, and computing fields. Wolfram is an additional tool to enhance Mathematica's functions.
Available for faculty staff students
Training
Matlab
- desktop/laptop
- algorithms
- coding
- data
- data viz
- engineering
- math
- science
- stem
- teaching & learning
- visualization
MATLAB is an industry standard software for science, engineering and math. It allows for coding and arranging data and algorithms visually, rather than on a traditional spreadsheet. Download MATLAB, Simulink, and more than 75 add-on toolboxes and products for free.
Available for faculty staff students
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Autodesk Maya
- desktop/laptop
- 3D
- animation
- computer graphics
Autodesk Maya, commonly shortened to just Maya, is a 3D computer graphics application that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Available for faculty staff students
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Training
Microsoft 365
- mobile app available
- desktop/laptop
- business productivity
- excel
- microsoft
- office
- office 365
- onenote
- outlook
- powerpoint
- word
Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) provides desktop, online, and mobile access to the variety of Microsoft apps for collaboration and productivity on the go. As a bonus, Sac State licensing provides a free download of Office 365 Apps on up to 5 personal devices.
Available for faculty staff students
Access
Training
Microsoft BitLocker
- desktop/laptop
- access & security
- backup
- data loss
- encrypt
- hard drive
- protect
- security
This tough, behind-the-scenes security tool encrypts hard drives on University-owned Windows systems (Mac systems coming soon) to protect data in the event of loss or theft.
Available for faculty staff
My Sac State
- academic
- access & security
- business programs
- campus portal
- check email
- grades
- personalized
- records
- saclink account
- student services
- system notifications
Your home for all things Sacramento State! The campus portal organizes services, news and information personalized for you, and is your go-to resource to access academic and business programs, check email, view system notifications, and manage your SacLink account.
Available for faculty staff students
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NVIVO
- desktop/laptop
- analyze
- data
- qualitative
- research
NVivo helps qualitative researchers to organize, analyze and find insights in unstructured or qualitative data like interviews, open-ended survey responses, journal articles, social media and web content.
Available for faculty staff students
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OnBase
- business productivity
- custom workflows
- document repository
- live training
- online forms
- secure storage
Eliminate the paper-handoff and filing cabinets with OnBase. OnBase moves business processes into the digital work through online forms, custom workflows, automatic communication, and secure storage. Chrome or Firefox recommended.
Available for faculty staff students
OneDrive
- mobile app available
- desktop/laptop
- backup
- cloud
- collaboration
- communication & collaboration
- dropbox
- filesharing
- microsoft
- office 365
- onenote
- online storage
- sharepoint
- IRT Supported
Save and share files with free online storage. Quickly open and save OneDrive files in Office apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
Available for faculty staff students
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Training
OneNote
- mobile app available
- desktop/laptop
- business productivity
- clippings
- drawings
- microsoft
- notebook
- notes
- office 365
A digital notebook, perfect for gathering notes, drawings, screen clippings and audio commentaries.
Available for faculty staff students
Training
Outlook
- mobile app available
- desktop/laptop
- calendar
- communication & collaboration
- contacts
- microsoft
- office 365
Email, calendar, and contacts — all in one place. Stays synced across the web, computer, and mobile devices.
Available for faculty staff students
Training
Panopto
- canvas
- captioned video
- lecture capture
- online player
- share videos
- teaching and learning
- video editing
- video recording
- video storage
- zoom
Panopto instructional video platform is a one-stop recording, editing, storing, and sharing tool. Panopto includes Canvas and Zoom integrations, automatic captions, built-in quizzes and discussions, and ‘smart search’ to quickly locate specific content.
Available for faculty students
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PeopleSoft (SA/CS, CFS, HCM)
- academic
- business productivity
- campus solution
- cfs
- cms
- common financial system
- common management system
- cs
- data
- financial
- human resources
- peoplesoft
- sa
- student administration
PeopleSoft powers human resources, financial and academic data used by faculty, staff, and students for everyday work. Those with access to either the Campus Solution (SA/CS), Common Financial System (CFS), or Human Resources (HCM), can find the login link on their MySacState page.
Available for staff students
Microsoft Planner
- desktop/laptop
- Kanban
- Trello-like
- lists
- microsoft project
- project
- team organization
Create Kanban boards using content-rich tasks with features including files, checklists, and labels. Collaborate in Planner and Microsoft Teams and check visual status charts. Microsoft Planner replaces Project for Microsoft 365 (web version).
Available for faculty staff students
Training
PowerPoint
- mobile app available
- desktop/laptop
- business productivity
- microsoft
- office 365
- presentations
- slideshow
Create simple slideshows, complex multimedia presentations, or even posters using PowerPoint.
Available for faculty staff students
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Training
Publisher
- desktop/laptop
- business productivity
- business productivity
- desktop publishing
- greeting cards
- labels
- marketing
- newsletters
- templates
Create everything from simple greeting cards and labels to professional newsletters and marketing materials using a wide range of pre-designed templates. Publisher is available in physical labs, Virtual Labs, and install on Windows computers. Publisher ONLY supports Windows computers!
Available for faculty staff students
Training
Qualtrics
- data & research
- data analysis
- excel
- online form
- poll
- spreadsheet
- spss
- survey
Qualtrics is the Campus' solution for creating and managing advanced survey instruments, distributions, data storage and analysis. Create accessible surveys that are compatible with mobile or desktops. Export results to SPSS or Excel.
Available for faculty staff students
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Microsoft Remote Desktop
- desktop/laptop
- avd
- computer lab
- remote access
- remote computer lab
- remote desktop
- remote lab
- sassafras
- virtual computer lab
- virtual lab
- vnc
- windows app
- IRT Supported
Microsoft Remote Desktop has been replaced by the Microsoft Windows App. Most clients will automatically update.
Available for faculty staff students
Respondus Exam Authoring
- canvas addon
- publish exams
- teaching & learning
- test creation
- test editing
Respondus makes test creation and editing simple. Create and publish exams for use in Canvas courses quickly.
Available for faculty
Sac State Mobile
- mobile app available
- Android
- access & security
- campus resources
- iOS
- mobile app
- online directory
- parking
- system notifications
Tap into what's new and download the official Sac State app! Features include campus maps and online directory, commuting information and real-time parking status, quick links to academic tools and resources, emergency contacts, and more.
Available for faculty staff students
SacFiles
- backup
- communication & collaboration
- dropbox
- file storage
- online storage
- shared drive
Campus Community Members are provided with online storage that can be accessed on most lab or office computers. Each member is provided 10GBs of storage. This online drive can also be added to a personal computer.
Available for faculty staff students
Training
SacFiles Secure
- backup
- communication & collaboration
- dropbox
- online storage
- secure
- shared drive
- storage
Staff and Faculty in need of secure storage space and flexible access can request the creation of a secure folder on campus servers. These spaces are ideal for working with departments or groups, and/or working with confidential information.
Available for faculty staff
Training
SacSend 2.0 powered by Emma
- broadcast
- campus-wide news
- communication & collaboration
- communication tool
- constant contact
- events
- mailchimp
- special announcements
- IRT Supported
In addition to SacSend 1.0, this new platform is the official communication tool for designated campus units to broadcast timely, campus-wide news, events or special announcements with faculty, staff and students.
Available for faculty staff
SacSend (1.0)
- broadcast
- campus-wide news
- communication & collaboration
- communication tool
- events
- legacy
- special announcements
Prior to the launch of SacSend 2.0 powered by Emma on May 21, 2019, SacSend 1.0 was the official University broadcast email and portal message system for provisioned administration, faculty and staff to share campus-wide news, events or special announcements.
Available for faculty staff
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Scheduler
- courses
- planner
- planning
- registering
- teaching & learning
Sac State Scheduler allows you to build your a custom schedule each semester, creating schedules based off of classes and breaks that you choose.
Available for students
Training
Siteimprove
- desktop/laptop
- SEO
- WCAG
- accessibility
- compliance
- web analytics
- web tools
Siteimprove provides a suite of solutions that can help optimize web content, for everything from SEO and analytics to accessibility.
Available for faculty staff
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Smart Planner
- coursework
- planner
- planning
- teaching & learning
Part of the KEYS to Degree Toolbox, Smart Planner is an online tool students use in addition to academic advising to plan semester coursework — even as far ahead as graduation!
Available for faculty staff students
SnagIt
- desktop/laptop
- capture images
- print screen
- record video
- screen capture
- screen grab
- screenshot
- teaching & learning
Snagit makes it easy and intuitive to capture images or record video. Capture your full screen desktop, region, window, or scrolling screen. Students can ONLY access in IRT physical Computer Labs and Open Virtual Lab.
Available for faculty staff
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Training
Software Center
- desktop/laptop
- OnBase
- acrobat
- adobe
- camtasia
- chrome
- filezilla
- firefox
- slack
- snagit
- spss
- zoom
- IRT Supported
The Software Center is an application available on university-managed Windows workstations. Software Center allows for self-installation of common University licensed software as well as Microsoft and 3rd party application updates.
Available for faculty staff students
SPSS
- desktop/laptop
- data & research
- statistical analysis
- stats
Install guides are found in the SPSS Knowledge Base Articles below. SPSS is a software package used for interactive, or batched, statistical analysis.
Available for faculty staff students
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SPSS - AMOS
- desktop/laptop
- analysis
- data
- data & research
- sem
- spss add-on
- spss plug-in
- structural equation modeling
Windows-only SPSS add-on. AMOS uses structural equation modeling (SEM) to test hypotheses on complex variable relationships and gain new insights from data.
Available for faculty staff students
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Training
SPSS Legacy
- desktop/laptop
- data & research
- statistical analysis
- stats
For use on out-of-date operating systems and hardware. SPSS is a software package used for interactive, or batched, statistical analysis.
Available for faculty staff students
StudyMate Campus
- canvas add-on
- crossword puzzles
- fill-in-the-blank
- flashcards
- games
- pick-a-letter
- plug-in
- quiz
- teaching & learning
StudyMate Campus makes it easy for instructors and students to create flash cards, self-assessments, and learning games from any Canvas course.
Available for faculty
Access
Training
Tableau for Business Use
- analysis
- charts
- data & research
- data visualization
- data viz
- graphs
- statistics
- stats
Data can tell a story, and Tableau visualizations can bring that story to life to support data-driven academic, operational, and strategic decisions.
Available for staff
Access
Tableau for Academic Use
- chart
- data
- data visualization
- data viz
- graphs
- teaching & learning
- visualization
Tableau offers resources and academic use licenses through their online Tableau for Teaching and Tableau for Students programs.
Available for faculty students
Team Dynamix
- business productivity
- pm
- project management
- project portfolio management
- projects
- reports
Team Dynamix is the campus’ project portfolio management tool. Team Dynamix is a cloud-based application allows teams to track resources, monitor deadlines, share documents, and view and share custom reports on the success of projects.
Available for faculty staff students
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Teams
- mobile app available
- desktop/laptop
- Slack
- chat
- collaborate
- collaborative
- communication & collaboration
- conversations
- file sharing
- microsoft
- office 365
- tasks
- workplace
Teams provides you with a collaborative workplace, where file sharing, conversations, and tasks happen in a shared workspace.
Available for faculty staff students
Training
Trumba
- business operations tools
- calendar
- events
- web tools
Sac State Campus Event Calendar is powered by Trumba, a calendaring system for all campus public events and departmental calendars (including academic, schools, colleges, and other groups).
Available for faculty staff students
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Training
Turnitin
- academic honesty
- plagiarism
- prevention
- research
- teaching & learning
- writing
Turnitin is an online plagiarism prevention resource for instructors and students concerned with developing quality writing and research skills.
Available for faculty staff students
Training
Visio
- desktop/laptop
- chart
- diagram
- diagramming
- flowchart
- microsoft
- organizational chart
- timelines
Microsoft Visio is a diagraming and flowchart tool. Visio in Microsoft 365 (basic functions only) is available for faculty, staff, and students through Microsoft 365 on the web. Visio Standard or Professional (Windows only install) is an individually purchased license.
Available for faculty staff students
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Training
Microsoft Windows App
- desktop/laptop
- avd
- computer lab
- remote access
- remote computer lab
- remote desktop
- remote lab
- sassafras
- virtual computer lab
- virtual lab
- vnc
- windows app
- IRT Supported
Microsoft Windows App can be used to access virtual computer labs on a variety of devices. NOTE: The Microsoft Windows App replaces the Microsoft Remote Desktop app. Most clients will automatically update.
Available for faculty staff students
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Word
- mobile app available
- desktop/laptop
- business productivity
- document
- documents
- microsoft
- office
- office 365
- word
Microsoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.
Available for faculty staff students
Training
Zoom
- mobile app available
- desktop/laptop
- chat
- communication & collaboration
- conferencing
- recording
- skype
- video
- video call
- web
Zoom is a convenient and easy-to-use web conferencing and recording solution with a host of interactive features to connect groups from 2-200.
Available for faculty staff students
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ZoomText
- desktop/laptop
- WCAG
- accessibility
- assistive
- compliance
- enhance
- enlarge
- live training
- low-vision
- magnify
- reading program
- text reader
- universal design
ZoomText is a fully integrated magnification and reading program tailored for low-vision user, enlarging and enhancing everything on your computer screen, echoes your typing and essential program activity, and automatically reads documents, web pages, email.
Available for faculty staff students