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Does CIT scan and check to see what files I have on my computer? CIT may scan devices connected to the Cornell Network, but it only checks for vulnerabilities and infections. CIT is not able to tell anything about what sort of personal files you have on your hard drive. These scans do not…
Students should see Microsoft Office for Cornell Students.Microsoft Office 365, also known as Microsoft Office or Office 365, includes productivity tools like Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Adobe provides many resources to learn how to use the E-signature service. Adobe Sign tutorials for getting started and new admins Adobe Sign User Guide Adobe Help: Workflow Designer Adobe Help: Field Detection
Method 1: Use Compose Window During Send or Create Template The most straightforward way to add form fields to a document is by using the Compose window when you send a document for signature. When you click Send for Signature within Adobe Sign, you will be offered a step where you can position…
Once you have your license, you can log in to Cornell's E-signature service. 
To use the E-Signature Service as an admin or a sender, your unit must be enrolled in the service. A unit can enroll by having the unit head or the unit's ITSG director contact the IT Service Desk. To use Adobe Sign to get documents signed, contact your unit's Adobe Sign admin or local technical…
Forwarding causes problems because of the security constraints that Adobe places on their email.
Cornell users can check the message they received against the sample posted on the IT Security Office's Verified Cornell Communications site. All users can check that the message comes from , although you will also see the name of the person who initiated the request. When you hover your cursor…
Cornell's E-signature service (Adobe Sign) is not approved for PCI (collecting credit card numbers), for health data (HIPAA), human subjects data, or export-controlled data.Adobe Sign forms can be used to collect and store Level 1 personal data (names, addresses, SSNs), financial data,…
Several steps are involved in effective use of the Electronic Signature service.
Units that want to use the Electronic Signature service need to designate an administrator (or admin) to assign licenses, maintain groups within their unit, and provide primary technical support for their unit. The unit admin's responsibilities include organizing users into groups, managing…
What is Creative Cloud All Apps Plan?Creative Cloud is Adobe's suite of creative software, which includes the latest versions of products like Acrobat Pro Document Cloud (DC), Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere. The Creative Cloud suite replaces Adobe's older Creative Suite product line…
Adobe Creative Cloud for StudentsStudent Instructional Licensing
Why Two-Step Login? NetID passwords belonging to Cornell community members are stolen, guessed, or hacked daily. Two-Step Login means a thief would also need to have your device in order to do anything with your password. Typically, by the time a password theft is detected or reported,…
If you don't see the Expand Where You Use Two-Step Login tab described below, then you are required to use Two-Step Login with any service where you log in with CUWebLogin and cannot opt out of this expanded use of Two-Step Login.  Expand Your Use of Two-Step Login To better protect…
About Hardware Tokens A hardware token is a keyfob-like device where you press a button to generate a one-time passcode for use in the second step of logging in. Hardware tokens are an option for situations where using a landline, cell phone, or other mobile device with Two-Step Login is not…
During Fall 2025, Cornell is retiring the Duo Phone Call and
What is SafeDNS? SafeDNS helps protect computers from websites that host malicious software.  DNS Defined DNS (Domain Name Service) allows computers on the Internet to have human-readable names. For example, DNS translates www.cornell.edu to the computer-readable address 132.236.204.10.
You may try to replace an uploaded document or file with a new version, but the link keeps pointing to the old one.  Because of the way files are stored in the cloud service, CampusPress gives each upload a unique name by appending characters to the end of the filename. This means that the…
Use a Cornell-branded theme. Cornell has an Emergency Notification System in place which is used to communicate messages to the Cornell community in emergency situations. During an emergency when a message is active, the message will display automatically. At all other times, the code is…

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