AccessStout is UW-Stout's Student Information System. It is used by applicants and students to register, view grades, account balances, and access other personal information. It is also used by faculty to enter grades and facilitate advising.

The Adjunct Instructor Pool application form is the online tool for submitting application materials for the University of Wisconsin-Stout's adjunct instructor pool. People submit applications to be considered for a teaching position through UW-Stout Online.

The Adjunct Instructor Pool does NOT use campus credentials; applicants create a username and password and provide an email address. An email is sent to that address and the user must click to verify and activate their login information prior to being able to log in.

For assistance:
UW-Stout Online
321 Sorensen Hall
121 10th Avenue E.
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin 54751
715/232-2693
aip@uwstout.edu

Computer administrators can change security settings, install software and hardware, and access all files on the computer. Administrators can also make changes to other user accounts. This is a computer-level permission and does not apply to any other computers or resources. Administrative access is rarely needed, however, if necessary, Admin by Request can be used to temporarily elevate privileges on a Windows or Macintosh computer.  

The icon in Office 365 used to switch between apps.

Audacity is a powerful, free audio program that can be used to create and edit audio files on your computer. Users may record live audio, convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CD's, change the speed or pitch of the recording, and more. See the Knowledge Base Article:  Audacity  for more information.

Microsoft Development Tools for Teaching -- Formerly Microsoft Imagine, DreamSpark Premium (formerly MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA)) is a Microsoft program available to all Stout students and faculty in order to acquire licensed copies of some Microsoft software. 

Go to https://azureforeducation.microsoft.com/devtools

Support can be obtained by calling Microsoft at (866) 643-9421

This program is not available to staff.

Refunds for overpayment of tuition are distributed by BankMobile Disbursements (formerly HigherOne). Please visit Student Business Services refund page for more information about eRefunds.

The UW-Stout campus directory is an online directory of some faculty and staff. A full directory of faculty, students and staff can be found on the People Directory on StoutCloud.

Directory and Address Information: Changing or suppressing 

The seven-digit number (including leading zeros) found on campus ID cards and many forms of campus correspondence.

Curriculog is the workflow system used to generate and route curriculum changes, including new and revised courses, programs, and submajors. A  Best Practices and Helpful Tips document has been created to assist users. Users can also refer to Guidelines and Curriculog Instructions webpage within the Curriculum Handbook for additional directions and Curriculog snapshots.

Please contact the Provost’s Office with any questions at 715-232-2421.

A domain user is one whose username and password are stored on a domain controller rather than the computer the user is logging into. When you log in as a domain user, the computer asks the domain controller what privileges are assigned to you. When the computer receives an appropriate response from the domain controller, it logs you in with the proper permissions and restrictions.

Drupal is the UW-Stout web-management system used by staff and faculty to produce and edit campus web content. For assistance, please contact webmaster@uwstout.edu.

UW-Stout has partnered with Duo to provide a service for protecting logins to systems that contain sensitive data. Duo is a mobile application that provides mobile push two factor authentication to allow access to systems that contain sensitive data.

Duo Mobile is an application that works with Duo Security's two-factor authentication service to make logins more secure. The application generates passcodes for login and can receive push notifications for easy, one-tap authentication. You can find the application on the Google Play store or Apple App Store.

The UW-Stout eStout Technology Advantage program, which includes the student laptop, is the digital learning environment at UW-Stout. Eligible students receive a laptop computer, a backpack, software, service and support via the Technology Help Desk, wireless and wired connectivity (on campus), and multimedia classrooms. The eStout program is included in the undergraduate student tuition of eligible UW-Stout students.

An eStout program that transfers ownership of a two-year-old laptop to qualifying graduates at no additional cost.

Handshake is UW-Stout's system for connecting students and alumni with employers. It is used for posting and finding on-campus student jobs.

Current students log in using their campus credentials ( Campus Credentials and Email Addresses Explained);

Alumni, employers, campus employers, faculty/staff and other users create a Handshake login.

For forgotten usernames and passwords and other Handshake questions, please contact Career Services at 715-232-1601 or careerservices@uwstout.edu.

HRS is UW System's Human Resource System. Many employees access HRS to punch in, enter absence requests, and perform other HR-related functions. Access is granted by the Human Resourses Office.

Access to Library subscription databases is available to students who are currently enrolled and to all currently-employed faculty and staff plus emeritus. Library staff maintain a page explaining eligibility, along with a list of common problems.

In Windows, a local computer user is one whose username and encrypted password are stored on the computer itself. When you log in as a local user, the computer checks its own list of users and its own password file to see if you are allowed to log into the computer. The computer itself then applies all the permissions (e.g., "can use the CD-ROM", "can install programs") and restrictions (e.g., "cannot install programs") that are assigned to you for that computer.

Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a security system that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user's identity for a login or other transaction.

Microsoft's web-based email client, part of Microsoft 365, is used to check Stout email from a web browser.

• Capture Profiles:
  • Printing options when printing documents into the Perceptive Content Desktop Client.
  • Users can have as many capture profile options they need.
  • Capture profiles are saved locally on computers under the users login.
  • Capture profiles can route the document to a specific workflow queue.
  • Capture profiles are backed up and can be restored when needed.
    • If you are using a new computer, you will need to recreate your capture profiles or request the backup copy from the Technology HelpDesk. 
    • See here for more information: Perceptive Content: Capture Profile_Re-install_Backup (uwstout.edu) 

​ImageNow: Capture Profile Forms Workflow​​​
​ImageNow: Capture Profile HR ES Forms​​​
​ImageNow: Capture Profile Card Access​​​
​ImageNow: Capture Profile Batch Mode​​​

• Additional index fields that are searchable.

• Unlimited options.

• Can auto populate with automated indexing.

• Used by multiple departments including but not limited to the following:

  • Admissions

  • Human Resources

• ImageNow:  Documents that are no longer needed, can be routed to:
  • "L_Forms Delete Forms" workflow queue,
  • Use the route anywhere or route forward for this option
• The document will route to the delete queue based on the prefix of the document type
• Most delete queues are set with an automated delete timer
  • and will delete the document from workflow queue after 30 days. 
  • Human Resources documents will automatically delete after 120 days.

ImageNow: Digital Signatures 

• This Digital signature is a legally binding signature and can be used in court.
• Digital Signatures are used on Grants and Purchase orders, but not limited to.
• Only a few people have permission to use this option on campus.
• A password is required when using the electronic/digital signature.
• Once an electronic/digital signature is applied to a document the annotations are grayed out and no longer available.
• This is different from the All Forms Name/Date Signature Stamp.
  • The All Forms Stamp are used for internal approvals.

Technical Definition:  

Electronic/Digital signatures are used with all the legal authority of "wet ink" but without the cumbersome and time-consuming tasks of printing, faxing, mailing and manually validating signed paper.

General Definition:

• The values that are needed to find the electronic document later. 
  • Includes Document Keys and Custom Properties
• Document properties are used to:
  • Store
  • Secure
  • Retrieve documents

Technical Definition: 

• Document Keys are the values added to the document for searching and indexing.
  • Drawer
  • Field 1
  • Field 2
  • Field 3
  • Field 4
  • Field 5
  • Document type
  • Custom properties qualify as document properties also.  
• Custom Properties are similar to document keys. The biggest difference is that the Imaging Team can create custom properties for each document type. 

Perceptive Content:  Document Type

Document type tells us what kind of document it is.

Technical Definition: 

• Document type uniquely categorizes a document.
• Permissions can be assigned at the Document Type level as well.
• We use the document type for automated routing, especially in the L_1Forms Complete workflow queue.
• Document types begin with the department prefix.

Route Anywhere Option

• Route Anywhere is a list of everyone in a specific workflow session.
• This can be referred to as your long list.
• This list cannot be modified.
• University of Wisconsin Stout has 50+ workflow sessions.

​ImageNow: Route Anywhere Options​​​
​ImageNow: Routing Options Defined​​​

Route Forward Options

• Is a predefined list.
• The list can be adjusted by the imaging team upon request.
• This is the list of people you route to most often.
• Can be referred to as your "short" list.

Perceptive Content (ImageNow Desktop Client)

• Route up will give a drop-down list of where the document has been.
• Quick and convenient way to route documents back to someone that routed the document. 

Perceptive Experience

• "Route back" will give a drop-down list of where the document has been.
  
  • Quick and convenient way to route documents back to someone that routed the document.

​ImageNow: Route Anywhere Options​​​
​ImageNow: Routing Options Defined​​​

• Shows the pages of the documents at the bottom on the screen. 
• This feature can be turned on or off by the user as needed.

Perceptive Content (Desktop Client)

• Click View > Thumbnails

Perceptive Experience (Web Client)

• Click the Show or Hide Thumbnails button (top right, 9 squares in a grid).

Perceptive Content: Thumbnails 

• Electronic in basket.
• Holds documents for processing.
• Workflow queues are based on permissions and processes.
• People may have multiple workflow queues.

Duo Push is a method of 2-Step authentication that uses a mobile phone application to provide notifications that allow you to approve authentication to a protected resource. When logging in to a protected resource with your username and password, choose Duo Push on the authentication prompt. Then, tap ‘Approve’ on the push notification sent to your phone seconds later to securely access your application.

Qualtrics is the online survey program licensed through the UW-System. Access to this tool is available to all Stout faculty, staff and students; no access request is necessary.

Stout Share is the system by which students can share information found within Access Stout with parents and others to whom they delegate permission.

AccessStout (StoutShare): Delegate Access Explained for Parents and others

AccessStout (Stout Share): Share My Information - Students

AccessStout (Stout Share): Delegated Access to a Student's AccessStout account

StoutAlert (powered by Rave) is the campus' emergency alert and notification system. Please contact University Police with questions or visit their StoutAlert site.

Student Business Services (SBS) emails tax info (1098-T/1098-E) to students.  Using the information provided in the email, students then retrieve tax documents from getmydocument.com. Tax-related emails to students originate from UW-System administration (example: 1098@eforms.uwsa.edu).Visit the SBS site for more information.

As with any email requesting action that you did not initiate, if you are concerned that the message may not be legitimate, contact the office of origin for verification.

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator, and is used to specify addresses on the World Wide Web. A URL is the work identification for any resource connected to the web.

URLs have the following format:

protocol://hostname/other_information

For example:

http://www.uwstout.edu/future

The protocol used for web resources is HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP).   The protocol is followed by a colon, two slashes, and then the domain name.  Directory names are separated by single forward slashes.

A UW-Stout username, everything to the left of the @ symbol in an email address, is used to log into most campus resources like Access Stout and Canvas. Examples are "smithj" or "smithj1234".

Windows Media Audio (WMA) is the name of a series of audio codecs and their corresponding audio coding formats developed by Microsoft. It is a proprietary technology that forms part of the Windows Media framework.