College Open Computer Labs
All campus libraries have open computer labs and laptops that can be used in the libraries. 
Check with your instructor, campus or department for hours and locations of other open labs. Computers are also available for student use in hallways and other open areas on-campus during building open hours. Most classroom labs have classes scheduled and generally are not available for individual use.
Open Computer Labs at each of our Libraries
Get help with your computer or research questions from our helpful library staff
- Phone: 608.243.4444 Toll Free: 866.277.4445
- Contact Student Technology Help email form
- Come see us in the library at any of the Madison Area Technical College campuses. Library staff can help provide assistance and contact additional support if needed
Truax Library
- Largest open computer lab on campus
- Library open hours
- Approximately 75 PCs and 9 MACs
- Laptops, chromebooks, cables and gadgets, including some for 7 day checkout
- 3 b/w printers and 1 color printer
- Scanners
- Wireless network access, flexible seating options, large monitors, convenient electrical outlets
- Get help - both Student Technology Help and Library Reference
- Headphones, USB drives, camera card readers, headsets, and a variety of multimedia equipment
- Book a multimedia group study room online
To check availability of software and hardware throughout the college and locations of computer labs, call the Technology Services Help Desk at 608.246.6666.
Student Computer Help
- Truax campus library, Rm. A3000
- Library staff are available to help you in person, by phone or by email with your technology and computer related questions during library open hours.
- After hours, leave us a phone message or email, and we will respond as soon as possible during our open hours.
- Academic Technology LaunchpadOnline guide created by our librarians
- HOWLER Online TutorialsHelp Online With Library Education & Research
MACs at MATC
The Truax Library has 8 MACs in the library computer lab and 1 MAC in a multimedia group study room. Priority use is for students requiring academic software specific to MAC. Various other campus classrooms may have MACs also.
Madison College Computer Labs & Resources
Options for saving your work using Campus Computers
Save early and often - Check and Back up!
Do not save to the hard drive or desktop of a campus computer. Your work will not be saved.
Save - to a USB drive, your Home Directory / H Drive, and/or OneDrive - Madison College or personal cloud storage
Save early- As soon as you start a document, save it.
Save often - Maybe every paragraph or so.
Check where you are saving - Use File-Save As... When you open a document online, it may automatically save to a temporary location and will be deleted when you log off.
Backup - email a copy to yourself or save in a couple locations. Protect your important data.
Books and Resources at your libraries
Sample Titles
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 10 by ISBN: 9781119057024
Windows 11 for Dummies by
Need Windows help? Find the latest tips and tricks in this perennial favorite on Windows Windows 11 promises to be the fastest, most secure, and most flexible version of the Microsoft operating system yet. With a promise like that, of course you want to start using it, as quickly as possible! Windows 11 For Dummies gives you that speed, security, and flexibility by getting you up to date with the latest in Windows. Windows expert and bestselling author Andy Rathbone gives you a helping hand by showing you how to get around the newly updated Windows 11 interface, how to use the new Windows tools like Teams and widgets, and how to use Android apps. Your tour of Windows 11 starts with the Start menu and ends with how to troubleshoot when things go wrong. In between you find out how to find files on your hard drive, connect with friends and colleagues on Microsoft Teams, transfer photos from your phone to your hard drive, or switch between your desktop and laptop. Additional topics include: Navigating the Start menu Finding where your files are hiding Adding separate user accounts to keep your kids out of your business Connecting to a WiFi network Customizing your widgets Switching to a laptop or tablet You know what you want to get done. Keep Windows 11 For Dummies by your desktop, laptop, and tablet, and you can open it at any time to find out how to get your Windows computer to do what you need.
ISBN: 9781119846475Publication Date: 2021-11-24
eBooks and Tutorials
- LearningExpress Library This library online resource has a variety of self-paced interactive tutorial courses including corses on Windows and MAC Operating Systems, as well as software including Microsoft Word, Publisher, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook, Access, Visio, Photoshop, and more. To get started, go to Learning Express and click on Popular Software Skills Center.
- O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window O’Reilly includes tech and business content from more than 250 publishers - along with videos, audiobooks, case studies, expert-curated learning paths and self-assessments.
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