Power on LabQuest 2

• Plug in your LabQuest (2) Mini.
• ​Plug spectrophotometer into the LabQuest using the USB cable.
• Wait 15 seconds. It should display an red box with “USB:Abs.” If not, restart.​

Calibrate (Blank & Set Wavelength): Must do before each use 

1. Tap the red square with stylus and click “Calibrate.”
2. Wait 90 seconds for lamp to warmup.
3. NOTE: Cuvettes are square and have two clear sides and two sides for labeling or gripping the cuvette. The cuvette should always be oriented in the V-Spec so the light passes through the clear sides.  Locate the light source in the V-Spec, and ask questions if you are not clear.  Always pay attention to this detail.
4. After warmup, place blank (DI water) cuvette into spectrophotometer. Make sure purple light passes through clear side of cuvette.
5. Tap “Finish Calibration” and then “OK.”
6. Remove blank.
7. Click on “Mode” in the top right corner and tap on dropdown box and choose “Selected Events” then tap "OK."
8. Click the red box again and select “change wavelength.”
9. Set your wavelength value (=590) and record it in your notes for reference. Click “OK.”
10. You can now send the selected wavelength (of maximum absorbance) through all the samples to get an equal reading across all protein concentrations.
11. The red box should now display your maximum absorbance wavelength and then provide you a number. It is normal for this to be less than zero when no cuvette is in the spec.

To collect absorbance values, you will:

• Place cuvettes into spectrophotometer (light through the clear sides) one at a time.
• Record values

WKU students can download and install Microsoft 365 Pro Plus free of charge and may install the software on up to five devices/computers. Microsoft 365 is provided through WKU's enterprise licensing agreement with Microsoft. Based on Microsoft’s licensing requirements, it is not offered to past students who have graduated or leave WKU. Microsoft 365 Pro Plus offers you the most recent version of the Microsoft Office Suite. Microsoft 365 Pro Plus includes the following list of applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, and Publisher.

Note: OneNote, Access, and Publisher are available for Windows computers only. The software may be installed on up to 5 devices/computers. These are full desktop applications, not web or cloud apps.

​View the Tech-Recommendations for all Ogden College Students.

Instructions by Device

Windows

1. Log into Office.
2. Sign in with your WKU email address and NetID password.  
   Note: You may be asked to authenticate using your two-step verification. You must complete that before moving forward to the next step.
3. Click Install apps. 
4. Select Microsoft 365 apps.
5. Run the installer.
6. Follow all the prompts.

MAC-OS

These instructions are for a personally-owned Mac. If you need to install Office on a WKU-owned Mac, please see this article for instructions.

1. Navigate to Office.com.
2. Click Sign In. 
3. Sign in using your WKU Email address and password.
4. If prompted, authenticate with Duo. 
   Note: If you need to reset Duo or activate Duo, please see this page. 
5. Click Install Office. 
6. Select Office365 Apps. 
7. Run the installer. 
8. Follow all the prompts. 
   Note: You may be asked to sign into an Office account once the software has installed. This will be your WKU Email address and password.

Chrome

Microsoft 365 is compatible only with certain models and types of ChromeOS devices.
Please see this article from Microsoft for more information. 

• Reserve a Loaner laptop: https://www.wku.edu/its/toppertech
• Use a computer lab to complete your assignments: ​https://www.wku.edu/its/labs/