About

Lynda is an online learning website with video tutorials and courses on a large variety of topics including Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, Apple, Adobe, business skills, and much more. 
You can access it anytime and anywhere that has an internet connection. It keeps track of where you are, so if you leave in the middle of a course, it can tell you where you were when you return.

It is available to faculty, staff, and students at The University of Texas at Austin.

Getting Started

Follow the directions below to sign in to lynda.com:

  • Go to http://www.lynda.com
  • Click on "Sign In" in the upper right of the window
  • Select the bottom option that says "Sign in with your organization portal".
    Note: If you are on the campus network or connected to VPN, the site may recognize this and may just present a "Continue" button to proceed.
  • In the field under "Enter your organization's URL to log in through their portal", type utexas.edu
  • An EID Authentication page will open, log in with your EID and password.
  • If you are asked whether to create a new Lynda.com account or merge an existing account, create a new account.

Mobile Device Access

Lynda offers a free app in the Google Play and Apple App Store. Search for “Lynda” to find and install the appropriate version.
Please note, if you do not want to install an app to your mobile device (iPhone,iPad, Android,etc..), just go to the Lynda mobile site. http://m.lynda.com 

Android

  • After installing, select "Already a member?"
  • On the top of the next page, select "Organization" scroll down to the section labeled "Web Portal" and under "Provide your organization's URL..." type utexas.edu
  • This will open a browser and redirect you to a UT EID log in screen. Login with your UT EID and password. 
  • After logging in, it will return to the app and ask you to accept the Terms of Service.

iOS (iPhone/iPad)

  • After installing, when the app is initially opened, select the option that says "Already a member?"
    Note: If you are not presented with the option of "Already a member?" but have the (☰) at the top left of the app, select that icon then "Login".
  • On the next page, select the "Organization" tab.
  • On the right, under Web Portal, put in utexas.edu in the box and click "Log in". This redirects you to a UT EID log in screen.
  • Login with your UT EID and password to access your Lynda account.

Original content found here: https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/comm/Lynda