Computer Tips

• Logging in to XP

  • At the log in screen, type your school ID and Password

  • Note: Turn on the "Num Lock" on and use the numeric keypad

  • If you are new to West Brook (i.e. you have never logged in), leave the password area blank...which will prompt you to change your password. Then, leave old password blank...and create your new password. Be sure to choose something you will NOT forget...but not easy for somebody to guess. Never give out your password.

• Logging OUT of XP

  • Ctrl, Alt, Del to log out, then hit 'L' and 'Enter'.

  • Be sure to ALWAYS log off..if you do not, somebody else will have access to your documents, any passwords you have entered into IE, and basically be able to act like you...which could get YOU into trouble.

• Connect to Teacher (SynchronEyes)

            ## Last, First   [the ## is your computer number that you are sitting at right now. Put your Last Name, then a comma, then a space, then your First Name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Accessing your "L Drive" for your school documents

  • 2x Click on "my Computer"

  • 2x Click on your ID Labeled folder...this will give you drag and drop acces to your documents anywhere on the campus.

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Special Changes: When you log into a computer for the first time, take a few minutes and change these special "Power User/Performance Settings" changes.

 

NOTE: If you MOVE computers...you will need to redo this at each new computer. It is unnecessary to change other "appearance" attributes as these "profile choices" will NOT roam with you and will need to set them up each time. Therefore, please leave "Appearance" settings alone.

• Power User/Performance Settings:

1. Click on Start, Right Click on "My Computer"...click "Show on Desktop". Then, right click on "My Computer" again and click on properties. Go to Advanced, go to "Performance Settings" (top button). Click on "Adjust for Best Performance" (third button), then click on all four "Show..." items and then click on the 2nd and 3rd from last check boxes. Click OK and then OK to get back to your desktop.

       

    

2. Once you are in Microsoft Word, go to Customize, and click ON the top to options to set the "Show Standard and Formatting Toolbars on two rows"...and "Always use full menus". (Alt, T, C, N)

                    

    

• Mapping your P Drive (2nd Semester): Your Photography document folder (like your L dive) is available on any computer in the district...you just have to use the Run command to access. Once you have accessed the folder once, you can quickly and easily map it so that when you log back in...it will already be in your "My Computer".

  • To Log In to you new Network Volume (to access your CG/Photo documents), go to Run \\wbphoto\last name <--put your student id at the end of the URL, or find your folder in the list of folders at the main level of the Public Drive.

  • To Map the drive, right click on the folder icon in the upper left corner of the window (1) and then select "Map Network Drive"

  • Choose a drive letter (like P:) at the next screen, and then Finish.

  • This will open the drive this time. Next time...just go to my computer and there it will be listed right next to your L drive.

  • Remember, you do NOT HAVE to map the p drive to access the files...but if you want it to show up in the menus of a program, like a open menu or insert menu. You can view your files, drag and drop your files from the folder view to an open program, or right click and "Open With" any specific program.

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• General Computer Use – Topics just prior to and with the start of the Autobiography

  • Day 1
    • GUI
    • Computer settings – Word
    • Arranging your windows
      • Screen Real-estate…maximizing your document
    • Format Focus: 0.5" margins
    • Keyboard Commands – why have keyboard commands? Shift vs. Ctrl, Command on a Mac = Ctrl on a PC
      • Ctrl + N
      • Ctrl + S
      • Ctrl + E, L, R, J
    • Hard Return vs. Soft Return
    • Saving your files
      • To the correct location
  • Day 2
    • Set auto numbering, set customize to start with 10.
    • More Keyboard Commands
      • Ctrl + Z, 256 levels of UNDO.
    • ALT Keyboard Sequences
      • Alt, I, T, arrow down 2x, enter (Time Date Stamp)
      • Alt, F, U – Page Setup
    • Bold Key words
    • Selecting an entire line
  • Day 3
    • Cursor Movements
      • Ctrl + Arrow Keys
    • More Keyboard Commands
      • Ctrl Scroll
    • Text Selection
      • Select Replace
      • Auto Word Selection
      • Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys
      • 2x Click (and 3x)
      • Right Click – grammar/spelling correction
      • Select All
    • Deleting Text
      • Ctrl + Delete or Backspace
    • Format Text
      • Ctrl + D
    • Picture Insertion
      • Nudge Keys
        • Watch orphans and widows
      • Format Picture
        • Set to Square Layout, Advanced Property: Turn OFF the "Move Object with Text" option
        • Lines
      • Crop vs. resize

See Office 2007 vs 2003 for more details regarding Office 2007 Tips, etc.

 

 

 

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Focus Tips/Instructions:

• To print your focus: Make sure it  is complete and ready to turn. Typing out the question and not answering is ALMOST as bad as not doing the focus at all. Also, if you did not do a TMF each day...do so now, for each day you had a focus (non-darkroom days). Many of you all lost valuable points (10) for a grade that counted three times.

• Make sure your focus fits to only one (1) page. Ctrl + Scroll to see your entire page. If you see two pages, two pages are going to print. Change your font size down by Selecting All, Ctrl + A, then change fonts size, Ctrl + [To prep for print, change the font size to 9 (or 10). Delete any extra hard returns  between days and/or at the end as well as extra numbers at the end.

• Make sure your answers are complete, dates bolded, answers underlined & keywords bolded (something should be bolded every sentence)!! You do not need to underline your definitions...only questions with answers that you had to come up with on your own.

• Show me BEFORE printing

• To get the numbering going correctly, go to the end of previous day (i.e. #13), hit return. Arrow key to the left two (2) times, then hit return. Then hit delete twice (2 times). Now insert your Time/Date stamp. **Go ahead and pre-number by typing a period then return, a bunch of times, to lay down numbers through 25

 

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Instructions for creating a Bookmark (aka Favorite):

 

1. Go to the instructors “Staff Page”
   1. If you are on campus, simply type staff/gloker in the url bar. You do NOT even need to put the http://
   2. If you are OFF campus, you will need to type out the entire URL: staff.beaumont.k12.tx.us/gloker/ Do NOT put the www. The full url is http://staff.beaumont.k12.tx.us/gloker/ although you do NOT have to type the http://
2. Create a bookmark for the Main CG Page (Staff Page).
   1. Go to Menu: Favorites/Add to Favorites
   2. If you know how to manage “Links”, you can file the favorite into the “Links” folder…just be sure to change the name to something short, like CG or Photo.
3. If you like, you can make shortcuts/favorites for additional links off the main page.
   1. Go back to the main page and follow the other links for Class Documents, Focus, Web Links, Notes, Dates to Remember creating “Favorites” for each.
   2. You may need to change the title of each favorite as you make them so that you will remember what is on that page.

 

 

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