Introduction to K200
By Margaret Lion for K200 Microcomputer Applications in Kinesiology
Welcome to K200 and your first manual, Introduction to K200. The below Table of Contents lists the
skills you will need to succeed in K200. The below “needed skills” are necessary for succeeding in K200.
If you forget how to do any of the skills or any of the information listed below, you can come back to this
handbook to refresh your memory.
Table of Contents
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Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Windows 7 ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Windows ............................................................................................................................................... 3
Logging-on............................................................................................................................................. 3
Welcome to the Desktop ...................................................................................................................... 3
Access Drives, Folders, and Files ........................................................................................................... 4
Start Button........................................................................................................................................... 6
Save Your Work to the Desktop ................................................................................................................ 7
Open Software .................................................................................................................................... 10
Show Desktop ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Taking A Screenshot ............................................................................................................................ 11
Resize the Picture................................................................................................................................ 11
File Management - Making Folders .................................................................................................... 12
Saving Copies & Backing-Up Your Work ............................................................................................. 17
Uploading a File to Box at IU ............................................................................................................... 17
Optional: Save to USB Stick ................................................................................................................. 18
Accessing Your Saved Work For Class ................................................................................................. 19
Get Work From Box at IU .................................................................................................................... 19
Zip and Unzip Files .............................................................................................................................. 21
Removing Your USB Stick – The Proper Way ...................................................................................... 26
Submit Project for Grading ..................................................................................................................... 27
NOTE: If you have any questions or comments about a project, write it in the Submission Text box. . 31
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Weekly Project – Worth 10 Points .......................................................................................................... 32
Weekly Project – The “Windows” File .................................................................................................... 32
For More Information ............................................................................................................................. 33
Box at IU .................................................................................................................................................. 33
References .............................................................................................................................................. 33
Introduction
This manual was specifically written to help you understand using the computer resources at Indiana
University. It will primarily familiarize you with the operating system Windows 7 in the Student
Technology Center (STC) labs. What you learn in the manual can be applied to all computers in the STC
labs across campus. You can also apply the knowledge to any computer, though you will probably have
to adapt as a non-STC lab computer will look different than what is shown.
Before You Begin
You are a human being. You have a big, bad, fast, powerful human being brain. Your brain can process
more information more quickly than any STC computer. So, when working with computers and learning
new skills you must ratchet back your big bad human brain and pretend you are talking to a two year
old.
Remember when you were a small child and you were trying to learn to tie your shoes? Remember how
you had to do this one small step at a time. First you had to take the shoe laces in each hand. Then you
had to cross them over each other. Now as an adult you can tie your shoes without thinking. However!!
The task of tying your shoes is the many small tasks put together. This is how a computer “thinks”!
Computers must do things one small step at a time. This may make your big bad human brain crazy. But
if you remember to think of your computer as a child, it will make your life easier. Slow down, take your
time, perform each small task and you will find that you move through the work and learn quickly.
So read this manual word for word and perform the tasks it instructs step-by-step. This will prepare you
for your work in K200.
Windows 7
Windows 7 is an operating system (OS). An operating system is
Note. A computer must have an
software that enables a computer to work. Think of the OS as
operating system to work. If the OS
functioning like the autonomic nervous system in the human body.
can’t support the software, the
The autonomic nervous system keeps you breathing, blinking, and
software may not work on the
digesting without you having to think about it. The OS controls
computer.
such functions as: The appearance of your screen; Opening and closing programs; Startup and shutdown
procedures; General navigation techniques; and, Controls the hardware attached to your computer,
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including its memory, disk drive space, attached devices such as printers.1 The OS also helps the user
interact with other pieces of software on the computer.
Windows 7 is a graphical user interface or GUI (pronounced “goo-ey”) program. This means it will use
icons to represent programs. For example, the Recycle Bin on your Desktop looks like a trash can. Since
this is where you will “throw away” or delete what you don’t need, the trash can image is appropriate.
Also the Computer icon looks like a computer and the Logoff icon shows a key to emphasize security.
Windows. Whenever you open a program, a drive
or a folder using Windows 7 you will see objects in a
window. Hence the name Windows for Microsoft’s
operating systems.
FYI. For more information about Windows 7, go to
the K200 Class Resources page and read the
PowerPoint presentation Technology Onion Windows 7.
fhttp://www.iub.edu/~sphk200/resources.html#ppp.
Logging-on
When you first sit down to a computer in any STC lab you will see the words “Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE
to log on”. This is asking for your IU ID and password. You cannot do anything with the computer until
you log on. If at this point you do not have an IU ID and password, talk with your instructor.
Note. Whenever you see a blue circle or an hour glass next to the mouse pointer on a computer screen,
do NOT press any keys! This is the computer’s way of telling you that it is working. Wait until the blue
circle or hourglass is gone before pressing any keys. This gives your computer time to complete its
original task.
Welcome to the Desktop
When you first log onto a computer in a lab at IU this is what you will see:
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2. Icons
1. IU Desktop
background
3. Taskbar
4. Start button
This is called the Desktop. When you sit at a desk all of the material you need to work, like paper and
pens, will be on the desk’s top. The same is true of this screen: Everything you need to operate your
computer is here for you to access. This is why it is called the Desktop. Parts of the Desktop are:
1. IU Desktop background. This is the assigned graphic IU puts on computers in STC labs.
2. Icons. This is a graphic representation of a disk, folder, file, or program on the computer.
3. Taskbar. Displays the Start button, the Notification area, and any programs, folders, or files that
are open.
4. Start button. The button that you click to access programs, files, and folders on your computer.
5. Task buttons. These buttons show programs that are open. For the above example, Firefox and
Word are open.
All STC computers are designed to look and act the same way. Thus if you go to any other STC lab, the
computers will look and act exactly as they do in SPH 154. However other computers will not look the
same even if they have the same parts. For example a taskbar might be blue instead of black. Though it
looks different it still performs the same function.
Access Drives, Folders, and Files
From your Desktop you can access drives, folders, and files on your computer. A drive is hardware for
folder and file storage. A folder is storage area on a drive. A file is data such as a picture, piece of music,
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or Word document. Another way to think of drive, folder, and file is this: Your drive is a filing cabinet,
the folder is a specific folder, and the file is a piece of paper or item you have placed in the folder.
One way to begin viewing the computer’s drives, folders, and files is to double-click on the Computer
icon. A window will open looking similar to the picture below.
Address bar
Search box
Drive, folder,
and file list
Navigation
pane
Details pane
At the top of this window you will see a long textbox with the word Computer in it. This is called the
Address bar because it tells you where you are on the computer. If you look at the above picture you will
see that in the address bar the word Computer appears. This is because you are looking at the
computer’s hard drive or C drive. In the body of this window you will see two columns. The one on the
left is thinner than the one on right and is called the Navigation pane. In the right column you will see
under Hard Disk Drives (1) an icon with STC Windows (C:) next to it. This refers to the computer’s hard
drive, or main storage space. The (1) means there is only one hard drive on the computer. Yes,
computers can have more than one hard drive. Within the bottom details pane the C drive is listed as
STC Windows (C:).
Underneath the hard drive you will see the blue title Devices with Removable Storage (2)
You will also see other drives such as the DVD/CD player and a USB stick. Notice that the USB drive
(labeled MLION K200 (D:) in the picture and the DVD/CD –RW Drive (E:) are listed under Devices with
Removable Storage.
Note: Naming Drives. Drives are given letters by the computer to identify them. The names
automatically given will be letters from the alphabet. Hard drives are usually called C. Whenever you
plug in a USB stick to a computer, the computer will assign it a letter. Typically in SPH 154 the USB will
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be given the letter of D, though a few machines may also name it E. It does not matter what letter a
computer gives the USB stick.
Finally you will see the blue title line of Network Location (1). We will not use this in K200.
You can also open the same window by clicking the Start button and then Computer.
Start Button
Let’s begin with the Start button to access a program called Wordpad. Think of Wordpad as a scaled
down version of Microsoft Word.
1. Click the Start button. The Start menu will appear and look similar to the picture below.
Programs displayed
here are ones that
you will use most
often.
The gray area gives
you quick access to
parts of the
computer.
The All Programs
button displays all
programs on the
computer.
Any programs
that are open will
display here.
Search box.
2. Click Start Search box.
3. Type Wordpad.
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Accessories-Utilities
folder.
Wordpad.
4. Click on Wordpad.
5. Wordpad will open. It will look similar to Microsoft Word, but it has many fewer functions.
6. Type your full name and “K200 Microcomputer Applications in Kinesiology” at the top of the
document.
7. You will now save this document using the steps below.
Save Your Work to the Desktop
You will hear the words save your work to the Desktop a lot in K200 – a lot. You save your work to your
Desktop so that you know where it is. Files and folders can easily get lost as you can often forget where
you saved your work. So save to the Desktop EVERY TIME YOU WORK IN CLASS! That way you can find
your work and so can your instructor when you need help.
Save your above mentioned Wordpad document using the following steps:
1. Click blue rectangle with the drop down arrow in the top left corner. A menu will drop down.
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Wordpad blue button & menu.
2. Click Save As… The Save As window will appear.
3. Look at the top of the Save As window. You will see the words Libraries > Documents in the top
text box. This means that you work will be saved in the Documents folder on the computer. YOU
DO NOT WANT THIS!! You MUST save to the Desktop.
4. Click Desktop in the left side pane. Your Save As window will change, looking similar to the
picture below.
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Shows you are
viewing the
Desktop.
5. You will now see Desktop in the top text box. You will also a folder that has your full name.
Don’t worry about this folder as we will not use it.
6. At the bottom of the window you will see a textbox labeled File name. Inside the textbox you
will see Document.rtf. Under the File name textbox you will see the Save as type textbox. Inside
that textbox you will see the words Rich Text Format (RTF) (*.rtf) and a drop down arrow. This
means that unless you change the file type, this file will save in rich text format. This is fine so
leave it as it is.
7. To name this file type, Lastname_Firstname_Wordpad_Practice.rtf in the File name textbox.
Note that adding your name is a naming convention you will use throughout the class. So
whenever you see Lastname_Firstname you will type your last name and first name. Example:
Lion_Margaret_Wordpad_Practice.rtf.
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8. When you have finished typing the new name, click the Save button.
9. You work will now be saved. You can see the name of the document in the title bar of Wordpad.
See the example below.
Document name and type
are listed in the title bar.
Note. The extension on a file identifies what type of file it is and what program created it. For example,
when you see a document with .rtf in the extension you know that Wordpad, or even Word, created it.
However, if a document has .xlsx as an extension, then you know that Excel created it.
Open Software
You can open any software that is on your computer by following the steps you took to open Wordpad
in the Start Button instructions. You can test this by typing Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, or Audacity in
the Start Search box.
Show Desktop
If you have several windows open and wish to see the Desktop again, you could minimize or close all of
the windows. However it is faster and easier to use the following method.
1. Right-click on a blank part of taskbar. Don’t right-click on a task button.
2. After you right-click you will see a new menu.
3. Click on Show the Desktop.
Column style button.
4. All of your opened windows will now minimize and you will see the Desktop.
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OR
1. Click on the column like button in the lower right hand corner of the taskbar.
2. You will now see the Desktop.
Taking A Screenshot
A screenshot is a picture of your Desktop. Look at the upper right corner of your keyboard you will see
three buttons. They are Print Screen/SysRq, Scroll Lock, and Pause/Break. The Print Screen/SysRq, or
just Print Screen button, is the one you will use to take a screenshot.
For this exercise, make sure that all of your windows on your Desktop are minimized, including the
Wordpad document you created earlier.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Double-click the Computer icon to open it.
Press the PrintScreen button.
Click on the task button for your Wordpad document.
Click inside the document underneath your name.
Click Edit and then Paste.
The Desktop image will appear in the document. (See the picture below.)
Yes, the image may be too large to be completely seen in the document. We will fix that next.
Resize the Picture
You can easily make the picture smaller by doing the following:
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1. Make sure to click on the image to select it. This means the computer will now work with just
the image. The image is selected when you can see a thin blue line around the image and blue
squares in the corners and on the sides of the image as well.
2. Click on the lower right corner of the image so that your mouse changes shape and looks like a
double sided arrow.
3. Click and drag in to the center of the picture. Notice that while you do this, the picture becomes
smaller.
4. Keep dragging and making the image smaller until it fits inside the 5” ruler mark displayed at the
top of your document. Your document should look similar to the picture below.
Five inch ruler mark.
Save button.
5. Make sure to save your work by clicking the Save button.
Note: If you double-click on the Wordpad document to open it from your USB stick or the Desktop it will
automatically open in Word. This is acceptable for the class. However if you want to continue working in
Wordpad, then you must open Wordpad as you did before. Then click File, click Open, and then click on
the document. You may use either Wordpad or Word when working on this document.
File Management - Making Folders
Knowing where you keep your files and how you organize them is a big part of file management. Once
you have this skill mastered the rest of working with computers will be easy. Think of file management
this way: Your computer is an electronic file cabinet. It has drawers and inside each drawer are many
folders. Inside each folder is a document. You will organize this file cabinet to best suit your needs so
that when you need to find a specific document you will know exactly where it is. This is the same with
file management on computers. If you know your folder structure, you will always be able to find your
work.
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In K200 we give you a folder structure that you will create in Box at IU and if you wish, on your USB stick.
To properly save your work it is important that you have a good folder structure for saving and finding
your work. In K200 we give you the following folder structure for both Box at IU and your USB. You will
now create the folders you will use in K200.
Create Folders in Box at IU
Before you create your folders in Box at IU, you will need to authorize your Box. Your instructor will
cover this in class and help you with authorization. Once you have authorized your Box you will be able
to open and use it.
To access your Box at IU, do the following:
1. Log into Oncourse.
2. Click on Box at IU link in the top bar of Oncourse.
Box at IU link.
3. A new window will open. (You may have to log in again.) This new window will show your space
in Box at IU.
4. Click on the + New button.
+ New Button.
5. From the drop down menu, click New Folder.
6. The Create New Folder window will open.
7. Type K200 in the Folder Name text box. Your screen should look like the picture below.
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8. Click the Okay button. DO NOT INVITE ANYONE TO SHARE YOUR FOLDER!!! Keep your folder
Private!!!!
9. You will see a confirmation notice telling you your folder has been created. You should also see
the folder in your Box at IU window.
10. Click on your K200 folder to open it. It will look similar to the picture below.
11. Click the + New button.
12. Add the following folders:
a. Introduction to K200
b. Word
c. Excel
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d. Access
e. PowerPoint
f. Podcasting
g. Dreamweaver
h. In Class Savers
13. Note: The above folders will now be inside the K200 folder in your Box at IU.
14. Your K200 folder should look similar to the picture below.
You have now created your K200 folders. You will save all corresponding work in each folder. For
example, all work you do on Microsoft Word should be saved in the Word folder.
Make sure to view the Box at IU videos found on the Class Resources page on the class Website. The
videos are listed under IU Online Resources. (http://www.iub.edu/~sphk200/resources.html#ior).
Note: You can read more about Box at IU from the University Information Technology Services (UITS)
Webpage About Box at IU: http://uits.iu.edu/page/bbox.
Optional: Creating Folders on USB Stick
If you create folders on your USB stick your instructions will be similar to what you did for Box at IU. You
will create eight folders within one K200 folder. The folders and their structure are listed below:
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Introduction to K200
Word
Excel
Access
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Podcasting
Dreamweaver
In Class Savers
To create the folders on your USB stick, do the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Make sure your USB stick is plugged into your computer.
Double-click on the Computer icon on your Desktop.
Click on your USB stick which should be listed under Devices with Removable Storage.
Click on New Folder in the bar below the title bar.
New Folder
5.
6.
7.
8.
A New Folder will appear. It will be a folder icon.
Click the New Folder button 6 more times.
Right-click on the first folder so that you will see a menu.
Click on Rename near the bottom of the menu. The words New Folder beside the icon will now
be surrounded by blue. It will look similar to the picture below.
9. Type in the new name for this folder which will be Assignment 1 – Word.
10. Complete the above steps 7-9 to rename all of the folders so they correspond to the above list.
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You now have all of the folders you need for correctly saving your work in K200.
Saving Copies & Backing-Up Your Work
You now have Lastname_Firstname_Wordpad_Practice.rtf saved on your Desktop. You must save or
back-up this document in order to use it again and submit it for grading. This will be true for all of the
work you do in K200.
It is important to always back-up copies of your work for K200. Always. You have two locations for
backing-up your work: Box at IU; and if you wish your USB stick. BACK-UP YOUR WORK! At the end of
every class session back-up your work to Box at IU. This is the only way to be sure you will not lose your
work. Remember that if you lose your work, your grade could, and probably will suffer due to the no
late work policy.
Uploading a File to Box at IU
Note: You may also view the Box at IU video In and Out 1 found on the Class Resources page under IU
Online Resources - http://www.iub.edu/~sphk200/resources.html#ior.
To upload a file to your Box, do the following:
1. Reduce the size of your Box at IU window so you can see the Desktop.
2. Click on Introduction to K200 so you can save your work in it. Your Box at IU should look similar
to the picture below.
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3. Use one of the two below methods to upload your file to Box at IU.
a. When Logged Into an IU Computer You Can:
i. Click and drag the file you wish to save into the grey area of the window.
ii. The file will then appear saved in Box at IU.
iii. For this manual, upload Lastname_Firstname_Wordpad_Practice.rtf.
b. When NOT at IU You Must: Click on the red file browser words.
i. A window will open showing you the contents of your computer.
ii. Click on the file you wish to save.
iii. Click Open.
iv. Your file will be uploaded to Box at IU.
v. For this manual, upload Lastname_Firstname_Wordpad_Practice.rtf.
4. Your Box at IU will now look similar to the picture below.
File has been loaded.
Optional: Save to USB Stick
Saving to your USB stick is similar to saving your work to Box at IU. It is recommended you save to both
places. To save Lastname_Firstname_Wordpad_Practice.rtf to your USB stick, do the following:
1. Make sure that your USB stick is connected to the computer.
2. Double-click on the Computer icon.
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3. Double-click on the folders until the Introduction to K200 is open. It should look similar to the
picture below.
Notice the address bar. Introduction to
K200 are the last words so the Introduction
to K200 folder is open.
4. Click and drag Lastname_Firstname_Wordpad_Practice.rtf from the Desktop to the USB
window.
5. When you release your finger the file will copy.
6. You will now see the file in the USB window. It has been saved, or backed-up, to your USB stick.
It should look similar to the picture below.
Document has
been saved.
Accessing Your Saved Work For Class
At this point you have successfully backed-up your work on Box at IU and perhaps to your USB stick.
Well done! Now in order to use the file again for class you must put it on the Desktop.
Get Work From Box at IU
You will want to get your work from Box at IU and put it on your Desktop for when you are in the
classroom, or on any IU computer. There are a few ways to do this. First method is drag and drop.
To drag and drop your file from Box at IU, do the following:
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Double-click the Computer icon on the Desktop.
Double-click the Box icon.
Go to your K200 folder inside Box.
Open the folder that has your file. For this example, you will go to Introduction to K200.
Drag and drop the needed file to the Desktop. For this example, use the file
Lastname_Firstname_Wordpad_Practice.rtf.
6. Minimize the Box window.
You can now work on the file Lastname_Firstname_Wordpad_Practice.rtf, or any other file, on your
Desktop.
The second method for getting a file from Box is download.
To download your file, do the following:
1. Go to your file in Box at IU. For this example, open the Introduction to K200 folder.
2. Move your mouse pointer over the file until it is highlighted with a light red color.
3. Move your mouse pointer over the More Options arrow on the right side of the file. Make sure
you see the More Options menu. Your screen should look similar to the picture below.
More Options
menu.
4. Click on Download.
5. If you are using Firefox, do the following:
a. Click Save File.
b. Click OK.
c. Go to the Desktop.
d. Save your file.
6. If you are using Internet Explorer (IE), do the following:
a. A download bar will appear at the bottom of your screen.
b. Click the drop down arrow by Save.
c. Click Save As.
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d. Go to the Desktop.
e. Click Save.
f. Close the download bar when you file has finished downloading.
7. Now go to the Desktop and open your file.
You may now work on your file.
Optional: From USB to Desktop
Follow the below steps for moving your document to the Desktop.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Open the USB and the go to the folder that holds your file.
Click on the document and drag it to the Desktop.
Close the USB window and work on the document on the Desktop.
When you are finished working on the document, save it.
Drag it the document back to the correct folder on the USB stick.
When asked if you wish to replace the old copy with the new, choose yes.
The updated version of your document has been saved.
Zip and Unzip Files
There will be many times during K200 where you will need to download student files. Often when this
happens you will need to download several files all at once. To make this easier the files will be
compressed or zipped together. Files that have been zipped act as one, usually smaller, file. So rather
than download or even upload many large files you will only deal with one, hopefully smaller, file. You
can upload and download zipped files the same way you would a single file.
Zipping files also makes your life in K200 easier when it comes to saving your work. For example if you
had two or more files to save to My Workspace, zipping the files together makes it easier for you to
upload your files to My Workspace. You will now practice downloading, unzipping, zipping, and
uploading files.
Note: Depending on which Web browser you are using, Firefox or IE, the downloading the files will be a
bit different. The example below shows downloading in IE. For more detailed instruction on
downloading using either browser, reading through Get Work from Box at IU again.
Download and Unzip Zipped Files
You will do this often in K200. The first zipped files you will download will be for Chapter 1 Common
Features of Office 2010 in your textbook. To download these zipped files, do the following:
1. Go to the Class Resources Webpage - http://www.indiana.edu/~SPHK200/resources.html. Note:
Move your mouse pointer over the Web address, press and hold down the Ctrl key and then
click your mouse. The Webpage will open in your browser.
2. Click the Page Link Textbook Resources.
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Textbook Resources.
3. You will be moved down the page to where the Textbook Resources are located.
Student Data Files.
4. Click on the Student Data Files for Microsoft Chapters of Class Textbook link. A new Web
browser window will open and you will see the page pictured below.
Chapter links.
5. Click on the link Common Features Chapter 1: Common Features of Office 2010.
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6. NOTE: Chapter links for this page may have different chapter numbers than in your textbook.
Be sure to read the chapter title to get the proper files.
7. When you click on the link a new small window will open.
Save as.
8. Click Save as.
9. The Save As window will open. Save your work to your Desktop by making sure Desktop in the
top textbox and then click the Save button.
Desktop.
Save button.
10. The Save As window will close. You can close the Student Data Files window.
11. Go to your Desktop
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12. You will see the files on your Desktop. They will be inside an icon that looks like a manila folder
that has a zipper on it. The zipper lets you know the files are still zipped or compressed.
13. DO NOT USE THE FILES IN THE ZIPPED FOLDER!! If you try to work on the files in the zipped
folder you will be unable to save any of your work. You must extract your files first!!
14. Right-click on the zipped folder. A new window will appear.
Extract All.
15. Click on the words Extract All…
16. The Extract Compress (Zipped) Folders window will open. This window will show you where your
files will be put once they are unzipped. It is usually in the same location as the zipped folder so
your files will be unzipped onto the Desktop. This is what you want so click the Extract button.
Files will be saved on Desktop.
Extract button.
17. It may take a few seconds but your files will extract. Once they are done a new window will
open displaying the files you will need for the chapter.
18. Note: You will not use all of the files in the folder. The extra files are for extra projects from the
chapter that you will not be doing in K200.
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19. Note: It is wise to delete the zipped folder so you don’t get confused and to clean off your
Desktop.
20. Inside the chapter window you will see two folders: _MACOSX and common_ch_01. If you are
on a Mac you must use the files inside the _MACOSX folder. For classroom purposes and if you
are on a PC anywhere, use the files in common_ch_01.
21. Note: If you wish, you can delete the _MACOSX folder by clicking on it and then pressing the
delete key. The next examples will show only the common_ch_01 folder
common_ch_01 files only.
22. Now double-click the common_ch_01 folder to open it.
Chapter files.
23. You may now work on these files as they are no longer zipped.
24. NOTE: It is wise to delete the still zipped folder on your Desktop before you begin your work.
This way you won’t be tempted to or accidentally use the zipped files.
Zip Files
Once you have worked on your files, you will want to save them for future use and/or submitting for
grading when they are finished. To zip your files, do the following:
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1. Locate the folder you wish to zip on your Desktop. Make sure that all of the files you need to
save are in this folder!!!!
2. Close and save all files in the folder and then close the folder.
3. Right-click on the folder. A menu will open.
4. Move your mouse pointer over Send to which is in the bottom half of the menu. A new menu
will open from Send to.
5. Click on the first choice in the new menu, Compressed (zipped) folder.
6. The computer will automatically zip the folder and you will now see it as a new zipped icon.
7. You may now move and back-up this folder just like you would a single file.
Removing Your USB Stick – The Proper Way
Some of you may be tempted to pull your USB stick out of your computer once you are through with it.
This is a dangerous practice as it can destroy your stick, destroy your data, or destroy the USB slot on the
computer. (Ms. Lion has done all of the above in the past.) So always remove your USB stick the proper
steps listed below and you will not need to fear losing your work.
1. Look to the lower right corner of your Desktop. On the taskbar you will see a small icon that
looks like a USB stick and has a green and white check mark on it. This icon represents a USB
stick inserted into the computer. It will look similar to the picture below.
Remove icon.
2. When you move your mouse pointer over the icon the words “Safely Remove Hardware and
Eject Media” will appear.
3. Click on this icon. A menu will open showing you the items attached to your computer. It will
look similar to the picture below.
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4. Click the Eject line over your USB stick. In the picture above the USB stick is shown as MLION
K200.
5. To be sure your USB stick has been properly ejected, double-click on the Computer icon. If you
don’t see your stick listed, then it has been properly ejected.
6. You can now safely remove your USB stick from the computer.
Submit Project for Grading
Once you have completed your work and saved Lastname_Firstname_Wordpad_Practice.rtf to your
Box at IU and maybe USB stick,, you must submit it for grading. Projects must be submitted in the
correction section of Assignments of your class in Oncourse. If you do not submit your work properly, it
will not be considered for grading. To properly submit your work for grading, do the following:
1. Locate your file Lastname_Firstname_Wordpad_Practice.rtf. You will submit this as practice
and it will contribute to your total points for this manual.
2. Log into Oncourse and go to your K200 class.
3. Click Assignments in the left red column. Your view will be similar to the picture below.
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Class Tab
Assignments Title
Individual Project Titles
Due Dates
4. Projects are listed by due date.
5. Click on the project you wish to submit. For this example you will click on the words “View
Details and Submit” under Introduction to K200.
6. The top half of your screen will look similar to the picture below. The top half gives you detailed
information about the project. Notice Assignment Instructions. That tells you exactly what files
to submit and when they are due.
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Assignment Instructions
7. The second half of your screen, you will need to scroll down, will look similar to the picture
below.
Submission Text
Submit button
Add Attachments link
8. Click on the Add Attachments link. The Add a File Attachment window will open. It will look
similar to the picture below.
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Add a File Attachment
Browse button.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Under Add a File Attachment click the Browse button.
The Choose File to Upload window will open.
Navigate to your file on your Desktop.
Click on the file.
Click the Open button.
The Choose File to Upload window will close and your file will appear under the new heading
Items to attach. Note: If you have selected the wrong file you can submit it with no fear of losing
points or remove it using the remove link. See picture below.
File under Items to attach
Remove link
Continue button
i. If you have more file to submit, repeat the above process.
ii. Once your file is listed under Items to attach, click the Continue button.
iii. You will now be back at your project’s Assignments section.
15. Click the Submit button. ALWAYS click the submit button. You are allowed to submit files as
many times as you wish so always use this. If you do not click the Submit button the file will not
be visible for grading and thus you will receive not points.
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Submit button
16. A small window will open asking you if you are sure you wish to do this. Click Yes, Continue.
Yes, Continue
button
17. You will now be back at your Assignment List under Assignments. NOTICE that the project you
just submitted is at the bottom of the list. Don’t worry this is normal. You can continue to
submit files to this project, or any other project that is at the bottom of the list, until the Accept
Until date.
Needed Skills for
K200 @ IU is now
at the bottom of
the project list.
18. You have finished submitting your work for grading. You may now log out of Oncourse.
NOTE: If you have any questions or comments about a project, write it in the Submission Text box.
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Weekly Project – Worth 10 Points
STOP!
If you have just jumped ahead and skipped reading the first 30 pages of this manual you are doing
yourself a grave disservice. If you do not immediately go to the top of this document and begin on page
one, you will seriously hurt your grade. There are things you will do in the above instructions that will
affect your grade; not just for this project but for the entire class. If these things are not done, you will
automatically lose half of your points for this project.
Now go back up and read. 
If you have done everything in the above 30 pages, GREAT! You may continue.
Weekly Project – The “Windows” File
Do the following work on your own to turn in as your Introduction to K200 weekly project. Remember
you must save everything to the Desktop to properly do this project.
1. Log on to an STC computer and log into Box at IU.
2. Open Wordpad.
3. Create three files with the following names:
a. 1_Lastname_Firstname_Intro_File.rtf
b. 2_Lastname_Firstname_Intro_File.rtf
c. 3_Lastname_Firstname_Intro_File.rtf
4. In each file, type your name and then the file number. For example: Margaret Lion, Document 1.
5. Close and save all three files to the Desktop.
6. Create a new file in Wordpad.
7. In the new Wordpad file, type your full name and “Introduction to K200 Participation Points” at
the top of the document.
8. Press the Enter key and type the full names and email addresses of your two K200 Buddies.
9. Press the Enter key and type Desktop.
10. Press the Enter key again.
11. Save your document as Lastname_Firstname_Windows_Introduction.rtf.
12. Minimize the document.
13. Take a screenshot of the Desktop and paste the image in your files. Note that the Desktop
picture should include the three files listed in step 3 and
Lastname_Firstname_Windows_Introducton.rtf. If you have more files on your Desktop, that is
fine too.
14. Save your work.
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15. Back-up the files you made in step 3 to the Introduction to K200 folder Box. Note:
Lastname_Firstname_Wordpad_Practice.rtf MUST also be in the folder!!!
16. Go back to the file Lastname_Firstname_Windows_Introduction.rtf.
17. Press the Enter key and type “Introduction to K200 Folder in Box at IU.”
18. Press Enter.
19. Go back to Box at IU and take a screenshot of the Introduction to K200 folder displaying your
files.
20. Paste the Box at IU Introduction to K200 folder screenshot in the file.
21. Save the file.
22. Upload Lastname_Firstname_Windows_Introduction.rft to Introduction to K200 in
Assignments in Oncourse.
For More Information
For more information about what you have read in this handout, visit the K200 Class Resources page
and look under From Microsoft Web Site - Windows Help and How-to series http://www.indiana.edu/~SPHK200/resources.html#msws. Click on the listed links for more information
about each topic.
Box at IU
For more information on Box at IU, go to Class Resources page and click on IU Online Resources http://www.iub.edu/~sphk200/resources.html#ior. View the videos listed under Box at IU Videos.
Also visit the About Box at IU Knowledge Base Web page - http://uits.iu.edu/page/bbox. You can find
this link above the Box at IU Videos - http://www.iub.edu/~sphk200/resources.html#ior.
References
Technological Onion – Operating Systems (OS) PowerPoint Presentation http://www.indiana.edu/~SPHK200/resources.html
Textbook Glossary http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_skills_ms_office_2010_vol1/164/42192/10801285.cw/index.html
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