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Students using the St. Marys College computer network

This computer lab is part of a wireless wide area network (WAN). Your username and password

allow you to logon to any computer that has access to this network. For eample! you can logon

to computers in the library and gain access to the course files! your own work and any other

material that is a"ailable to you on the network. You cannot logon to this WAN from home.

Students working online or from home

To facilitate internet participation in this course! a #oogle #roup has been created$

http$%%groups.google.com%group%stmaryscomp&''

You will need to create a #oogle account to sign up for this group

You will need to "isit the groups page and click the link to *ask owner to +oin the group,

You will ha"e to wait until your in"itation is appro"ed.

Once your request is approved you will be exposed to the same content that is found in the computer

lab plus some extra information.

-nline discussion

haring ideas

/inks to other resources

0n short! a different learning eperience! if you choose to make it so.

!ssignment " #$etting Started%

-b+ecti"es$

1reate a folder named 2my1omp&''

1reate a file with your name and Assignment3 in your 2my1omp&'' folder

et the 45A67-N/Y attribute of the file

ubmit the file to the Teacher

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&or Students using the 'ab

Click start button ( Computer

)oull see several icons these are various network drives.

*ach drive has a specific purpose and access permissions.

+etails are posted on the lab door.

See page 147 in text (Part II, chapter 2) as a reference.

Network dri"e 8$ (6T'9).This is your own pri"ate space on the network for sa"ing your

personal work. 0t is here that you will do all your rough work before submission. 0t is best to

organi:e your work into folders and files. 1ontinue reading this tutorial for eercises on this.

+ouble click on the ,- drive now to check it out

Network dri"e (tudent;4esources) is the place to find all of the course content. The location will

ha"e a name that follows the con"ention

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$o to StudentShare drive now to verify this step.

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1reate a new folder on your network share (dri"e 8$)! name that folder *my1omp&'',

o 1reate a new folder by right7clicking a blank area in (dri"e 8$) folder window! pointing to

New! and then clicking Folder.

o /eft click in the tet area for the name and type in *my1omp&'',

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1reate a file (or folder)

o -pen your new folder *my1omp&'',

6ouble click (left mouse button) or

4ight click once! then choose open

o 1reate a new File by right7clicking a blank area in my1omp&'' folder window! pointing

to New! and then clicking *>icrosoft -ffice Word 6ocument,.

/eft click anywhere in the blank area

o You should now ha"e a file named *New >icrosoft Word -ffice Word 6ocument,

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4ename a file (or folder)

o 4ight click the file

5nsure the file becomes highlighted

o 1hoose rename from the options

o 4ename your file according to this procedure

?ut your First and last name (with a space) in between

?ut your class

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?ut A'! A! A& etc

This is short for Assignment !Assignment &! Assignment = etc

o Your File should now ha"e a name like *?aul Gones A',

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-pen a file and type some tet! sa"e changes. 4eference chapter pg H' (?art 00 1hapter ) intet.

This tet is outdated gi"en the "ersion of word that we are using. 0t is still useful for understanding

basic concepts.

o 6ouble click on the file you named to open it

Notice that >icrosoft -ffice Word starts up first

o You should ha"e a blank! white background to start typing in.

0f not! choose *New 6ocument,

o Type something! anything! in your document

o 1lick *a"e,

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?rotecting assignments (This is to be done only when you ha"e finished work and are ready to

submit an assignment)

o 4ight click the file

5nsure the file becomes highlighted

o 1hoose ?roperties from the options

o 0n the new window that opens

/ook for Attributes on the bottom left

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1lick the 45A67-N/Y option

Network dri"e (tudent;hare) is the place to submit your assignments. The location will ha"e a

name that follows the con"ention

(tudent;hare) E$