Turning on the Monitor for the ADA Computer
-ADA Computer
- Screen Reader & Scanner
- Foot PedalThe computer closest to the DVD stands is an ADA compliant computer set up to assist the visually impaired. Students may use this computer but will be asked to move if the Screen Reader or the Scanner near it is needed. To turn on the monitor and switch the monitor viewing from the Screen Reader to the computer, the Screen Reader must be turned on as well.
To turn on the Screen Reader press the switch that is located to the back right side of the machine.
If the monitor does not show the "desktop", step on the foot pedal (located on floor) to toggle from the reader to the PC monitor. You may also press the "PC" Key on the Screen Reader’s keypad. This should bring up the computer's desktop.
Please see a librarian if you need further assistance.
Thank you.
How Do I Take a Screen Shot and Save It as a Image/photo file like .gif or .jpg?
Before I give you this information remember that materials found on the web are automatically copyright protected. Chattanooga State and other academic environments endorse giving credit and citing any image or material you use in a school project that has its origin on the web.
It is acceptable for you to use a small portion of copyright protected materials in student project within an academic setting. You may not post or upload them to the Internet legally.
It is acceptable for you to use a small portion of copyright protected materials in student project within an academic setting. You may not post or upload them to the Internet legally.
- The first step is to open the image or photo to its full size from the webpage.
- Press Ctrl + Alt + Print Screen. You won't see anything happen but you will have a screen shot. Next, go to START > PROGRAMS > ACCESORIES and open the application, PAINT.
- Click on Edit > Paste and your image will appear. In Paint you can resize the picture or crop the image. Look to the Help feature in Paint to learn these steps.
- Last step, Click File > Save As.
- In the new window choose where you want the item to be saved (default saves it to My Pictures) Name your file and (using the down arrow at the right of the Save as type text box) select .gif or .jpg. Both these file types can be uploaded to a online student project or inserted into Office type documents. They can also be used with Mac iLife applications.
- Click Save.
Frequently Used File Types and Their Extensions at CSTCC
As students enter the academic environment they quickly realize that there are numerous software applications and file types involved in the development of their course content. Depending on the instructor's technology history and training, students may need to adapt their file content to mesh with their instructor's preference-to some extend.
At Chattanooga State we push for continuity to keep a huge cross section of technology in harmony and running smoothly. This requires patients and understanding and an open allegiance between departments. It requires a special dedication by instructors to keep their course content compatible to Chattanooga States technology. I'd like to reassure our students that CSTCC instructors are committed to making their technology experiences and transitions as smooth as possible.
Here are the most common file types utilized in eLearn and on campus computers for the new students taking introductory courses. As each student selects a field of study, he or she will be exposed to more specialised file extensions & software applications:
Microsoft Word Document (.doc & .docx) 97-2003, 2007
Microsoft PowerPoint Slideshow & Presentation(.pps & .ppt)
Microsoft Excel Worksheet (.xls)
Packaged Definition File (.pdf)
Rich Text Format (.rtf)
Image or Graphics File Extensions (.jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .gfi)
Web File Extensions like Hypertext MarkUp Language (.html, .xml, .hml...)
If you are working in OpenOffice or older Microsoft applications you need to be aware that you need to save your work from those applications to a universal format. The best choice for CSTCC eLearn and our campus computers is Rich Text Format (.rtf). Saving to this format and other formats is done under the Office button> Save As>Other Formats>Save as Type. Select the format type using the down arrow at the right of the text box. Click Save.
To learn more go online to websites such as Whatis?com: The leading IT encyclopedia and learning center and check out their "Every File Extension in the World" chart.
Search on line for more information on file extensions.
At Chattanooga State we push for continuity to keep a huge cross section of technology in harmony and running smoothly. This requires patients and understanding and an open allegiance between departments. It requires a special dedication by instructors to keep their course content compatible to Chattanooga States technology. I'd like to reassure our students that CSTCC instructors are committed to making their technology experiences and transitions as smooth as possible.
Here are the most common file types utilized in eLearn and on campus computers for the new students taking introductory courses. As each student selects a field of study, he or she will be exposed to more specialised file extensions & software applications:
Microsoft Word Document (.doc & .docx) 97-2003, 2007
Microsoft PowerPoint Slideshow & Presentation(.pps & .ppt)
Microsoft Excel Worksheet (.xls)
Packaged Definition File (.pdf)
Rich Text Format (.rtf)
Image or Graphics File Extensions (.jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .gfi)
Web File Extensions like Hypertext MarkUp Language (.html, .xml, .hml...)
If you are working in OpenOffice or older Microsoft applications you need to be aware that you need to save your work from those applications to a universal format. The best choice for CSTCC eLearn and our campus computers is Rich Text Format (.rtf). Saving to this format and other formats is done under the Office button> Save As>Other Formats>Save as Type. Select the format type using the down arrow at the right of the text box. Click Save.
To learn more go online to websites such as Whatis?com: The leading IT encyclopedia and learning center and check out their "Every File Extension in the World" chart.
Search on line for more information on file extensions.
My Teacher Cannot Open My Open Office Documents from the Dropbox.
Sometimes students work in applications like OpenOffice, a free open source application downloaded from the Interent. OpenOffice is like Office but not quite. So when you use it and add it to the eLearn dropbox it doesn't open. It says the file is corrupt. eLearn works primarily with Office 97-2003 and Office 2007.
Hope is not lost. Ask someone at the library's Help Desk for a computer that has OpenOffice. The next step is to login to eLearn and open the dropbox with the documents. The documents then need to be saved to the computer desktop. You can right click on the file name to do this. A submenu pops up. Open OpenOffice and then use it to open the documents from the desktop. Save the documents again with a new name and Save as Type Office 97-2003 or as .rtf (rich text format). Now that the OpenOffice documents have been resaved in these file types, you can upload these files to the dropbox.
If you continue to use OpenOffice for your eLearn assignments...
You can but you need to save any documents you create in it as a Rich Text Format also refered to as .rtf. You can do this by going to SAVE AS. Click on the down arrow next to the Save as Type textbox and select Rich Text Format. Click Save.
When you Browse for your documents to put them in the dropbox, make sure you have the .rtf version. You can hold the cursor over the file and a textbox will appear giving you information on that file.
Hope is not lost. Ask someone at the library's Help Desk for a computer that has OpenOffice. The next step is to login to eLearn and open the dropbox with the documents. The documents then need to be saved to the computer desktop. You can right click on the file name to do this. A submenu pops up. Open OpenOffice and then use it to open the documents from the desktop. Save the documents again with a new name and Save as Type Office 97-2003 or as .rtf (rich text format). Now that the OpenOffice documents have been resaved in these file types, you can upload these files to the dropbox.
If you continue to use OpenOffice for your eLearn assignments...
You can but you need to save any documents you create in it as a Rich Text Format also refered to as .rtf. You can do this by going to SAVE AS. Click on the down arrow next to the Save as Type textbox and select Rich Text Format. Click Save.
When you Browse for your documents to put them in the dropbox, make sure you have the .rtf version. You can hold the cursor over the file and a textbox will appear giving you information on that file.
List of keyboard shortcuts that make life easier.
This is a short list of various keyboard shortcuts that really help save time.
General windows shortcuts (These work for almost all programs on windows)
Alt + F4
This shortcut closes the active window or program
Alt + Enter
Will toggle full screen or windowed mode on most applications and windows
Alt + Esc
This shortcut minimizes a program to the task bar
Ctrl + Alt + Del
Depending on your settings this will either bring up the task manager, or it will bring up a full screen menu that you can access the task manager from. The task manager allows you to close out of programs that have locked up your computer.
Ctrl + P
This is generally the universal "print" shortcut. This will bring up the print window, so that you can print the active window.
Ctrl + A
Selects everything in a document
Ctrl + X
This is the "Cut" shortcut. It will copy what you have selected to something called the "Clip board" and remove what you had selected from the document.
Ctrl + C
This is the "Copy" shortcut. It will copy to the clipboard without removing it from the document.
Ctrl + V
This is the "Paste" shortcut. It will copy from the clipboard to the document.
Ctrl + F
Opens up the find window. Find will search for a word or
Ctrl + S
Saves the file
Ctrl + Z
Undo - In some programs it is Ctrl + Shift + Z
Ctrl + Y
Redo
General web browser shortcuts (These work in most web browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Firefox)
Backspace
Like hitting the back button
Shift + Backspace
Like hitting the forward button
Ctrl + Mouse wheel
Will increase or decrease the font size. If you don't have a mouse wheel, you can use Ctrl + '+' or Ctrl + '-'.
Ctrl + Zero
Will reset the font to default
Ctrl + T
Most new web browsers support tabs. This will open a new tab
Ctrl + R
Refreshes the web page
Ctrl + W
Closes the current tab, or if you only have one open will close the window.
Ctrl + D
Bookmarks the page
Ctrl + N
Opens a new browser page
Microsoft Office 2007 Shortcuts
Ctrl + O
Opens a file
Ctrl + I
Italics
Ctrl + U
Underlines
Ctrl + B
Bolds
Ctrl + R
Right justifies the text
Ctrl + E
Center justifies the text
Ctrl + Q
Left justifies the text
Ctrl + L
No text justification
Ctrl + T
Increases the hanging indent by half an inch
Ctrl + Shift + T
Decreases the hanging indent by half an inch
Alt
Tapping alt will add key strokes to the ribbon, allowing you access to most options with a button press. Alt again turns this off.
General windows shortcuts (These work for almost all programs on windows)
Alt + F4
This shortcut closes the active window or program
Alt + Enter
Will toggle full screen or windowed mode on most applications and windows
Alt + Esc
This shortcut minimizes a program to the task bar
Ctrl + Alt + Del
Depending on your settings this will either bring up the task manager, or it will bring up a full screen menu that you can access the task manager from. The task manager allows you to close out of programs that have locked up your computer.
Ctrl + P
This is generally the universal "print" shortcut. This will bring up the print window, so that you can print the active window.
Ctrl + A
Selects everything in a document
Ctrl + X
This is the "Cut" shortcut. It will copy what you have selected to something called the "Clip board" and remove what you had selected from the document.
Ctrl + C
This is the "Copy" shortcut. It will copy to the clipboard without removing it from the document.
Ctrl + V
This is the "Paste" shortcut. It will copy from the clipboard to the document.
Ctrl + F
Opens up the find window. Find will search for a word or
Ctrl + S
Saves the file
Ctrl + Z
Undo - In some programs it is Ctrl + Shift + Z
Ctrl + Y
Redo
General web browser shortcuts (These work in most web browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Firefox)
Backspace
Like hitting the back button
Shift + Backspace
Like hitting the forward button
Ctrl + Mouse wheel
Will increase or decrease the font size. If you don't have a mouse wheel, you can use Ctrl + '+' or Ctrl + '-'.
Ctrl + Zero
Will reset the font to default
Ctrl + T
Most new web browsers support tabs. This will open a new tab
Ctrl + R
Refreshes the web page
Ctrl + W
Closes the current tab, or if you only have one open will close the window.
Ctrl + D
Bookmarks the page
Ctrl + N
Opens a new browser page
Microsoft Office 2007 Shortcuts
Ctrl + O
Opens a file
Ctrl + I
Italics
Ctrl + U
Underlines
Ctrl + B
Bolds
Ctrl + R
Right justifies the text
Ctrl + E
Center justifies the text
Ctrl + Q
Left justifies the text
Ctrl + L
No text justification
Ctrl + T
Increases the hanging indent by half an inch
Ctrl + Shift + T
Decreases the hanging indent by half an inch
Alt
Tapping alt will add key strokes to the ribbon, allowing you access to most options with a button press. Alt again turns this off.
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