Summary of the First Week (iii)

Today we logged on to the system (known as the Legacy network) and created a folder hierarchy to help organise our work over the coming months.
Within your 'My Documents' area you had to make a folder for 'Applied ICT'.
Inside that you then created folders for 'AS' and 'A2'.
Inside the 'AS' folder you created folders for each module (1,2,3).

You were then asked to take a screenshot of your completed folder hierarchy.

To do this I introduced a graphics package called GIMP.
I showed you how to use the File > Aquire > Screenshot > Window feature to take a screenshot of a selected window only.
I also discussed how to save this as a JPEG file so it takes less storage space.

You were asked to create an 'Archive' folder for your old files from 1st to 5th year.
You had to move all your files into this, and then you can copy them onto a memory stick or CD-r to take home with you, freeing up space for your A level work over the coming months.

I asked you to make a short guide to "Using Folders", in Word, and showed you how to:

• Insert images (Insert > Picture > From file drag over from Explorer)
• Add a caption to the image.
• Use page breaks to start work on different pages
• Use headings to structure your document.
• Use Table of Contents / Figures (Insert > Reference > Indexes and Tables) to list pages and topics in your document.

On Monday you will continue to work on this document, using all of the features mentioned above.

I explained the printing process in my room. I showed you both the Mono (1 credit) & Colour (5 credits) laser printers and explained about printing documents as PDF files.

You had no written homework for over the weekend, but don't get used to this!