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Lab 6 © R. Craig Collins, 2005/6

General Lab Directions
Note: There is not enough time in lecture to cover all the material; read your book BEFORE you begin the lab
Note: Typically labs will require you to invest some time in the lab, outside of class lecture hours

 •Check with the Instructor for the due date
 •Document the required steps/commands/tags before you start, 30%
 •Successful completion of activity, 40%
 •Hands On, 30%

Make a folder named Lab6 on your floppy or O: drive.
Vista users: Right click here, then choose Save Target as... to save in the Lab6 folder. Save this as yourname-lab6.docx
XP users: Right click here, then choose Save Target as... to save in the Lab6 folder. Save this as yourname-lab6.doc
Open Word, then open yourname-lab6.doc
At the end of this process, you will be turning in answers using the Quizzes area of Desire2Learn, based on the following questions. So, to get the best score, fill in all the answers in this document first.

XP: Open My Computer\Tool Menu\Map Network Drive…

1. True or False: a mapped network drive is a shared folder on a server that can be accessed from your computer.
2. What is the path to your O: drive?
3. What is the generic example of a mapped network drive?
4. If you wish to make a new network drive, is there a way to locate the shared folder available? If so, what is it?
5. What must be done if you wish to continue using this network drive?
Do not make changes to your O: drive

Windows Activity

Add the following to an Excel Spreadsheet:

Select the cells by dragging the mouse over and down; using the chart wizard, create a pie chart; Save the worksheet as yourname-lab6.xlsx in the lab6 folder. Right click the chart, and choose copy.

Home Tab\PasteÚ Paste Special Choose Paste Link Choose Microsoft Office Excel Chart Object

XP In your Word Document, place your cursor as directed, and chose Edit\Paste Special – Paste Link
[screenshot worth 20%]

Make sure a change in the spreadsheet changes the chart above.

Vista: Using Network, browse the Entire network. If ‘Network Discovery is turned off…’  Click the bar to change settings.
Username is: wtc522-xx-vs08\vista_user where xx is the number of your computer; Password vista_user

XP: Using My Network Places, browse the Entire network to the Microsoft Network, then to TCNET. Use Print Screen, the Edit paste that image as directed into your Word document.

[Your TCNet screen worth 20%]

. Hands On
1. What is a client server network?
2. What is a peer to peer network?
3. Describe the process of sharing a folder (from book material).
4. What is different about the icon for a shared folder? (from book material)
XP Shared folder icon
           Vista Shared folder icon
5. What is a network mapped drive?
6. Describe the process of mapping a network drive.
7. What does OLE stand for?
8. What is an object?
9. How is linking different than embedding?
10. How do you update a link?

In Windows, save your document as yourname-lab6.docx, zip the entire lab6 directory, and rename to yourname-lab6.zip.
Log into Desire2Learn, choose this class, choose Dropbox, and select Lab 6.
Browse to yourname-lab6.zip and upload it.

You will then transfer your answers to the D2L Quiz for lab 6.
Choose the Quizzes menu, and locate Lab 6.

for Labs that require files to be electronically submitted
 •if you have multiple files, zip the required file(s) and/or folder(s)
 • rename the zipped file to reflect your name and the lab being turned in
       •Example: yourname-lab1 or yourname-lab1.zip (if your extensions are visible)
       (For additional help on selecting, zipping, or renaming files, see Windows Crash Course)

 If submitting by Temple College Desire2Learn:
       •Log into D2L, scroll to the bottom, and choose the correct course
       •When the Course Home Page appears, click on the Dropbox link.
       
Dropbox directions

• 1. Choose the class for which you want to drop off an assignment.
  2. Find the Dropbox tool, click on it.
  3. Choose the appropriate Dropbox folder, click on it.
  4. Choose [Add a File], then choose [Browse]; you may need to choose (My) Computer first
  5. Find the file that you would like to upload and click open, then choose [Upload]
  6. Type in a short description or comment about the file, if you like.
  7. Select [Add] for any additional files that may be pertinent, and repeat
  8. After your files have been selected, click [Upload]. (You will always click upload at least twice)
  9. Some files may take a long time to upload (especially if there are graphics in the file).

• Did my file get through?
  1. Go to the Dropbox tool
  2. Click the number under Submissions
  3. All of the assignments that have been submitted will be listed.