Course Lab

Lab 8© R. Craig Collins, 2005

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: Please read the related overview material before continuing
Check with your Instructor for due date, typically Friday, 11:59PM (see due dates)

Part 1 Complete Quizzes for the Practical PC book for Chapters 7 and 8
You do NOT need to search for, or create a tracking disk, you will use the D2L quizzes...
Choose cancel when prompted to create a tracking disk, and choose continue if warned about tracking
You may take each D2L quiz on the Practical PC chapters twice, so if you have a typo and get a poor score... do it again

Part 2 Make a web page, Save an existing document as a web page, or save an existing document as a pdf

This last lab is designed with some flexibility, to allow you to explore areas that you enjoyed the most.

Choose ONE option from below:

Convert your Lab 4 résumé into a web page
(Optional, make a new Word document, and save as a web page.)
See instructions below.
Convert your Lab 7 PowerPoint and save it as a web page
(Optional, make a new PowerPoint document, and save as a web page.)
See instructions below.
Actually create a real HTML web page
See instructions below.
An introduction and sample web page created in HTML is here.
(How to check for HTML errors here)
Convert your Lab 4 résumé into a pdf
(Optional, make a new Word document, and save as a pdf.)
See instructions below.

Word Web Page Criteria (Only do one web page project)
Copy your lab4 resume.doc to a new lab8 folder, Open your résumé, or create a new Word Document If not your résumé, suggested topic: Why I should recommend this class (50%) Shows you planned and spend time creating, and modifying, to make interesting (10%) add a background color (Word 2007, PageLayout tab, choose Page Color) (15%) save your changes as yourname-web.docx DO NOT REPLACE YOUR ORIGINAL Résumé... create a new Word document. You will be submitting this new Word document as part of the lab. Now, to create the web page from your new Word Document. Save new Word document as a web page (See illustration below) (Word 2007: Office Button, Save As, choose Other formats (See illustration below) Save as type: Single Web Page .mht ) (See illustration below) Before you click save... (5%) set appropriate title, (See illustration below) then Save the file as yourname-web.mht option 2: Save as type web page .htm (This will create a folder full of files, if you choose this option, you will have to include this folder) (5%) saved as yourname*-web.htm (15%) To submit, zip EVERYTHING that was used to create this web page. You must include the Word document yourname-web.doc the web page yourname-web.mht or the web page yourname-web.htm any folder created by Word, such as yourname-web_files Rename the zipped file to yourname-lab8.zip (Notes on zipping below)

Word Web Page Criteria
(Only do one web page project)

Copy your lab4 resume.doc to a new lab8 folder,
Open your résumé, or
create a new Word Document
If not your résumé, suggested topic: Why I should recommend this class
(50%) Shows you planned and spend time creating, and modifying, to make interesting
(10%) add a background color
(Word 2007, PageLayout tab, choose Page Color)
(15%) save your changes as yourname-web.docx
DO NOT REPLACE YOUR ORIGINAL Résumé... create a new Word document.
You will be submitting this new Word document as part of the lab.

Now, to create the web page from your new Word Document.
Save new Word document as a web page (See illustration below)
(Word 2007: Office Button, Save As, choose Other formats (See illustration below)
Save as type: Single Web Page *.mht ) (See illustration below)

Before you click save...
(5%) set appropriate title, (See illustration below)
then
Save the file as yourname-web.mht

option 2: Save as type web page .htm
(This will create a folder full of files, if you choose this option, you will have to include this folder)
(5%) saved as yourname-web.htm
(15%)
To submit, zip EVERYTHING that was used to create this web page.
You must include
the Word document yourname-web.doc
the web page yourname-web.mht or
the web page yourname-web.htm
any folder created by Word, such as yourname-web_files
Rename the zipped file to yourname-lab8.zip

(Notes on zipping below)

PowerPoint Web Page Criteria (Only do one web page project)
Copy your lab7 PowerPoint to a new lab8 folder, Open your PowerPoint, or create a new PowerPoint Document, following PowerPoint Tips If not your Lab 7, suggested topic: Why I should recommend this class (50%) Shows you planned and spend time creating, and modifying, to make interesting (10%) make sure there is a background color or that you used a template (15%) save any changes as yourname-web.pptx DO NOT REPLACE YOUR ORIGINAL lab 7... create a new PowerPoint document. You will be submitting this new PowerPoint document as part of the lab. Save PowerPoint document as a web page (See illustration above) (powerPoint 2007: Office Button, Save As, choose Other formats (See illustration above) Save as type: Single Web Page .mht ) (See illustration above) Before you click save... (5%) set appropriate title, (See illustration above) then Save the file as yourname-web.mht option 2: Save as type web page .htm (This will create a folder full of files, if you choose this option, you will have to include this folder) (5%) saved as yourname-web.mht or yourname*-web.htm (15%) To submit, zip EVERYTHING that was used to create this web page. You must include the PowerPoint document yourname-web.ppt the web page yourname-web.mht or the web page yourname-web.htm any folder created by PowerPoint, such as yourname-web_files Rename the zipped file to yourname-lab8.zip (Notes on zipping below)

PowerPoint Web Page Criteria
(Only do one web page project)

Copy your lab7 PowerPoint to a new lab8 folder,
Open your PowerPoint, or
create a new PowerPoint Document, following PowerPoint Tips
If not your Lab 7, suggested topic: Why I should recommend this class
(50%) Shows you planned and spend time creating, and modifying, to make interesting
(10%) make sure there is a background color or that you used a template
(15%) save any changes as yourname-web.pptx
DO NOT REPLACE YOUR ORIGINAL lab 7... create a new PowerPoint document.
You will be submitting this new PowerPoint document as part of the lab.
Save PowerPoint document as a web page (See illustration above)
(powerPoint 2007: Office Button, Save As, choose Other formats (See illustration above)
Save as type: Single Web Page *.mht ) (See illustration above)

Before you click save...
(5%) set appropriate title, (See illustration above)
then
Save the file as yourname-web.mht

option 2: Save as type web page .htm
(This will create a folder full of files, if you choose this option, you will have to include this folder)
(5%) saved as yourname-web.mht
or yourname-web.htm
(15%)
To submit, zip EVERYTHING that was used to create this web page.
You must include
the PowerPoint document yourname-web.ppt
the web page yourname-web.mht or
the web page yourname-web.htm
any folder created by PowerPoint, such as yourname-web_files
Rename the zipped file to yourname-lab8.zip

(Notes on zipping below)

Real Web Page Criteria (Only do one web page project)
(5%) Create a web page as described here, and save it in the lab8 folder (5%) Any topic (50%) Shows you planned and spend time creating (10%) Interesting Set appropriate title Set background color Set text color (5%) Include a link to a web site (10%) saved as yourname-web.htm (15%) To submit, zip EVERYTHING that was used to create this web page. You must include the html document created in notepad called yourname-web.htm and any image(s) used Rename the zipped file to yourname-lab8.zip (Notes on zipping below)

Real Web Page Criteria
(Only do one web page project)

(5%) Create a web page as described here, and save it in the lab8 folder
(5%) Any topic
(50%) Shows you planned and spend time creating
(10%) Interesting
Set appropriate title
Set background color
Set text color
(5%) Include a link to a web site
(10%) saved as
yourname-web.htm
(15%)
To submit, zip EVERYTHING that was used to create this web page.
You must include
the html document created in notepad called yourname-web.htm
and any image(s) used
Rename the zipped file to yourname-lab8.zip

(Notes on zipping below)

pdf Criteria (Only do one web page project)
This can only be done if you have: Office 2007 with the pdf add in (free if you have a licensed copy of Office 2007, from Microsoft) or if you have CuteFTP installed (free, from CutePDF) or if you have purchased Adobe Acrobat (not reader) Open your résumé, or your Show PowerPoint, or create a new Office Document If not your résumé, suggested topic: Why I should recommend this class (50%) If using Office 2007 Add in, choose to Save as pdf, saved as yourname-lab8.pdf (50%) If using CuteFTP or Acrobat, choose to PRINT Under Printer, Select the Name: dropdown list, and choose Adobe PDF or CutePDF When prompted, saved in the lab8 folder as yourname-lab8.pdf (50%) Submitting original file and pdf properly: Zip the lab8 folder and its contents Rename the zipped file to yourname-lab8.zip (Notes on zipping below)

pdf Criteria
(Only do one web page project)

This can only be done if you have:
Office 2007 with the pdf add in (free if you have a licensed copy of Office 2007, from Microsoft)
or
if you have CuteFTP installed (free, from CutePDF)
or
if you have purchased Adobe Acrobat (not reader)

Open your résumé, or your Show PowerPoint, or
create a new Office Document
If not your résumé, suggested topic: Why I should recommend this class
(50%) If using Office 2007 Add in, choose to Save as pdf, saved as yourname-lab8.pdf
(50%) If using CuteFTP or Acrobat, choose to PRINT
Under Printer, Select the Name: dropdown list, and choose Adobe PDF or CutePDF
When prompted, saved in the lab8 folder as yourname-lab8.pdf
(50%) Submitting original file and pdf properly: Zip the lab8 folder and its contents
Rename the zipped file to yourname-lab8.zip

(Notes on zipping below)

Grading Criteria:
• Web Page or pdf (Zip the entire folder that holds the lab files) (50%)
•web page/pdf is graded by number of points correct/number of points possible *.5
•Practical PC Quiz (50%)
•Practical PC tracking is graded by number of points correct/number of points possible *.5
• File submitted via https://templejc.desire2learn.com/

Problems? Zip the entire folder and attach to an email:
       •Send the mail to your instructor, cc yourself
       •The subject line should include your name, your class, your section, and what you are submitting
       •Make sure you attach the zipped file

SUBMITTING THE LAB

In Windows, zip the entire lab8 directory, and rename to yourname-lab8.zip.
•Example: yourname-lab8 or yourname-lab8.zip (if your extensions are visible)
Log into Desire2Learn, choose this class, choose Dropbox, and select Lab 8.
Browse to yourname-lab8.zip and upload it. (Scroll down to see detailed instructions)

You will then take the D2L Quiz(zes). You may use your notes for this part of lab.
Choose the Quizzes menu, and locate quiz(zes) associated with this lab.
• Using D2L dropbox • Using D2L Quizzes • Logon to D2L

To submit 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.
              •You may click on Discussions, Dropbox, or Quizzes below, for more info

        D2L navigation

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.