Roundtown+Elementary

toc - Remember, Julia Junkin is at Roundtown Tuesdays and Thursdays = = = = =**Where to find things/What's available**=


 * **Library**
 * **digital cameras**
 * **camcorders**
 * **scanning**
 * **See Julia or Anne for any other computer supplies**

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=**Adding Clipart to your computer**=
 * **To obtain more clipart in Microsoft Word: **
 * **1. Open Word **
 * **2. Click insert - picture - clip art **
 * **3. Click online **
 * **4. It will open your default web browser **
 * **5. Click the category at the top right for the picture(s) you are looking for **
 * **6. When you put your mouse pointer over a picture you want, the word “download” appears. **
 * **7. Right click on the picture (hold down control key and click). **
 * **8. A pop-up box appears, click “save image as” **
 * **9. A dialog box comes up for you to name it something you will recognize next to “export as” and choose where you want it saved next to “where” – desktop or downloads are probably the best choices. **
 * **10. Depending on the type of picture it is some will open the picture automatically. If it does you can just close it. **
 * **11. Once you’ve downloaded all of the pictures you want, go back to MS Word. **
 * **12. Click on insert - picture - clip art **
 * **13. Click Import **
 * **14. A dialog box will come up for you to find the pictures you want to import. **
 * **15. If you saved them on the desktop, click “desktop” in the left column and you will see your picture names on the right. If you saved them in the downloads folder, click your username (with the house next to it) on the left column. Double click the Downloads folder in the right column. Now you will see your picture names on the right. **
 * **<span style="display: inline !important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">16. You can select multiple ones by holding down the command button (next to your space bar) as you click on them **
 * **<span style="display: inline !important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">17. At the bottom left you can check “Move into Clip Gallery” **
 * **<span style="display: inline !important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">18. Then click “Import” at the bottom right **
 * **<span style="display: inline !important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">19. You can also click on the categories tab at the top of the box and then check the category you want it to go to (the default is Favorites) **
 * **<span style="display: inline !important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">20. Then click ok **
 * **<span style="display: inline !important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">21. It will continue to prompt you to name and/or categorize each picture if you selected multiple ones in step 12. **
 * **<span style="display: inline !important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">22. Your pictures will now be in your clip gallery in the categories where you saved them. **
 * **<span style="display: inline !important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">23. Ask Julia if you need help. **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Free educational clipart from artist Philip Martin’s website: ** <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(You may want to bookmark this site) **


 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">[|__**www.pppst.com/clipart.html**__]
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hold down the control key and click on the image and click “save image as” **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Save in download folder under your username **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Open a Word document **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click “Insert” - “Picture” - “From File” **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Locate the name of the picture in the download folder **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click on the name and click “insert” **

Other Clipart websites:

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=**Talking Student Computers**= How to stop the computers from talking....Hold down these keys: for laptops **fn command(apple) F5** for desktops: **command(apple) F5**

=**The Negative Effect**= How to turn off (or on) black on white feature (the negative effect) on student computers...Hold down these four keys: **ctrl option apple 8**

=**How to magnify a computer screen**=

Turn on this effect by holding down option command 8 To magnify screen hold down option command + To demagnify screen hold down option command -

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= = =**Tech Tips for Everyone**=

__**Basic Troubleshooting**__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">If your computer is "acting strange" (i.e. it's running very slow, it hesitates before opening things, it won't quit certain applications), try **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">RESTARTING ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> it before doing anything else. This solves about 50% of the issues.

__**Freezes**__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">If your laptop stops responding, or a particular application stops responding, you’ll see the spinning color pinwheel that won't disappear. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> Follow these steps (in order) to resolve the issue. //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Remember, you may lose any unsaved changes, but if it's frozen, you can't save it anyway.) //

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 1. First, try to quit the 'frozen' application by pressing the keys < **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apple -Q ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">> simultaneously.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 2. If that doesn't work, try to Force Quit the application by pressing < **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apple-Option-Escape ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">> simultaneously, then selecting that application from the window displayed and clicking < **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Force Quit ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">>.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 3. If all else fails, and you cannot get the Force Quit window to appear, turn on Caps Lock and hold down the power button until the Caps Lock light goes off. Your laptop will shut down. Wait a full minute before restarting your laptop.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 4. If the problem still continues, please submit a help ticket (You can use a student computer if yours is not working.)

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= B ack up to the District Server= Sometimes people find that a file that was stored on the server has been corrupted. In many cases, this is due to working with files while they are still on the server. __Always drag files to the your computer //before// working on them, do not work on them on the server.__ If the server connection has any problems, the file in progress could become corrupted when working from the server. After you are finished working with a file, drag it back to the server (it will overwrite the previous version as long as you haven't renamed it) and disconnect from the server. Back to Top
 * Use SAFARI, //**not**// //**Firefox**// to go to the internal district home page.
 * Click on <Staff File Server> (top left, with the Apple)
 * Logon with your email name and password
 * Mount your home folder (your username)
 * Copy your files to the same locations (Desktop to Desktop, Documents to Documents, etc.)
 * Note: if you just want to back up your Entourage email, you may want to make it smaller first by following these steps:
 * Delete any sent items that you don't need
 * Empty the Deleted Items folder
 * Quit Entourage and other Office applications
 * While Holding down the Option Key, click the Entourage icon
 * From the Database Utility window, select Compact Database to compact and back up your database to the hard drive
 * The folder to back up your email is located in: ~username/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2004 Identities/Main Identity. The Office 2004 Identities folder will also contain your backups of Entourage databases. If space is a problem, just copy the 'Main Identity' folder rather than backing up the entire Microsoft User Data folder.
 * Disconnect from the server (eject with the finder or drag the globe from your desktop to the trash)
 * You have one GB of space, so you may need to backup movies, photos or music to CD, DVD, or external hard drive
 * If you need assistance, your building tech is available to help
 * Note:**

=**Using copier features when printing to it**=


 * When printing to the copier, you can use the same features that you can use when you are standing at the copier, such as staple and double sided print. Make sure to have one of the copiers selected as your printer. These features are not available with the laser or inkjet printers.**


 * **Double sided printing and Borders:**
 * **In the printer dialog box, using the drop that defaults to Copies & Pages, select Layout**
 * **Near the bottom of the dialog box is a section titled Two-sided. It defaults to off. For “Portrait” documents— below “Two-sided”—check “Long-edged binding.” For “Landscape” documents, check “Short-edged binding.”**
 * **The Border setting is here too, it defaults to ‘None’. You can select a single or double thin line border around the outside edge of the page by pulling it down here and changing it. (This looks really good, actually).**


 * **Stapling, Punching, etc.:**
 * **In the printer dialog box, using the drop that defaults to Copies & Pages, select Printer Features**
 * **At “Set one,” at “Collate,” drag down at the pop-up to “On.”**
 * **Drag down at the pop-up beside “Feature Sets” to “Set two.”**
 * **In this new window, drag down at the pop-up beside “Staple” to “top left” for portrait documents.**
 * **Not only can you have it staple or punch, but also indicate where to put the staples / holes.**
 * **NOTE: *If you are printing a Microsoft Word document, you must turn off “Collate” on the first window.**
 * **You can also print to color paper by selecting ‘Color’ under ‘Paper Type’**


 * **Printing pictures:**
 * **For best quality, at Printer Features, Set 1. Under Resolution, select ‘1200 dpi’, and under Dithering, select ‘photographic’**


 * **To save your settings:**
 * **Set all your choices except the number of copies, and then under “Standard” in the first window, choose Save As. Title the setting with something you will remember such as “Double-sided, Stapled.” You can set up and save several settings in this way.**
 * ** Scanning: The attached file contains details on using the copier as a scanner: [[file:cysdtechsupport/Scan to Email.pdf|Scan to Email.pdf]]  **

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= = =**Signing up for Computer Carts**=


 * **Go to the district internal page and click on the** Cart Signout Lists **link**
 * **Choose** Roundtown Carts
 * **In the upper right corner, click on login and enter your** username **and** password
 * **In the upper left corner, where it says** Select Option**, choose the cart that you would like to use**
 * **Find the day and time slot you would like to reserve and click on reserve on that time slot.**

=**Cart Locations**=


 * = Location ||= Cart ||
 * Blue Hall (2nd) || * **Blue Hall MacBook Cart** ||
 * Red Hall (3rd) || * **Red Hall MacBook Cart** ||
 * Tan Hall (1st) || * **Yellow MacBook Cart** ||

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=**Logging into the Student File Server (3rd Graders Only)**=


 * **Have the students open up Safari**
 * **Go to http://www.cysd.k12.pa.us/students**
 * **Click on the link** Student Fileserver K-8 Mac
 * **In the pop up window, have the students enter their username and password and then click** Connect
 * **Select the volume with the student username and click** OK
 * **The student's drive will be mounted to the desktop (it looks like a globe inside a cube)**
 * **When saving documents to their server, make sure the students save their files to the** Documents** folder on their server

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=Uploading Podcasts to your School Center Page=



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