More on Windows, Blackboard, and Google Email 1. Blackboard and viewing your grades Login with your username, password Course Schedule, My Grades, Logging out 2. Open Office, Google Docs, and Zoho Open Office - a free, open source alternative to MS Office Google Docs - a free, "cloud" alternative to MS Office Zoho.com - another free, "cloud" alternative to MS Office Google Email Portal - different than Google Public Portal Google Docs - upper left corner of Google Email Screen 3. Windows Desktop Desktop Shortcuts -right click file and select "Create Shortcut" Saving to other media: Flash Drives; Zip Disk; CD-R, CD-RW, DVD (Roxio, Nero) There are different CD Formats UDF (Windows Live File System) - More features. (Used with CD-RW) ISO (Mastering) - compatible with more burners, computers, operating sys. (CD-R) 4. Start Button Putting an Application under the Start Button List- Drag icon on top of Start Quick Launch toolbar - rt-click on task bar; for frequently used applications The System Tray - on the right of the Task Bar, for the clock and other sometimes used system functions such as sound adjustment. 5. Keyboard Alternatives - Computing without a mouse On the Desktop Tab key, Arrow Keys, Windows Keys near ALT keys (left and right mouse button) Esc, Alt-Tab, Alt-Esc Control-Alt-Delete (Task Manager) For a Window and its menus-Alt key Alt key + Underlined letters in menus Shortcut Keys (control + keystroke) Ctrl-W and Alt-F4 (closes a window or an app) Alt-Space Bar (Shows: Restore- Move-Size-Minimize- Maximize-Close) 6. Downloading Files to C: or other drive letters. Compression - Winzip or PCunzip for PC, Stuffit for Mac Microsoft - support links, including knowledge base; support prices Tucows - Shareware such as Backup software or Games Text Book Practice Files - www.prenhall.com or www.scsite.com