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"How To" Links, Manuals, and Videos - (lnk) (pdf) (vid) (doc)
Writer, Impress, Calculate, Draw, Math, Base, Misc., Templates
Writer- Glossary of Terms
- Getting Started With Writer
- Writer for the First Time User
- Intro to Writer - handout
- Intro to Writer - practice
- Add, Edit, Delete Icons on Your Toolbars
- Using Styles to Format Your Document
- Differences Between Word and Writer
- Page Layout
- Different Page Styles in a Document
- Page Styles and Paragraph Styles and Table of Contents
- Adding Pictures to Your Document
- Spell Check and Thesaurus
- Tables
- Word Completion Option
- Create and Modify a Table of Contents
- Creating an Alphabetical Index
- Showing Changes Made to a Document
- Create a Master Document
- Master Document Creation Practice - Make a Cookbook
- Using the Writer Image Gallery
- Introduction to Templates
- Create a Template
- Managing Templates
- Simple Document Template Instructions
- Create a Template for a Simple Letter
- Writing a Poem - Formatting
- Drawing in Writer
- Adding Frames in Writer
- Printing an Envelope
- Using the Bibliography Database - handout
- Using the Bibliography Database - practice
- Creating and Using Macros
- Misc. Help in Writer
Impress- Getting Started With Impress
- Quickstart Guide for Impress
- Intro to Impress - handout
- Intro to Impress - practice
- Setting Up and Customizing Impress
- Differences in Impress and PowerPoint
- Adding and Formatting Slides, Notes, and Handouts
- Adding Text to Slides
- Inserting Spreadsheets, Charts, and Other Objects
- Creating Line and Arrow Styles and Area Fills
- Working With Lines and Shapes
- Working With Pictures and Other Graphics
- Transitions, Animations, and More
- Using Master Slides, Styles, and Templates
- Automate Slides in Your Presentation
- Printing, Emailing, Exporting, and Saving Slideshows
- Restart a Presentation Automatically
- Keyboard Shortcuts
Calculate- Getting Started With Calculate
- Entering Data in a Spreadsheet
- Entering, Editing, and Formatting Data
- Charting Data
- Creating Charts and Graphs
- Columns
- Spreadsheet Math
- Calculations, and Formating Cells and Spreadsheets
- Formatting Spreadsheets
- Conditional Formatting in Cells
- Sort Lists and Autofill
- Defining a Data Range
- Protecting a Cell or Spreadsheet
- Print Settings
- Printing a Spreadsheet
- Creating Templates
- Description of Functions
- Look-Up Functions
- Project Management and Gantt Charts
- Differences Between Calculate and Excel
- Address Book Tutorial
Draw- Getting Started With Draw
- Introduction to Draw
- Drawing Basic Shapes
- Editing Objects Part 1
- Editing Objects Part 2
- Combining Mulitple Objects (Grouping)
- Managing 3D Objects and Bitmaps
- Tips and Tricks
- Additional Tools
- Draw Basics (video)
- Manipulating Images (video)
Math
Base
Misc.- Highlight, Copy, Cut, and Paste
- Fontworks (Word Art)
- Fontworks 2
- Menus and Toolbars
- Working With Templates
- Working With Styles
- Working With the Image Gallery
- Creating Web Pages
- Getting Started With Macros
- File Management
- Setting Up OpenOffice
- Starting OpenOffice
To use a template, click the link, save the template to My Documents (or the file of your choice), then open the template using the appropriate OpenOffice application.
These templates are provided as a courtesy for BISD Employees and should not take the place of any official district or campus forms.
- 2007-2008 SIX WEEKS CALENDAR - Impress (Thanks to Tina Bernard)
- 2007-2008 Academic Calendar 1 - Calculate
- 2007-2008 Academic Calendar 2 - Calculate
- 5 Minute Timer - Impress
- 10 Minute Timer - Impress
- 15 Minute Timer - Impress
- ABC Flashcards (using Avery Labels 3263 or 8387) - Writer
- Address Labels (Avery 5061or 8061) - Writer
- Award/Certificate (Flag) - Impress
- Award/Certificate (Fun School Border) -Impress
- Award/Certificate (Colorful Dot Border) - Writer
- Award/Certificate (Pink Flowers) - Impress
- Award/Certificate (Smiling Sun) - Writer
- Book (Family History - Secondary) - Writer
- Book 2 (Family Hisorty - Secondary) - Writer
- Brochure (Business) - Writer
- Brochure (Profession) - Writer
- Brochure (Travel) - Writer
- Brochure (Event) - Writer
- Bookmarks (Library) - Writer
- Class Period Lengths - Calculate
- Class Plan Weekly Template - Calculate
- Class Plan Weekly Template 2 - Calculate
- Class Rules Presentation (K-3) - Impress
- Classroom Expectation Presentation Template - Impress
- Classroom Materials Sign-Out Sheet Template - Writer
- Detention Sign In Sheet - Writer
- Essay Test Template - Writer
- Fieldtrip Permission Form (general) - Writer
- Fieldtrip Permission Form (zoo) - Writer(it may look like the giaffe's head is cut off, but it does print correctly, showing the whole giraffe)
- Grocery List (use for health/nutrition/foreign language, etc.) - Calculate
- Hall Pass - Writer
- Hall Pass Log - Calculate
- Lesson Plan Template - Writer
- Multiple Choice Test Template - Writer
- Multiplication Tables - Calculate
- Music Performance Program - Writer
- Newsletter (campus)- Writer
- Newsletter (Christmas) - Writer
- Newsletter (mailer) - Writer
- Newsletter (8 pgs) - Writer
- Newsletter (6 pgs) - Writer
- Notification from Parent of Upcoming Absence - Writer
- Parent Bulletin - Writer
- Parent Survey - Writer
- Project Management and Gantt Chart Template - Calculate
- PTA Agenda - Writer
- PTA Minutes - Writer
- Reading List - Calculate
- Seating Chart Template (6 template) - Impress
- Short Story Elements Presentation Template - Impress
- Student Peer Assessment - Writer
- Substitute Teacher Instructions Template - Writer
- Teacher Welcome Letter - Writer
- Team Roster - Calculate
- True/False Test Template - Writer
- How to upgrade the client and get First Class at home(vid)
- How to Login(vid)
- How to change your password(vid)
- How to read and create an email(vid)
- How to reply to an email(vid)
- How to forward an email(vid)
- How to create and use a contacts folder(vid)
- How to check the history and unsend an email(vid)
- How to add an attachment to an email(vid)
- How to create a signature for your emails(vid)
- How to sort and delete, and undelete emails(vid)
- How to create maillists(vid)
- How to use conferences(vid)
- How to create a resume(vid)
- How to make First Class your default mail client(vid)
- Planning your First Class website RECOMMENDED (vid)
- How to create your First Class website(vid)
- How to add an About Me page to your FC website(vid)
- How to add a blank page to your FC website(vid)
- How to add a calendar to your FC website(vid)
- How to add a blog to your FC website(vid)
- How to add a podcast to your FC website(vid)
- How to add a web folder to your FC website(vid)
- How to add a listing folder to your FC website(vid)
- How to rearrange the menu on your FC website(vid)
- How to add links to your FC website(vid)
- How to customize the color of your FC website(vid)
- Google Video Player - (needed to view tutorial videos)
- Scribus Tutorial 1(vid)
- Scribus Tutorial 2(vid)
- Scribus Tutorial 3(vid)
- Scribus Tutorial(pdf)
- Scribus Manual(pdf)
- How to plan your webpage (pdf)
- How to update the HCK 2 file so you can create or edit your webpage (pdf)
- How to create a Home Page Folder and individual pages for your site (pdf)
- How to edit the Header area of your site (pdf)
- How to add a banner graphic to your header (pdf)
- How to customize the font on your header (pdf)
- How to seperate your header from the body of your page with a horizontal line (pdf)
- How to add Fly-in Text to your page (pdf)
- How to set the color scheme of your webpage (pdf)
- How to set up the top navigation of your page (pdf)
- How to set up the side navigation of your page (pdf)
- How to add content to your page and adjust the content font and colors (pdf)
- How to insert tables into the body of your page to format your text into neat columns and rows (pdf)
- How to add graphics to the body of your webpage (pdf)
- How to add animated graphics to your webpage (pdf)
- How to add links into the body content of your webpage (pdf)
- How to enter HTML directly into the body of your webpage (pdf)
- How to add sound files to your webpages (pdf)
- How to automatically show when your page was last modified (pdf)
- How to create a webpage template to use when creating new pages for your site (pdf)
To get all of the "How To" manuals above in one PDF file...Click HERE
- How to add audio comments into Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.) (pdf)
- How to add a hyperlink that will link to other Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.) (pdf)
- How to format pictures in Microsoft Word so they don't move with the text (pdf)
- How to record video using the Canon ZR50 Digital Camcorder (pdf)
- How to capture video from the Canon ZR50 Digital Camcorder using Windows XP and Windows Movie Maker (pdf)
- How to capture video from a camcorder using Windows XP (pdf)
- What is the Star Chart? (lnk)
- Why do I need to fill out a Star Chart? (lnk)
- Updating the District Profile
- Updating a Campus Profile
- Updating a Teacher Profile
- Updating Teachers in the List
- Updating a District Contact Email
- Updating a Campus Contact Email
- Updating a Teacher Email
- District Password Information
- Campus Password Information
- Teacher Passwords
How To Articles from Microsoft... This is a great collection of articles from Microsoft that explain how to create terrific products using the Microsoft suite. From how to create timelines and graphs to how to create a virtual tour of your classroom. Check this one out!