This chapter includes items that are items that are a part of the standard features of most Windows programs. So once you learn how to use them in Concord, you can use them in other Windows programs.
Starting Concord
If Concord is not already running, start it with the following steps:
1. Start Concord by double-clicking the Concord icon on the Windows desktop.
2. If the Select Books dialog box appears, click the checkbox next to Science and Health. Click OK
3. If the Select Book(s) dialog box does not appear, your copy of Concord has been set to automatically open some or all of the Concord books. From the Book menu, select Add or Remove Books. On the Select Book(s) dialog box, place a checkmark next to Science and Health. Remove checkmarks next to any other book. Click OK.
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If you share your photos on Flickr, you are an active user of Web 2.0. If you have a Facebook or MySpace page, download video from YouTube, subscribe to RSS feeds, or use Wikipedia, you’re also participating in Web 2.0. Web 2.0 describes a new generation of the web, designed around content created by users. High-tech industry people describe Web 2.0 sites as “collaborative”, “participatory and interactive”, “personalized”, or “community-driven” because these sites enable people to go beyond simply reading content provided by others. People can proactively share their interests and ideas with other site visitors.
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Gradekeeper is a powerful tool for managing your gradebook. With Gradekeeper you can:
• Have 250 students per class
• Have 100 assignments per term
• Group assignments into 10 categories
• Excuse individual assignments for any student
• Drop the “worst” score in one or more categories
• Compute grades based on total points or category weights
• Assign letter grades based on your own letter grade cutoffs
• Have final exams contribute to term, semester, or final grades
• Keep every score and assignment for the entire school year
• Divide your school year into two, three, four, or six terms
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Setting Up a POP3 Email Account
1. In Outlook, select Tools / Account Settings.
2. On the Email tab, click the New button.
3. Check the “Manually configure server settings or additional server types” checkbox.
4. Click the Next button.
5. Click the Internet E-mail button.
6. Click the Next button.
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The aim of this document is to show you how to make the best use of some of the facilities in Microsoft Excel and, in particular, to save you time when using it. Be aware that we have several other documents on using Excel, including A Beginners’ Guide, An Intermediate Guide, plus a host of advanced topics.
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This handout will guide you through setting up a poster in PowerPoint, inserting text and images, and preparing the poster for printing.
Creating your document
A poster created in PowerPoint usually consists of a single slide.
Launch Microsoft PowerPoint. PowerPoint will automatically open a blank presentation.
To resize the slide, select Page Setup from the File menu.
In the dialog box that pops up, select Custom under Slides sized for:
Then enter the width and height of your poster, in inches. PowerPoint will automatically set portrait or landscape orientation based on the measurements you enter.
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This tutorial will teach you how to model a snowman and animated it using Maya’s most basic tools.
Setting up Maya for the Tutorial
Before you begin this tutorial, it is recommended that you reset Maya to its default preferences. Please go to Maya’s Main Menu > Window > Settings and Preferences > Preferences. This will open up Maya’s Preference Window. In the Preference Window, go to the Edit menu and select “Restore Default Settings”.
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to render out any object with a clay material, and how to add wireframe. For this tutorial you will need a novice to intermediate knowledge about 3DS Max, or your preferred 3d application. In this tutorial, I will be using 3DS Max 9, so if you have an older version or if you are using a different 3d application, your button configuration maybe slightly different.
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