User
Alternatives Saving and Helpful Tips
Documents saved
on the computer will be automatically deleted once you log off.
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If you have not requested an e-mail account
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Log into star port using your TUID
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Once in star port, click on the “my place” tab
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Click on the button where you can request an account, this will take a day or more to be completed.
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For directions on how to access and save on your Online Work Space, log on to www.lcc.edu/helpdesk/student_files/accessing_files.aspx
If you need to
save right away then sign up for a free e-mail account at either MSN.com or
YAHOO.com.
How to save a file to your floppy disk.
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Click “file” scroll down to “save as”
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Click on the drop down menu at the top of save menu.
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Select
and
give the file a name
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Computers in the lab have CD burners these work best for project too large for a floppy disk, for example, PowerPoint presentation with lots of pictures and clip art.
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They’re two different types of blank CD’s; CD-R allow you to burn one time only, and CD-RW allows you to add and delete files.
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Start by saving the document to the hard drive, “File” “Save As” save it to desktop.
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Go to the desktop; double click “My Computer”; open
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Click and drag the document into the D: drive box.
Save your
document to a USB Flash Drive/Memory Stick
How to open a
PDF file
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Right click, and scroll down to “Save Target As”
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Save to the hard drive, for example select “desktop”, click “Save”
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Go to the Desktop and double click on the file, let the file load and click “open”
