Steps on a Computer Compared to Steps on an ipad

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1 Steps on a Computer Compared to Steps on an Task Steps on a Computer Steps on an Additional Information Moving/ Navigating 1. Click or drag with a mouse to navigate to different programs, move files or browse the Internet. 2. A microphone can be used for voice commands. 1. Swipe back and forth to move between apps, documents, or images. 2. Swipe up or down to scroll through a document. 3. Tap on an icon and hold it to bring up the options for deleting or moving. 4. Tap and drag your finger to highlight items or copy and paste. s do not utilize a mouse or mousepad for getting around. Actions like point/click/drag of the mouse are translated to taps swipes or pinches on the surface. 5. Use two fingers in a pinching gesture to increase or decrease text or image size. Input/Output 1. Type on a keyboard and/or click with a mouse to work in documents or websites. 2. A microphone can be plugged in to use speech recognition software for voice commands or creating documents. 1. Tap on the screen to type, or tap on an app open it/press the Home Button to close it. 2. A wireless keyboard can be used for typing. 3. Use a stylus for traditional writing or drawing. 4. The built-in microphone can be used for speech recognition apps to create documents. s do not utilize a mouse (or even a keyboard most times) as an input device! 1

2 Task Steps on a Computer Steps on an Additional Information Open or Create a document for word processing 1. Double-click the Word icon on your desktop or navigate to Word elsewhere on your computer and click it. Either way opens up a blank document. 2. Or, double-click on a saved Word document on your computer that will in turn open Word. 3. Start typing using your keyboard. 1. Tap an app on the such as Quickoffice Pro HD or Office 2 HD. 2. Locate and tap the plus symbol to open a blank document. You may have to name the document then or later when you save it. 3. Or, within the app, tap a saved document to begin. 4. If you don t see the digital keyboard already, tap to make it appear. Quickoffice app Office 2 app 5. Start typing. Add a new doc icon in Quickoffice Add a new doc icon in Office 2 Saving a document 1. Click File, then Save (if you ve already named and saved it before). 2. Or, click Save As to give the file a name and locate a place where you want to save your document, including a flashdrive or other external drive plugged in via the USB port. NOTE: Documents can be saved outside of Word and, in fact, outside of most computer applications, residing separately almost anywhere on your computer It depends on the app you re in, but generally, 1. Find the Close button on the upper left and tap it. 2. You may have to give the file a name if you haven t already. 3. The document is saved by default to the app itself in a location referred to as local files or referred to with the date and time you saved the document or the name of your (e.g. FCLDStaff ) NOTE: Documents cannot be saved on your outside of apps. s do not have USB ports to plug in flashdrives, printers, or other external devices. Most apps on the contain the application itself AND the saved documents together, i.e., tap the app to access it AND to access the documents you created using it. 2

3 Task Steps on a Computer Steps on an Additional Information Working in the cloud You can save to places other than your computer in the cloud such Dropbox, Microsoft SkyDrive, Google Drive, etc. You can save to places other than the app by placing documents in the cloud such Dropbox, Microsoft SkyDrive, Google Drive, etc. 1. Set up a cloud place such as Dropbox. 2. Set it up as a place to save to on your computer. 3. Click File, then Save or Save As, and navigate to it. 4. Or, drag and/or upload documents to it. 1. Set up a cloud place such as Dropbox. 2. Set it up as a place to save in each app where you want to use it. 3. Tap Close, and then tap the predefined cloud place instead of local. Quickoffice app showing local space for saving (FCLDstaff s ), along with two predefined Dropbox places. 1. Click on Outlook, or Live Mail, or go to the University webmail site. 2. View your inbox, compose , attached documents, etc. 1. Steps for configuring your university on your can be found here: srussell/its/ /iphone/iphone.html Note: If you use GMail, you can download a separate GMail app to use. 2. Tap on the Mail icon to read and respond to s. 3. Press the refresh button in the lower left corner to check for new s. 4. To send an attachment with your , open the app where you created the document and choose the Send as attachment option. You cannot add attachments directly from the mail app. Mail icon ing documents or images from your are not done by attaching from . Instead, you tap into the image or document you want to share and go from there. Sharing 1. Send documents as attachments in an Log in to a cloud storage site such as Dropbox or Google Drive to upload files. 3. Save files to a thumb drive to use on other computers. 1. In the app where you created the document, look for an option that says Share or Export. Often, it has an icon of a square with an arrow pointing out of the top right. 2. From here, you can send the as an attachment or upload it to a cloud storage site. Note: To save your file to a site like Dropbox, download the Dropbox app and set up an account. Common Share icon. 3

4 Task Steps on a Computer Steps on an Additional Information File Management Three possible ways to manage documents: 1. Cloud storage apps (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) documents are saved online and do not take up space on your computer. Files can be accessed from different devices as long as you are connected to the Internet. 2. On the computer itself Files can only be accessed on the machine where you created the document, but can be opened in different programs or copied. 3. External drive or CD Files created on your computer can be saved to a thumb drive, external hard drive or CD to be used on another computer. Three possible ways to manage documents: 1. Cloud storage apps (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) documents are saved online and do not take up space on your. Files can be accessed from different devices as long as you are connected to the Internet. 2. On the app itself Files created in QuickOffice are saved within QuickOffice itself. 3. Remote desktop The connects to your home or office computer, and the files you access are saved on that computer, not your. (This option is not very common, and meant for advanced users.) To check your files and storage space on your : 1. Tap the Settings icon: 2. Select General. 3. Select About to see what types of files are saved on your. 4. Tap General again, then select Usage to see your storage space. 4

5 Getting Help with Technology at the University of Hartford (FCLD) FCLD provides consulting and instructional support to faculty and staff who are using technology in teaching and learning. The FCLD Faculty Lab in Mortensen 203a is available for faculty support and use and is equipped with instructional technology- related equipment including: PCs, Macs, scanners, and projectors as well as support staff. Faculty wishing to use the lab may contact FCLD. Phone: (860) Website: Office of Technology Services (OTS) Help Desk For general computer and Internet/network support questions (not directly related to the classroom but rather passwords, Internet/ problems, Banner, campus Facebook). Phone: (on campus) or (844) (off campus) Website: Student Blackboard Support: (860) or 5