SIMPLIFIED GUIDE TO ACCESS RICHARD NELSON’S INTERNET WEB SITE FOR THE BROOKS

10/07/07

OBJECTIVE

This step-by-step instruction is designed as a guide for anyone wanting to use Richard Nelson’s web page at www.angelfire.com/planet/richnelson. This web site contains most of the handouts used in his workshops.

 

START THE INTERNET BROWSER SOFTWARE CALLED INTERNET EXPLORER.

The Internet Explorer Icon on the desktop looks like a lower case e and it usually says “Internet Explorer” under the icon. Starting Internet Explorer from the desktop is a two-step operation as covered below:

 

1. On the Windows Desktop, using your mouse, point at the Internet Explorer Icon and click once. That will highlight the icon.

 

2. Now just peck the Enter key. That will start the Internet Explorer software. You should now see the Home Page of your a Web Page on your monitor screen. .

This will probably not be the web site you want but we will use it for awhile to practice with

 

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR JUMPING TO A WEB SITE (also called opening)

To jump to a web site, you must know its address. There is a Sample Interesting Web Sites Handout on Richard’s web page listed below.

 

However in this instruction we are going to jump directly to Richard Nelson’s web page. The address is: www.angelfire.com/planet/richnelson. If you just hold down the Ctrl key and click on the above web address you will be connected to the web site.

 

RICHARD NELSON’S WEB SITE FOR THE BROOKS

Because the computers at The Brooks are configured different from most computers I have built a web site just for my classes at The Brooks. The address is as follows and can be accessed by holding down the Ctrl key and click on the address that follows:

www.angelfire.com/blog/richnelson

 

TO COPY AND PASTE THE DOCUMENT

There are two ways to copy a document. One way is to copy the entire document. The other way is to select just the part you want.

 

TO COPY THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT

After you find the document you want, hold down the Ctrl Key and peck the A key. That will highlight the entire document. Now go up to the menu bar and click on Edit and then on Copy. That will put a copy of the document on your clipboard.

Now open your word processor.

go up to the Menu bar and click on Edit and then on paste. That will put the entire document on your word processor ready to edit, save, and print. This is the easiest way but you will have to delete the advertising before you print it. A cleaner way is to select just what you want. READ ON!

 

COPY AND PASTE PART OF A DOCUMENT

Decide what part of the document you want to copy. Then highlight just that part of the document by

1.      Putting your mouse I-beam where you want to start to highlight in the upper left corner of the document

2.      Then holding the left mouse button drag diagonally across the document to the lower right corner.

3.      Let up on the button when you have highlight all you want to copy.

 

Now go up to the Menu bar and click on Edit and then on Copy. That will put a copy of the document on your clipboard. An alternative for copying is to hold down the Ctrl key and peck the C key. That will do the same thing.

 

Now open your word processor and go up to the Menu bar and click on Edit and then on Paste. That will put the entire document on your word processor ready to edit, save, and print. An alternative for pasting is to hold down the Ctrl key and peck the V key. That will do the same thing.

 

COPYING A DIAGRAM OR PICTURE

Put your mouse arrow in the middle of the diagram or picture.

RIGHT CLICK - that will give you a menu. (Right clicking always gives a menu)

On the menu left click on Copy. That will put a copy of the diagram or picture on your clipboard.

Open your word processing software.

Now click on Edit on the Menu bar and then on Paste.

That will put the picture on the word processing document ready to edit, save and print.

 

 

Filed in Brooks Stuff folder