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Documents saved on the computer will be automatically deleted once
you log off.
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Workspace is provided for you through your student e-mail in star
port.
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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.htm
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If you need to save right away then sign up for a free e-mail
account at either MSN.com or YAHOO.com.
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Using one of these e-mail accounts you can attach your file to an
e-mail and send it to yourself. To be opened again at a later date.
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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.
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Save your document to a USB Flash Drive/Memory Stick
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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”
