BIS 220

Updated 08/06/08

Advanced Business Applications
COURSE INFORMATION PAGE

Class Pages

Handouts

Syllabus

Schedule for Fall 2008

Assignments

Announcements

Instructions for downloading handouts

08/06/08	*Welcome to BIS220, Fall 2008!* Scroll down and become familiar with the options on this page. You should be able to click on the Syllabus link in the Handout section to download a copy of the syllabus. Scroll down to the bottom of this page to see the Instructions for Downloading Handouts. You will usually have several weeks to complete various sections in the book *New Perspective Microsoft Office 2007.* Under the Class Pages section towards the top of this page, you will see a link called Assignments. This will take you to the top page of the Assignment sections. On this page you will see links to each group of assignments.
	HOW TO HAND IN YOUR WORD HOMEWORK Most of your homework will consist of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access files that you create as you work through your Office Lab Tutorial book. In many cases, you don't just create one file, but many files during the assignment. The easiest way to turn in an assignment that consists of multiple files is to use an *archiving program or a zip program*. If you are comfortable using a program to create ZIP files (such as WinZip or even Windows XP itself), you can certainly use that program. Or you can just sent all the files to me as an email attachment. Just make sure you send all the files.
	SOFTWARE VERSIONS Because there are differences in Office versions, you must use Office 2007 for your assignments. Older versions of Office will not work for all the assignments. If you don't have this version at home, you'll probably have to use the CSM lab computers, which do have Office 2007. If you are in need of software, and want to take advantage of academic pricing, you can visit the UNO bookstore (take your student ID with you), or check out the CDW web site (http://www.cdwg.com/shop/profiles/education.asp). You'll need to verify your academic status with them, but their prices are pretty good. If you do decide to purchase Microsoft Office 2007, be aware that there are different "packages" you can get. The most common is the Student and Teach Edition. Although this is a great price and a good buy, keep in mind that it does NOT include Access, which you'll need for the last set of assignments. You may have to visit the CSM computer lab to do Access.
	PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU VALIDATE. Remember that if you fail to validate, CSM will remove you from the class list, and I believe, charge you a fee for reinstatement to the class.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING HANDOUTS.
The handouts listed here under the Handouts section and on the Assignments pages are in Microsoft Word 2007(.docx) format.

When you click on the links, your browser will do one of three things depending on what browser you are using to view the web pages:

With Internet Explorer
Depending on what version of Internet Explorer you are using, when you click on the link, it may just open the file inside of the browser window. You can then save the file by going to the File menu and choosing Save As.

Some versions of Internet Explore will open the file in Microsoft Word. Again then you can then save the file by going to the File menu and choosing Save As.

If all the images don't seem to come in right when you are downloading a file, try right clicking on the link and choose Save Target As. Then choose where you want to save the file on your computer. After you are done, you will need to go out to your computer's hard drive and find the file and open it.

With Netscape / Firefox
Usually a dialog box will appear that asks if you want to Open the file or Save the file. You will click on the Option you want.

If you choose to Open the file, your computer will automatically start Microsoft Word and open the file inside the program. The you will choose the Save As option from the File Menu in Word to save the file to your computer.
If you choose the option to save the file the Save As dialog box will appear. Choose the folder where the document should be saved, then click Ok or Save to save it. After you have saved the file to your computer, you can use Microsoft Word to open it.

With American Online
The file will be opened inside the browser window. You can then save the file by going to the File menu and choosing Save As.

Just like with Internet Explorer, if all the images don't seem to come in right when you are downloading a file, try right clicking on the link and choose Save Target As. Then choose where you want to save the file on your computer. After you are done, you will need to go out to your computer's hard drive and find the file and open it.

Questions or comments send E-mail to jlortz@shf.org