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Create Word documents from OpenOffice or LibreOffice
OpenOffice and LibreOffice are free, open source office suties that offer an excellent alternative to Microsoft Word. They will open documents produced in Word, and can save in Word ".doc" and ".docx" formats as well. Here's how:
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Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
General Helpsheets
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Create Word documents from Pages
Many users of Apple Macs use the Pages word processor. That’s a good choice to work with, but it is essential that what is produced can be opened by SIDE teachers. Thankfully, it’s very easy to make this happen.
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Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
General Helpsheets
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Creating and managing PDFs
Many courses at SIDE require work to be submitted in Adobe Portable Document Format – PDF for short. As the name suggests, PDF files display identically, no matter the computer or operating system on which they are displayed. They even work on many...
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
General Helpsheets
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Four image editors compared
So you want to resize an image? This video compares the following four image editors doing common tasks such as crop and resizing an image. Adobe Photoshop - Photo & design software Pixlr E: Free Advanced Photo Editor & Image...
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
General Helpsheets
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Getting started with Moodle
Just getting started with Moodle. Here's a guide to help you along. Need assistance? Contact your teacher.
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
Moodle Helpsheets
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Installing Office
Instructions Navigate to https://portal.office.com/ Enter your @student.education.wa.edu.au email address and press TAB or Enter You will be re-directed to the Department of Education (DoE) Portal to log in Use your DoE user...
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Veronika Popp
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Category:
General Helpsheets
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Japanese input on Mac OS X
Macs deal with Japanese character display seamlessly. Japanese input is not always enabled by default - here's how to change that.
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
General Helpsheets
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Managing SIDE email
SIDE emails may come from teachers, students or forum notifications. There are several ways in which you can manage the emails you receive from SIDE.
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
General Helpsheets
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Merging and converting multiple files to PDF
If your work is in many files and needs to be combined as one single PDF for submission. Here is help!
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
General Helpsheets
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Moodle
Moodle is the learning management system which houses SIDE's online classrooms. Classrooms, or courses, consist of a range of learning materials including interactive content and activities. It is also where students upload and receive feedback on...
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Cathy Scott
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Category:
Moodle Helpsheets
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Need to submit some handwritten work in Moodle?
Perhaps you're required to submit a PDF of the handwritten work. Here's a video on how to deal with photos of your work, quickly and easily.
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
Moodle Helpsheets
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Password reset
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Emma Puls
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Category:
General Helpsheets
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Resizing Images
Resizing your images before emailing or inserting them into a document is vital.
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Veronika Popp
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Category:
General Helpsheets
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Submitting a Moodle video assignment
Sometimes you may be asked to submit a video assignment in Moodle. It should be very easy, although there are some things to know before you start.
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
Moodle Helpsheets
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Transferring video from iPad to PC
If you use an iPad to capture a video and needed to transfer it to a PC. This helpsheet will show you how.
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
General Helpsheets
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Use Handbrake to reduce video file size for uploading
If you have a large video assignment to submit. This helpsheet will help to make the uploading easier.
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Type:
Article
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Author:
Gina Lau
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Category:
General Helpsheets
