Computing Assignment Help

This page provides step by step instructions for downloading, running, and saving the computer assignments. You will need to follow these instructions in one of the IBM-PC clusters, and you should bring a 3 1/2" disk.

1. Downloading the homework assignment.

Insert your 3 1/2" disk into the drive.
Right-click on the text: "football.xls"
Left-click on Save Link As
Left-click on the down arrow to the right of the Save In box
Scroll up to 3 1/2" Floppy A: and left-click
click on Save

2. Running the computer assignment.

Make sure that your 3 1/2" disk is in the drive.
Left-click on Start at the lower-left corner of the screen.
Move cursor up to Programs.
Move cursor to MS Profession Office Pro. (at right)
Move cursor to Excel (at right), and left-click.
Excel should start loading.
After Excel loads, click on the File menu at top left.
Move the cursor down to Open and left-click.
After the Open window appears, click on the down arrow to the right of the Look in box.
Scroll up to 3 1/2" Floppy A: and left-click
Click on htwt.xls (the file you saved), and then click on Open.

3. Saving your results.

In Excel (with your disk in the drive), click on the File menu at top left.
Click on Save As (important: not Save; you want to save your work in a new file).
Type a file name into the save dialog box (e.g., Homework 1).
Click on Save at right.