Assignment:
Begin by watching the video associated with this assignment:
• Screen shots, cropping, and resizing
Then, download the Instructions Template, and use it to write a set of instructions for using the English 202 Grade Prediction Spreadsheet:
• Use only the styles provided in the template (2 points each):
o Title style for the title.
o Body Text style for body text.
o Heading 1 style for headings.
o List Number style for steps.
o Illustration style for the screenshots you add following each step.
o Header style for the page header.
o Footer style for the page footer.
• Do NOT add add step numbers, such as Step 1, Step 2, . . .(5 points). List Number style is already set up to provide step numbers.
• Add a screenshot after each step to illustrate what the reader should be seeing (5 points each). Focus on showing the reader what he or she should be seeing. Be concise.
• Place each image in-line with the text (2 points each).
• Add steps for the following actions:
o For downloading the spreadsheet, assume the reader already has Blackboard open to English 202. Explain the following:
1. Where on Blackboard the link to the grade spreadsheet can be found.
2. How to activate the download.
3. How to select the location to which the file is downloaded.
o For opening the spreadsheet, explain the following:
1. Where to find the downloaded spreadsheet.
2. How to open the spreadsheet.
3. What the reader should see when the spreadsheet is open.
o For adding grades to the spreadsheet, explain the following:
1. Where to enter exercise grades. (Exercise grades go in the columns labeled Ex1, Ex2, . . .. Quiz grades go in the columns labeled Q1, Q2, . . .. Proposal grades go in the columns labeled Prop 1 and Prop2. Recommendation Report grades go in the columns labeled Rep1 and Rep2.)
2. Where to enter an estimated Instructions grade (in the column labeled Inst).
3. Where to view the estimated final grade (In the column labeled Grade).
o For determining how to convert the final numeric grade to a letter grade.
• Crop or proportionally scale each screenshot to fit in the space provided by the Illustration style (3 points each). This style is indented
0.25 inches on the left, so each screenshot must be no wider than 6.25 inches.
• Crop large screenshots when the pertinent image is too small to be seen without viewing the document at greater than 100% of the View scale (5 points each).
You do NOT have to add captions and cross-references for this assignment. Each step is followed by an image that shows what the reader should be seeing. The reader will grasp this gestalt relationship quickly. (The text alludes to Gestalt Psychology, which is widely used in document design.)
You also do NOT have to add quotes or italics to words used as object. For example, when I say "Look for the Grade Prediction Spreadsheet link," the words Grade Prediction Spreadsheet represent an object. You DO have to pay attention to how words are capitalized on the computer screen. Your descriptions must used the same capitalization as what the reader sees in your screen images.