Google+Docs+Controls+and+Guidance

=Google Docs Controls and Other Guidance =

**To add a number to a cell**, double-click on the cell and type "1" or "0." **Use numbers only; no text until later.**

**Work in only one (1) column on each worksheet - the column in which your name appears at the top is the //__only__// column in which you should work.**

**If you are having difficulty scrolling through a worksheet**, it's most likely either the browser you're using or the speed of your Internet connection. The browser is likely the easiest change to try.

Here is an overview of the various controls available to you in Google Docs spreadsheets/worksheets. The **focus **is on those you're most likely to need. To see a picture of the controls referenced below, click here: Word '97-2003 version: Word 2007 version:


 * Moving from left to right, TOP: **


 * **File** - Helpful only if you want to download a copy for yourself. Please make certain you do not upload a copy, as it will cover others' work. The document Auto-saves often, so you need not do a manual "Save."
 * **Edit** - Not useful at this time
 * **View**- Should be in "Normal" mode
 * **Compact controls-** Recommended...You can maximize the amount of viewable material on your screen if you click on this. It eliminates your view of the extraneous material at the top of your screen (Google menu, etc.). You can also use Ctrl + Shift + F to go into the more compact view, if you choose.
 * **Hide Controls** - NOT recommended! If you select this, all controls will disappear from view. If you select it by accident, use the Esc key to regain them. This can take a few seconds, so don't be alarmed if it takes a few moments or if you need to press Esc a second time.
 * **Format, Form, Tools** - Not needed at this time
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Help** - Help is help! You can try to locate a solution yourself, or you can contact me or someone who used this format during the NGSSS-Arts writing process.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Chat Window** - A colored strip (mine is blue, yours may be a different color) will indicate who--if anyone--has the document open (they aren't necessarily at their computer). It includes a small, double drop-down arrow at the far right end of the color band. If you click on it, the Chat window expands down the right side of your screen. At the bottom will be a small box. You can type into the box to send a message to others in the document. To make your message visible, press "Enter." If the small box disappears off the bottom of your screen, hit the "Refresh" icon at the top of your Browser screen. It will clear all comments in the Chat Window. It also resets the controls, so you may want to compact them again. The same arrow that let you expand the Chat Window for viewing will also let you close it. **Please note:** If the colored band is blinking while the Chat Window is closed, someone has posted a comment - click on the down arrow to read the comment(s).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon:** Print - self-explanatory
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Undo** - Circular arrow to the left...Same as Ctrl + Z, but sometimes functions better than Ctrl + Z
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Redo** - Circular arrow to the left...Self-explanatory
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Clipboard** - Clipboard with cloud...Not like to be needed
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Paint Format** - Paintbrush...Unneeded
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: $** - Unneeded
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: %** - Unneeded
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: 123** - Other formats...Unneeded
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icons: Font size, boldface, strike-through** - Unneeded
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Font Color** - an underlined A with a drop-down arrow...You may wish to change the color of the 1s and 0s you enter to help you keep track of your place on the worksheet.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Fill Color** - "Rubiks Cube" with a drop-down arrow...You may wish to change the background color of the cells in which you're working to help you keep track of your place on the worksheet.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Borders** - Box...Unneeded
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Alignment** - Unneeded
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Merge Cells** - Unneeded
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Wrap Text** - If you can't read all of the text in a cell, click on the cell and then click on this icon. The cell will re-size to auto-fit the contents.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Icons: Formulas, Insert Charts - Unneeded


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Left to right, BOTTOM: **
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Left Arrow** - helps you move through the course-specific worksheets
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Right Arrow** - helps you move through the course-specific worksheets
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: +** - Unneeded, as it only adds more worksheets (and I think we have enough already!)
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Icon: Series of stacked horizontal lines** - Lists all the worksheets in a pop-up menu, a nice way to select the course you'd like to work on next