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Information Commons - Frequently Asked Questions
1. How Do I Log In With EMCC's Network?
Your WinXP (Active Directory) ‘User name’ will be your MEID, and your WinXP password will be your last name with the 1st letter capitalized. You may be prompted to change your password upon initial login. For ease of use you may want to make your WinXP password the same as your MEID password.
2. How Do I Find My Blackboard Username & Password?
You can find your Blackboard username by clicking Blackboard on our home page:
- On the internet, go to EMCC’s homepage at http://www.estrellamountain.edu/
- Click the Blackboard link near the top of the EMCC homepage.
- In the Students box, click on 'New Users - Lookup User ID'.
- At the Student Personal Administration Tool screen, complete the required information and click Next.
- Create a Password and set your Challenge Questions and click Submit.
- Write down your UserID (MEID) and your password and keep it in a safe place.
- Click on Go to BlackBoard to proceed.
- If you still have problems logging in or finding your UserID (MEID) and password for Maricopa’s Blackboard, please click on Student Help or call 1-888-994-4433 to get assistance.
3. I forgot my WinXP Username and/or Password
Call the Information Commons Help Desk at 623-935-8150.
4. I forgot my Blackboard MEID and/or Password
From the Estrella Mountain home page Click on My.maricopa.edu. Click the Login tab and follow the link for 'Forgot your MEID?' or 'Forgot your password?'.
5. How do I connect my laptop for wireless?
From the Estrella Mountain home page Click on Quick Links and select Register Wireless Devices. Click on Register your device and follow the instructions. Your 'Active Directory UserID' and 'Active Directory Password' are the WinXP username and password you use to logon to the EMCC campus computers.
6. How do I print?
Most programs use File and Print from the Main Menu. Also, you can right click on the screen you want to print and click Print. In the Information Commons, computer pods are defaulted to printers A, B, X, and Y. When you choose print in the printer name field, it tells you which printer will be printing your document.
7. How do I email my instructor?
Instructions for contacting your instructor are on the Welcome announcement when you first log into Blackboard or in the Syllabus. Also, by clicking on the Instructor button in Blackboard, you will see information about your Instructor. Students are encouraged to create their own email accounts which can be accessed through the Internet. Free email accounts are available through providers such as Yahoo (http://www.yahoo.com/) and Hotmail (http://www.msn.com/). Instructions on how to create these free email accounts are at these websites. For more information view this tutorial
8. What is my print balance? What does the dollar amount mean?
When you register for classes at EMCC you get a credit of $25 which means you can print 250 pages. When you have $0 balance you will need to go to registration and pay for printing and come to the Information Commons desk to show the receipt. A technician will add the dollar amount to your account.
9. How do I submit my assignments in Blackboard?
Most often Blackboard assignments are submitted in the assignment page at the View/Complete link. Occasionally Blackboard courses are arranged so that assignments are submitted in the Digital Dropbox or send via email. The Digital Dropbox is found under the Tools button. Whether using the View/Complete link or the Digital Dropbox, the procedures for submitting assignments are similar.
After clicking on the View/Complete link (or the Digital Dropbox button), read the Assignment Information at the top of the page, to make sure you fully understand the requirements for completing the assignment. At the Comments area, enter your assignment title and include your full name. At the File to Attach textbox, click the Browse button; choose File then a dialog box will open, allowing for the selection of the file you need to send from your storage drive. After the file is selected, additional files can be added by clicking Add Another File. After all the files are added, click the Submit button. You will then receive a message stating that the file has been successfully submitted. By clicking Tools, then My Grades you should see the ! Mark; this shows that you submitted your assignment.
10. How do I compress a file or a group of files for sending in Blackboard?
When one or more files must be compressed before sending through the Blackboard, follow these steps:
1. Right click on the blank area on your desktop, select new, then select folder. Name your folder. Next, select and drag your files into the folder. It is important to verify that all files required to complete the assignments are saved within this folder and that all documents are labeled correctly. Remember that once you submit your file you cannot return to add another file.
2. Now, right click on the folder then select Send to and then select compressed folder. A zipped folder will be saved in the same location.
11. How do I format a Word document for my research paper?
To Start Microsoft Word click on Start then, Programs then, Microsoft Office, then Microsoft Office Word 2007. A new Word document will come up. Align right and type your Name, and the information your professor required (Class, Assignment #, Date, Professor Name). Click the Center button and Bold and type your title. Press enter and align left. Click File then Page Setup and set all the margins to 1”. Click on the Layout tab and under Headers and Footers mark different first page and click OK. Click on Format and under Line Spacing click double. Most of the college professors prefer double spacing. Start typing your paper and save the file every 5 minutes. To number your pages click View then select Headers and Footers. Align right and type your Last Name then click Insert and select Page Numbers.
12. How do I make a picture ready to insert into a Word Document or a PowerPoint presentation?
To Start Adobe Photoshop click on Start menu, Programs, Adobe, then Adobe Photoshop CS2/CS3. When the program loads, click on the File menu, then Open. Select the file that you wish to work on, click Open. With the picture displayed on the screen. Select the Image menu, select Image Size. On the Image Size dialog box in the Document Size section, the Width and Height of the document’s displayed. Highlight the value in either Width or Height, and alter the value to your preference. Note, that when you change one of the values, the other changes automatically and proportionately. Once you have altered your document, click OK.
To eliminate unwanted portions of your image, we will use the Crop tool. On the far left side of your screen you will see a vertical toolbar. Locate the Crop tool. Hovering your mouse over each icon will display the tools name. In Photoshop CS2 the Crop tool is on the left column, the third icon from the top. In Photoshop CS3 it is the fifth icon from the top. With the Crop tool selected, click and drag a rectangle surrounding the area of the image that you would like to capture. When you release the mouse button, you’ll see a dashed line marquee with selection “handles” on the corners and the middle of each side. You can hold your cursor over these handles and drag them to adjust the size of your selection. When your marquee is where you want it, double click inside the marquee and the image will be cropped. The area outside of this marquee is the area to be eliminated from the image. When you have completed with the changes on your image, click on the File menu, select Save. Your image is now ready to be placed into……
13. How do I put a video I found on the internet into my PowerPoint?
In PowerPoint go to the Developer tab>>In the Controls panel>>Click on the More Controls option, (the icon that looks like a hammer and wrench w/three dots under). Scroll down to Shockwave Flash Object, highlight and Click OK. With your mouse on the slide that you want the video, make a box on your slide. In the box place your mouse and right click and go to Properties. In the Properties box, (Custom) is displayed on the top. In the far right side of Custom is a button that has 3 dots on it, Click this button. In the Properties Pages dialog box, paste the URL that you copied earlier. In the URL, replace ALL(=) and (?) with the front slash(/). Click OK. Run Powerpoint. |
