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CPT 106 Data Files to be Used With Exploring Microsoft Office, XP, Volume I, Enhanced Edition

Downloading Files From CPT 106 Website
Unzipping the File

Access XP

bullet Exploring Access
bullet Zipped version of Access files, expands to about 4.10 mb

Word XP

bullet Exploring Word
bullet Zipped version of Word, expands to about  856 KB

Excel XP

bullet Exploring Excel
bullet Zipped version of Excel, expands to about 721 KB

Windows XP

bullet Exploring Windows XP
bullet Zipped version of Windows XP  files, expands to about 187 KB

PowerPoint XP

bullet Exploring PowerPoint
bullet Zipped version of PowerPoint  files, expands to about 1.7 MB

Data Storage Options  in CNC Labs
Drive Letter Medium Capacity
A: 3.5" High Density Diskette 1.44 MB
H: (CNC Labs Only) Network Drive 250 MB
O: (Drive letter may different on other computers) Zip Disk 100 MB
Integrated Case Studies
bullet Integrated Cases
bullet Zipped Version of Integrated Cases, expands to about 4.21 MB

Downloading Files From CPT 106 Website (Back to Top)(Note:  These instructions were created for use in an IUPUI Computer Network Center environment and may vary slightly at your own computer.)

 One File at a Time

(Note:  We will use as our example the file academic symbols.wmf from the Exploring Access  folder)

bullet Left click once on the folder that has the file you want
bullet Point but do not click on the file you want.  (A “hand” indicating a link will appear when you point to the file.)
bullet Right click on the mouse over the  file you pointed to
bullet When the menu pops us, choose Save Target As…
bullet The File Download window will appear briefly on the screen. When the Save As dialog box appears, select a storage device from the drop down list in the Save in: list box.

bullet Click on the Save button.  The file will copy to your storage device.  You will see a Download Complete information box indicating the file has made it to your storage device.

 Downloading and Unzipping a Compressed File

Zipped or compressed files contain multiple files in one file so they transfer quickly over the Internet or don't take up as much disk drive storage space. Unzip compressed files to gain access to all the files.

Downloading the file

(Note:  We will use as our example the file Zipped version of Access files)

bullet Point to the compressed file you want to download.
bullet Point but do not click on the file you want.  (A “hand” indicating a link will appear when you point to the file.)
bullet Right click on the mouse over the  file you pointed to.
bullet When the menu pops us, choose Save Target As…
bullet The File Download window will appear briefly on the screen. When the Save As dialog box appears, select a storage device from the drop down list in the Save in: list box.

bullet Click on the Save button.  The file will copy to your storage device.  You will see a Download Complete information box indicating the file has made it to your storage device.

Unzipping the File (Back to Top)

bullet Double click on the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop
bullet Double click on the 3 ½ Floppy (A:) icon.  Your compressed file should appear.  (Note:  it will have an .exe file extension)
bullet Double click on the file ending in .exe to unzip it.
bullet The WinZip Self-Extractor window will appear
bullet Browse for or type in the storage device you want to use.  Pay attention to the size of the unzipped files when you pick your storage device.

bullet Left click once on the Unzip button.  You will see the files unzip in a “marquee” across the bottom of the WinZip Self-Extractor window.  Another window will appear telling you how many files you successfully unzipped. Click on OK in this window.
bullet Click on Close to end WinZip Self-Extractor