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To begin, though, we need to cover some terminology that is common to all PC applications and some specific to the ClassPad. Lesson Goals . To learn basic window terminology . To become comfortable using the Main Application . To learn how to use the soft keyboard . To learn how to change number format In Lesson 2, you will learn how to: . Identify specific parts of a window . Use the ClassPad’s soft keyboard . Store a number in a variable and clear variables . Use the Main application’s buttons and menus . Change number format . Change from base 10 to other bases Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to answer the following questions: 1. What is an application? 2. What are two ways to open the soft keyboard? 3. How do I change from the abc keyboard to the 2D keyboard? 4. What does the button do? 5. What does the button do? 6. What are mode settings and how do we change them? 7. What information shows in the status bar? 8. What is a single variable? 9. What is the imaginary unit? Time required About 60 minutes. Getting Started What is an application? In the computer world, we define application as a computer program with a user interface. You can think of an application as any program that you can open on your computer and do work in. The ClassPad Manager is an application with other applications inside. Most of its components (or parts) are the same as other PC applications; only a few are unique. PART I [Important] Become familiar with basic window terminology. System Menu Button (ClassPad Specific) Menu Bar Toolbar Window Scrollbar Border Work Area Status Icon Panel Bar (ClassPad Specific – Very Useful!) Cursor Pad (Calculator Specific) Keypad (Calculator Specific) ClassPad 101 Lesson 2 CASIO COPYRIGHT . 2011 Author: Diane Whitfield CASIO MRD Center, Portland, Oregon, USA • System Menu Button ( ) Opens a menu that looks similar in all ClassPad applications. The System menu provides you with many dialogs to set ClassPad modes and other window options. • Menu Bar Provides a row of menus that you can open and select commands from. The ClassPad’s “Menu bar” will change for each different application. For example, notice the different menu bars and toolbars: The Main Application The SpreadSheet Application The Geometry Application • Toolbar Provides a row of buttons that you can click to get a command or change modes. Some ClassPad toolbar buttons are in dropdown button palettes. This dropdown button palette The button on Main’s provides a way to insert other toolbar toggles a result between applications into Main. fraction and decimal quickly. ClassPad 101 Lesson 2 CASIO COPYRIGHT . 2011 Author: Diane Whitfield CASIO MRD Center, Portland, Oregon, USA • Window Border A box or edge defining an application’s work area. When more than one window is open, the active window (window with focus) will have a bolder border. You will learn a lot more about window borders and focus in the next lesson. For now, please just notice the difference. This window is active (has focus). Notice the toolbar and bolder window border. This window is active (has focus). Notice the toolbar and window border changed. .Scrollbar Provides a way to “pan” your window. Useful hints: Tap here to move up one line. Tap in the space above the thumb to move up one page. Press and drag the “thumb” to pan your window up or down. Tap in the space below the thumb to move down one page. Tap here to move down one line. • Work Area Window area where we can input data. • Status Bar Displays information about the application. • Icon Panel Provides a row of buttons that you can click at any time. • Cursor Pad Provides a way to move cursor position up, down, left or right. • Keypad Provides quick access to the most commonly used keys. ClassPad 101 Lesson 2 CASIO COPYRIGHT . 2011 Author: Diane Whitfield CASIO MRD Center, Portland, Oregon, USA PART I Practice Exercises Before beginning the practice exercises, open a word document, type in the following information and then save it as Lesson2 in your CASIO folder within My Documents: . Date: (enter today's date) . To: (put your instructor’s name here) . From: (put your name here) . Re: Lesson 2 1. Open your ClassPad Manager, if you have not already. 2. Click on the icon panel. 3. Open the Main application. 4. Evaluate 32.7 – 18.9 (type it in and press EXE or Enter). 5. Select your answer by clicking on it and then click the button. 6. Get a screen capture and paste it into your Lesson2 document (under a title of PART I). 7. Evaluate 8/9 + 5/6. 8. Place the cursor anywhere on the line that you just entered (click it) and then click the button. 9. Get a screen capture. Please add two blank spaces following the first screen capture and then paste this one. button again. Notice that the 10. Select your answer by clicking on it and then click the button toggles your answer between a fraction and decimal. 11. Click on the icon panel. 12. Open the Geometry application. Notice how different the toolbar lo...