Instruction page on how to post a word processed document into the electronic dialog

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Click here to return to the electronic dialog page on the submission of a paper relating your discipline to global change.

Instructions

System Requirements

The ability to post a word processed document into the electronic dialog is dependent on whether or not your machine has enough memory for both the Internet client and the word-processing program. If not, then you may send the document via email to:

Michael Taber
mtaber@iastate.edu

and your paper will be posted.

Cut and Paste

• Using your machine's method for "cut and paste," you can simply cut the document and paste into the form's window on the dialog. First try this with the title of your paper, by cutting the title from your document and pasting it into the "Document Title" form on the electronic dialog. When finished, return to this page.
• If you were successful in cutting out the title and pasting it, then you are all set to fill out the rest of the forms. When you get to the "Paper" window, cut your document and paste it into the form.

Adding HTML to Your Paper

If you are comfortable with HTML and would like to make a reference link to any item on the World Wide Web (including our own course), then you can simply add the HTML code directly into your document. When you post your paper, the link will show up as a highlighted reference, just like any HTML link. Here is an example of how to do the link...

Suppose in your paper that you want to make a link to an image from the carbon cycle lecture. All you have to do is put the HTML code into your sentence:

...looking at concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere...

To view the HTML code used for the link, use the "Document Source" option under the "View" menu item (for Netscape users) or the "View Source..." option under the "File" menu (for Mosaic users). Simply type in the same HTML commands and change the http reference link accordingly.

Final Editing

• You will want to make sure everything pasted correctly before hitting the submit button. Be sure and check the position of the carriage returns to make sure you didn't paste one long line.
• Remember you can hit the "Reset" button if you need to start over.
• If you have problems or questions, feel free to send email to:

  Michael Taber
  mtaber@iastate.edu