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Click on the LOCATIONS link at top left gets you this screen.<\/h3>\n
Notice that storing document in your iCloud account is an option. You can then retrieve them on a desktop machine by surfing to iCloud.com and logging in.<\/p>\n WARNING: IF YOU SET A PASSCODE AND THEN FORGET IT, the MDS tech team CANNOT help you. You will have lost your data.<\/span><\/p>\n You can email a backup of all your papers to yourself for safekeeping. This is a GOOD idea, especially when your library contains College Application essays, term papers, etc.<\/p>\n The WIFI TRANSFER option can be used to share documents. Be warned, though, that MDS takes a VERY dim view of plagiarism and cheating. I suggest you doublecheck with your teacher to make sure it’s ok to share.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is where you create a new document and folder. Notice you can also pull a file down from several different Cloud Services [Drive, iCloud, etc] – AND you can scan a physical document into Textilus.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The EXPORT\u00a0icon lets you send the document to a variety of places.<\/p>\n Use “Add to Template Chooser” after you setup an initial document with all your settings [like margins and fonts and headers and such hint hint<\/em>] to add that setup to the Template Chooser. It would save some time later, trust me.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The FOLDER icon is how you create a new folder, or move a document into a folder.<\/p>\n Save time and mental stress – keep your papers organized.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The TRASH CAN icon is how you delete files. Click<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The WRENCH is yet another way to mail a document.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are many documents in here that show you what’s possible with textilus. Take some time to nose around and see what can be done.<\/p>\n Start getting outside your little mental box!<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n First step: SELECT SOME TEXT.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n SECOND step: After some text is selected, Click the “t” icon, top right.<\/strong> You’ll see Style, Color, and Layout tabs, along with several additional options.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n THIRD STEP: Let’s set the layout first<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Click the LAYOUT tab.<\/p>\n Set your LINE SPACING to 2.0 by clicking the + sign. \u00a0What you see in the graphic is what you’ll need to have 1 inch margins all the way around.<\/p>\n Now click on\u00a0PAGE SIZE.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Letter” is what you want for English papers at MDS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOURTH STEP: Now click on the STYLE tab.<\/strong><\/p>\n NOTICE: you can create User Styles. I STRONGLY<\/strong> suggest you create a user style for the Works Cited page [with a hanging indent], and then perhaps some indented text [for when you quote someone]. More on that in Part 2 of the series.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The key to learning this software is to PLAY with it when NOT UNDER A DEADLINE. It’s really difficult to compose text, type it, keep track of the formatting, AND mess around with the software.<\/p>\n This is the first in a series of articles on setting up and using Textilus, the word processing app MDS is using on the iPads. Part 1 will cover opening the app, look at some of the links and icons on the opening screen, and deal with setting some of the layout options [including setting … Continue reading TEXTILUS part 1: Opening, new document, settings<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe GEAR icon, top right, has these options:<\/h3>\n
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\nClick the SELECT link at top right, and you see this:<\/h3>\n
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\nClicking the SAMPLES icon opens up a folder\u00a0that contains folders<\/h3>\n
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\nOnce you have a document created and opened, here are some instructions on setting up some of your document parameters.<\/h3>\n
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Now that you have things setup, click the button SET AS DEFAULT FOR NEW DOCUMENTS. These settings will automatically be there when you create a new document.<\/h4>\n
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\nSo reduce your stress in advance – play with the software BEFORE you absolutely have to use it a create a paper.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"