High School Curriculum

Advanced Landscape Design

Lesson 1: Saving, drawing lines, and printing
OBJECTIVES
1. Students will demonstrate how to save on the computer.
2. Students will demonstrate how to draw lines.
3. Students will demonstrate how to print from the computer.
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TIME: 4 minutes
REFERENCES
Landscape !rogram" Design #maging $roup% &!lanscape.' 32( Long #sland
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EQUIMENT, SU!IES, M"TERI"!S
Computers% !rinters% Student dis.s
TE"C#IN$ ROCE%URE
Intr&d'(ti&n and Mental Set
/here are items stored on a computer0 How can items on the computer 1e shared
with potential clients0 2he first step in drawing a landscape plan is drawing lines.
%is('ssi&n
)* #&w d& +&' save a d&(',ent-
a. 3n the file menu% select save as".
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1. 4ile name" 5.pr6 appears
c. Delete 5
d. 27pe linedraw.pr6
e. Save drawing a1out ever7 1 minutes.
f. 8ach time the drawing is saved% the screen will as. if 7ou want to replace
e9isting file. Clic. 7es.
0* #&w d& +&' draw lines in a 3lan4 d&(',ent-
a. 3n the draw menu% select lines.
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1 1. 3n the tool 1ar% select line ;the 1utton to the left of the octagon<.
c c. )otice crosshairs on screen.
d d. Single clic. on screen and pull mouse across screen.
e e. /hen 7ou reach the end of line% clic. left mouse .e7 one time.
1< )otice the status 1ar at the 1ottom of the screen.
a< 2he operation 7ou are wor.ing on is in the lower left hand
side of the status 1ar.
1< 2he angle and length of the line is in the lower right hand
side of the status 1ar.
f. /hen 7ou have finished drawing the line% dou1le clic. left mouse .e7.
g. Do not clic. the right mouse 1utton until 7ou are finished drawing all the
lines. 2he right mouse 1utton cancels the draw operation.
2* #&w d& +&' draw straig.t lines in a 3lan4 d&(',ent-
a. :epeat steps a = c.
1. >efore starting the line on the screen% hold down the shift .e7 while
drawing the line.
c. /hen 7ou have finished drawing the line% dou1le clic. left mouse .e7.
d. :elease the shift .e7.
5* #&w d& +&' print a d&(',ent-
a. 3n the file menu% select print.
1. Select page setup.
c. Select pull down menu 1o9 17 clic.ing on arrow.
d. Select 1?@' A 1B
e. 3n the file menu% select print.
f. Select print.
g. Select 3C.
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6* "ssign,ent
1. Draw ten horiDontal lines of various lengths.
2. Draw ten vertical lines of various lengths.
3. Saves as" linedraw.pr6
4. !rint drawing.
SUMM"R7
St'dents will learn .&w t& save d&(',ents, draw lines in d&(',ents,
and print d&(',ents*
Eval'ati&n
Saving a document and printing a document with lines drawn on it.
/ritten EuiD
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