ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE TO TWEN - Westlaw

40 Understanding Course Elements
2. Complete one of these steps, depending on whether you want to open the file from its current
location or save the file to your computer:
• To open the file from its current location, click Open. If the file does not automatically open, you
may be prompted to choose the application you want to use. Select the application, e.g.,
Microsoft Word, and click OK.
• To save the document to your computer, click Save. The Save As dialog box is displayed.
Navigate to the folder where you want to save the file (such as c:\bnkrptcy\) and click Save. If
you receive the Download complete status message, click Open to view the file or click Close to
close the dialog box and view the file later.
Text Formatting Options
You can format text in many text boxes that require content, such as document page descriptions and
forum postings. The editing tools vary depending on your computer platform and the Internet browser
you are using. In addition, not all features described in this section may be available for every text box in
TWEN.
Figure 3-26 shows an example of the formatting toolbar, which is available for Windows users with
Internet Explorer.
Figure 3-26. Text editing tools (Windows users with Internet Explorer)
WINDOWS USERS USING MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER
If you use Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer, you can perform tasks such as the following:
• Choose paragraph styles for your text and select font type, size, and attributes.
• Use a spell checker.
• Add a hypertext link. To create a hypertext link for an Internet address, click Web on the toolbar or
type the URL (e.g., west.thomson.com) in the text box.
• Insert a file from your online file directory.
• Add a question from a quiz or quiz question bank.
• Update the HTML code for your text by selecting View HTML.
Click ABC to check for possible spelling
errors.
Format text using standard wordprocessing
tools to format font type,
size, and other attributes.