| Question: | How do you configure the Acrobat Reader for the OS X operating system? |
| Answer: | Here are the steps to configure the latest version of Internet Explorer to open the latest version of Adobe Acrobat reader in Mac OS X. When you use this configuration and click a PDF file link in a Web page, Internet Explorer opens Acrobat Reader as a separate application where you view the PDF. To configure Internet Explorer to use Acrobat Reader as a helper application:
1. In Internet Explorer, choose Explorer > Preferences to open the Preferences dialog box. 2. Under Receiving Files in the left pane, select File Helpers. 3. In the file helper settings window, scroll down until you see Portable Document Format. Click it once to highlight. 4. While it's highlighted, click Change. 5. In the Edit File Helper dialog box, do the following: a. Under File Type, make sure that Adobe Reader is selected next to Application. If not, use the browse button. You'll find the reader in: Applications > Acrobat Reader. Click open. b. File type should be set to PDF. File creator should be CARO. Encoding should be set to Binary Data, Use for incoming, and Use for outgoing. c. Handling should be set to View with Application. d. Application should be set to Adobe Reader. If not, click Browse. In the Open dialog box that appears, locate and select
Acrobat Reader from Applications > Acrobat Reader, and then click Open. e. Click the OK button to complete the process. |
| Question: | How do you configure the Acrobat Reader for the OS 9 operating system? |
| Answer: | Here are the steps to configure Internet Explorer 5.x to open Adobe Acrobat reader 5.x in Mac OS 9. When you use this configuration and click a PDF file link in a Web page, Internet Explorer opens Acrobat Reader as a separate application where you view the PDF. To configure Internet Explorer to use Acrobat Reader as a helper application: 1. In Internet Explorer, choose Edit > Preferences to open the Preferences dialog box. 2. Under Receiving Files in the left pane, select File Helpers. 3. In the File Helper Settings area scroll down until you see "Portable Document Format".
a. Click once on "Portable Document Format" to highlight it.
b. Once highlighted, click the "change" button. This will take you to the "Edit File Helper dialog box". 4. In the Edit File Helper dialog box, a. In the File Type section, Application should be set to Adobe Reader b. For Encoding , Binary Data, Use for incoming, and Use for outgoing should be selected. c. In the Handling section, View with Application should be selected and in application, Adobe Reader should be selected. If not, click the browse button and look for it in your hard drive.
5. Click OK to close the Edit File Helper dialog box, and then click OK to close the Preferences dialog box. Once Reader is set up as a helper application, you're done.
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Question: | When you log into eSIS, two browser windows open. One window is titled Oracle Forms Server and the other is titled Oracle Developer Forms Runtime - Web (before login) and school district Student Information System (after login). Why are there two windows? |
| Answer: | The Oracle Forms Server window is used to launch the second window and is used by the second window to display reports in PDF format. Both windows are necessary while running eSIS and, to exit eSIS, you should click on the exit icon  and not just close the two windows.
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| Question: | How do I place an eSIS icon in the Links toolbar of Internet Explorer (IE)? |
| Answer: | - Set your URL address to http://www.4j.lane.edu/esis
- Click on the IE icon in the URL address and drag it to the Links toolbar.
- Right click on your new entry in the Links toolbar and choose Rename to change the name to "eSIS."
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| Question: | Will elementary teachers have access to eSIS? |
| Answer: | Yes. The implementation will be phased in starting in January, 2004. This will allow time for training and to upgrade (where necessary) teacher computers.
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| Question: | Will elementary schools be able to keep our doors closed the first week we return in August? |
| Answer: | Yes, the entire district will keep elementary schools closed to the public the week of August 11th. This is a one-time agreement with the district and will be done to give secretaries time to learn eSIS. This information will be included with the back to school mailings.
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| Question: | How will we produce elementary report cards? |
| Answer: | Elementary report cards will continue on the current system for school year 2003-2004. This will allow time for the district to format an eSIS report card that meets our needs.
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| Question: | What are the computer requirements? |
| Answer: | Please see the 4J eSIS web page for specifications.
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| Question: | Will we be able to produce locator cards out of eSIS? |
| Answer: | Yes, however, they will look different and probably be on 8 1/2 x 11 paper. You may want to consider locator binders.
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| Question: | How do I sign up for training? |
| Answer: | Call or send e-mail to Mary Guldager in CIS (687-3999). Please let us know when you would like to attend so we can plan accordingly.
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