--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_Files.tex 2006/08/08 17:47:26 1.4 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_Files.tex 2010/08/23 16:16:18 1.5 @@ -3,37 +3,41 @@ If you have permission to edit a spreadsheet you will also have permission to save and load spreadsheet definition files. +\noindent \textbf{Default Spreadsheets} There are three default spreadsheets, one for each level. These are called \texttt{default\_classcalc}, \texttt{default\_studentcalc}, and \texttt{default\_assesscalc}. -These are the starting spreadsheets for every class. +These are the starting spreadsheets for every class. +\noindent \textbf{Modified Spreadsheets} When you modify a spreadsheet you begin working with an temporary copy. -You may save the spreadsheet using the ``Save as'' -button on the spreadsheet. Fill in a name and click on the ``Save as'' button. -You may also use the ``Save as \& Make This Sheet the Default'' button +You may save the spreadsheet using the \fbox{Save as} +button on the spreadsheet. Fill in a name and click on the \fbox{Save as} button. +You may also use the \fbox{Save as \& Make This Sheet the Default} button to set the current spreadsheet definition as the default for this level. +\noindent \textbf{Loading a Spreadsheet Definition from a Published File} -Using the ``Select Spreadsheet File'' link opens the LON-CAPA resource browser. +Using the \underline{Select Spreadsheet File} link opens the LON-CAPA resource browser. Only files with the extension \texttt{spreadsheet} can be selected. The spreadsheet definition file must be valid XML. (You must be author to create and publish a spreadsheet file \ref{Authoring_Spreadsheet}.) +\noindent \textbf{Setting the Assessment Level Spreadsheets used to Calculate Grades} In the student level spreadsheet every assessment in the course has a spreadsheet definition file associated with it. The spreadsheet definition used for each assessment -is selected using a drop-down dialog in the "assessments" row. +is selected using a drop-down dialog in the \textbf{Assessments} row. Initially this spreadsheet is ``Default'', meaning the current default assessment spreadsheet will be used to compute the students grade. Changing the spreadsheet used for an assessment modifies the student level -spreadsheet, so you must use the ``Save as'' button to save the current +spreadsheet, so you must use the \textbf{Save as} button to save the current student spreadsheet.