Starting NetSupport School
To start
the NetSupport School Control program, double click on the NetSupport Tutor
icon in your NetSupport Program Group, or choose, {Start}{Programs}{NetSupport
School}{NetSupport School Tutor}.
All connected Clients will have
their icons displayed in the Control Window.
The Title Bar
This indicates that you are in the Control Window and
displays the name of the NetSupport Schooi Control workstation.
The Menu Bar
The Menu
Bar contains a series of drop down Menus that can be used to access the various
tools and configuration utilities.
These menus can be used to select Student workstations to work with, as
well as maintaining and organizing Student workstations into work groups.
The Toolbar contains shortcuts to many of the most
frequently used tasks and tools. Clicking on an individual item takes you
straight to that task or function, eliminating the need to work through the
drop down menus. Positioning the cursor over an icon will display a brief
description of its function. For convenience, features that are of a similar
nature, Show, Show Video, Show Replay Files for example, are grouped within the
same toolbar icon. However, you can add these as individual icons if preferred.
To customize the Toolbar choose {View}{Toolbar -
Customize} or right click on the Toolbar and choose Customize.
The Quick View Bar
The Quick View Bar is used to switch between currently
connected Clients. Clicking on the button containing the required Client’s name
enables you to immediately View that Client’s Window.
To enable/disable the Quick View bar choose
{View}{Toolbar – Quick View}.
The Quick Execute Bar
The Quick Execute Bar enables you to execute a
previously saved application to a Client, without having to direct your way
through the drop down menu. By clicking on the button containing the required
application, you immediately execute it on the Selected Client or Group.
To enable/disable the Quick Execute bar choose
{View}{Toolbar – Execute Bar}.
The Lesson Bar
The Lesson bar allows you to create a lesson and
provides tools to manage the lesson once in progress. A Progress bar will
advise the Tutor on the current activity and time remaining.
To
enable/disable the Lesson bar choose {View}{Toolbar – Lesson Plan}.
Until you have defined groups of Clients only the “ALL”
group will appear on this toolbar. Once defined, the group name along with the
number of members will appear and the Group tool icons will become fully active,
allowing you to add, delete and change Group properties.
With the required Student Group selected, Properties
such as the displayed name and icon image can be changed by choosing
{Group}{Customize} or {Group}{Properties} from the Control Window drop down
menu.
To enable/disable the Group bar choose {View}{Toolbar –
Group Bar}.
The List View
The List View displays the currently connected Clients
or Groups. You can switch the display mode between large and small icons, lists
and detailed view, from the Drop down {View} menu.
When you mouse over a Client icon a thumbnail of the
Student machine is displayed.
Client Properties, such as the displayed name and icon
image, can be changed by selecting {Client}{Customize} or {Client}{Properties}
from the Control Window drop down menu.
Note: Student
names can also be customized using the Student Register function.
The
List View can be viewed in the following Modes:
Normal View
Monitor Mode
Web View
Application
View
Survey
View
Whiteboard
View
Click on the individual icons on the left hand side of
the Control Window, or choose {View}{Normal/ Monitor/ Web/ Application/ Survey
View/ Whiteboard View} from the Control Window drop down menu to change mode.
The default View Mode is Normal View.
The Status Bar
The
Control Status Bar is displayed at the bottom of the Control Window. It shows
the Status of the Control, the number of currently connected Clients and the
number of items in the Folder.