
Week 6 · Worksheet
Follow along with the slides: each step there is a step here. Check the box when you see what You should see describes. Tonight you use three versions of one practice page on our site. It has made-up entries, no sign-in, and sends nothing anywhere. No AI account is needed. At the end of class, you take the post-test.
Tonight’s goals
Check each one at the end of class if you can do it.
Words we use tonight
- Tab
- One of the page names along the top of Edge. Click a tab to switch pages.
- Address bar
- The long box at the top of Edge where you type a website name.
- Check
- A test you can run: type this, and you expect to see that.
- AI agent
- A program that changes a file for you when you ask it to.
- Request
- The words you give an AI agent. It says what to change and what must stay the same.
- Version
- One saved copy of the page. Version 2 is the agent’s change. Version 3 is the repair.
- Bug
- Something that does not work the way it should.
- Bug report
- A short note that lets someone else see the bug: the steps, what you typed, what you expected, what happened.
- Retest
- Run the checks again after a change, the old ones as well as the new one.
- Focus ring
- The thick outline that shows which control the keyboard is on.
Open this worksheet on your computer
It has every step from tonight, a box to check for each one, links to the practice pages, a test table, and a My result page at the end. If you have a printed copy, open it on screen too.
- 1Find the taskbar. Look at the bottom of your screen. The long dark bar there is the taskbar.the taskbar, with a round Edge icon on it.
- 2Open Microsoft Edge. Click the round blue-green Edge icon on the taskbar.a window with a long address bar at the top. This is Microsoft Edge.
- 3Go to the course website. Click the long address bar at the top of Edge. Type vublessons.com and press Enter.the VUB Learning page with course cards.
- 4Open the course. On the Digital Literacy — Level 2 card, click Open course.a page that lists the weeks of the course.
- 5Open your Week 6 worksheet. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Week 6. Click Worksheet in the Week 6 row.a page titled Week 6 · Worksheet. Leave it open. You will come back to it.
IF YOU GET STUCK
Cannot see the taskbar? Move the mouse pointer to the very bottom of the screen. The bar appears.
No Edge icon on the taskbar? Press the Windows key, type Edge and press Enter.
Typed it in a search box and got a list of results? Click the long bar at the very top of Edge, press Ctrl and A, and type it again.
Cannot find the card? Roll the mouse wheel toward you to scroll down. The cards are in a row.
Cannot find Week 6? The weeks are in order. Keep rolling the wheel toward you.
Test the page before you change it
Open version 1 It opens in a new tab. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
My test table. Write what you see after each search. Short notes are fine.
| Search for | What I saw in version 1 |
|---|---|
| library | |
| learning | |
| zzz | |
| LIBRARY |
- 1Find Part 1 on your worksheet. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab at the top of Edge. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 1.the heading Part 1 of 4, a gold button named Open version 1, and a table named My test table.
- 2Open version 1. Click the gold button Open version 1.a new tab whose name starts with Version 1, with a search box.
- 3Read the list. Look at the entries under the search box.three entries and the line 3 fictional resources found.
- 4Click the search box. Click the Search fictional resources box.a blinking line in the search box.
- 5Search for library. Type libraryone entry, Community library, and the line 1 fictional resource found.
- 6Write the library result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the library row.your note on the library row, for example 1 found.
- 7Search for learning. Click the Version 1 tab, then Reset filters. Type learningthe line No matching resources. Try a different word or reset the filters.
- 8Write the learning result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the learning row.your note on the learning row, for example none found.
- 9Search for zzz. Click the Version 1 tab, then Reset filters. Type zzzthe same line, No matching resources. Try a different word or reset the filters.
- 10Write the zzz result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the zzz row.your note on the zzz row, for example none found.
- 11Search for LIBRARY. Click the Version 1 tab, then Reset filters. Type LIBRARYone entry, Community library, and the line 1 fictional resource found.
- 12Write the LIBRARY result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the LIBRARY row.your note on the LIBRARY row, for example 1 found.
IF YOU GET STUCK
Cannot find the gold button? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab, then roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 1.
The result looks different? Click Reset filters, then type the word again.
Closed the Version 1 tab by mistake? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab and click Open version 1 again.
CHECK YOURSELF
Which check can a partner run without guessing?
A. The page should feel friendly · B. Type zzz. The page says no entries match. · C. The search should be good
My answer:
Ask for one change, with limits
- 1Find Part 2 on your worksheet. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab at the top of Edge. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 2.the heading Part 2 of 4 and a large box named My request.
- 2Read the request. Read the four lines on the slide.Please change only this file.
Let people search the category too.
Keep searches working in any letter case.
Keep the message for no matches.four short lines: one change, a limit on where, and two things that must stay the same. - 3Type the request. Click the My request box on your worksheet. Type the four lines. Press Enter after each line.Please change only this file.
Let people search the category too.
Keep searches working in any letter case.
Keep the message for no matches.your four lines in the My request box. - 4Guess: library. Write what you think will happen when you search for library in the new version.your guess in the box. There are no wrong guesses yet.
- 5Guess: learning. Write what you think will happen when you search for learning in the new version.your guess in the box. There are no wrong guesses yet.
- 6Guess: zzz. Write what you think will happen when you search for zzz in the new version.your guess in the box. There are no wrong guesses yet.
- 7Guess: LIBRARY. Write what you think will happen when you search for LIBRARY in the new version.your guess in the box. There are no wrong guesses yet.
IF YOU GET STUCK
Cannot find the My request box? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab, then roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 2.
Made a typing mistake? Press Backspace to erase the letter before the blinking line.
Not sure what to guess? Say it simply: found one, found two, or found nothing.
CHECK YOURSELF
Which line of the request keeps the page from losing something it already does?
A. Make the page better. · B. Keep searches working in any letter case. · C. Add anything you like.
My answer:
Check the agent’s change
Open version 2 It opens in a new tab. It is the agent’s change.
My test table. Write what you see after each search in version 2.
| Search for | What I saw in version 2 |
|---|---|
| library | |
| learning | |
| zzz | |
| LIBRARY |
- 1Find Part 3 on your worksheet. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab at the top of Edge. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 3.the heading Part 3 of 4, a gold button named Open version 2, and a table named My test table.
- 2Open version 2. Click the gold button Open version 2.a new tab whose name starts with Version 2.
- 3See the change you asked for. Look at the two lines on the slide.the words r.category added to the After line. The agent did what you asked: category is now searched.
- 4See the change nobody asked for. Look at the two lines on the slide.the part that turns capital letters into small letters is missing from the After line. Nobody asked for this.
- 5Click the search box. Click the Search fictional resources box.a blinking line in the search box.
- 6Search for library. Click the Version 2 tab, then Reset filters. Type libraryone entry, Community library, and the line 1 fictional resource found.
- 7Write the library result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the library row.your note on the library row, for example 1 found.
- 8Search for learning. Click the Version 2 tab, then Reset filters. Type learningtwo entries, Community library and Practice Workbook Workshop. The new search works.
- 9Write the learning result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the learning row.your note on the learning row, for example 2 found.
- 10Search for zzz. Click the Version 2 tab, then Reset filters. Type zzzthe line No matching resources. Try a different word or reset the filters.
- 11Write the zzz result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the zzz row.your note on the zzz row, for example none found.
- 12Search for LIBRARY. Click the Version 2 tab, then Reset filters. Type LIBRARYthe line No matching resources. Try a different word or reset the filters. Version 1 found an entry here.
- 13Write the LIBRARY result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the LIBRARY row.your note on the LIBRARY row, for example none found.
- 14Bug report: the steps. Write it in your bug report.your steps, for example: opened version 2 and typed in the search box.
- 15Bug report: what you typed. Write it in your bug report.the exact word you typed, in capital letters.
- 16Bug report: what you expected. Write it in your bug report.what version 1 did with the same word.
- 17Bug report: what happened. Write it in your bug report.the message you saw instead.
IF YOU GET STUCK
Cannot find the gold button? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab, then roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 3.
Opened version 1 by mistake? The tab name ends in version 2 (agent result) for the agent’s change. Click that tab, or click Open version 2 again.
Not sure what to write in the report? Four short answers: what I did, what I typed, what I expected, what happened.
CHECK YOURSELF
The agent added category search, and the page looks the same. What next?
A. Trust it, because the page looks the same · B. Test the old searches too, not only the new one · C. Delete the page
My answer:
Retest the repair
Open version 3 It opens in a new tab. It is the repair.
My test table. Write what you see after each search in version 3.
| Search for | What I saw in version 3 |
|---|---|
| library | |
| learning | |
| zzz | |
| LIBRARY |
- 1Read the repair request. Read the four lines on the slide.LIBRARY finds nothing, but library finds Community library.
Make both find the same entry.
Keep the category search.
Change only this file.a request that names the problem, what you expected, and what must stay the same. - 2See the repair. Look at the two lines on the slide.the small-letters step back in the After line.
- 3Find Part 4 on your worksheet. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab at the top of Edge. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 4.the heading Part 4 of 4, a gold button named Open version 3, and a table named My test table.
- 4Open version 3. Click the gold button Open version 3.a new tab whose name starts with Version 3.
- 5Click the search box. Click the Search fictional resources box.a blinking line in the search box.
- 6Search for library. Click the Version 3 tab, then Reset filters. Type libraryone entry, Community library, and the line 1 fictional resource found.
- 7Write the library result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the library row.your note on the library row, for example 1 found.
- 8Search for learning. Click the Version 3 tab, then Reset filters. Type learningtwo entries, Community library and Practice Workbook Workshop.
- 9Write the learning result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the learning row.your note on the learning row, for example 2 found.
- 10Search for zzz. Click the Version 3 tab, then Reset filters. Type zzzthe line No matching resources. Try a different word or reset the filters.
- 11Write the zzz result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the zzz row.your note on the zzz row, for example none found.
- 12Search for LIBRARY. Click the Version 3 tab, then Reset filters. Type LIBRARYone entry, Community library. The bug is fixed.
- 13Write the LIBRARY result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the LIBRARY row.your note on the LIBRARY row, for example 1 found.
- 14Press Tab: first stop. Click the empty space to the right of the link at the top of the page. Press Tab once.a thick outline around the link at the top of the page.
- 15Press Tab: second stop. Press Tab again.the thick outline around the search box.
- 16Press Tab: third stop. Press Tab again.the thick outline around the Category list.
- 17Press Tab: fourth stop. Press Tab again.the thick outline around the Reset filters button.
- 18Zoom in. Hold Ctrl and press + again and again, until the number next to the address bar reads 300%.the page much larger. Words wrap, and nothing is cut off.
- 19Put the zoom back. Hold Ctrl and press 0.the page back at its normal size.
IF YOU GET STUCK
Cannot find the gold button? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab, then roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 4.
Pressed Enter on the first stop? It leaves this page. Click the Back arrow at the top left of Edge, then go on.
The page stays big after you zoom? Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the normal size.
CHECK YOURSELF
The repaired page finds LIBRARY. What else do you test?
A. Nothing; one bug is fixed · B. The searches that already worked · C. Only the colors
My answer:
Check your work
- 1Fill in your result page. Turn to the last page of your worksheet, My result. Fill in every box.My test table
My bug report
My retest
One habit for next timeevery box on the My result page filled in.
Show your instructor:
- your test table for version 1
- your bug report for version 2
- your My result page, every box filled in
What I made tonight
This page is your finished work. Fill in every box. Your instructor looks at it at the end of class.
Course review
Twenty questions, one for each skill on the post-test. We go through them together. Write your answer letter on the line.
Week 1 · Make the computer fit you
1. Windows Settings. Menus, the clock and file names are too small to read. Which Windows Settings page fixes all of them?
A. Display: pick a larger Scale · B. Personalization: pick a new background · C. Sound: raise the volume
My answer:
2. Microsoft Word. One line of your flyer spills onto page 2. What do you try first?
A. Print both and throw one away · B. Narrow margins, then look at the preview · C. Cut words until it fits
My answer:
3. Outlook Calendar. Your weekly Thursday class moves to Wednesdays for good. What do you change?
A. Move just this one event · B. Add a Wednesday event and keep Thursday · C. Change the whole series, then look at next week
My answer:
4. Microsoft Word. You are writing a help request about a problem in Word. Which detail should you leave out?
A. The exact message on the screen · B. Your password · C. What you already tried
My answer:
Week 2 · Find it, check it, keep it
5. Microsoft Edge. You want a weekend farmers market in Lewisburg, WV that takes SNAP. Which question works best?
A. markets · B. food, then scroll for a while · C. Which Lewisburg, WV markets open weekends and take SNAP?
My answer:
6. Microsoft Edge. An AI answer says the senior center serves lunch on Sundays. The center’s website lists Monday to Friday. What is your next step?
A. Go by the center’s page, then call before you go · B. Believe what the AI said, since it came up first · C. Ask the AI again until it matches the page
My answer:
7. Microsoft Edge. A sign-up form for a library class asks for your bank account number. What do you do?
A. Fill it in, since a library asked · B. Give your card number instead · C. Leave it out and ask why they want it
My answer:
8. Microsoft Edge. You gave a friend Editor access to a file, but he only needs to read it. What do you do?
A. Leave it, since he probably will not change anything · B. Change his access to Viewer · C. Delete the file for everyone
My answer:
Week 3 · Make something people can use
9. Microsoft Word. You gave your section titles real heading styles in Word. What does the Navigation pane show?
A. Every heading, so you can click one to jump to it · B. Every comment in the file · C. Every picture in the file
My answer:
10. Microsoft Excel. Why type =SUM(B2:B4) in Excel instead of typing the total yourself?
A. It prints in a larger font · B. It makes the numbers bold · C. The total changes by itself when a cost changes
My answer:
11. Microsoft PowerPoint. A photo’s permission says to name the photographer. Which line on the slide does that?
A. Photo: found online · B. Photo: Dana Ruiz, used with permission · C. No line is needed if the photo is cropped
My answer:
12. Microsoft Word. How do you turn a Word handout into a PDF?
A. File, Save As, then choose PDF as the type · B. Insert, then Pictures · C. Review, then New Comment
My answer:
Week 4 · Work together without confusion
13. Practice Mail. Where should the deadline for a request appear in an email?
A. Only in your signature · B. In the subject line, and again in the message · C. Nowhere; people will ask
My answer:
14. Practice Mail. You Bcc ten neighbors. One passes your message to a stranger. Did Bcc fail?
A. Yes, Bcc is meant to block that · B. Yes, the stranger sees the ten addresses · C. No. Bcc never stops forwarding
My answer:
15. Practice Mail. Which greeting leaves nobody out of a message to a class of adults?
A. Hi everyone, · B. Hi ladies, · C. Hi boys and girls,
My answer:
16. Microsoft Word. In Word, what does Resolve do to a comment thread?
A. Deletes it for good · B. Closes it, and keeps it on record · C. Sends it to the owner by email
My answer:
17. Microsoft Edge. A page says "First month $1, then $15 every month." How much do you pay in the third month?
A. $1 · B. $16 · C. $15
My answer:
Week 5 · Keep your accounts and messages safe
18. Microsoft Excel. In a four-color pie chart, what helps a reader who cannot tell the colors apart?
A. Label each slice with its name · B. Use four shades of the same color · C. Make the chart larger
My answer:
19. Microsoft Edge. On a practice sign-up page in Edge, what does two-step verification add?
A. A longer password made by the site · B. A copy of your password on the page · C. A second proof, such as a phone code
My answer:
20. Practice Mail. A message claims to be from your electric company. Where do you find a safe number to call?
A. In the message itself · B. On your last paper bill · C. In a reply from the sender
My answer:
Open the post-test
The post-test is a web page in Edge. We open it together from the course home. Then everyone answers on their own.
- 1Go to the course home. Click Course home at the top of your worksheet page.the course home page, with a button named Take the post-test.
- 2Open the post-test. Roll the mouse wheel toward you to Take the post-test. Click it. Not the gold Take the pre-test.a page named Post-test, with a box named Your full name.
- 3Click the name box. Click the Your full name box.a blinking line in the name box.
- 4Type your name. Type your first and last name.your name in the box.
- 5Start the post-test. Click Start the post-test.the words Question 1 of 20.
IF YOU GET STUCK
Cannot find Course home? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. The row of links is at the very top of the page.
Opened the pre-test? Click Back in Edge and try again.
Made a typing mistake? Press Backspace to erase the letter before the blinking line, then type it again.