Getting Started on Scran

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Getting Started on Scran

• Logging In
• Searching
• Browsing
• Downloading

Scran Training PowerPoint 1
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How to Log In
Type your user name and password in the boxes in
the right hand column
or choose your school from the drop-down menu
and click go.
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Schools Home Page
Browse the sector areas, Pathfinder Packs,
Features or Search
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Searching
Type your keyword(s) into the Search box at the
top right hand corner of the page and click go.
For example
This will search the whole of Scran for Records,
Pathfinder Packs and Features containing the word
Degas.
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Searching
Alternatively, you can use the Advanced or
Fielded Search options
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Search Results
Search results are displayed as thumbnail images.
Simply click on the thumbnail or the Open link
to go to the record you want to view.
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Record View
This shows the title of the record, the postcard
sized image and the caption. Scroll down to get
more record details (dates, contributor etc.)
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Full Size Image
Click on the postcard sized image, or on the
Open link to open the full size image. This
will open in a new window.
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Downloading an Image
You can now download the image from Scran and
save it as a jpeg where you choose. PC right
click the mouse and select Save Image As Mac
hold down ctrl key and click mouse and select
Download Image As.
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Pathfinder Packs
Click on the Pathfinder Pack icon on the Schools
Home Page to Browse Scrans 2500 Pathfinder
Packs on a wide variety of topics.
Simply click on your chosen topic to view all the
subtopics.
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Pathfinder Packs
Click on your chosen sub-topic to view the list
of Pathfinder Packs.
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Pathfinder Packs
Click on the title of the Pathfinder Pack you
want to view.
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Pathfinder Packs
Click on any thumbnail to go to the Record.
Click on any attached teaching materials at the
top of the Pathfinder Pack to open them. Scroll
down to see the whole of the Pathfinder Pack.
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Next Steps

• Youll find more PowerPoint presentations on
  Scran covering
• Using My Stuff (Scran Training PowerPoint 2)
• Creating with Scran (Scran Training PowerPoint
  3)
• Using Scran in your chosen sector / subject
  area (Scran Training PowerPoints 4 - 20)