Documentation - PDFs

We've decided to make a number of helpful guides available as PDF files. Below is a number of guides to help you get started with TurningPoint and TurningPoint AnyWhere. We've included guides for both PC and Mac, as well as for Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 when ever possible.

If you have any questions, please visit our Troubleshooting and Quick Guides pages. Otherwise, you can always email us at clicker-support@uiowa.edu. You can also call the ITS Helpdesk at 319-384-4357 or our main ITS contact, Lora McKee Anderson, at 319-335-5543.

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PC

New Users Guide - For help getting started using TurningPoint. This guide is geared towards Office 2007.

Basics of Working with TurningPoint in Office 2007 - For help with the basic functions of TurningPoint in Office 2007.

Basics of Working with TurningPoint in Office 2003 - Same guide featuring the TurningPoint interface in Office 2003.

Advanced Uses with Turning Point in Office 2007 - Features more advanced uses of Turning Point.

Advanced Uses with TurningPoint in Office 2003 - Same guide featuring the Office 2003 TurningPoint interface.

Exporting TurningPoint Results for use in ICON - Step-by-step instruction covering how to export TurningPoint results
for use with D2L and how to import those results into ICON.

Updating a Session Participant List - Step-by-step guide to adding a participant list to a previous session that was run without a current participant list or run in "Auto" mode.

TurningPoint AnyWhere Quick Start Guide - PC - A guide to get you started using TurningPoint AnyWhere.

8 Steps to Successfully Using TurningPoint AnyWhere in the Classroom - PC - For TurningPoint AnyWhere on a PC

8 Steps to Successfully Using TurningPoint in the Classroom - A one-page guide for running TurningPoint

TurningPoint Keyboard Shortcuts - A printable layout of the keyboard shortcuts for use with TurningPoint

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Mac

(If you are running Office 2004 on a Mac, you can use the PC Office 2003 instructions. TurningPoint will not run on a Mac using Office 2008. You will need to work with TurningPoint AnyWhere instead.)

8 Steps to Successfully Using TurningPoint AnyWhere in the Classroom - Mac - A one-page guide for running TurningPoint

TurningPoint AnyWhere Quick Start Guide - Mac - A guide to get you started using TurningPoint AnyWhere.

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General

Beginning TurningPoint PowerPoint - A PDF version of the PowerPoint slides we use for our beginning training sessions.

Advanced TurningPoint PowerPoint - A PDF version of the PowerPoint slides we use for our advanced training sessions.

Clicker Pedagogy - Some helpful information around using Clickers in the classroom and some question examples

Clicker Channel Settings - A printable guide to programming the clicker. Note: For newer clickers, use "Ch" not "Go"