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Guidelines for Using the IDEAL Model Graphics Files

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Please note: To make use of these files, PowerPoint 7.0 for the PC or PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh are REQUIRED.

Overview    |    Applications    |    Using a Graphic in PowerPoint, Word, or FrameMaker
Using a Graphic in an HTML file on the World Wide Web    |    Using a Graphic in Print
   |    Troubleshooting
   |    Legal Notice    |    For More Information

Overview

The collection of IDEALSM Model graphics can be used in a number of media, including direct display, in HTML files on the World Wide Web, and in print. The collection is divided into two sections.

In each set of files for the Macintosh and the PC, there are three distinct renderings of the IDEAL model. They are

  1. Black and White: displays the IDEAL model with each phase colored in white
  2. Greyscale: displays the IDEAL model with each phase colored in greyscale
  3. Color: displays the IDEAL model with each phase colored in blue

In addition to the three renderings of the IDEAL model, there are two types of files, "full" and the individual parts.

"Full" displays the complete IDEAL model. These files are identified with filenames containing the word "full."

Each of the phases of the IDEAL model is available in a separate file. These files are identified with the words initiating, diagnosing, enabling, acting, and learning in the filenames.

Applications

The IDEAL model graphics can be used for direct display with PowerPoint, Word, or FrameMaker (.ppt files), in print (.eps files), or for use with HTML files on the World Wide Web (.gif files).

The PowerPoint graphics files (.ppt) can be used to include an IDEAL graphic in a PowerPoint presentation, in a Word file, or in a FrameMaker file. To use these files, PowerPoint 7.0 for the PC, and PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh are REQUIRED.

The .gif files can be used to include an IDEAL graphic in an HTML file for use on the World Wide Web.

The .eps files can be used to include an IDEAL graphic in a high-end, printed publication, such as a newsletter or magazine article.

Using a Graphic in PowerPoint, Word, or FrameMaker

  1. Identify the platform being worked on, either Mac or PC.
  2. Choose a style, either black and white, greyscale, or color. The filenames contain those words.
  3. Decide whether to use the complete IDEAL model graphic or the individual parts.
    4. Complete graphics of the IDEAL model have the word "full" in their filenames, such as ideal.full.color.ppt.
  4. Select the graphic, and save to a designated location on the computer. Open a PowerPoint file, select the graphic, and copy and paste it into a PowerPoint presentation, Word file, or FrameMaker file.

Using a Graphic in an HTML file on the World Wide Web

The IDEAL model .gif files can be used with HTML files on the World Wide Web, in the same manner as any other .gif files.

  1. Identify the platform being worked on, either Mac or PC.
  2. Choose a style, either black and white, greyscale, or color.
  3. Decide whether to use the complete (full) IDEAL model or the individual parts.
  4. Select the graphic, and save to a designated location on the computer.

NOTE: Use the following pixel dimensions for these .gif files in HTML files.

ideal.full.gif

WIDTH = 468

HEIGHT =333

acting.gif

WIDTH = 130

HEIGHT = 236

diagnosing.gif

WIDTH = 157

HEIGHT = 126

initiating.gif

WIDTH = 253

HEIGHT = 86

learning.gif

WIDTH = 158

HEIGHT = 113

establishing.gif

WIDTH = 197

HEIGHT = 115

Using a Graphic in Print

The IDEAL model .eps files can be used for print pieces. Use these .eps files in the same manner as any other .eps files.

  1. Identify the platform being worked on, either Mac or PC.
  2. Choose a style, either black and white, greyscale, or color.
  3. Decide whether to use the complete IDEAL model or the individual parts.
  4. Select the graphic, and save to a designated location on the computer.
  5. Import the graphic into a file.

Troubleshooting

If you experience difficulty using any of the IDEAL model graphics, please check first with your technical staff for assistance.

If your technical staff is unable to help you, then contact
customer-relations@sei.cmu.edu

For More Information

For more information about the IDEAL model, contact customer-relations@sei.cmu.edu

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