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 \label{General_Intro}  \label{General_Intro}
 \section*{Introduction}  \section*{Introduction}
 Help screens like this one will be available at certain points in the system.  Help screens like this one will be available at certain points in the system.
 You will recognize them by the blue question mark symbol.  You will recognize them by the blue question mark symbol:
   \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{help}
   
 After you log into LON-CAPA, you will see a list of roles which you currently  After you log into LON-CAPA, you will see a list of roles you currently
 have in the system.  have in the system.
   
 You will also see a little window on the site, which is called the Remote  From that screen listing your roles, you will want to select a certain role, 
 Control. A good arrangement of the windows will have the   for example: the student role in a particular course.
 Remote Control and the content window available next to each other. To get  
 a description of the shorthand buttons on the Remote Control, you can click   
 the blue \textbf{EXTENDED DISPLAY} button.  
   
 On the screen listing your roles, you will want to select a certain role. Example: the student role  
 in a certain course.   
 (hit the \textbf{Select} button next to the course you want to enter).  (hit the \textbf{Select} button next to the course you want to enter).
   
   After you have selected a role, you can return to the roles screen by clicking the 
   ``Roles'' link, at the top right of the page (one of four links which are displayed 
   there on every LON-CAPA page).
   
   The screen listing your current roles also includes a ``Functions'' menu with
   a symbol/link: \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{chkrole} 
   ``Check for changes'' which you can use to check if new roles have been assigned 
   to you since you last logged in.
    
 \section*{Navigating a Course}  \section*{Navigating a Course}
 You can move forward and backward in the content with the respective buttons   You can move forward and backward in the content with the respective buttons: 
 in  the Remote Control.   \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{forw} and \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{back} 
 You can press the \textbf{NAV} (``Navigate Content'')   at the left side of the inline menu.
 button to quickly move to a page   You can click the \textbf{Contents} link to display a listing of the course 
 in the course.  contents from where you can quickly move to a particular page in the course. 
 \section*{Homework}  \section*{Homework}
 Your course might offer online homework. You can identify homework by the  Your course might offer online homework. You can identify homework by the
 colorful symbols (yellow - available; green - solved; red - past due) in the  colorful symbols (yellow - available; green - solved; red - past due) in the
 \textbf{NAV} screen. You might have  \textbf{Contents} screen. You might have
 more than one try to solve a homework problem, and the system   more than one try to solve a homework problem, and the system 
 stores all attempts.  stores all attempts.
   
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 solved the homework.  solved the homework.
 \section*{Communication}  \section*{Communication}
 LON-CAPA has built-in communication support. You can send messages regarding   LON-CAPA has built-in communication support. You can send messages regarding 
 the course content using the \textbf{FDBK} (``Feedback'')   the course content using the \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{fdbk} 
 button in the Remote Control.   symbol/link at the right side of the page.
 You can choose different categories of feedback, including a contribution to   You can choose different categories of feedback, including a contribution to 
 the course discussion.   the course discussion. 
   
 Normal feedback gets routed to the TAs and course faculty.   Normal feedback gets routed to the TAs and course faculty. 
   
 Course discussions are page-specific bulletin boards and come up right under   Course discussions are page-specific bulletin boards and appear right under 
 the page that you are viewing. You can choose to post anonymously, in which   the page content  you are viewing. You can choose to post anonymously, in which 
 case only the course faculty can see your name.  case only the course faculty can see your name.
   
 To send internal email, or look at replies to your feedback, use the   To send internal email, or look at replies to your feedback, use the 
 \textbf{COM}   \textbf{Messages} link at the top of the page.
 (``Communication'') button.  
   
 Please use the built-in communication rather than normal email, since it   Please use the built-in communication rather than normal email, since it 
 automatically provides context for your questions and concerns.  automatically provides context for your questions and concerns.
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