--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/General_Intro.tex 2004/11/12 16:31:55 1.4 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/General_Intro.tex 2013/08/14 17:17:43 1.5 @@ -1,30 +1,35 @@ \label{General_Intro} \section*{Introduction} 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. -You will also see a little window on the site, which is called the Remote -Control. A good arrangement of the windows will have the -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. +From that screen listing your roles, you will want to select a certain role, +for example: the student role in a particular course. (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} -You can move forward and backward in the content with the respective buttons -in the Remote Control. -You can press the \textbf{NAV} (``Navigate Content'') -button to quickly move to a page -in the course. +You can move forward and backward in the content with the respective buttons: +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{forw} and \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{back} +at the left side of the inline menu. +You can click the \textbf{Contents} link to display a listing of the course +contents from where you can quickly move to a particular page in the course. \section*{Homework} Your course might offer online homework. You can identify homework by 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 stores all attempts. @@ -33,20 +38,19 @@ Please write down this number in your re solved the homework. \section*{Communication} LON-CAPA has built-in communication support. You can send messages regarding -the course content using the \textbf{FDBK} (``Feedback'') -button in the Remote Control. +the course content using the \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{fdbk} +symbol/link at the right side of the page. You can choose different categories of feedback, including a contribution to the course discussion. Normal feedback gets routed to the TAs and course faculty. -Course discussions are page-specific bulletin boards and come up right under -the page that you are viewing. You can choose to post anonymously, in which +Course discussions are page-specific bulletin boards and appear right under +the page content you are viewing. You can choose to post anonymously, in which case only the course faculty can see your name. To send internal email, or look at replies to your feedback, use the -\textbf{COM} -(``Communication'') button. +\textbf{Messages} link at the top of the page. Please use the built-in communication rather than normal email, since it automatically provides context for your questions and concerns.