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\label{General_Intro}
\section*{Introduction}
-Helpscreens like this one will be available a certain points across the system.
-You can recognize them by the blue question mark symbol.
+Help screens like this one will be available at certain points in the system.
+You will recognize them by a small blue circle containing a white question mark symbol:
+\includegraphics[width=0.025\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/courses you currently
have in the system.
-You will also see a little window on the site, which is the so-called Remote
-Control. A good arrangement of the windows will be to have both 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 press
-the blue ``Extended Display'' button.
-
-You probably want to select a certain role, for example that of being a student
-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/courses screen by clicking the
+``Courses'' link (named ``Roles'' for some types of user), 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 (the small extra window that comes up).
-You can press the 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
-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.
@@ -31,18 +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 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 discussion 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 COM
-(``Communication'') button.
+To send internal email, or look at replies to your feedback, use the
+\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.