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    1: \label{General_Intro}
    2: \section*{Introduction}
    3: Help screens like this one will be available at certain points in the system.
    4: You will recognize them by a small blue circle containing a white question mark symbol:
    5: \includegraphics[width=0.025\paperwidth]{help}
    6: 
    7: After you log into LON-CAPA, you will see a list of roles/courses you currently
    8: have in the system.
    9: 
   10: From that screen listing your roles, you will want to select a certain role, 
   11: for example: the student role in a particular course.
   12: (hit the \textbf{Select} button next to the course you want to enter).
   13: 
   14: After you have selected a role, you can return to the roles/courses screen by clicking the 
   15: ``Courses'' link (named ``Roles'' for some types of user), at the top right of the page 
   16: (one of four links which are displayed there on every LON-CAPA page).
   17: 
   18: The screen listing your current roles also includes a ``Functions'' menu with
   19: a symbol/link: \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{chkrole} 
   20: ``Check for changes'' which you can use to check if new roles have been assigned 
   21: to you since you last logged in.
   22:  
   23: \section*{Navigating a Course}
   24: You can move forward and backward in the content with the respective buttons: 
   25: \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{forw} and \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{back} 
   26: at the left side of the inline menu.
   27: You can click the \textbf{Contents} link to display a listing of the course 
   28: contents from where you can quickly move to a particular page in the course. 
   29: \section*{Homework}
   30: Your course might offer online homework. You can identify homework by the
   31: colorful symbols (yellow - available; green - solved; red - past due) in the
   32: \textbf{Contents} screen. You might have
   33: more than one try to solve a homework problem, and the system 
   34: stores all attempts.
   35: 
   36: As you solve a problem, the computer will give you a receipt number. 
   37: Please write down this number in your records, it is your proof that you have 
   38: solved the homework.
   39: \section*{Communication}
   40: LON-CAPA has built-in communication support. You can send messages regarding 
   41: the course content using the \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{fdbk} 
   42: symbol/link at the right side of the page.
   43: You can choose different categories of feedback, including a contribution to 
   44: the course discussion. 
   45: 
   46: Normal feedback gets routed to the TAs and course faculty. 
   47: 
   48: Course discussions are page-specific discussion boards and appear right under 
   49: the page content  you are viewing. You can choose to post anonymously, in which 
   50: case only the course faculty can see your name.
   51: 
   52: To send internal messages, or look at replies to your feedback, use the 
   53: \textbf{Messages} link at the top of the page.
   54: 
   55: Please use the built-in communication rather than normal e-mail, since it 
   56: automatically provides context for your questions and concerns.