--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Screen_Name_Nickname.tex 2003/06/20 18:40:27 1.1 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Screen_Name_Nickname.tex 2014/04/25 15:15:49 1.11 @@ -1,10 +1,19 @@ -To create a Screen Name or Nickname, do the following: +\label{Prefs_Screen_Name_Nickname} -1. Click \textbf{PREF} on the remote control. -2. At the \textbf{Change Your Preferences} screen, click \textbf{Change nickname and anonymous -discussion screen name}. -3. Type new \textbf{Screen Name} (shown when post anonymously). -4. Type new \textbf{Nickname} (shown when post non-anonymously). -5. Click \textbf{Change}. +To create or change a screen name or nickname, do the following: -Note: When using post anonymously the user name is only visble to course faculty. +\begin{enumerate} + +\item Either move your mouse pointer over your name at the top left of the page, and select \textbf{Preferences} from the displayed dropdown, or click \textbf{Main Menu} on the Inline Menu and +then select \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{pref} \textbf{Set user preferences} +in the \textbf{My Space} group. +\item At the \textbf{Set User Preferences} screen, select +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{preferences-desktop-font} +\textbf{Screen Name}. +\item Type your new screen name in the text field labeled \textbf{New screenname (shown if you post anonymously)}. +\item Type your new nickname in the text field labeled \textbf{New nickname (shown if you post non-anonymously)}. +\item Click the \fbox{Save} button. + +\end{enumerate} + +Note: When using post anonymously, the username is hidden from students and only visible to course coordinators.