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Managing

and

Editing

the

Homepage

Introduction

to

Linguistics).

The

Class

Number

is

the

course-of-study

number

followed

by

the

class

number

(e.g.,

24.900).

The

Class

Number

also

appears

in

the

breadcrumbs

at

the

top

of

a

page,

but

changing

this

number

does

not

change

the

Homepage's

URL.

The

Class

Term

determines

the

range

of

dates

displayed

in

the

Schedule.

If

you

are

working

on

a

project

website

and

want

the

Schedule

to

show

a

full

calendar

year,

select

that

year

from

the

Term

dropdown

list.

Directions

to

Change

the

Class

Title,

Number,

and

Term:

1. Toggle Cloak

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=

1. 1

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1. Display

1. the

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1. Homepage

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   id 1

2. Toggle Cloak

:

1. id

=

1. 2

}

1. Click

1. the

1. edit

1. homepage

1. link

{

1. Cloak

:

1. id

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1. 2

2. Toggle Cloak

:

1. id

=

1. 3

}

1. Edit

1. the

1. Class

1. Title

1. and

1. Class

1. Number

1. if

1. needed

{

1. Cloak

:

1. id 3

2. Select a Class Term from the dropdown list.

   Info
   title You can only change Class Terms for projects sites. To create an academic class for a new term you must request a new site.

3. Click the Submit button to return to the Homepage

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Adding and Removing the Homepage Image

Instructors have the option of adding an image to a class or section Homepage. However, if the instructor does not own the copyright to the image, its display is restricted to class members only.
It is recommended that the image be:

• A .GIF or .JPG file
• No larger than 400 pixels wide x 300 pixels high (about 5.5 inches x 4.25 inches)
  Tip: Large images make it difficult for users to see other information on the Homepage. Use a photo editor such as Photoshop or Illustrator to reduce the image size.

Directions to Add a Homepage Image*

1. Toggle Cloak
   id 4

   Display the Homepage

   Cloak
   id 4

2. Toggle Cloak
   id 5

   Click the Edit Homepage link

   Cloak
   id 5

3. Toggle Cloak
   id 6

   Scroll to the Homepage Image section of the Edit Homepage. Do one of the following to specify the image to display:

   Cloak
   id 6

   • Click the Browse button and select an image to upload from your computer.
   • Link to an image on the web by entering the image file's URL.
   • Make sure to link to the image file itself, not to the page that contains the image.

     Note
     title *A word of caution:*
     If the link is to an image file that you do not control, you run the risk of broken links and missing images.

4. Check the checkbox if you own the copyright for the image. (If you do not own the copyright, the image will be displayed only in the restricted access view of the home page.)

5. Toggle Cloak
   id 7

   (Optional) Enter a caption as plain text or with HTML tags . The caption will appear below the image on the Homepage. Although not required, it is recommended that you add a caption to an image that you do not own.

   Cloak
   id 7

6. Click the Submit button.

Directions to Remove the Homepage Image

1. Toggle Cloak
   id 8

   Display the Homepage

   Cloak
   id 8

2. Toggle Cloak
   id 9

   Click the Edit Homepage link.

   Cloak
   id 9

3. Scroll to the Homepage Image section of the Edit Homepage.

4. Toggle Cloak
   id 10

   Click the Delete Current Image link. The Delete Homepage Image page is displayed.

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   id 10

5. Click the Delete button.
6. Click the Submit button to return to the Homepage.

• The Meeting Type is a Lecture, Lab, Recitation, etc.
• The Time specifies when the Meeting Type occurs; e.g., 10-12 MWF or 9-11 TR.
• The location is the building and room number; e.g., 20-989.

Directions to Change Meeting Types, Times, and Dates:

1. Toggle Cloak
   id 11

   Display the Homepage.

   Cloak
   id 11

2. Toggle Cloak
   id 12

   Click the Edit Homepage link.

   Cloak
   id 12

3. Toggle Cloak
   id 13

   Scroll to the Meeting Times section of the Edit Homepage.

   Cloak
   id 13

4. Enter the Meeting Type, Time, and Location.
5. Click the Submit button.

The Meeting Times grid on the Edit Homepage has rows for up to five entries. For more than five entries, you can add a large text box to the Edit Homepage for entering the information.

1. Toggle Cloak
   id 14

   Click the Website Settings link at the bottom of the navigation bar.

   Cloak
   id 14

2. Scroll down the Website Settings page to the Display Options.

3. Toggle Cloak
   id 15

   Check the option to Show Meeting Times As Single Large HTML Field.

   Cloak
   id 15

4. Click the Submit button.

When you return to the Edit Homepage, the text box is displayed below the Meeting Times grid. Enter all Meeting Types, Times, and Locations as plain text or with HTML tags in the text box. For example, the following HTML statement:

<p><b>Recitation:</b> &nbsp; Thursday, 10:30 a.m. &nbsp; (9-250) </p>
produces the following output
Recitation: Thursday, 10:30 a.m. (9-250)

Directions to Change the Class Description and Label:

1. Toggle Cloak
   id 16

   Display the Homepage

   Cloak
   id 16

2. Toggle Cloak
   id 17

   Click the Edit Homepage link.

   Cloak
   id 17

3. Scroll to the Class Information section on the Edit Homepage.
4. To change the label, enter the text of the label you want.

5. Toggle Cloak
   id 18

   Enter the text of the Class Info in the text box using plain text or HTML tags .

   Cloak
   id 18

6. Click the Submit button.

Announcements are visible in the public view of the Homepage. (Use email if you need to make a private announcement to the class or section members).

Instructors can edit announcements posted on a class or section Homepage. An updated announcement remains in its original location in the announcement list; that is, an updated announcement is not moved to the top of the list.

Directions to Edit an Announcement

1. Toggle Cloak
   id 19

   Display the Homepage.

   Cloak
   id 19

   Info
   title Announcements can also be edited from the announcements archive. To display the archive, scroll to the bottom of the Homepage and click the View Archived Announcements link. Then continue with step 2.

2. Scroll to the announcement you want to edit.

3. Toggle Cloak
   id 20

   Click the announcement's edit link. Stellar displays the Edit Announcement page.

   Cloak
   id 20

4. Edit the announcement Title and Content as needed. The Title is required.
5. Edit the Content using either plain text or HTML tags .

6. Toggle Cloak
   id 21

   To also email the edited announcement to class participants, check the Email Announcement to the Class checkbox.

   Cloak
   id 21

7. Click the Submit button.

Directions to Add an Announcement:

1. Toggle Cloak
   id 22

   Display the Homepage.

   Cloak
   id 22

   Info
   title Announcements can also be added from the announcements archive. To display the archive, scroll to the bottom of the Homepage and click the View Archived Announcements link. Then continue with step 2.

2. Toggle Cloak
   id 23

   Click the add announcement link. Stellar displays the Add Announcement page.

   Cloak
   id 23

3. Enter a Title. An announcement must have a title. The title is displayed in boldface on the Homepage.
4. Enter the announcement Content using plain text or HTML tags.

5. Toggle Cloak
   id 24

   To also email the announcement to class participants, check the Email Announcement to the Class checkbox.

   Cloak
   id 24

6. Click the Submit button.

The most recent announcement appears at the top of the Announcements list on the Homepage. Visitors to the site see only the last five announcements on the Homepage. Students and staff can scroll to the bottom of the announcement list and click the View Archived Documents link to display the announcements archive page, which lists all existing announcements for the class.

Directions to Remove an Announcement:

You can delete announcements from a class or section Homepage. Deleted announcements are also removed from the announcement archive.

1. Toggle Cloak
   id 25

   Display the Homepage

   Cloak
   id 25

   Info
   title Announcements can also be deleted from the announcement archive. To display the archive, scroll to the bottom of the Homepage and click the View Archived Announcements link. Then continue with step 2.

2. Scroll to the announcement you want to delete.

3. Toggle Cloak
   id 26

   Click the announcement's delete link. Stellar displays the Delete Announcement page.

   Cloak
   id 26

4. Confirm that the selected announcement is the one you want to delete and click the Delete button.

Directions to View the Announcements Archives:

You can add, edit, and delete announcements from the announcements archive.

1. Under announcements, click "Add Announcement."
2. Add information, then check the box at the bottom that says "Email announcement to class."
3. Remember to click submit.