Lorri
03-28-2008, 05:18 PM
:welcome Welcome to the IPL Learning Community!
Here are some notes to help out new users:
MyAccount (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/usercp.php) is the "user control panel" where you can change the settings for your own account. It's also in the top left side of the blue bar at the top of the forums. This is also where you would "Edit Avatar" and "Edit Profile Picture." You'll find lots of pictures already available to you under "Edit Avatar," but you can also load your own!
QuickLinks in the blue bar toward the right takes you to a dropdown list of different tools such as for creating a buddy list and a standard signature line; you will also see linked a Student Survey (http://surveys.ci.fsu.edu/TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=4K36o300l7lKG) for your feedback and suggestions on how we can better meet your needs!
The Communal Calendar (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/calendar.php) is linked in the center of the blue bar; events that you add there will be seen by the whole community.
Private Messages (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/private.php) are in a red link above the blue bar on the right. You can send and receive messages to other registered users by typing or pasting their username into the message. (see also MembersList in the blue bar) Note there are limits to how many messages that you can store; especially check and delete your "Sent Messages" to free up space.
:typing Smilies are the images in the righthand box next to where you type messages. Click on a smilie to insert it into your message.
Blogs (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/blog.php) are in the blue bar toward the left. Yes, you can have your own blog here! Also, you can read and comment on others' blogs; or in your "MyAccount" user control panel, you can set your blog so that it can't be commented on and other such preferences - check out your many options under MyAccount (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/usercp.php)!
Wiki (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/wiki/) pages are also available here, and if you're a registered user, you can add to wiki pages.
Posting tips: scroll down below the box into which you type the message to see additional options you can use such as "posting a poll" and "attaching files." If you hover your mouse above the images atop the box into which you type the message, you'll find you can click to add links, images, change text colors, fonts, and text sizes, and do lots of other editing techniques.
We'll continue to add more tips and info to this Help and FAQs forum, as well as more features to our IPL Learning Community! Thanks for joining us!
Here are some notes to help out new users:
MyAccount (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/usercp.php) is the "user control panel" where you can change the settings for your own account. It's also in the top left side of the blue bar at the top of the forums. This is also where you would "Edit Avatar" and "Edit Profile Picture." You'll find lots of pictures already available to you under "Edit Avatar," but you can also load your own!
QuickLinks in the blue bar toward the right takes you to a dropdown list of different tools such as for creating a buddy list and a standard signature line; you will also see linked a Student Survey (http://surveys.ci.fsu.edu/TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=4K36o300l7lKG) for your feedback and suggestions on how we can better meet your needs!
The Communal Calendar (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/calendar.php) is linked in the center of the blue bar; events that you add there will be seen by the whole community.
Private Messages (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/private.php) are in a red link above the blue bar on the right. You can send and receive messages to other registered users by typing or pasting their username into the message. (see also MembersList in the blue bar) Note there are limits to how many messages that you can store; especially check and delete your "Sent Messages" to free up space.
:typing Smilies are the images in the righthand box next to where you type messages. Click on a smilie to insert it into your message.
Blogs (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/blog.php) are in the blue bar toward the left. Yes, you can have your own blog here! Also, you can read and comment on others' blogs; or in your "MyAccount" user control panel, you can set your blog so that it can't be commented on and other such preferences - check out your many options under MyAccount (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/usercp.php)!
Wiki (http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/wiki/) pages are also available here, and if you're a registered user, you can add to wiki pages.
Posting tips: scroll down below the box into which you type the message to see additional options you can use such as "posting a poll" and "attaching files." If you hover your mouse above the images atop the box into which you type the message, you'll find you can click to add links, images, change text colors, fonts, and text sizes, and do lots of other editing techniques.
We'll continue to add more tips and info to this Help and FAQs forum, as well as more features to our IPL Learning Community! Thanks for joining us!