STEPS for First Time Users in the WebCT HOMEPAGE section

1. If you cannot see your name on the HOMEPAGES link do the following:
   • Near the top of that page there is the word "Page:" followed by a box
   • Click on the down arrow next to that box and then select "all" -- You will then be able to see your name
     
     
2. Click on the Homepages link, about halfway down the Course Menu on the left of the screen. You will then see a list of all of the student homepages that have been created thus far, plus your own name whether or not you have created a homepage.
   
   
3. Click on a few of the other students names to see what they have done. Click on the word "Homepages" near the top of the screen to go back to the list.
   
   
4. Click on your name. Then click on "Help" at the very top of screen. Read through the help and play around with the different options. You cannot hurt anything and you can always undo whatever you have done.
   
   
5. You might find it easier to type your text in a word processor and then copy and paste it into either the Edit/Add Upper or Lower Text Box.
   
   
6. Note that you are the only person who sees the editing tools at the top of the screen on your web page. When others view your web page, they do not see these pull-down menus.

FORMATTING TIPS: You can add the following HTML codes after you have pasted your text into the edit box :

1. To create a SPACE between two paragraphs or two lines, enter <p> (the p here stands for paragraph).
   
   
2. To start a New Line of text without a space, enter <br> (for line break).
   
   
3. To make some text BOLD you need to place <b> before the text and </b> after the text
   
   
4. To create a LINE across the page enter <hr> -- It will look like this:

Starting with WebCT release 4.1 an HTML Editor was introduced.

• this editor gives you an interface that is similar to MS Word to create your homepage with
  
  
• be patient as this can take a long time to install and load
  
  
• the first time you run it, you may be asked to grant permission to install a RealObjects Java applet on your computer --you must accept this to run the editor
  
  
• toward the lower left corner you have the option of either WYSISWG (What you see is what you get) or HTML View - try the HTML view to learn some HTML codes
  
  
• Click on the TEXT BOX to return to the non- HTML Editor mode
  
  
• Click on UPDATE to Save Your Changes