Designer Help Index

Contents
Accessibility Add Page or Tool Action Menu Assignments Audio Backup Course Bookmarks Browser Checker Browser Settings Calendar CD-ROM Chat Content Compiler Content Module Character Set Conversion Control Panel Course Design Center Course Functions Course Map Course Menu Course Settings Cross-listed Courses Delete Page or Tool Discussions Edit Page or Tool	Equation Editor for Macintosh e-Packs Equation Editor for Windows Export Content External Programs Global Calendar Glossary Goals HTML Editor Homepage HTML Special Characters Image Database Import a Course, e-Pack or Content Package Indexing Languages Language Selector Mail Manage Course Manage Files Manage Files Using WebDAV Manage Students Manage Teaching Assistants My Grades My Progress myWebCT Navigate WebCT	Organizer Pages Palm Integration Quizzes/Surveys Reset Course Resources and References Resume Course Search Self-registration Self Test Selective Release Share Designer Access Student Homepages Student Presentations Student Tips Syllabus Take Notes Track Pages Track Students Update the Student View Video WebCT.com Welcome Page Whiteboard Wizards

Accessibility | Top

Add a Page or Tool | Top

About Add Page or Tool
Add Page or Tool

Action Menu | Top

Assignments | Top

add an assignment

display assignments by status

specify assignment settings

import an assignment-related file

remove an assignment-related file

grade student submissions

reset student submissions

delete an assignment

release the assignment column

help students get started

Audio | Top

Backup Course | Top

backup a course

restore a course backup

delete a course backup

download a course backup from the WebCT server to your computer

upload a course backup from your computer to the WebCT server

Bookmarks | Top

Browser Checker | Top

Browser Settings | Top

Calendar | Top

About Calendar
Add, Edit, and Delete Entries
Compile and Download Entries
Download Entries to your Palm™ Datebook
Import Entries
Clear Entries
Customize Settings

CD-ROM | Top

Chat | Top

enter a chat room

send a message to everyone in the room

send a private message to someone in the room

activate the entry chime

modify chat room names

view room logs

customize Chat

Content Compiler | Top

Content Module | Top

About Content Module
About Content Pages
Add Course Content
Delete Course Content
Edit the Table of Contents and Action Menu
Action Menu
Audio and Video Clips
Customize Page Appearance
Edit a Page's Contents
Glossary
Index
Goals
Link Quizzes to Content Pages
Resources and References
Self-Test Questions
Take Notes
Use Special Characters with HTML

Control Panel | Top

About the Control Panel
Switch between the Basic Control Panel and the Advanced Control Panel
Change the default Control Panel

Course Design Center | Top

Course Functions | Top

Course Map | Top

Course Menu | Top

hide the Course Menu

hide the Course Menu in a drop-down menu

reveal the Course Menu

delete a Course Menu link

rename a Course Menu link

hide a Course Menu link

reveal a Course Menu link

specify selective release for a Course Menu link

indent a Course Menu link

move a Course Menu link

move a Course Menu link to another page

copy a Course Menu link to another page

Course Settings | Top

About Course Settings
Add or Modify a Background Image
Choose the Course Colors
Add Icons
Modify the Action Menu
Set the Instructor Name
Set the Language
Set the Numeric Data Format
Set the Time Display Format
Set the Designer Start Page
Set Designer Links
Set up the Course Menu
Create a Welcome Page
Set Course News
Set up the Equation Editor

Delete Page or Tool | Top

Discussions | Top

About Discussions

Read & Send Messages

read a message

mark all messages as read

mark selected messages as read

mark selected messages as unread

send a message

reply to a message

quote a message

download messages

compile and download messages

search messages

change topic settings

Manage Messages

move a message to a different folder

delete selected messages

delete all messages

Manage Topics

add a topic

rename a topic

create a private topic

change a public topic to a private topic

add members to a private topic

view members of a private topic

allow anonymous postings to a topic

lock a topic

move a topic up in the table

move a topic down in the table

delete a topic

Edit Page or Tool | Top

e-Packs | Top

Equation Editor for Macintosh | Top

Equation Editor for Microsoft Windows | Top

Export Content | Top

Add Metadata to Content Packages

External Programs | Top

Global Calendar | Top

Glossary | Top

Goals | Top

HTML Editor | Top

Homepage | Top

Add Pages or Tools

Modify the Course Menu

Modify Links

Modify Format

Modify Textblocks

HTML Special Characters | Top

Image Database | Top

About Image Database

Create and Modify Image Databases

create an image database

edit an image record

delete an image record

add a column to an image database

edit a column

delete a column

sort by column

reorganize columns

hide a column

edit a column label

delete an image database

rename an image database

Search Image Database
Customize Student View

remove image fields from student view

release image fields to student view

Import a Course, e-Pack, or Content Package | Top

Index | Top

Language | Top

Use Content Written in Other Languages
Use Content Created in a Non-UTF-8 Environment

Language Selector | Top

Mail | Top

About Mail

Read & Send Mail

read messages

send messages

reply to messages

quote messages

forward messages to another user within the course

mark all messages as read

mark selected message as read

mark selected messages as unread

save a message as a draft

send message that was stored as a draft

download messages

compile and download messages

search messages

Manage Messages and Message Settings

move a message to a different folder

delete a message

delete all messages in a folder

delete all messages in all folders

delete all messages for the entire course

forward mail to an external email account

set the number of threads to display per page

set the length of subject to display

Manage Folders

add a folder

rename a folder

delete a folder

Customize Student View

disallow mail forwarding to an external account

Manage Course | Top

Manage Students
Track Students
Manage Teaching Assistants
Track Pages
Backup Course
Share Designer Access
Reset Course
Import a Course, e-Pack, or Content Package
Export Content

Manage Files | Top

About Manage Files

Folder Options

create folders

delete folders

rename folders

zip folders

File Options

create a file

upload files

download files

convert character set

edit files

copy files

move files

rename files

delete files

zip files

unzip files

display file attributes

WebCT Browser

Special Folders

Manage Files Using WebDAV | Top

Manage Students | Top

About Manage Students
Add Students

add a student

import student data from a text file

import student records from the global database

about import errors

Student Records

navigate student records

edit student records

changing the cross-listed course for a student

enter grades

export midterm and final grades

edit an entire column

override Calculated and Letter Grades

view statistics for a column

deny/allow student access to a course

change the status of a student

change a student's password

sort records by a particular column

list a subset of students

list all students

download student records

search student records

copy student records and paste them into another tool

delete students from a course

show the update log

Customize Student Table

add a column

learn about column types

move a column

delete a column

edit a column

sort by column

set column defaults

reset column defaults

modify column attributes

release information to students

hide information from students

allow students to view column statistics

add information fields for self-registration

Settings

allow/disallow self-registration

set the number of student records displayed per page

select a default field separator for downloads

show/hide access denied users

show/hide inactive users

Manage Teaching Assistants | Top

About Manage Teaching Assistants
Add Teaching Assistants

add a teaching assistant

import TA records from the global database

TA Records

navigate TA records

edit TA records

changing the cross-listed course for a TA

edit an entire column

deny/allow access to a course

change the status of a TA

change a TA's password

sort records by a particular column

list a subset of TAs

list all TAs

download TA records

search TA records

delete TAs from a course

show the update log

Customize Teaching Assistant Table

add a column

rename a column

move a column

delete a column

change alignment in a column

hide a column in the TA table

display a column in the TA table

Settings

limit the number of TA records you see at a time

select a default field separator (delimiter) for downloads

My Grades | Top

My Progress | Top

myWebCT | Top

Navigate WebCT | Top

Organizer Pages | Top

About Organizer Pages

Add Pages or Tools

Modify the Course Menu

Modify Links

Modify Format

Modify Textblocks

Palm Integration | Top

Quizzes/Surveys | Top

About quizzes and surveys

Question Database

view categories

sort questions within a category

create categories

edit category titles

delete categories

create questions

edit questions

delete questions

import questions

download questions

move questions to another category

view question statistics

search the Question Database

modifying columns in the Question Database

use special characters with HTML

Add a quiz or survey

create a quiz

create a survey

edit quizzes or surveys

access the Question Database

add organizational labels

edit label, quiz or survey titles

about the quiz and survey list

organize the quiz and survey lists

customize the Quizzes/Surveys screen

delete quizzes, surveys, or labels

Grade a quiz

grade paragraph questions

override question scores

grade submissions

reset student quiz attempts and grades

assign bonus or penalty points

submit an "In progress" quiz for grading
submit and grade a quiz that is "Not taken"

Details, statistics and reports

view quiz details

view survey details

download statistics on student responses to your own computer

view quiz summaries

include quiz questions in question statistics

view individual student performance

compare the performance of a subset of students in a quiz against all students

view a graphical representation of question responses

Import and download questions

download questions

import questions

Reset Course | Top

Resources and References | Top

add a reference to a new resource

add a resource

add a reference to an existing resource

edit a reference

delete a reference

edit a resource

delete a resource

Resume Course | Top

Search | Top

Self-registration | Top

Self Test | Top

Selective Release | Top

Share Designer Access | Top

view designer shared access

grant designers shared access

delete a designer from shared access

delete all designers from shared access

Student Homepages | Top

Student Presentations | Top

About Student Presentations

Student Presentations

create a group manually

create a group using the Group Generator

change presentation settings

communicate with the group

delete groups

edit groups

view students' work

help students to get started

Student Tips | Top

add one tip at a time

create a student tips file

import tips from a file

edit tips

delete selected tips

delete all tips

download tips

Syllabus | Top

add a section

edit a section

delete a section

deleting all sections

reorganize sections

hide a section of the syllabus

display a hidden section of the syllabus

import a syllabus

Take Notes | Top

Track Pages | Top

use Track Pages

sort the Track Pages table by column

clear Track Pages totals

Track Students | Top

use Track Students

view activity information for an individual student

set the number of records to display per page

list a subset of students

list all students

search for students

sort the Track Students table by column

copying and pasting student records

Update the Student View | Top

Video | Top

WebCT.com | Top

Welcome Page | Top

About Welcome Page
Add or modify a banner
Add or modify a background image
Modify a textblocks
Add a link
Edit a link
Reset (clear) the Welcome Page
Choose the colors
Change the layout
Set up self-registration

Whiteboard | Top

About Whiteboard
Change the Background Color
Clear the Draw Area
Draw & Modify Lines

draw lines

change line thickness

change line shape

change line color

draw a freehand line

move lines

delete lines

draw a straight line

Draw & Modify Objects

change object color

delete objects

draw objects

fill objects

move objects

change object shape

change object thickness

unfill objects

Saving and Loading Files

save screen content

load a file

set load/save functions

Managing Image Files

import image files

upload image files

delete image files

Enter and Modify Text

enter text

bold text

change font

change font size

change text color

delete text

italicize text

move text