User Actions | Student’s Manual

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Action Buttons

Academic Year

To select a different academic year:

• Click on the drop-down box (and select an academic year from the available list.

The page will be refreshed and will represent the academic data of the selected year.

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Note: If you are unable to see previous academic years, please notify the School Systems Administrator.

Interface Language Icon

•  Click on the Languages Icon     in the user Actions Area and then choose your preferred Language (Figure 3).

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Note: If you are unable to find your language of preference please notify the School System Administrator.

Announcements

• By clicking on the announcements icon     you will be redirected to the announcements page (Figure 4):

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• On this page you will be able to see any announcements (Figure 5).
• You also have the option of sorting them based on their status “Read” or “Unread”.
• You can also sort announcement based on Category e.g Announcements.

• To see announcements in detail just click on the “Announcement” button located in the bottom left of the announcement box.

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User Profile

To access your User Profile and edit your personal information you need to go to the User Action area in the top left corner of your screen.

• First click on the small arrow next to your name (Figure 6)

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• Next click on My Profile (Figure 7)

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• Next you will arrive at your profile page that contains your personal information.

You are given the ability to Add or Edit any of the following information:

1. Basic Data
2. Contact Information
3. Photograph
4. Security Preferences
5.    Advanced Actions

After you have made your changes click on

• Remember! You must enter your email and a preferred method of communication to receive security messages (Figure 8).

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• You are able to add a signature for all your messages (Figure 9 – 10)

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• Write down your signature details in the text box.
• Click on the “Save” button to save your signature.

Message Center

Here you are able to Send/Receive messages to and from Teachers or the Institution.

•    From the User Action area click on the envelope icon
• Next click on the Read All Messages button.

• You will arrive at the Message Center Inbox (Figure 11).

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Note: The Envelope icon also shows you if you have new/unread messages.

Opening/Receiving/Replying to Email or SMS messages

• Click on the envelope button, to open the Message Center.
• Click on “Read All Messages” button.
• Select Inbox or Sent items, to see the incoming or sent items (Figure 12).

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• Click on the email Name or E-mail Subject to open the message (Figure 13):

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• When you have opened the message (View Message) you can choose to reply or print the message (Figure 14).

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Composing Messages

• You open the Message Center, underneath the Inbox and Sent Items button you will find the Compose button (Figure 15).

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• Click on “Students” or “Lecturers” to choose a that type of recipient for your message and then fill in the “To” and “Subject” fields (Figure 15a).

Figure 15a

• Write your message and then press Send (Figure 15b).

Figure 15b