1. Go to https://www.webassign.net/login.html.
2. Enter your Username, Institution, and Password.
3. Click Log In.
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1. Click My Options in the Top Bar.
2. Select the Personal Info tab, if necessary.
3. Enter your new password and reenter for
confirmation. (Note: if WebAssign uses your institution's
authentication server, you will have to change your password with your
institution.)
4. Enter your current password.
5. Click Save.
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1. Go to https://www.webassign.net/login.html.
2. Click forgot password?
(Note: if WebAssign uses your institution's authentication server, you
will have to see your institution's password administrators if you
forget your password.)
3. Type your username, institution, and email address.
(Note: the email address will have to be exactly the way it appears in
your WebAssign account.)
4. Click Submit.
5. If your username, institution, and email address
agree with what is your WebAssign account, you will receive an email
with instruction on how to change your password.
6. If you can no longer read the email address recorded
in your WebAssign account, simply email support@webassign.net for help.
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It is a very good idea to have an email address you
can access connected with your WebAssign account. When you change to a
new email address, please do change your WebAssign account email
address. To see what your email address is or to change it, perform the
following steps:
1. Click My Options in the upper right of your WebAssign page.
2. Select the Personal Info tab, if necessary.
Your email address is listed as it appears in your WebAssign account.
3. If you wish to change your email address, enter your new email address.
4. Enter your current password.
5. Click Save.
A confirmation email is then sent to the new email
address. If you receive the email and click the link in the email, your
email address will be changed. Your email address is not changed until
you confirm that you can receive an email at the new address.
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1. Click My Options in the Top Bar.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Select Yes or No to pulldown menus for the Main Menu Bar in the JavaScript Menus section.
4. Select the color scheme for your pages in the Skins section.
5. Choose 12 or 24 hour display in the Time Format section.
6. Select the view you prefer to see when you first login and when you click Home in the Home Page section.
7. Click Save.
8. Click the Questions or Assignments tab.
9. Select the way the Question and Assignment Editors first appear.
10. Click Save.
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1. Go to https://www.webassign.net/login.html.
2. Click Log In.
If you leave your WebAssign pages and return to the
login page, there is no need to reenter your login information unless
you have cookies turned off in your browser.
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Please email support@webassign.net for the quickest answer to your questions or comments. During the business day, 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern time, we can also be reached at 800-955-8275 or 919-829-8181.
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1. Go to http://www.webassign.net/info/coding_error.html.
2. Fill in the information about the question in the form.
3. Submit.
or
2. Include the question name and ID number as well as details on the error.
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1. Select Create Course from Tasks in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Use the Create Course wizard to guide you through the steps.
3. After each step, click Next step.
4. You will be asked for information about your course
including the name of your course, the student fee payment method, the
begin and end dates, the name of the textbook associated with your
class, the days and times your class meets, your preferences for
communications, and whether you want to be a student in your course.
5. Click Save Course.
6. Select the instructor for the course, if different from the creator, and Save.
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1. Select Create Course from Tasks in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Use the Create Course wizard to guide you through the steps.
3. After each step, click Next step.
4. You will be asked for information about your course
including the name of your course, the student fee payment method, the
begin and end dates, the name of the textbook associated with your
class, the days and times your class meets, your preferences for
communications, and whether you want to be a student in your course.
5. Click Save Course.
6. Click Add Section.
7. Enter the section or period name of the new section.
You can leave all the other information the same as shown or change.
8. If you are not the instructor for the new section, select the instructor from the pulldown list.
9. Click Save.
10. Repeat steps 6 through 9 for additional sections.
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If you have chosen a textbook that has an online component, you can view the online book from the student view.
1. Click Switch to Student View in the upper right of your WebAssign pages.
2. Select a class, if necessary.
3. Click the link to the book in the WebAssign Notices part of the student home page.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Edit Class Info.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Edit Class Info.
4. Click Textbooks and Additional Resources.
5. Click Request Additional Textbooks.
6. Select your textbook from the list.
7. Explain the reason for your request considering the restrictions listed.
8. Click Send.
Your request will be sent to WebAssign support. We will add the textbook or ask for more information.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Roster.
4. Click Upload (upper right).
5. Follow the instructions. You can either Copy and
Paste your list, or upload directly from a file. The first line of your
list should define the order of your student information by having the
following text: username, fullname, password, (and optionally) email,
ssn.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Roster.
4. Click Add Student (upper right).
5. Fill out the information.
6. Click Save.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Roster.
4. Click drop in the row with the student.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Roster.
4. Click Dropped in the Showing: selector.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Roster.
4. Click the name of the student.
5. Enter a password in the Set password to box.
6. Click Go.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Roster.
4. Click Who's Registered?
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Edit Class Info.
4. Click Access.
5. Select a discipline to filter by or select Show All from the pulldown menu.
6. You may even add a teacher at another school, but you will need to know their username and institution code.
7. Check the box next to the instructor you want to give access to.
8. Click Choose Privileges.
9. Check the boxes next to the instructor(s) you want to give access to.
10. Click Grant Access.
11. Click Finished or Choose More Faculty.
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1. Select My Groups from Tasks in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Click Create new Group.
3. Enter a name for the Group Name.
4. Check the boxes next to the names of the group members.
5. Click Save.
6. Close the window.
7. To allow your group to edit a question or assignment, choose the appropriate group from the Permission pulldown menu in the Question or Assignment Editor.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Edit Class Info.
4. Edit the Date Class Ends to a date in the past.
5. Edit the name of the class to reflect the reason you are 'deleting,' for example, duplicate Chem 101 or mistake.
6. Click Save.
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1. Select Create from Assignments in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Enter the Name, Description, and Instructions.
3. Click Question Browser.
4. Click the name of your textbook from the My Textbook pane.
Your textbook will be listed if you associated it with your course.
5. Select the chapter from the pulldown list.
6. Click Add to Assignment above the questions you want on your assignment.
7. Click Update Assignment.
8. Adjust the Administration Settings, if desired, by entering a code (optional), selecting the number of Submissions Allowed, the Category, the Permission, Randomization, Which Graded, and the Feedback.
9. Click Test/Preview to review your assignment.
10. Click Save.
WebAssign automatically assigns an Assignment ID number to the assignment.
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1. Select Create from Assignments in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Enter the Name, Description, and Instructions.
3. Click Question Browser.
4. Select Browse My Folders or All My Questions from the pulldown menu.
5. Click Add to Assignment above the questions you want on your assignment.
6. Click Update Assignment.
7. Adjust the Administration Settings, if desired, by entering a code (optional), selecting the number of Submissions Allowed, the Category, the Permission, Randomization, Which Graded, and the Feedback.
8. Click Test/Preview to review your assignment.
9. Click Save.
WebAssign automatically assigns an Assignment ID number to the assignment.
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1. Open the assignment in the Assignment Editor.
2. In the Administration Settings, use the pulldown Category menu to select the desired category.
3. Click Save.
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1. Choose My Assignments from the Assignments menu.
2. Click View for the assignment you want to preview.
3. Alternatively, click Test/Preview if you are editing an assignment.
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1. When previewing an assignment, click Print page in the Preview Tools.
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1. Click Switch to Student View (upper right).
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click the assignment name.
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1. Select My Groups from the Tasks in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Click Create new Group.
3. Enter a name for the group.
4. Check the boxes next to the teachers with whom you want to group author assignments.
5. Click Save.
6. Close the window.
7. Create an assignment or edit an existing assignment.
8. Select the name of the group (step 3) in the Permission pulldown menu.
9. Click Save.
All members of the group can edit the assignment. Clicking the Last Saved date gives the date and person for every date the assignment was saved.
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1. Select My Assignments from Assignments in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Click Schedule for the assignment you want to give.
3. Select the classes you want to schedule the assignment for.
4. Click Schedule.
5. Enter the dates manually or use the popup calendars.
6. Click Save.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Adjust the assignments showing using the Past, Current/Recent, Future, and All links, if necessary.
4. Click Schedule for the assignment you want to change.
5. Change the due date.
6. Click Save.
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1. If you have filed your assingments, select Folders in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Browse your folders to find the assignment.
3. Alternatively, select My Assignments from Assignments in the Main Menu Bar. All of your assignments are listed ordered by most recently saved date.
4. If the assignment is not one of yours, select Search from Assignments in the Main Menu Bar.
5. Fill in one of the Search fields; for example, fill in part of the name and the author’s name.
6. Click Search.
7. If you know the assignment ID number or name, you can use the Quick Search magnifying glass under the Main Menu Bar on the left.
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There are several ways to share assignments. The simplest is to designate your assignment as public. That way anyone can find it in a search and use it. If your assignment is marked Private, you are the only teacher who can find it or use it.
If you wish to give a teacher access at your discretion, then
1. Change the Permission of the assignment to Protected.
2. Give the other teacher the Assignment ID number.
3. The teacher can find your assignment using the Quick Search magnifying glass under the Main Menu Bar on the left.
4. Once the other teacher finds the assignment, the teacher can schedule it for their own class(es).
5. If the teacher wants to be able to modify the assignment, they will have to first duplicate it.
Another way to share assignments is to give the teacher access to your class (see section above). The teacher will then be able to view all of your assignments in the ClassView and can schedule them as needed.
A third way to share assignments is to create a group and add the teacher to the group (see section above). You and the teacher will then be able to edit each other assignments as long as the permission on the assignment is set to the group name.
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1. Select My Classes from the Tasks Menu.
2. Click Past to show your past classes.
3. Select the term of your past class, if necessary.
4. Once you have found the class you want to use, click the name of the class to display the ClassView page for that class.
5. To display the assignments in this past class, click Past in the Assignments box.
6. Click the Propagate link at the end of the assignment list to display the Propagate page.
7. Click Current above the Class list.
8. Select the assignments you want to schedule and the classes you want to schedule them to.
9. Decide if you want to also duplicate the assignments or use the exact same assignments.
10. Click Choose Dates.
11. After selecting the dates, click Save.
See section 6.9.4 in the online manual for more detail.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Class Schedule at the end of the list of assignments.
4. Adjust the assignments showing using the Past, Current/Recent, Future, and All links.
5. Uncheck the Available box.
6. Click Save.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Class Schedule at the end of the list of assignments.
4. Adjust the assignments showing using the Past, Current/Recent, Future, and All links, if necessary.
5. All assignments that have ever been scheduled for your class will appear in this list.
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1. Find the assignment: select Search from Assignments in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Fill in one of the Search fields, for example, fill in part of the name and click me next to the author field to find an assignment you have written where you know part of the name.
3. Click Submit.
4. Alternatively, select My Assignments from Assignments in the Main Menu Bar. All of your assignments are listed ordered by most recently saved date.
5. If you know the assignment ID number or name, use Quick Search magnifying glass under the Main Menu Bar on the left.
6. When you are viewing a list of assignments, click Edit for the assignment you want to weight each question.
7. Enter the total points you want the assignment worth at the end of the list of questions.
8. Click distribute total.
9. Click Save.
10. Alternatively, click the Full tab above the list of questions.
11. Enter the value for each part of each question in the Points boxes.
12. Click update total.
13. Click Save.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Adjust the assignments showing using the Past, Current/Recent, Future, and All links, if necessary.
4. Click Schedule for the assignment you want to password protect.
5. Enter a password in the Password Protected entry box (Restrictions area).
6. Verify that the active box is checked.
7. Click Save.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Adjust the assignments showing using the Past, Current/Recent, Future, and All links, if necessary.
4. Click Schedule for the assignment you want to restrict access.
5. Enter the IP address or subnet that is common to the computer lab (Restrictions area). Your network administrator may have to provide this information.
6. Verify that the active box is checked.
7. Click another if you need to add another IP address or subnet.
8. Click Save.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Adjust the assignments showing using the Past, Current/Recent, Future, and All links, if necessary.
4. Click Schedule for the assignment you want to open only in Securexam Browser.
5. If you have not purchased Securexam Browser for your class, do so now.
6. Check the box next to Securexam Browser.
7. Click Save.
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1. Select Search from the Assignments in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select Lab from the pulldown list next to Category.
3. Enter any other search parameters you desire.
4. Click Search.
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1. Select Create from Questions in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Enter a name for your question.
3. Select the Mode from the pulldown menu, for example, numerical.
4. Enter your question in the Question box.
5. If students must type in their answer (a numerical,
fill-in-the-blank, essay, or symbolic question), type the entry box tag
<_>.
6. Enter your answer in the Answer box.
7. Click Test/Preview to view how your question will be displayed.
8. Click Close this window.
9. Click Save.
WebAssign automatically assigns a unique Question
ID number to the question. See Chapter 8 for detailed instructions for
writing questions.
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1. Select My Groups from the Tasks in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Click Create new Group.
3. Enter a name for the group.
4. Check the boxes next to the teachers with whom you want to group author questions.
5. Click Save.
6. Close the window.
7. Create a question or edit an existing question.
8. Select the name of the group (step 3) in the Permission pulldown menu (Additional Information area).
9. Click Save.
All members of the group can edit the question. Clicking the Last Saved date gives a history of edits, the date and person for every date the question was saved.
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1. Select Search from Questions in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Fill in one or more of the search fields. For example, type template in the Name box and webassign in the author box to find out how to code different types of questions.
3. Choose the way you want the questions displayed—how
many questions per page, whether to see the full display of the
questions or just the name and ID, keywords, and classification (Results Options area).
4. Click Search.
5. If you know the question ID number or name, you can use the Quick Search magnifying glass under the Main Menu Bar on the left.
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1. Select Search from Questions in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Fill in one or more of the search fields. For
example, type template in the Name box to find out how to code
different types of questions.
3. Choose the way you want the questions displayed—how
many questions per page, whether to see the full display of the
questions or just the name and ID, keywords, and classification (Results Options area).
4. Click Search.
5. Click View next to the question.
6. Alternatively, with the question in the Question Editor, click Test/Preview.
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1. From the Question Previewer, click the image of the printer in the Previewer Tools.
2. From the printer friendly window that opens, choose Print from the File menu in your browser.
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1. Select Search from Questions in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Choose your textbook from the pulldown menu.
3. Enter the chapter number.
4. Choose the full or short Format in the Results Options.
5. Click Search.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click ScoreView.
If a student never submitted an assignment, their score is designated NS; if a student never viewed (downloaded) it, their score is designated as ND.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click ScoreView.
4. Click the student's name.
5. Click responses for the assignment you want to review.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click Scores for the assignment that includes an essay you want to grade.
4. Check anonymously next to Grade Essays/Files, if desired.
5. Choose to Grade All essays/files on the assignment or just one of the questions that includes an essay or uploaded file.
6. Click Grade Essays/Files.
7. Edit the default score and add a comment, if desired for all students.
8. Click Save.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click ScoreView.
4. Click the student’s score for the assignment you want to change.
5. Enter the new score in the Override box.
6. Check Reload Scores
7. Click Save.
The new score is displayed with a red asterisks * showing it was changed.
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1. Select Add Scores to GradeBook from Grades in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select I want to add a single assignment using the assignment editor.
3. Click Next.
4. Enter the Assignment Name, Category, Description, total Points, and Due date.
5. Check Available to Students if you want your students to see the assignment in their list of assignments.
6. Select Enter scores for each student by hand.
7. Click Add Scores.
8. Enter the scores.
9. Click Review.
10. If OK, click Save.
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1. Select Reports from Grades in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Check the boxes of the assignments and students who requested the extension or extra submissions.
4. Click Extensions/Submissions.
5. Adjust the date and time and the number of submissions for each student, as desired.
6. Enter an adjustment to the students' scores, as desired. (A negative number subtracts from the score.)
7. Click Save.
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1. Click ClassView in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Adjust the assignments showing using the Past, Current/Recent, Future, and All links, if necessary..
4. Click Scores for the quiz you want to view.
5. Click Show Analysis.
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1. Select GradeBook from the Grades in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. If you have not setup the GradeBook for the class,
you can access only the wizard. If you have setup the GradeBook click Settings.
4. Select the Final tab.
5. Enter the weight for each category of assignment.
6. Click Save.
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1. Click Communication in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click enable for Ask Your Teacher, if necessary.
4. The number of unanswered and total requests are listed. (Your students can access Ask Your Teacher using a link in their assignments.)
5. Click Requests.
6. Click the assignment name you want to answer.
7. To see a student's work, click the Responses link. A new window will pop up with the student's work.
8. Click Reply to correspond with the student.
9. Enter your message to the student.
10. Click Save.
Your students will see your response when they next access that particular assignment.
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1. Click Communication in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click New Announcement.
4. Enter a title for the announcement and the text of the announcement.
5. Select when you want it available.
6. Click Preview, if desired.
7. Click Save.
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1. Click Communication in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Decide how you want your students to send messages to you:
Send messages within WebAssign – enable
Send messages via email – email
Not allow them to send messages from within WebAssign - disable
4. Under Private Messages, click New Message.
5. Check the names of students you want to send a message to.
6. Enter the subject and the message.
7. Click Send.
Your message will go to the Communication page of your students. If your students have email addresses in their WebAssign account, you can send any selected group of them an email from any WebAssign page with student names.
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1. Click Communications in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click New Forum.
4. Enter a title and description of the forum.
5. Click Save.
If you do not create any forums, your students will
not be able to communicate using forums. Not creating any forums
effectively turns off Forums.
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1. Click Communications in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select the class, if necessary.
3. Click the name of the forum that has the student’s posting you want to hide.
4. Click the topic.
5. Click hide or delete for the student’s post.
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1. Click Calendar in the Main Menu Bar.
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1. Click Calendar in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Click the date.
3. Click New Event.
4. Enter the title and description.
5. Select the time and/or duration or no specific time.
6. Select Personal or the courses you would like it to appear in (use ctrl click to select more than one course).
7. Click Save.
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1. Click Calendar in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Select All Classes from the pulldown menu in Calendar Tools.
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1. Click Folders in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Click the name of the folder you want to copy the file to.
3. Click Import File.
4. In the popup window that opens, click Browse.
5. Choose the file you want to copy and click Open.
6. Click Go.
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1. Click Folders in the Main Menu Bar.
2. Click the name of the folder where the file is stored.
3. Click the name of the file.
4. Enter alt and title attributes for images (longdesc attribute is optional) and link text and title for other files you want a link to.
5. Click Save.
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1. From the Question, Assignment, or Announcement Editor, click My Files in Page Tools.
2. Click the folder name, if necessary, to open the folder where your image file is stored.
3. Check the box next to the image file you want in your question, assignment, or announcement.
4. Make sure the pulldown menu next to 'Paste location of file as' is set on Image.
5. Select to use saved attributes from the second pulldown menu.
6. Select the destination you want for your image.
7. Click go.
8. Click Test/Preview to see the effect.
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1. From the Question, Assignment, or Announcement Editor, click My Files in Page Tools.
2. Click the folder name, if necessary, to open the folder where your image file is stored.
3. Check the box next to the file you want link to.
4. Make sure the pulldown menu next to 'Paste location of file as' is set on Link.
5. Select to use saved attributes from the second pulldown menu.
6. Select the destination you want for your link.
7. Click go.
8. Click Test/Preview to see the effect.
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1. Click Folders in the Main Menu Bar.
2. If the assignment or question you want to put into a folder is not filed yet, click My Unfiled Assignment or My Unfiled Questions on the left.
3. Search for the appropriate assignment(s) or question(s) using a word or phrase, if necessary.
4. Check the box next to each item you want to file.
5. Select File from the pulldown menu.
6. In the window that pops up, click the folder to file the item(s).
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