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OVERVIEW OF USING THE FACULTY WEB PAGE TOOLS

• Accessing the Faculty Web Page Tools
• Faculty Website Structure
• Which Data Entry Boxes Do I Fill In?
• Will All of the Sections Appear on My Web Page?
• Filling in the Data Entry Boxes
• Moving From Text Box to Text Box
• Check Box Options
  • Preserve Lines
  • Link
• Web Page Toolbar
• Previewing the Page
• Posting (Saving) the Page
• Editing Existing Pages
• Where are Pages Posted?
  

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Accessing the Faculty Web Page Tools

1. Open a Web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox
2. Type the following Internet address in the address box and press <Enter>: www.uncp.edu/tools
3. Click on the link of the Web page you would like to build

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Faculty Web Site Structure

By creating individual pages using the builders, you will be creating a Web site. Your Web Site will consist of a Faculty Home Page linked to a Course Information/Syllabus Page(s) which can be linked to a Course Schedule and Assignments Index Page. Detailed Assignment Pages can be linked to from the Course Schedule Page or the Assignment Index Page. Here is a graphical illustration of this Web site:

 

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Which Data Entry Boxes Do I Fill In?

The only boxes you have to fill in are the ones with the word "required" beside them.

 

Will All of the Sections Appear on My Web Page?

No. Only the ones you choose to put text in. Leave those fields blank that you do not want to show up. Be careful, pressing the space bar in a text box is the same as typing a visible character.

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Filling in the Data Entry Boxes

Text Boxes:

1. Click in the text box you want to type in and begin typing.
2. Use the keyboard arrows to scroll beyond the margins if the text exceeds the width of the box.
3. Press the <Tab> key to go to the next data entry box or click in the next box.

Note: You must enter information in the text boxes that are marked Required.

 

Text Areas:

Enter information here. Press <Enter> to go down to the next line.

1. Click in the text area you want to type in and begin typing.
2. Use the keyboard arrows and the vertical scroll bar to scroll beyond margins of the box if the line text you are typing exceeds these margins.
3. Press the <Enter> key to drop down to the next line.
   

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Moving From Text Box to Text Box
(3 options)

1. Click on the box you want to type in with the mouse, OR
2. To move to the next text box, press the <Tab> key, OR
3. To move to the previous text box press <Shift>+<Tab>
   

 

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Check Box Options

Following is a list of common check box options included on most of the Web page builders. Other check box options exist but are not common to all of the builders. These options will be explained in the individual Web page builder tutorials.

 

Preserve Lines: (Listed only with text area boxes.)

	If you do not click on this box, all of the text you have typed will be displayed as one paragraph of text with no line breaks. This allows the length of the lines of text to be adjusted or "wrapped" to fit the size of the viewer's screen.
	Checking the box preserves the line breaks just the way they are shown in the text area.

 

Link: Link boxes allow you to create a hypertext link to the related item.

	Click on the Link Check box if you want to create a hypertext link to your Course Information pages, Assignment Index pages, and Course Schedule pages and detailed Assignment pages.
	Do not click the Link check box if you would like the information listed but do not want to create a link to it.

 

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Web Page Toolbar

The Web Page Toolbar is used to perform a variety of actions on your Web pages. From this bar you have the capability to preview your page, get online help, load an existing page into a blank form, and post your page to the Web server.

 

Previewing the Page

1. Fill in the data boxes of the Web page builder you want to preview. Note: You must enter information in the text boxes that are marked Required.
2. Click on the button.
3. To return to editing your form, click on the browser's button.
   

 

Posting (Saving) the Page

Important: If you have previously saved a file to your directory on the Web server, posting a page will overwrite the existing file. Be certain this is what you want to do before you click the Post button. Contact DoIT for assistance (ext. 6260).

1. Enter the and for your Web server account.
2. Click on the button.

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Editing Existing Pages

Important: If you have previously saved a file to your directory on the Web server, posting a page will overwrite the existing file. Be certain this is what you want to do before you click the Post button.

1. Each builder requires different fields to be filled in to edit the page:
   • Faculty Home Page Builder:
   1. On the Web Builder Toolbar, enter the for your Web server account.
   • Course Home Page Builder:
   1. On the Web Builder Toolbar, fill in the for your Web server account.
   2. In the Course Information area, enter the abbreviation for the course you would like to edit. (i.e., CMA 105)
   3. If you included an optional section number when you created your Faculty Home Page, enter the section number in the Section text box.
   • Course Schedule Page Builder:
     1. On the Web Builder Toolbar, fill in the for your Web server account.
     2. In the Course Information area, enter the abbreviation for the course you would like to edit. (i.e., CMA 105)
     3. If you included an optional section number when you created your Faculty Home Page, enter the section number in the Section text box.
   • Course Assignment Index Page Builder:
   1. On the Web Builder Toolbar, fill in the for your Web server account.
   2. In the Course Information area, enter the abbreviation for the course you would like to edit. (i.e., CMA 105)
   3. If you included an optional section number when you created your Faculty Home Page, enter the section number in the Section text box.
   • Course Assignment Page Builder:
     • On the Web Builder Toolbar, fill in the ? for your Web server account.
     • In the Course Information area, enter the abbreviation for the course you would like to edit. (i.e., CMA 105)
       
     • If you included an optional section number when you created your Faculty Home Page, enter the section number in the Section text box.
     • In the Assignment Number area, enter the number for the assignment you wish to edit.
       
       
2. Click on the button.
   
   
3. The data you previously entered will automatically be entered into the form.
   
   
4. Make any corrections or additions to your data.
   
   
5. When you have completed entering your data,
• Enter the for your Web server account.
• Click on the button to publish your page on the Internet.
  

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Where are Pages Posted?

Your pages are published directly to your subdirectory on UNCP's Web server. The Internet address to view your pages is: www.uncp.edu/home/your_username

 

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Updated: Thursday, February 25, 2010

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