Tips for Participating in Online Events | Tips for Navigating This Site | Tips for Using the Discussion Area | Glossary |

Whether you are a computer expert or novice, you may need some guidance in using this website. This document will provide you with an overview of site mechanics: where things are located and how to get around. Two additional tip sheets, Tips for Participating in Online Events and Tips for Using the Discussion Area, will orient you to issues associated with actual participation.

Moving Around the Site

There are several ways to move around this website. When you enter the site, you will automatically arrive on the Home page. Here you will find brief instructions for what to do and where to go first in order to orient yourself to the event. These instructions include links that you will be asked to follow.

• Using Links to Get Around

  As you read through the event, you will encounter links that can connect you to related materials, activities, and resources. Links will always appear as underlined blue or purple (depending on your browser) text, like this: I am a link.

• Using the Menu at the Side of Your Screen to Get Around

  If you look to the side of your screen you will notice a red sidebar. The sidebar lists each main section of the event website. Just click on one of the titles to travel to that page. The page you are currently on will be in bold print at the top of the page.

• Using the Menu at the Top of Your Screen to Get Around

  When you are in a secondary document (i.e., a document contained within one of the main event sections, such as a supporting materials or tip sheet), you will notice a menu of links at the top of the page. These links reflect other materials contained within that section. To get to one of these pages, click on the appropriate link. Again, the page you are currently on will be in bold print at the top of the page.

• Using the Yellow Box at the Bottom of Your Screen to Get Around

  Clicking on the yellow box at the bottom of your screen will return you to the main page of that event section. For example, clicking on the box at the bottom of this page will take you to the main Resources & Links page.

Whatever method you choose to navigate this website, you can always use the "Back" button on your browser to return to the last document you were reading.

Using the Discussion Button

Every MSC online event includes a Discussion Area. The symbol for this section, a green and gray button featuring two talking heads, is located at the bottom of the sidebar.

To enter the event's WebBoard discussion to read and/or contribute messages, click on the Discussion Area icon or on the title beneath it. You can also click on the "discussion" link beneath the event title at the top of the screen. Refer to Tips for Using the Discussion Area if you have any questions about how to participate in the online discussion.