1. QuickPlace Web Site A QuickHowTo Chris Edmondson

2. Table of Contents  Opening Your QuickPlace and Signing In Opening Your QuickPlace and Signing In Opening Your QuickPlace and Signing In  Adding a Banner Adding a Banner Adding a Banner  Changing the Looks of Your Site Changing the Looks of Your Site Changing the Looks of Your Site  Adding a Member Adding a Member Adding a Member  Calendar Calendar  Changing Choices on the Left Side Menu Changing Choices on the Left Side Menu Changing Choices on the Left Side Menu  Adding a Page to a Folder Adding a Page to a Folder Adding a Page to a Folder

3. Opening Your QuickPlace and Signing In

4. Opening Your QuickPlace Web Site  Click on Explorer and type in the following URL address: http://qp.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/school_lastname  Alta is asi  Clark is clark  Kastner is kit  Reyburn is rey

5. Signing In  Click on “Sign In” in the upper left corner. You will see a window for the user name and password.

6. Signing In  Enter your first and last name without a space between the two and your password.  The password is probably the one you generated for Lotus Notes.

7. Signing In  If you have done this correctly, your name will appear where the word “sign in” was in the upper left corner.

8. Adding a Banner

9. Adding A Banner Click on “Customize" to see a new screen of information.  Personalize your site by adding a banner in the upper left side

10. Adding A Banner A menu list from “Basics” through “PlaceBots” will appear as shown above. Click on “Basics”

11. Adding A Banner Above the word “Basics,” click on “Change Basics.”

12. “Place Logo” allows you to insert a file from your computer or click on “Logo Maker” for something more than type. The logo will replace the Title. Click “Logo Maker” Adding A Banner “Place Title” allows you to type in a Title.

13. Type the text of the logo Choose the wanted effects, accent, animation, size, color, and font Click “Next” Adding A Banner

14. Preview your created logo Click “Done” Adding A Banner

15. Changing the Looks of Your Site

16. Changing The Looks of Your Site Click Customize

17. Click Decorate Changing The Looks of Your Site

18. See two choices ”Choose a theme” or “Tweak your place” Click “Choose a theme” Changing The Looks of Your Site

19. Creating a Back- ground Image Select a theme that is “Tweak-able” Choose a theme from Simple, Clean Space or Banner Click “Next” in upper or lower right.

20. return to select another. If you selected a Theme that was tweak-able, you can practice tweaking it at this point. Click, “Tweak You Place”. Changing The Looks of Your Site Decide whether to keep it or

21. Four choices—”Sidebar Background”, “Sidebar Items”, “Page”, and “Buttons”. Click “Sidebar Background” Changing The Looks of Your Site

22.  Choose a color or texture by clicking  Click “Next” in upper or lower right. Changing The Looks of Your Site

23.  When done correctly, you will see a checkmark beside the Sidebar Background choice.  Click “Sidebar Item” Changing The Looks of Your Site

24.  Choose “Graphic Text”.  Click “Next” in upper or lower right. Changing The Looks of Your Site

25.  Select an “Item Style”.  Click “Next” in upper or lower right. Changing The Looks of Your Site

26.  Be ready for what appears to be an Error Message.  Click “OK” Changing The Looks of Your Site

27.  Click “Next” Changing The Looks of Your Site

28.  Click “Sidebar Items” to try “Plain Text”. Changing The Looks of Your Site OR,

29.  Choose Plain.  Click “Next” in upper or lower right. Changing The Looks of Your Site

30.  Select choices.  Click “Next” in upper or lower right. Changing The Looks of Your Site

31.  If all was performed correctly, the screen will show two checks—one for “Background Item” and one for “Sidebar Item”  Click on “Page” Changing The Looks of Your Site

32.  Choose a font, font size, color, a background (import or standard), color or texture, and choose a color scheme for forms.  Click “Next” in upper or lower right. Changing The Looks of Your Site

33.  If all was performed correctly, the screen will show three checks; one for “Background Item”, one for “Sidebar Item”, and one for “Page”.  Click the fourth item, “Buttons”. Changing The Looks of Your Site

34.  Choose a font, font size, color, a background (import or standard), color or texture, and choose a color scheme for forms.  Click “Next” in upper or lower right. Changing The Looks of Your Site

35.  If all was performed correctly, the screen will show four checks; one for each item.  Click, “Done”. Changing The Looks of Your Site

36. Adding a Member

37. To give other people permission to read or to be an author, click on “Members”

38. Adding a Member Click on “Add/Remove Members”

39. Adding a Member Click on “Add” either in the Reader, Author, or Manager field. Adding Anonymous to reader will allow anyone to see your website.

40. Adding a Member If the person who you are adding is in the Clovis USD directory; Click on “Add existing network users” and click on “Directory”. If not, click on “Create new users” and click on “Directory”.

41. Adding a Member Type a person (first name then last) and click on “Search” Choose the correct person and click “Close”

42. Calendar

43. Calendar To add a entry to your calendar, click on “Calendar”

44. Calendar You can view the calendar by day, week, or month. To enter an assignment, click on “New Calendar Page”

45. Calendar Type the assignment, date, description, etc. Scroll down to attach a file (wksht, powerpoint, etc.) Click “Publish” in the upper or lower right hand corner

46. Changing Choices on the Left Side Menu

47. Click on the “New” button.

48. Changing Choices on the Left Side Menu A new screen will open. Choose “Folder” Click “Next”

49. Changing Choices on the Left Side Menu A new screen will open. Choose one of the five choices (“Discussion”, “Simple List” (easiest), “Headline”, “Slide Show”, or “Ordered List”. Click “Next”

50. Changing Choices on the Left Side Menu Name the Folder and decide who can add to this folder Click “Next”

51. Changing Choices on the Left Side Menu Decide where you would like the folder to appear in the menu To see the entire menu, click on the down arrow and highlight the folder you want the new one to go above. Click “Next” and you are done.

52. Adding a Page to a Folder Remember folders are choices on the left side menu

53. Adding a Page to a Folder Choose a folder from the left side menu. Click on the “New” button.

54. A new screen will open. Choose “Page” Click “Next” Adding a Page to a Folder

55. Title the page, add content, add any attachments (wkshts, powerpoints, etc.) To add attachments, Click on the “folder icon” to select a file. After selecting a file, Click “Publish” Adding a Page to a Folder