If you cannot open your Bulletin Board or your Assignment from the Course Menu, first make sure you are using the correct web browser (Internet Explorer or FireFox only), that you have it configured correctly, and that all popup blockers are turned off.
If that is not the problem and you want to submit your assignment, there are 2 ways you can do this:
| How to copy and paste assignments into a bulletin board.
You can also post your assignment as a file. For more on that, click here. |
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You can compose your assignment in a word processor like Microsoft Word, then grammar and spell-check it before you paste it into a bulletin board. |
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Now it's time for the Copy part of copy and paste. Highlight the text you want to copy, then right-click on it and choose Copy OR highlight your text and go to the menu and choose Edit, and Copy OR highlight your text and then press the Ctrl key and the C key at the same time. |
PASTE To paste your text into the DE platform notices, click the Add button to open up a new note, then right-click in the area you want to past the text to and choose Paste from the little context-menu that pops up, OR instead of right-clicking, left-click once in the place to paste to and press the Ctrl key and the V key at the same time. |
| If you experience problems using this method, we recommend you type your message directly into the message field, or if it is too long, you should atttach it as a Word file in the bulletin board. | |
| How to post your assignment to a bulletin board.
You can also copy and paste your assignment into the BB. Click here to find out how. |
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| This shows you how to take a document that you've already prepared in Microsoft's Word format and post it to a bulletin board.
Click on the link to the bulletin board from within the Course Map. Choose the thread you're replying to and click on that link. A page will appear with the instructor's request for the assignment. Click on the word Reply. Before proceeding, make sure your document is not presently open in Word. |
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1. Type the message that will introduce your assignment.
2. Choose "In Forum" to post your info to the BB only, or choose "Privately" to not post, but send directly by email, or choose Both. 3. Click on "Browse" and find your document. Next click on "Open". Finally, click on "Add Attachment". 4. When steps 1-3 are properly completed, click on "OK". 5. There will be a second OK button to click on before your posting is complete. If you get an error when uploading your file, make sure that it is in the correct format (Word 97-2003 or XP only) and that only letters and numbers are present in the file name. |