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Changing the
global calendar view | Top
You can change the global calendar view to display entries from your
private myWebCT calendar, from the calendar
for an individual course, or from the calendars for multiple courses.
- From your myWebCT, click Global Calendar. The global calendar
appears.
- From the View drop-down list, select
the calendar you want to view:
- To view your private myWebCT calendar,
select myWebCT.
- To view the calendar for an individual course, select the course
title.
- To view calendar entries for multiple courses, select Customized
course list. Note: Before you can
view this calendar, you must create your customized
course list.
- Click Go. The selected calendar appears.
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Customizing
your global calendar | Top
Customizing your global calendar allows you to
Specify
the starting day of the week | Top
For your global calendar, myWebCT
calendar, and individual course calendars, you can either specify the
starting day of the week or use the default calendar view. The specified
day will apply to all calendars.
- From your myWebCT, click Global Calendar. The global calendar
appears.
- From the global calendar, click Customize.
The Global Calendar Options screen appears.
- Under Customize Starting Day of the Week,
from the drop-down list, select one of the following:
- To specify the starting day of the week, select the day.
- To use the default calendar view, select Language
Default.
- Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update.
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Select course symbols |
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When you allow calendar entries from multiple courses to display in
the global calendar, WebCT automatically assigns a symbol to represent
each course. Course symbols allow you to determine which course a calendar
entry belongs to. The symbol appears next to all calendar entries associated
with that course. You can select from a default set of course symbols
- From your myWebCT, click Global Calendar. The global calendar
appears.
- From the global calendar, click Customize.
The Global Calendar Options screen appears.
- Under Customize Course Symbols,
make the following selections:
- Under Select course, select the course
whose symbol you want to change.
- Under Select symbol, select a new
symbol to represent the course.
- Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update.
The course symbol is changed.
Tip: In
the global calendar,
you can see the title of the course associated with an entry by
pointing your mouse at the course symbol.
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Display calendar entries
from multiple courses in the global calendar (create a Customized Course
List) | Top
You can display calendar entries from multiple course
calendars in the global calendar by creating a Customized
Course List. Note:
Depending on administrator settings, there may be a limit on the number
of courses that you can include in your Customized
Course List.
- From your myWebCT, click Global Calendar. The global calendar
appears.
- From the global calendar, click Customize.
The Global Calendar Options screen appears.
- Under Customize Course List, select
the courses whose calendar entries you want to display in the global
calendar.
- Click Update. Your Customized
Course List is saved and calendar entries from these courses
will be displayed in the global calendar. To return to your global
calendar, click the link Monthly Calendar.
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Add
a course identifier for display in Palm™ Date Book | Top
If you have downloaded
entries
from your WebCT course calendars
to your Palm™ Date Book, you can add a course identifier
for each course so that each entry will be associated with a particular
course. The course identifier will be displayed in your Palm Date Book.
- From your myWebCT, click Global Calendar. The global calendar
appears.
- From the global calendar, click Customize.
The Global Calendar Options screen appears.
- Under Customize Course List, under Course
Title, select the courses whose calendar entries you want to
display in your Palm
Date Book.
- Under Course Identifier, enter an identifier
for each course. For example, if the course is English 100, you can
use the identifier "EN100." Note:
Due to the Palm's screen size, it is recommended that you limit the
number of characters for each identifier.
- Click Update.
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Viewing
global calendar entries | Top
The global calendar provides
monthly, weekly, and daily views of your calendar entries.
- To view a global calendar entry, click
the date for the entry.
- To view the details of a calendar entry, click the more...
link.
- For a daily view of the global calendar, click the date.
- For a weekly view of the global calendar, click View
Week.
- For a monthly view of the calendar, click View
Month.
- To change the month displayed:
- From the Month and Year
drop-down lists, select the month and year you want to view.
- Click Go. The selected month is
displayed.
- To view the previous month, click Previous
Month.
- To view the next month, click Next Month.
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- Entries that are posted by other users are noted with posted
by.
- Private entries are shown in italics.
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Adding a global calendar entry
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Depending on the access level set by designers for each course calendar,
this option allows you to add public and private calendar entries. Public
entries that are added to your global calendar
will also appear in the course calendar(s). Public entries that are added
to your course calendar will also appear in your global
calendar. Entries that are added to your myWebCT
calendar are private and cannot be viewed by other users.
- From your myWebCT, click Global Calendar. The global calendar
appears.
- From the global calendar, click the
date to which you want to add an entry. The View
Day screen appears.
- Click Add entry. The Add
a Calendar Entry screen appears.
- From the Select the course calendar to post
your entry to drop-down
list, select
the course that is associated to your entry. Note:
If you want to add the entry to your private calendar, select myWebCT.
- Complete the following fields for your calendar entry:
- Date (required): is automatically
selected, but you can change the date
- Summary (required): allows you to
provide a brief description of the entry displayed in the calendar
- URL (optional): allows you to include
a link to a website
- Detail (optional): provides the
details that are not included in the entry's Summary
- Start Time and End
Time (optional): allows you to associate start and end time
with your entry. For example, if you want to remind users that there
is an exam from 10:30 to 12:00, specify the start and end time,
and your calendar entry will display with the specified time.
- Access Level (required): sets the
entry as public (all course members can view the entry) or private
(only you can view the entry). For each course calendar, the availability
and default access levels are set by designers from within each
course.
- Click Add. The View
Day screen appears displaying your new entry.
Note: If you have added an Internal
Link, which is a link to a content page,
it will be displayed in the global calendar.
To add an Internal Link to an entry,
you must do so from the course
calendar.
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Editing a
global calendar entry | Top
This option allows you to edit only those entries that you have posted.
- From your myWebCT, click Global Calendar. The global calendar
appears.
- From the global calendar, click the
date containing the entry you want to edit. The View
Day screen appears.
- Select the entry you want to edit.
- Click Edit. The Edit
a Calendar Entry screen appears.
- Edit your calendar entry.
- Click Update. The View
Day screen appears displaying the edited entry.
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Deleting
a global calendar entry | Top
This option allows you to delete only those entries that you have posted,
one at a time. If you want to delete more than one entry at a time, from
a course calendar, you can do so from within
the course.
- From your myWebCT, click Global Calendar. The global calendar
appears.
- From the global calendar, click the
date containing the entry you want to delete. The View
Day screen appears.
- Select the entry you want to delete.
- Click Delete. A warning message appears.
- Click OK. The entry is deleted.
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Compiling
global calendar entries | Top
This option allows you to compile global
calendar entries based on specific criteria. You can compile entries
by specifying a date range, a particular calendar, and/or a filter with
search value.
- From your myWebCT, click Global Calendar. The global calendar
appears.
- From the global calendar, click Compile.
The Compile Calendar Entries screen appears.
- From the Month, Day, and Year
drop-down lists, select the date range for the entries you want to compile.
- From the Select a course drop-down list,
select the calendar to compile.
- If you want to apply a filter to your search, complete the following
fields:
- From the Criteria drop-down list,
select the calendar entry field you want to search.
- From the Comparison drop-down list,
select the comparison term to apply to your search.
- In the Value text box, enter search
value.
- Select the type of entry you want to compile. You can compile public
entries, private entries, or
both.
- Click Display. The entries are compiled.
Note: If you want to save or print your compiled
calendar entries, use your browser's Save As
or Print commands.
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Downloading
calendar entries to your Palm™ Date Book | Top
Important: To use this feature,
you must be connected to the Internet.
This feature allows you to download
entries from all of your WebCT course calendars
to your Palm Date Book using the Palm HotSync® operation. Once
you have performed your first HotSync, subsequent HotSync operations will
retrieve only new or modified entries.
Currently, you can only download entries from WebCT
to the Palm Date Book; you cannot upload
entries from the Palm
Date Book to WebCT. Entries modified or deleted in WebCT will be
reflected in your Palm Date Book. However,
entries added, modified, or deleted on your Palm
Date Book will not be reflected in WebCT
course calendars.
Before you can use this feature, you must first set
up LinkWebCT. If you have already set
up LinkWebCT, you can download
calendar entries.
Download and set up LinkWebCT
- Go to the e-Learning Hub at http://www.webct.com/linkwebct.
- Download the LinkWebCT zip file, and
unzip it on your computer.
- Run the setup.exe file.
- Restart your HotSync Manager.
- To install the LinkWebCT.prc file on
your Palm™,
perform the HotSync® operation. Once the HotSync is complete, LinkWebCT
appears on your Palm Home screen.
Next, enter your LinkWebCT settings.
- From your Palm Home screen, click the LinkWebCT
icon. The LinkWebCT settings screen appears.
- Under Server Name and
Port Number, enter the URL (server name
and port number) of your institution's WebCT installation. This is the
same URL that you enter when accessing your WebCT course. For example,
http://webct.institution_name.com:3600
where
webct.institution_name.com
is the server name and 3600
is the port number.
Note:
- When entering the server
name on your Palm,
you do not need to enter the http://
designation.
- If you do not specify a port number, the
default port number is 80.
- Under User ID, enter your WebCT
ID.
- Under Password, enter your WebCT password.
Note: For security reasons, your WebCT password
will not be displayed on your Palm.
- Click Save. Your LinkWebCT
settings are saved, and you are now ready to download global
calendar entries.
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Download
Calendar entries | Top
Warning: Your first HotSync®
operation may take a long time.
- Connect to the Internet.
- HotSync your Palm™.
The new and modified calendar entries
from all of your WebCT courses are downloaded to your Palm
Date Book.
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