1.1 Chapter 1  (Page 3/4)

1.1.2.7 Create Content

It's easy to get started creating content on Connexions. The Create Content portal contains links to help you being authoring your own modules and collections.

1.1.2.8 Spotlight Sidebar

This sidebar features authors and their content, feedback from Connexions users, and events related to Connexions.

Figure 1.6: The Spotlight sidebar

This sidebar contains links to news items ¹¹ about the latest developments with Connexions. This includes updates to the site and outside publications that feature Connexions.

1.1.3 Account Requests

To apply for a Connexions account, use the following steps:

1. Click on the Get An Account link in the My Account sidebar. The Request a Connexions Account (Figure 1.7) page displays.
2. Type in your frst and last name, e-mail address, and home page URL. The felds with red squares next to the feld names are required.
3. Type in a user name.
4. Review the site license agreement and check the box next to I have read the Connexions Site License and I agree to be bound by its terms. You must agree to the license in order to receive an account.
5. Click Request Account. The "Account Request Complete" page displays. Connexions will send an

¹¹ http://cnx.org/news/

Figure 1.7: "Request a Connexions Account" page

1.1.4 Logging In and Out

To log into Connexions, enter your user name and password in the My Account sidebar and click Log in. To log out, click the Log out link located above the Search Box (Figure 1.4), in the upper right side of the Connexions home page.

1.2 Reporting a Connexions Bug ¹²

1.2.1 Submitting a Bug Report

In any software package you may encounter the occasional faw with a feature or the documentation. Please bring these faws, or bugs, to the attention of the Connexions team with the Report a Bug link, which is located on the Connexions Home page ¹³ and on other Connexions web pages in the Personal Toolbar.

To report a bug, use the following steps:

1. Click on the Report a Bug link. The Bug Report Submission Form ¹⁴ displays.
2. Enter a short summary of the problem.
3. Enter your name and e-mail address. These aren't required, but it helps us to know who's having trouble, and if you don't enter an email address we can't get back to you with an answer.
4. The page you were on immediately before the bug form is entered automatically into the "Problem URL" feld. If you didn't come directly from the error page, please go back to the page where you had the problem and enter its address here. If the problem was on a module or collection, the object ID number is sufcient, e.g. m99999. A content object's ID appears in its URL or on the page behind the "More About This Content" link.
5. Specify the nature of the error. Click the down arrow in the "Category" feld and select the appropriate entry from the drop-down menu.
6. Specify the impact of the error. Click the down arrow in the "Severity" feld and select the appropriate entry from the drop-down menu.
7. Enter a one-line summary of the bug in the "Task Title" feld.
8. Enter an explanation of the circumstances of the error in the "Description" feld. Include your actions and the system's actions that led up to the error condition. If possible, include step-by-step instructions for reproducing the bug.
9. Click Submit to enter the bug into the Connexions tracking system.