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Congratulations on registering for a DSU
class! If you're already familiar with the DSU forums, then
accessing lessons and the private class forum will be a breeze because
DSU uses the DSP forums to conduct classes. If not, follow these
simple instructions to get into your class material.
1. Access Private Class Forum
All DSU classes start on the first day of each month,
and all lessons are sent out the same day of the week all month.
If you do not receive email notification from the dean by the end
of the second day of the month, please first check in your Junk
Mail to see if the message was filtered out.
If you cannot find the email, then contact dean@digitalscrapbookplace.com
to request another email sent to you. This email contains the password
to access your private class forum where you will find your lesson
links.
Either click the link in the email to go directly to the private
class forum, or find a complete list of private forums at:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=52
Or access the list near the bottom of the DSP Main Forums list
under Digital Scrapbook U>DSU Class Forums heading, between Photography
and Off Topic. Click the DSU Class Forums link to see a full list,
or choose your specific class (month and course number) from the
sub-forums list.
fig 1
Choosing a specific class forum (month and course number) will
open a dialog asking for your private class password, which was
provided in the dean's email. Do NOT use your regular username and
password. It does not matter if you are logged in to DSP or logged
out.
fig 2
If you cannot access the private forum or the lesson links, try
the following troubleshooting ideas.
1. Log in to DSP using YOUR REGULAR username and password. Log in
to the private forum using the class password. Log in to the lessons
using the class login and password.
2. Do not use the AOL browser.
3. Please make sure you are using the correct CASE-SENSITIVE password
provided in the email.
4. Do your browser maintenance: delete Temporary Internet files,
restart the browser, reboot the computer, and if needed clear Cookies
and History.
5. If all else fails, please try logging out of DSP completely,
click on or paste the forum link into your browser, and put in the
password when prompted. You should be able to get in from there
and then you can log into DSP in order to post messages after you
have accessed your class forum.
If you're still having trouble after using these ideas, please contact
dsu@digitalscrapbookplace.com
or your specific instructor at: example firstname@digitalscrapbookplace.com
If you do not hear back, please send a private message to DSU and/or
to your specific instructor through the site in case the email reply
was filtered or the original message bounced.
2. Accessing DSU Lessons
After entering your private class forum, please introduce yourself
to the teacher and other students. There will be a thread or a thread
announcement containing the lesson links. Click the thread or announcement
open to find the link along with the class USERNAME and PASSWORD
(the same password used to access the private forum).
fig 3
Here the class username and password is given, which is needed
to log into the lesson itself.
fig 4
Click the link to the lesson and a dialog box will pop up asking
for the class username and password. Do NOT use your DSP username
nor password: use the CLASS username and password provided.
fig 5
Use File>Save As to save the lesson to your hard drive. For
html classes, it is recommended to print to PDF format using a PDF
converter utility such as Acrobat Pro or a free utility such as
PrimoPDF.
If you are still having trouble accessing the lessons after using
this tutorial and the troubleshooting advice, please contact either
dean@digitalscrapbookplace.com or your instructor directly via email
and/or Private Message through DSP.
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