Help

The Help section contains a video Introduction to the portal, printable HOWTO documents and portal-use tutorials, USAID and US Federal web policy and standards, plugins needed for optimal portal use, and information concerning Deep Search, thesauri, indexing, glossaries and keyword lists.

USAID RM Portal /LMS and Access Grid Information 2007 — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2007-11-22 18:11

Supporting documents for the USAID RM Portal assessment, Content, Learning Management and Access Grid Open Source IT triad solution 11/2007

Moodle Training — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2008-03-31 14:08

Folder containing materials related to Moodle training.

Portal HOWTO Videos — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2007-10-22 13:40

Short Flash videos demonstrating basic portal tasks like add a file, folders, web pages, images, choose a default page, copy, paste, reorder, create email links, edit web pages, create hyperlinks, upload images, create news, and use a smart folder.

HOWTO Document Folder — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-10-27 21:33

This folder contains HOWTO web page documents derived from the Portal User Guide. The HOWTOs are designed for print, reference, and follow-along usability.

New Member Orientation An Introductory - Training Course for New Portal Members — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-05-13 20:02

Link to NMO Folder

Portal User Guide (PDF document) — by webadmin — last modified 2006-05-13 20:04

A Guide to USAID RM Portal Usage. Version 2.1.2. The objectives of this guide are for you to: Configure your computer to use the portal. Find the portal on the Internet. Search for content on the portal. Navigate the portal, using tabs and the navigate menu. Search the portal for Content Find portal members View portal content, as well as email, print, and bookmark content, and toggle full screen mode. Get portal help. Login to the portal and understand terms of use. Set portal preferences. Understand portal Roles. Understand what content is. Understand that content has a Title and a Description. Understand that content has different states. Add different kinds of content. Manipulate existing content. Manage content in your my folder workspace. Manage group content. Add content to a public area of the portal.

New Member Orientation Webcourse: Printer friendly, page numered, PDF version — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-05-24 20:27

New Member Orientation Webcourse: Printer friendly, page numbered, PDF version

Historical Portal Training Materials — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-10-27 21:33

This folder contains Powerpoint, links, How Tos and lessons from earlier Portal Training materials.

Plugin Folder — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-10-27 21:33

This folder contains a collection of plugins needed for optimal use of content on the portal.

Collaboration Tools — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-10-27 21:33

Links to tools for communication and collaboration.

Glossary of Portal Terms — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-05-09 03:09

Description of terms used in the portal

Natural Resource Management: Glossary and Keywords — by webadmin — last modified 2006-10-27 21:33

This folder contains a glossary and keyword list to help search content on the RM Portal in the area of Natural Resource Management.

Thesauri, Indexing, Federated, Deep Search Folder — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2008-02-21 16:22

This folder contains a collection of resource links and/or documents concerning Deep Search, indexing and the use of online thesauri.

US Federal Policies on Web Standards — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-10-27 21:33

This folder contains a collection of documents and/or links to US Federal web standards.

USAID XWeb Standards and Privacy Policies — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-10-27 21:33

This folder contains links and/or documents created by USAID concerning USAID policies on web standards.

Thesaurus Online — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-05-13 19:01

Thesaurus Online

Public Draft: Pending Publication Folder — by webadmin — last modified 2006-10-25 16:30

Folder for holding content for review by portal librarians, prior to being moved into the portal Library, Training, Links, or Help areas.

Plone Help for Developers/Managers — by webadmin — last modified 2006-11-14 19:36

PLone Help

Homepage Links and FAQ — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2007-02-26 12:48