MY FILES INSTRUCTIONS (REVISED SEPT, 2009)
TO DOWNLOAD FILES, READ STEPS 1 THROUGH 9 CAREFULLY OR FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO YOU AT SCHOOL
NOTE: YOU MIGHT WANT TO PRINT OUT THIS PAGE FOR REFERENCE
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN STEPS 8 & 9 FOR UPLOADING FILES)
STEP 1. ONCE YOU HAVE THOROUGHLY READ STEPS 1 TO 9, CLICK THE "MY FILES" LINK IN THE LEFT SIDE-BAR OF THIS PAGE. WHENEVER THE ABOVE MESSAGE APPEARS, PRESS "CONTINUE"
STEP 2. ENTER THE USER NAME AND PASSWORD GIVEN TO YOU BY THE SCHOOL. PRESS "LOGIN"
STEP 3. YOU WILL SEE DRIVE H (YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT) AND DRIVE I (HAND IN, HAND OUT). TO SEE YOUR PERSONAL FILES & FOLDERS, DOUBLE-CLICK THE YELLOW FOLDER BESIDE DRIVE H.
STEP 4. WHEN YOU DOUBLE-CLICK THE FOLDER BESIDE DRIVE H, YOU WILL SEE THE FILES & FOLDERS IN YOUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT. NOTICE THE BOXES TO THE LEFT OF EACH YELLOW FOLDER. (FILES WILL LOOK DIFFERENT, BUT WILL STILL HAVE THE BOXES NEXT TO THEM).
STEP 5. CLICK ONCE ON THE BOX BESIDE EACH FILE OR FOLDER YOU WOULD LIKE TO DOWNLOAD. A CHECK MARK WILL APPEAR AND THE BOX WILL TURN BLUE.
STEP 6. ONCE YOU HAVE CHECKED THE FILES/FOLDERS YOU WANT DOWNLOADED, CLICK ONCE ON FILE (WHERE YOU SEE "FILE", "EDIT", "VIEW", AND "HELP"). SCROLL DOWN AND SELECT "DOWNLOAD". A DIRECTORY SHOULD APPEAR ASKING YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO SAVE THE FILE(S). YOUR COMPUTER MAY AUTOMATICALLY SAVE FILES TO "DOCUMENTS" OR SOME OTHER PLACE.
NOTE: YOUR FILES/FOLDERS MAY HAVE BEEN COMPRESSED, AND MAY HAVE TO BE "UNZIPPED" IN ORDER FOR YOU TO SEE USE THEM.
STEP 7. IMPORTANT. ONCE YOUR FILES HAVE DOWNLOADED, BE SURE TO PRESS ON THE LITTLE BOX WITH THE ARROW TO LOG OFF. THEN QUIT YOUR BROWSER.
UPLOADING FILES FROM HOME TO YOUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT - REVISED. PLEASE RE-READ.
STEP 8. (TO SEND FILES BACK TO YOUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT ONCE YOU HAVE WORKED WITH THEM):
a) LOG BACK ONTO "MY FILES" (STEPS 1 AND 2).
b) ONCE YOU HAVE LOGGED IN, YOU WILL SEE DRIVE H (YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT) AND DRIVE I. DOUBLE-CLICK THE YELLOW FOLDER BESIDE DRIVE H. THIS WILL OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT FOLDER.
c) CLICK ONCE ON FILE (WHERE YOU SEE "FILE", "EDIT", "VIEW", AND "HELP"). SCROLL DOWN AND SELECT "UPLOAD".
STEP 9. A DIRECTORY LIKE THIS WILL APPEAR ASKING YOU WHERE TO FIND THE FILE(S) ON YOUR COMPUTER (FOR EXAMPLE, THE "DOCUMENTS" FOLDER).
a) PRESS THE "BROWSE" BUTTON TO SELECT THE FILE THAT YOU WANT TO UPLOAD FROM YOUR HOME COMPUTER TO YOUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT.
b) ONCE YOU HAVE FOUND THE FILE THAT YOU WANT TO PUT IN YOUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT, CLICK ON IT, THEN PRESS THE "OPEN" BUTTON IN THE MESSAGE BOX THAT APPEARS.
c) THEN PRESS THE "UPLOAD" BUTTON THAT APPEARS. THE FILE THAT YOU CHOSE SHOULD APPEAR IN YOUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT FOLDER WHEN THE UPLOAD IS COMPLETE.
d) DON'T FORGET TO LOG OFF BEFORE QUITTING YOUR BROWSER!! (STEP 7)
WARNING - BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE "OVERWRITE EXISTING FILES" CHECK BOX. OVERWRITING WILL AUTOMATICALLY ERASE AND REPLACE ANY FILE IN YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SAME NAME. THE ORIGINAL WILL BE LOST, WHICH IS OKAY IF YOU WANT TO UPDATE WITH CHANGES YOU HAVE MADE AT HOME. IF YOU CHOOSE TO UNCHECK THE "OVERWRITE EXISTING FILES" BOX, THEN YOU MIGHT CONFUSE YOUR UPDATED FILES WITH OLDER ONES LATER ON.