An
Instructor's Guide
to Sakai: Getting Started |
Getting Started: Navigation & Layout
Navigating in a Course or Project Site
• To Scoll in dropdown menus, press up or down arrows.
• To jump to the top of page press the Page Up key.
• To jump to the bottom of the page press the Down Page key.
• The Menu Bar is a column along the left side of the screen with links for each available tool. The number of links will vary depending on which tools were chosen of r asite by the site owner.
• Home on the Menu Bar takes you to the hompage for the site you are in. Homepages can contain a list of recent announcements, recent discussion items, and selected resources.
Quick Tips
Do & Don't
The following are some common mistakes and how to avoid them in Sakai.
Don’t use the browser back button to go to the previous page in Sakai. Do use the Cancel button provided at the bottom of the page it one exists. Do logout when exiting Sakai. Don’t close your browser window without logging out.
Details
Going Back a Page
To go back to the default display for a tool, don’t use a browser’s back-button. Instead, the cancel button is used to exit and operation and return to the start page of a tool.
Note: The Reset button (circular green arrow) does not function as a back button. Once clicked, the selected tool will reset, taking the user back to the default screen for that tool. Any data entered (without saving) before selection will be lost.
Exiting Sakai
When exiting Sakai, do log out using the Logout link in the upper right corner of the page. Don’t close the browser window without logging out of Sakai. Otherwise, Sakai may leave you logged in.
Saving Changes or Making Submissions
Do click on Save Settings, Save Draft, or Add after changing any settings or adding any files in Sakai. Don’t exit a Sakai Tool without saving your changes or they will be lost.
The Reset Button 
The small reset button that appears to the left of the name of the tool you're currently using, usually represented by a double arrow, is called the
Reset Button. Use the reset button to return to the starting point of any tool, as if you had entered the tool in a new session.
Note: Using the browser's Back button will not take you to the prior page, but instead will take you to the prior tool you were using.
What to do if you cilck your browser's Back button
The application is designed to function independently ofyour browser buttons. If you change your mind about a task, you need to use the button within the application to cancel the action instead of your browser's Back button. Clicking the Back button before completing a task will result in a n uncompleted task. If this happens, you may need to click Cancel before you can do anything else in that tool, and then start over.
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