USE:

This tool is primarily for announcement, notices, journal-like postings.

BENEFITS:

All postings are displayed in a lineal, chronologically ordered fashion that's easy to use, browse, and search. Individual "pages" can also be created for specific purposes.

BASIC HOW-TO:

From the project Web page click the "Blog" link or go directly to: http://campbellproject.info/blog/.
You can scroll and browse posts without logging in. But if you want to post an entry or a comment on an existing entry, you will need to log in with an account you create.
To create an account: Click the "Register" link on the right or bottom of the page and follow the short instructions to create an account.
To log in and post: Click the "Login" link on the right or bottom and enter your username and password. (If you're already logged in, click the "Site Admin" link.) You will then be in the blog "Dashboard." This may look complicated, but all you need to do is click the "Write" link on the top menu, put in a subject, type your message, assign it to a category, and then click the "Publish" button.
To comment on a post, you must be logged in and viewing the main blog page. Click the "comments" link at the bottom of the post in question, and you can type your comment.

INSERTING IMAGES/LINKS TO FILES:

Option 1: Uploaded file - Below the text editor is the "Upload" section. Use the browse button to find a file on your PC, add a title and an optional description, and click the "Upload>" button. You will then be presented with some options depending on what kind of file you uploaded. Then click "Send to Editor>" and a link to the file will be injected into the main editing window.
Option 2: Link to another file - Prepare by getting the URL you will want to link to (e.g.: http://files.campbellproject.info/file2.pdf or http://www.historysite.com/images/file3.jpg.) In the editing window, type the text you want to have linked (e.g.: "file description" or the URL itself), highlight the text, and then click "Insert/edit Link" button that looks like a chain link in the formatting buttons, then enter the URL you will be linking to.

USE:

The Wiki is a storage place for information. It is a user created, dynamic encyclopedia.

BENEFITS:

Though somewhat confusing to use in some ways, the Wiki is a powerful tool to create a comprehensive reference collection of information. Properly using links and text formatting can create an easy to navigate and search online reference book.
The Wiki records changes made to a page and allows the admin to revert to earlier versions as well as move and manage information contained therein.

BASIC HOW-TO:

From the project Web page click the "Wiki" link or go directly to: http://campbellproject.info/wiki/.
The Wiki is extremely easy to use, and easy to get lost in. While one does not have to login in order to make changes, it is highly recommended for attribution and tracking. To login, or create an account, click the appropriate link in the top right of the screen and follow the simple instructions.
To find a page on a topic, simply type the word or phrase into the "search" field. If a page on that topic as you spelled it exists, you will be taken right to it.
If not, you may be given a list of possible pages you could want. If it finds nothing, you may need to widen, broaden your search parameters by selecting additional Wiki locations to search in (such as the "Talk" or discussion sections of the pages.)
If you still find nothing, then you can create the page yourself by clicking the "create this page" link the search results page should present to you.
Use the text editor provided to type (or copy into) your text. Like the blog, you can format your text and create links to outside URL's and files located elsewhere (or on the FTP.)
To create a link to another topic inside the Wiki, simply block the topic word or phrase in question, then click the formatting button: _Aa_ ("Internal Link".)
Inserting carriage returns and blank lines can be tricky! A single carriage return, while showing in the editor, will NOT be reflected on the finished page! Two carriage returns are needed to move text to a new line (creating a blank line.)
Another trick is to use the HTML tag: <br/> wherever you want a single carriage return to be shown (no additional blank line.)
The tricks and quirks of the Wiki take some getting used to, but once you're comfortable with the tool, it can become a powerful and valuable resource.

INSERTING IMAGES/LINKS TO FILES:

Option 1: Embedded Image - Once you are logged in, click the "Special Pages" link in the left menu. You can browse your PC to find the image file, and once selected it will auto-fill the "Destination Filename" field. Once the image is uploaded, you can include that image into another Wiki page when you click the "Embedded Image" button on the editor. Simply replace "Example.jpg" with the actual "Destination Filename."
Option 2: Link to another file - Prepare by getting the URL you will want to link to (e.g.: http://files.campbellproject.info/file2.pdf or http://www.historysite.com/images/file3.jpg.) In the Wiki editor click the "External Link" button which will insert: link title. Replace the URL with the URL you want to link to, and replace "link title" with what you want to have shown on the final page.

USE:

This site is exactly like using Microsoft Word or Excel online. It can be used to create final documents with all the formatting of Word which can be exported and converted to PDF's.

BENEFITS:

The Google Docs application allows you to access saved documents wherever you have an Internet connection. Anyone "invited" to collaborate on the document can edit the document with all edits tracked with previous versions able to be compared and restored. Files can be exported in various formats and saved for off-line editing.

BASIC HOW-TO:

From the project Web page click the "Google Docs" link or go directly to: http://docs.google.com/.
In order to use this utility you will need to have a Google or Gmail account. If you have neither you can click the "Create a new Google Account" link and follow the simple instructions to create a Google account. If you want a Gmail account to use instead (which will give you a Web-based e-mail account you can use otherwise,) you must first get an "invite" from an existing Gmail user. (Contact Liam at William420@missouristate.edu for a Gmail invite if you need one.)
Once you are logged in, you can use the "New Document" link to start a new Word-like document, the "Upload" link to upload an existing Word document into the application, or select "Browse Docs & Spreadsheets" to edit saved items.
Once the document is open, use the editor which may look familiar to other document editors. You can then invite other Google Docs users to collaborate with you on your document by clicking the "Share now" link on the file list. This will open up a tool which allows you to e-mail an invite to people to join the collaboration.
Note: Collaborators can edit the document, and all edit sessions are tracked and can be restored, but only the original owner of the document can permanently delete a file.

USE:

This solution is for mass file storage and transfer over Internet connection. This is also a way to place a file online in order to be linked to it on another site.
It is not a document editing or creation tool. It is simply like having a hard drive located on the Internet.

BENEFITS:

The FTP is a file repository for any and all file types of all sizes. It can also be used as a means to transfer files from one 'Net connected location to another.

BASIC HOW-TO:

To VIEW the files available on the FTP and DOWNLOAD them only: From the project Web page click the "FTP" link or go directly to: http://files.campbellproject.info/.
To ACCESS the files and UPLOAD files: Depending on what operating system and software you have, FTP can be very easy to use or very tricky.
If you are using a Windows operating system with Internet Explorer 6, all you need to do is use the URL: ftp://files@campbellproject.info (note the ftp:// instead of the usual http:// and the @ sign.) You will be prompted for a username and password:
Username: wcproject@campbellproject.info (yes, it looks like an e-mail address, and is slightly different from the username used to access the Web site in general.)
Password: l3mm31n
Once you're logged in, you can then use the resulting page to drag and drop files in and out just as if you are using your Windows' file explorer.
NOTE: All files on FTP are deletable! If you permanently remove a file off FTP, it is gone and unrecoverable!
You CAN create subfolders in the FTP in order to place files you need to keep away from the general collection. They can still be deleted by another, but at least they'll be a step farther from accidents.

SPECIAL NOTE: If you are using the new Internet Explorer 7, the process will be slightly different.
Microsoft has decided to make using FTP with Internet Explorer 7 a decided pain in the let's take a look, shall we?
Once you have browsed to that address (ftp://files@campbellproject.info) and logged in (see above), a small message will be displayed that says: "To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer, click Page, and then click Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer." Follow those steps to access the FTP in a new Windows File Explorer window.
You will receive an error message--click past it.
In the new window you'll see in the address bar "ftp://campbellproject.info". Insert "files@" so that the URL says:
ftp://files@campbellproject.info
When you hit [ENTER] you'll again be prompted for the username and password (see above.)
Once you do this, you'll finally be in and can copy and paste and move files back and forth.
If you're using the new IE 7, you can bypass some of the above trouble... by skipping IE7 browser altogether and putting the address: ftp://files@campbellproject.info directly in the address bar IF the address bar is available to you.
I seriously recommend that you skip Windows' browsers and just use a 3rd-party FTP client like FileZilla or CuteFTP

If you are using another operating system such as Linux or Mac, you will need to use one of many different FTP programs available to you. Most Linux distributions come with one or more free FTP clients (such as gFTP), or you can even use FTP over command line. Mac using OS X also have a built-in FTP client, although you may need to follow online tutorials like: http://www.creativemac.com/2002/09_sep/tutorials/ftposx020924.htm to know how to use it.

USE:

Provides the ability to "talk" in real-time with other people.

BENEFITS:

Good for immediate communications, conferences, with people in remote locations without the hassle of delay such as via e-mail.

BASIC HOW-TO:

From the project Web page click the "Chat" link or go directly to: http://campbellproject.info/chat/.
To just hop-in and get started, all you need to do is type a name, nick, or handle in the "Your Username" field and then click the "chat" button at the bottom. (If the nick you are trying to use has been registered and reserved by a user, you will be rejected and prompted for a password or a new nick.)
To register your username for your own use, click the "Register" link and follow the simple instructions. Then in the future, you simply need to use your password along with your nick to get in.