How to Read Notes on a Bulletin Board

This example shows how to READ notices posted on a

bulletin board and PROJECT them to others. To find the

name(s) of the bulletin boards in the room you are in,

type LOOK. They will appear below the room map.

First, type LOOK <board name> to see what is on the

board. In this example, I looked at the BASRC Bulletin

Board, which has the shorthand code bbb:

look bbb

BASRC Bulletin Board (bbb) (7 notes)

Type READ <number> ON BBB to read a notice or PROJECT

<number> ON BBB show it to everyone in the room. To add a

new notice, type POST <notice title> ON BBB. You will be

prompted to input the text. For more information on

Bulletin Boards, type HELP bbb.

Currently posted notices:

1. Technology Positives

2. Technology Negatives

3. Technology Facilitates Communication

4. Technology Helps Reach Your Audience

5. Technology Helps Focus Communication

6. Technology Helps Track People

7. Where Does BASRC Fit?

A sign says: 'Public Posting Allowed.'

Then, use the following commands:

READ <#> ON <bboard name> shows you the contents of a

notice

PROJECT <#> ON <bboard name> shows everyone in the room

the contents of a notice

For example, if you are in the BASRC room and type:

read 3 on bbb

You will see:

((Technology Facilitates Communication)) [Mark-8/19/96

15:04 PDT]

Technology Facilitates Communication because...

It reaches more people faster

Provides multiple channels (e.g., fax, video, e-mail,

phone)

Fast & easy

Quick feedback from audience

Able to communicate on your own schedule

Distance is not a barrier

Can improve writing

Can save money

Can integrate different media to address preferred

learning modality

Ways to organize thinking

Overcome personal barriers/biases

(( end ))

How to Scan in Text from a Word Processor

1. Type SCAN and press return. You will see:

Please enter a name for the note you'll be scanning into:

[Type a line of input, or `@abort' to abort the command.]

2. Type in a name for the note to be scanned and press

return. You will see:

Paste the text to be added to testnote, and press return:

3. Paste text (or type text) into the input field and

press return

You should see 1 or more lines in rapid succession

saying:

Line scanned...enter next line, or type `done'

Line scanned...enter next line, or type `done'

PHOCA Users. If the text you want to paste is more than

about 10 lines, paste in only the first 10 lines and go

to Step 4. Then, go back to Step 1 and type SCAN <note

name>. Go to Step 2 and paste in the next 10 lines, and

so on. For another way to download files to TAPPED IN,

see alternate instructions below.

4. When no more Line Scanned messages appear, press

return, type DONE, and press return again. You should

see:

Text added to note.

5. Type READ <notename> to see it or PROJECT <notename>

to show everyone. To enable others to READ it, DROP

<notename>, or GIVE <notename> TO <person>.

Posting a Scanned In Note on a Bulletin Board

1. Type POST LINK ON <bboard name> and press return. You

will see:

Please enter the name or number of the note object you

want to link.

[Enter Object number or name, or `@abort' to abort the

command.]

2. Enter the name of your note and press return.

3. Enter the name of your note again and press return.

You should see:

You post the link

Type LOOK <bboard name> to see if the note is there.

PHOCA Large Text File Scan Instructions

1. Type SCAN and press return

2. Type in a title for the note to be scanned and press

return

3. Click on UPLOAD FILE button (5th button from right

just below menu bar)

4. Specify the name and directory of the text file you

want to scan in the dialog box

5. Click the WAIT FOR MU RESPONSE button in the dialog

box

6. Click OK

You should see 1 or more lines saying:

Line scanned...enter next line, or type `done'

7. When no more Line Scanned messages appear, press

return, type DONE, and press return again. You should

see:

Text added to note.

8. Type READ <notename> to see it or PROJECT <notename>

to show everyone

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