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Participants in a workflow will receive an email notification of their expected participation. The email will include some instructions as well as a link to a workflow completion page and a reference to the location of the files under review. There are two different ways to participate in a workflow: You can click the link […]

Workflows provide a way for you to coordinate collaborative efforts. When you set up a workflow you choose who will be part of the process, what their instructions are, whether their participation has to proceed in a particular order, and whether their participation is required or optional. When you launch the workflow, the system automatically […]

In order to receive updates by email on activities within a folder, follow the steps outlined below or watch the animated demo: Navigate the the folder you want to subscribe to using a web browser. Click on the gear icon in the extreme right of the internal address bar Choose “Subscriptions” from the menu on […]

Topics in this area are more demanding and assume an acquaintance with with WesFiles as described in the Basic how-to’s.

The “My Page Order” plugin is no longer functioning. There is reason to hope for a fix, but in the meantime, you can set the page order manually. Go to Pages > Edit to see a listing in order of all your pages. Hover over the title of a page whose order you want to […]

To share a folder with individual users outside the Wesleyan community, you must create a ticket for the folder in question. A ticket is really just a special hyperlink that you can share with anyone you like. Below are are the steps for creating a ticket. You can also watch an animated demo: Right- or […]

In light of the recent tragedy at Wesleyan, we feel that this is a very appropriate topic to talk about. About three years ago, we contracted with a service called Connect ED for our Campus Emergency notification. Blackboard now own this service and it is being referred to also as “Blackboard Connect”. We activated this […]

Wireless networking has been become increasingly prevalent in public places and our own homes over the past few years, and many of us have begun to rely on its availability. At Wesleyan, wireless coverage is available in more than 90% of the campus, and we continue to improve coverage. We are often asked – “Why […]

To create a folder using WesFiles on the Web: Navigate to the area you want to add the folder to Click on the “New Folder” button in the upper right: Enter a name for your folder Unless you need to create special permissions, you can simply click “Finish” at this point, and you are done. […]

WesFiles makes it easy for you to contact all of the users who have individual-level access to a particular folder (or file). Go to WesFiles on the Web, navigate to the folder containing the shared folder, check the box to the left of the shared folder, and click on the “Email” button. The next screen […]