Thank you for using Public Information and College Marketing. In "Resources" you can find ACC logos, pictures to use for you publications, templates, and other ACC documents.
The "Resources" Online Repository can be found here.
To download a file you must be a registered user. Here is how you register:
Registering
Select "Registration" in the left hand menu
Review the Terms of Service on this page and select "Agree" or "Decline"
Select a username and password.Enter a valid ACC email address so we can provide you with your activation code.
If you do not register with an ACC email address, your account will be deleted.
Tip : Use your ACC email prefix and a password you can remember easily.
Click "Submit"
Once you are registered. you will receive an email with your activation code.
The email you receive will be marked
From: eterry@austincc.edu
Subject : Register at Public Information and College Marketing - Resources
The email will contain your username and password and a link. Please save this email for your records.
You must click the link, or copy and paste the link into your browser for your account to be activated.
Once you click the link or paste the address into your browser you receive a message that says "Thanks! Your account has been activated. Please log in."
Logging In
Enter the username and password that you specified during registration (the same ones that were repeated in your activation email)
Replace the default "Username" text with your own username
Replace "**********" with your own password and click "Log In" just below these fields.
You are now logged in. The page should display the following text: "Logged in as (username)"
Lightbox , Control Panel, and Logging out
Lightbox:
Once you are logged in, you have the ability to add images to your own "lightbox". If you frequently download a particular file, you can add it to your lightbox so that you do not have to search for it each time. Think of it as a shortcut to a file. Also a lightbox can be used as a holding area for files that you would like to use later on. We will cover adding files to the lightbox files under the "File options" section.
Control Panel:
The control panel page allows you to specify some simple settings regarding your "Resources" profile. Here you can:
- Adjust your email (but please keep it set to a valid ACC email),
- Show my email address: If you input a comment or do some other interactive tasks here at "Resources" your email address will appear
- Receive emails from administrators: Allows you to receive important news about "Resources" such as notification of new files added or other news
- Hide your online status: Hides your status from the "Currently Active" info box on the homepage
- Set a personal homepage: Sets a homepage in the profile view of a user
- If you use ICQ you can input your handle here
- Change your password
- Log Out:
Selecting this logs you out of the system and disables some or all of the functions of "Resources" including downloading of files.
File Options
Getting what you need from "Resources" is the system's main function. Here's how you do it:
Find a file you would like to use by either browsing through the available categories or searching by key terms.
Once you find a file you would like to use select it.
On this screen you will see a variety of options and information about the file. The following screen shot is numbered in accordance with that function.
- Preview of the file. Often this may be a low resolution screen shot or a simple icon to signify the files type.
- Lightbox - Selecting this will add the image to your own personal lightbox. Please see Lightbox under the "Lightbox , Control Panel, and Logging out" section of this document.
- eCard - Selecting this turns the file into an electronic ecard that you can send through email.
- Download - Clicking this button brings up the save file as dialog box, prompting you to save the file to your local hard drive.
- Download (with zip file icon) : clicking this instructs Resources to please put this file into a .zip file before asking me to save it. This is often helpful for high resolution images and other large files.
- This area contains information about the file itself:
Description: Contains a few words about the file. May have helpful information such as "Use this file for your webpages only" or "This powerpoint template works with Powerpoint 2000 and later only"
Keywords: "Resources' ' search engine uses these words to find files for those who use the search box function
Date: This is the date in which the file was added to "Resources"
Hits: How many times the file has been viewed
Downloads: How many times the file has been downloaded
Rating: This is the file's rating as determined by the users. You can rate the quality of a file by selecting 1 through 5 just below this information box. This helps other users see if this file was useful or not, and administrators of "resources" to make sure only quality ACC files are provided.
File size: How big the file is. By taking a look at this a user may or may not select the "Download in .zip file" option for this file when downloading.
Added by: Shows which "Resources" administrator added the file.
- Comment: If a comment has been left by a "Resources" user, it will appear here.
- Post Comment: If you would like to leave a comment about the file use this to do so.
- Previous Image , Next Image: Navigational Text links that allow you to browse through files within the category.
Important: None of these will be active unless you are registered user and are logged in.
Other functions:
Forgot Password:
If you are unable to log in due to a forgotten username or password, click "Forgot Password" and follow the instructions to have a new one emailed to you.
Please contact us if you have any questions about "Resources".
