How to Use This Site

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Navigation Basics

• On the top left corner of every templated page contains a Navigation link.
• Mousing over this link activates a DHTML site map.
• Translation: You have the ability to get to almost any portion of the site from any page on the site.
• Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the organization of information on the menu. You will find that it replicates the menu on the home page.
• The Library, Calendar and Search links are to be found on the same level as the Navigation link to the extreme right of every page.

Going Home

There are several ways to return to the home page from any internal page on the site:

• Click on the last link of the Navigation Site Map Menu (the DHTML menu discussed above)
• Click on the Home button to the extreme top right of any page
• Click on the Coppin State University white shining graphic on the extreme top-center of every page
• Click on the Coppin Home Page (i.e. the last) link found under every sectional main menu (the menu under the picture)
• Click on the Coppin State University underlined link found at the bottom-center of every page

Menu Standards

The latest release of Coppin's website features standardized menus for the ease and consistency of navigation. Each topic or section on the site contains at least one Sectional Menu. This menu is located just below the main graphic on the upper left portion of the page. The current topic being explored is indicated by the highlighted blue background.

External Topics
The sectional menu essentially deals with topics within the chosen section. If a Section Menu contains links to pages in a completely different portion of the site, those links appear orange-colored with a redirect (») symbol at the end. For an example, look at the sectional menu for this page.

Sub Menus
Of course, some topics may need to be explored at greater length than one page will reasonably allow. Our sub-menus were developed to indicate navigation flow thus providing an uncomplicated means of surfing our site. Sub-menus appear to the top right of the data section of the page. Like our regular menus, sub-menus highlight the current topic being explored. When pages in a sub-menu are selected, the "parent topic" from the Main Sectional Menu remains highlighted in salmon. For an example, click here.

Using the Calendar

The University Calendar contains several useful features:

• Month Table
  The current month is posted on the upper left of the University Calendar page. You may:
  1. Click the Month Name (middle top) to view events for that whole month
  2. Click the left redirect (« on the top left) to view events for the previous month
  3. Click the right redirect (» on the top right) to view events for the following month
  4. Click on any (non-grey) date to view events for that date
  5. View events up to five (5) years into the future or up to two (2) years into the past
• Events Filter
  The Filter Events Form appears under the Month Table. Use this form to:
  1. Quick browse to events for the next seven (7) days
  2. Quick Browse to events for the next four (4) weeks
  3. Quick browse to all upcoming events
  4. Show only events of a certain type
  5. Return events for a particular period

Information Tickers

Did you know that the Information Tickers on the front of the site are configurable? To adjust the tickers to your personal setting, simply click on the "S" found to the extreme left of the ticker. A window pops up that contains settings for either the News or Events Scroller. Speed, Direction, and Mouse-Over events can be defined by you and will remain on your settings if you allow your browser to accept cookies.

Note on Events Ticker
The events ticker highlights upcoming events for the next 60 calendar days. For a listing of all events (including those in the past) please visit the University Calendar. Events that are happening on the current date are listed in white. Future events are listed in green.

Adjusting the Settings

To accomplish this, follow the outlined steps:

1. Select the ticker Speed (Slow, Medium, or Fast)
2. Determine the Direction (from Left or from Right)
3. Select the actions to perform when the mouse passes over the ticker. You may choose to have it reverse direction (or not) and to stop (or not)
4. You must click Apply Changes for the effects to show.