how to schedule an appointment with the writing center
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How to Schedule an Appointment with the
Writing Center
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Contents
• The Basics
• Online Consulting
• Other Functions
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THE BASICS
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Go to www.umaryland.edu/writing and click “Writing Consultations.”
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Once you have read our consultation philosophy, click “Make an Appointment.”
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To read our consultants’ bios, click here.
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To schedule an appointment, click here.
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If this is your first time, click the link to register.
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Complete the form and click “Register.”
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Now that you have registered, enter your information and click “Log In.”
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This is the scheduling system main page.
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Appointments are listed by day and by consultant.
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Available appointments are white.
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Times booked by other clients are blue.
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Unavailable times are purple.
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You can move forward and backward through the calendar using the “Prev Week” and “Next
Week” links.
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If no appointments are available on your desired day, you can join a waiting list by clicking that
day’s clock.
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To schedule an appointment, select an available time slot.
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A dialog box will appear. Enter your information and click “Save Appointment.”
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If you would like to upload your paper, click the link.
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Your appointment is now scheduled and appears as an orange box.
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If at any time you click and nothing happens, you probably have an open dialog box.
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Close the dialog box and try again.
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If you forget to upload your paper, you can always upload it by clicking the yellow file folder in the upper-
left corner.
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If you need to cancel, click on your appointment and click “Cancel This Appointment.”
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ONLINE CONSULTING
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Staff members are available for online consultations.
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When making your appointment, the form will ask you if you would like to meet online.
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Select “Yes – Schedule Online Appointment” and continue making the appointment as usual.
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When it is time for your online consultation, click on your time.
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Select “Start or Join Online Consultation.”
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This will open the online consultation module.
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If the module does not open, try clearing your browser’s cache.
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This screen contains instructions for all of the features of module.
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Click on the head icon and enter your name.
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Click the head icon again once you are done entering your name.
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To chat via a microphone, select the camcorder icon.
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A black box should appear in the upper-left corner.
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A red box should also appear around the camcorder icon.
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To stop sharing your device, click the camcorder icon again. The red box will disappear.
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To chat via text, enter messages in the bottom-right corner of the window.
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Click on the arrows to import or export documents.
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The platform supports a range of formats.
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Once imported, the text will appear on the whiteboard.
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When you and the consultant change the text, the changes will match the color of your chat
name.
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Click the clock icon to open replay of the tutorial. This is optional.
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In the replay screen, use the play button and timeline to navigate through the tutorial.
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When you are done, click “Return to pad” to move back to the whiteboard.
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Remember to export the whiteboard when you are done.
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OTHER FUNCTIONS
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There is also a drop-down menu in the upper-left corner of the schedule.
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“Update Profile & Email Options” allows you to edit the form you created during registration.
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That’s it!
We look forward to seeing you.