Control Panel Questions

1. What is the control panel?
2. How do I access the control panel?
3. How can I find out how many people have visited my eBoard?
4. How can I find out how many people have visited my eBoard recently?
5. What is an eBoard title and how is it different from an eBoard name?
6. How do I create, change, or remove the title of my eBoard?
7. What is "reverse posting order" and how do I use it?
8. What is the email eBoard owner feature and how does it work?
9. Why does my eBoard have a time zone and how do I set the time zone?

What is the control panel?

The control panel is a part of your eBoard that allows you to make changes that affect your entire eBoard. You can also see how many people are visiting your eBoard and, for individual customers, the date that your individual eBoard subscription will expire.

Your control panel is divided into three sections called "options", "tabs", and "passwords". In addition, you may see a section called "system". The "options" section allows you to set a title for your eBoard, your preferred time zone, and other options that affect your entire eBoard. The "tabs" section enables you to create, change, and delete tabs (see What is a tab?). The passwords section enables you to change your email address and passwords (see How do I change my passwords?). The system tab, if present, allows you to delete your eBoard, if you don't want it any more (see Can I delete my eBoard?).

How do I access the control panel?

Follow these steps:

1. Enter admin mode (see What is admin mode?).
2. Look for a link that says "control panel" in the upper right hand corner of your eBoard, and click on it.

How can I find out how many people have visited my eBoard?

Go to the control panel (see How do I access the control panel?) and look for a line near the top that says "total visits". This is the total number of people who have visited your eBoard since it was created.

How can I find out how many people have visited my eBoard recently?

Go to the control panel (see How do I access the control panel?) and look for a line near the top that says "visits since [some date]". This tells you the number of people who have visited since that date. You can reset the date to today's date by clicking the "reset" button, and the counter will begin counting up from zero.

What is an eBoard title and how is it different from an eBoard name?

An eBoard title is a word or phrase that is displayed in large letters at the top of your eBoard. The purpose of your eBoard title is to welcome visitors to your eBoard and tell them something about the purpose of your eBoard. You might set your eBoard title to something like "Welcome to the Fourth Grade!" or "Mr. Wong's Biology".

An eBoard name is a way of identifying a particular eBoard. It is usually very short and must be different for every eBoard. It is part of the web address (URL) for that eBoard and can be used to identify your eBoard when contacting technical support. For more information about eBoard names, see What is an eBoard name?.

How do I create, change, or remove the title of my eBoard?

Follow these steps:

1. Enter admin mode (see What is admin mode?).
2. Look for a link that says "control panel" in the upper right hand corner of your eBoard, and click on it.
3. Look for the box that says "eBoard title" and enter the new title for your eBoard. If you no longer want a title, delete any text that is already in the "eBoard title" box so that it is completely empty.
4. Click "Save and Exit" to save your changes and exit the control panel.

What is "reverse posting order" and how do I use it?

Normally, when you post a note, the default position for the new note is the last position. If you post several notes and do not alter the starting position, the first note you post will appear first on your eBoard, and the last one you post will appear last. The "reverse posting order" option reverses this behavior. The default position for each new note is the first position, so if you post several new notes, the most recently posted one will appear in the first position.

To enable or disable reverse posting order, follow these steps:

1. Enter admin mode (see What is admin mode?).
2. Look for a link that says "control panel" in the upper right hand corner of your eBoard, and click on it.
3. Look for the box that says "reverse posting order". If you want reverse posting order to be enabled, check this box, or leave it checked if it is already checked. If you want reverse posting order to be disabled, uncheck this box, or leave it unchecked if it is already unchecked.
4. Click "Save and Exit" to save your changes and exit the control panel.

What is the email eBoard owner feature and how does it work?

If the email eBoard owner feature is enabled for your eBoard, a small envelope will appear in the upper left corner of your eBoard. Users can click on this link to send you an email message. Your email address is not displayed; users can only send you email through the web form that is part of eBoard.

If your school or district has purchased an Academic License, your eBoard administrator may have enabled or disabled this feature for all eBoards in your school or district. In this case, you cannot control whether this feature is turned on or off for your eBoard. Otherwise, you can control whether this feature is available using your control panel by following these steps:

1. Enter admin mode (see What is admin mode?).
2. Look for a link that says "control panel" in the upper right hand corner of your eBoard, and click on it.
3. Look for the box that says "allow users to email you". If you want users to be able to email you, check this box, or leave it checked if it is already checked. If not, uncheck this box, or leave it unchecked if it is already unchecked.
4. Click "Save and Exit" to save your changes and exit the control panel.

Why does my eBoard have a time zone and how do I set the time zone?

When users post iNote entries (see What is an iNote?), each entry is labeled with the date and time at which it was posted. Although the eBoard servers always know the date and time, they don't know where you, the eBoard owner, are physically located. Your eBoard has a time zone so that we can display the date and time in the correct time zone.

If you purchase an Academic License, your time zone is set by the district eBoard administrator. If you purchase an individual eBoard subscription, you can set your time zone using the control panel. Follow these steps:

1. Enter admin mode (see What is admin mode?).
2. Look for a link that says "control panel" in the upper right hand corner of your eBoard, and click on it.
3. Look for the box that says "time zone". Choose your time zone.
4. Click "Save and Exit" to save your changes and exit the control panel.