POST SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS Prepared by: Gini Pedersen (ITTF Chair) (updated: 11/30/2017)

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1 POST SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS Prepared by: Gini Pedersen (ITTF Chair) (updated: 11/30/2017) Summary of Steps Explained Below: Logon. Choose to post PDF or link. Make selections. Check for accuracy. Logout TO PRINT THESE INSTRUCTIONS: Depending on how this file opens on your computer, one of the following should work: Click a printer icon near the top of your screen. Right-click on the document and click Print. On a Mac, press the Control key and click the mouse. Click FILE - PRINT. Use a word processing program (Word, Pages, WordPerfect, etc.) or a desktop publishing program (InDesign, Publisher, etc.) to create (or open) a document and save this file as a PDF (Portable Document Format). 1. Go to (substituting your division number for the "##"). 2. Log onto WordPress account with assigned Username and Password (your CalRTA member number and your last name) and then clicking the Login button scholarships.doc Page 1

2 3. You have 2 ways to update the Scholarships and Grants page. Add a URL with a link (web address) -- see #4 below. Add a PDF -- see #5 below. 4. TO ADD A URL TO LINK TO A WEBSITE ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS 4a. Click Add URL to Scholarships Page link on left side of screen. 4b. Click in Link Description field and type what you want the link to say on the Scholarships page -- be descriptive (e.g Scholarship). scholarships.doc Page 2

3 4c. Click in the Link Address field and type where you want the link to go and click the UPDATE button (e.g. Note: Always include the " portion when typing the Web address. 4d. Note that you will see the word == Updated == near the top left. Then continue with Step 6. scholarships.doc Page 3

4 5. TO ADD A PDF THAT CONTAINS SCHOLARSHIPS OR GRANTS 5a. After creating a PDF with your scholarship or grant information, click Media in black bar on the left of screen. 5b. Click Add New and then click Select Files. 5c. Switch to the location on your computer of the PDF you want to upload. Locate the PDF on your computer. scholarships.doc Page 4

5 5d. Click on the name of the PDF and click Open. 5e. Click Library (under Media) in black bar on the left side of the screen. 5f. Click on the square that represents the PDF you chose above (probably the square on the left). 5g. Change what appears in the field to the right of the word Title (right side of screen) to the title you want to appear (e.g Scholarship). scholarships.doc Page 5

6 5h. Scroll down on the right side of the screen. 5i. Click to remove the checkmark by Uncategorized and click to place a checkmark by Scholarships and Grants. Note: Ignore all other boxes, fields, links, and choices on the screen or the following instructions may not apply. 5j. Click the black X above and to the right of the Title you entered above. Note: Clicking this black X actually posts the new Scholarships and Grants PDF in the list. Then continue with Step 6. scholarships.doc Page 6

7 6. In the horizontal black bar near the top of your screen, click the name of your division. 7. Click Visit Site. 8. Click Scholarships and Grants on your Division website to see if the new PDF posted correctly. Note: If not, click the name of your division in the horizontal black bar again (as described in Step 6 above) and click Dashboard to make a change. scholarships.doc Page 7

8 LOGOUT WHEN DONE 1. Click Howdy, (your username) in horizontal black bar near top right of screen. 2. Click Log Out. Questions? your questions to Please include your question in the message. A member of the Internet Technology Task Force (ITTF) team will respond as soon as possible. If it is essential for us to phone you, please include your phone number and the best times for one of us to call. Please understand that we are a small CalRTA volunteer team and will probably be able to answer your question via . Note: Many questions that have been asked before are answered on the FAQs page... go to and click the FAQs link. scholarships.doc Page 8