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Sign-in to OnRamp
Pre-Tutorial Setup Process

Introduction

• Introduction to OnRamp

Content Management

• Introduction to Content Management

• Adding Content
  • Choosing a Location
    • Where am I allowed to create records?
    • Browsing to a Collection
  • A Word About States
  • Creating a Record
    • Selecting the Document Type
    • Entering Required Metadata and Saving
    • Where's my new record?
    • Editing a Saved Record
    • Entering Metadata and Saving
  • Content Beyond Metadata
    • Adding Related Links
    • Viewing and Editing a Saved Record
    • Uploading Files
  • Giving Feedback
  • Getting Feedback
  • Modifying Content
    • Removing Uploaded Files
    • Modifying Metadata
    • Modifying Related Links
    • Modifying Uploaded Files
  • Publishing a Record
  • Viewing a Record

• Locked Records
  • What to do if a record is locked?
  • How to release a record?

• Common Problems
  • Lost Edits with Purge
  • HTML in the Title or Abstract/Summary
• Deleting a Record

Advanced Content Management

• Creating a Place for Content
  • Creating a Community
  • Creating a Collection
  • Creating a Sub-Collection

• Advanced Editing Content
  • Moving Content to a Different Collection

• Introduction to Security
  • Who can set security?
  • What can have security settings?
  • How do I set security?

Distribution System

• Introduction to Distributing Content
  • Types of Destination

• Managing Destinations
  • Creating a Destination
  • Configuring a Destination
  • Ranges

Lesson: Sign-in to OnRamp

Before beginning the tutorial, you must...

1. activate your account for use with OnRamp by signing in to OnRamp even if you have already signed into other NSDL Tools
2. activate your permissions for the tutorial by sending an email to systems AT nsdl.org