A Guide to INCTR s Portal

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A Guide to INCTR s Portal

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What is the INCTR Portal?

• The portal is constructed with Microsoft Share
  Point Portal Software
• The provider is Capital Technologies Information
  Services http//www.ctisinc.com/
• It consists of a hierarchical complex of web
  sites the Portal Home Page is reached via
  INCTRs web site
• http//www.inctr.org/

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What is its value?

• The portal will provide information and allow
  access to and sharing of various files such as
  documents and pictures
• It will improve management of projects and events
  of all kinds
• Some sites will be working sites for INCTR staff,
  e.g, the NETWORK and Annual Meeting sites

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INCTR Portal Home Page

• The home page provides a series of options listed
  on the Quick Launch bar at the left of the
  screen

Click on one to move to a picture or document
library, or to one of the subordinate sites
listed, e.g., INCTR Programs
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Announcements and Links

• Announcements are visible under the description,
  and several useful internet sites are included on
  the right side of the page just click and go!

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Statistics

• Some statistics relevant to developing countries
  are revealed by scrolling down and selecting the
  required information at the pull down bar.

Governing Council Members are shown on the right
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INCTR Branches

• You can move to the home page of an INCTR Branch
  or Office simply by clicking on its global
  location on the map

NNCTR/INCTR (Nepal)
INCTR USA
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Branch Home Pages

• Each of the branch sites provides similar
  information to that on the portal home page

Return to the Portal Home Page by clicking on
Up to INCTR Portal
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INCTR Staff Sites

• Much of the Portal is accessible only to INCTR
  staff and Associate Members throughout the world
• In such cases, a password is required to access
  the site
• Passwords will be provided by INCTR Headquarters
  in Belgium

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Staff Access to Information

• In addition to the individual sites for programs,
  branches and offices some sites include
  information that needs to be accessed by specific
  groups e.g., all branches and offices
• Others are workspaces for groups of people who
  may be located in different countries (e.g.,
  NETWORK)

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Informational Sites

• INCTR Data Bases provides access to INCTRs data
  base of contacts and members http//inctr.ctisinc
  .com9000/sites/InCTR/InCTRStaff/default.aspx
• INCTR Branches and Offices is a general site for
  information relevant to the staff of all branches
  and offices http//inctr.ctisinc.com9000/sites/I
  nCTR/InCTR20Staff/default.aspx

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How to Download Files

• Text or graphic files are stored in document
  libraries
• Documents are accessed via the quick launch bar
  on the left side, or, directly, if displayed on a
  web page.

Document library displayed on web page
Document library on Quick Launch side bar
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Accessing Document Files

• From a web page, a document file may be
  downloaded directly, but as a read only file,
  by clicking on it

Click on cough to access this document
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Accessing a Library

• Access to the entire document library is gained
  from the quick launch bar, or by clicking on the
  title of the library if displayed on a web page

Click on title for access to complete library
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Document Libraries

• The screen obtained from either clicking on the
  Quick Launch bar or on the title of a document
  library displayed on the page looks like this

PDF File
Folder containing more files. Click on text to
open it
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How to Download Documents for Editing

• Documents for editing will only be accessible by
  members with password access to the relevant
  site.
• Instructions for editing are provided in the
  document libraries of the main portal site and
  the INCTR International site, as well as on
  working sites for editing documents

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Downloading Files for Editing

• To edit a file, it must be accessed from the
  library screen by clicking on a file and choosing
  from the pop-up menu

e.g., Edit in Microsoft Word
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How to Upload Documents (Password Access Required)

• Documents may be uploaded to a library via the
  upload document choice in the horizontal menu
  bar in a document library

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Setting E-Mail Alerts

• You can arrange for an e-mail to be sent to you
  each time a specific document is changed, or each
  time a change is made to a document library.

Click on menu item for alerts relating to a
specific document
Click on Alert me and follow instructions for
alerts to changes in the entire library