Using Oncourse, how do I add a text description to my site?
Note: To complete these procedures, you must be assigned a role having the necessary permissions. To determine your role, follow the directions in Participant roles. To view a list of permissions associated with a given role, see Permissions, roles, and tools. For a basic understanding of roles and permissions, see Permissions and roles: Overview.
You can add a text description to your site.
You can do this either from Site Setup within the site in question, or from Worksite Setup within My Workspace; see Editing your site information if you've removed the Site Setup tool.
- In your site's menubar, click
Site Setup.Alternatively, from the menubar in My Workspace, click
Worksite Setup, check the box next to the site you wish to revise, and then clickEdit.Note: Although you can check multiple boxes, you can only edit information about one site at a time.
- Click
Edit Site Information.
- In the "Description:" field, enter a brief text description of
your site. This text will appear in the Worksite Information box on
your site's home page.
- Click
Continue, and then clickFinish.
Note: Your Worksite Information box may be configured to display a web page instead of your site description. If so, you will need to change your Worksite Information settings. For more information, see Editing content in the Worksite Information box.
Last modified on October 31, 2011.







