CTools Quick Tutorial
Opening CTools
Open this URL in your browser: http://ctools.umich.edu
When you open this URL, you will arrive at a page that we call the CTools Gateway. This is not the actual CTools software that you will use, the gateway is simply the “public face” of CTools and is viewable by anyone with web access. From the Gateway, you can access a variety of information by clicking the links on the left-hand vertical menubar.
Logging in and Logging out CTools
Logging in
This information is for U-M instructors, staff and students. U-M members do not need to preregister or open a special CTools account to use CTools. Login information for non-U-M members can be found in the CTools Online Help Guide. You can access the Online Help Guide by clicking the Help button in the CTools gateway, which is the page that opens when you open ctools.umich.edu.)
- To access the actual CTools software from the CTools Gateway (which opened when you opened the CTools URL), click the Login button at the top right corner of the CTools Gateway page.
- Type your U-M uniqname and Kerberos password in the spaces provided.
- Click the Login button on the “Authentication Required” window. If you are already logged into another U-M web service, such as Wolverine Access or mail.umich.edu, then you will not have to type in your U-M uniqname and password again, CTools will open when you click the Login button on the Gateway page.
When you log in to CTools, you will automatically open a special site called My Workspace. This is your own private, personal workspace, all CTools users have one.
Logging out
To log out of CTools, click the Logout button, which appears in the upper-right corner of most CTools webpages.
Further Help
For more help or to contact CTools team, please visit CTools Help site.
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