Sit at a workstation.  When the screen is black hit the Return on the keyboard and the login screen should appear. If there is no response from the screen make sure the monitor is turned on.  Someone may have accidentally turned off the monitor.  If the screen comes on and there are various windows open or there is a message on the screen "Display locked by user", then there is someone logged onto that station.  Check to see if that person is in the room and ask them if you can use the workstation.  However, if that person is not in the room contact:
Bonnie B. Banner    ph: 7-7117 or e-mail bbanner@nr.usu.edu, and she will help you.

If you hit the Return Key,  and NOW have a login window, make sure the Caps Lock key is off (in the center of the key a light will shine when the Caps lock is on).  Your login should be typed in lower case characters.  If the Caps Lock key is not off, you will get a login incorrect prompt.  Click ok, and click start over.

        Notice:  To make sure that you will login to the common desktop environment (CDE)
                        1) click the small arrow on the options button on your login window, then select session,
                             and now select common desktop environment (CDE).
 

1.    In the login window enter your login name.  In the password window enter your password.

2.    In about 10 to 20 seconds, you will enter the working environment of the terminal.  A patterned background (patterns can be changed) will appear.   You are now in the Common Desktop Environment (CDE).  The CDE software program is used to provide an interface with the user which minimizes the need to know Unix commands.

3.    You will have a control bar at the bottom of the screen.  Left clicking on a icon on the control bar will activate the icon's functionality.  Left clicking on the arrow above an icon will open a pop-up menu for that tool.  Opening an icon will cause the function to be placed within a "window" on the monitor.   All programs utilized on the system are displayed from within these windows.

4.    Unix commands are delivered to the computer through a window called a terminal.

5.    There are a number of options that can help you manage the working environment.  You can expand the windows by grabbing a corner with the first (left) mouse button and while holding it down stretch the window to the size you want. To close a window to icon size click the little square in the top right corner of the window.  To open the window move the mouse to one of the icons and double click or right click to open the pop-up menu for that icon.  The window will expand and place itself on the screen.

        A few pointers:
                a.        A window is only active when your mouse icon has been clicked in that window.  This default setting may be changed to activate the window by just moving the mouse into the window.

                b.        To move a window, move the mouse to the top status bar (where you see Terminal written) and click and hold down the first (left) mouse button.  The window should move as you hold down the first mouse button and move the mouse.  When you let go the window will stop moving.

                c.         If you click on the third (right) mouse button in this same status bar you will get a little
pull-down menu. You will see a list of your options: Just select one with the first (left) mouse button.

                d.         Sometimes Windows get in the way.  Too place a window in the foreground or move it
behind all of the other windows, place the mouse icon in the window.  Then hit the "Front" button on
the left key pad (this will put it behind all windows, or if it is partially obscured by a window, it will
bring it to the front. The "Open" button directly below the "Front" button will open or close the
window.  If the window is open, it will iconify the window and place it along the margin of the screen.  To open it just place the mouse icon in the window icon and double click with the first (left) mouse button, or hit the "Open" button.

                e.        There is an online help utility that will come up automatically to help you understand
the system.  This help utility is in "hypertext" format so you can click on highlighted words or phrases and get more information. You will find help by clicking the third (right) mouse button in the
background screen, or on the bottom menu bar.