Webpage - Pager Tool

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The pager is an online messaging tool you can use to send text messages directly to other students who are currently logged into D2L.

Use the pager to:

• Quickly get a quick answer from someone currently online
• Let others know that you're online too
• Invite someone or a group of people into the Chat Room
• Notify someone of an email

The pager tool is faster than waiting for a response through email.

Accessing the Pager

From your Course Home page, click the Pager icon pager icon or the Pager link located on the top right of your navigation bar.

The Pager management page displays:

pager management display

A P besides a user name indicates that a page has been sent by that user. Click on it to view the message.

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Send a page

1. To send a new page from the main Pager dialog, click New Page .
The send page pop up displays.

send page pop up

2. Type your message in the Message field.
3. Click Send.

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Incoming pages

When someone has paged you, a notifying sound signals when you login to your Course Home page.

You will see also the word "page" incoming page icon displayed in the green part of the pager icon.

Click the icon to view your new message.

view page pop up

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View a list of pages

You can view a log of pages you have received by clicking the H icon beside your user name:

log of pages you have recieved

Select a blue link to view the contents of the associated message.

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Adding and removing contacts

To add a personal contact from the main Pager dialog:

Click add button

The Add Contact page displays:

add contact display

From here you can select to add the following types of contacts:

Known Contact: Type in the username of the person you wish to add and click on the ADD button. Choosing this option enables you to add any students within your organization. Students do not have to be in the same class.

Classmate(s): select the circle beside the Add Classmate option. From the drop-down list, select your course. Your classmates should appear underneath with boxes beside each name. Selecting the classmates you would like to add by checking off the boxes beside their name and click ADD.

Friend: Click add friend button beside the name of the person you want to add in the main pager window and confirm the addition.

To remove a contact click from the main Pager window:

The Remove Contact dialog displays:

remove contact pop up

Check the name you want to remove from your contact list and click remove.

The contact is then removed from the associated list.

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Help with the pager

Click help button to view a page describing the pager functions, buttons, and links.

pager help popup

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