Scalar Dashboard and accessing projects

When you log in for the first time, you will probably see your dashboard look something like this:

A screenshot of the old dashboard. At the top in yellow highlight it says "We've upgraded the Dashboard! Want to try it out?"

Below there are several tabs, including: My account, Book properties, Book users, Sharing, Pages, Media, Relationships, Categories

Click on the underlined try it out at the top of the page to switch to the new dashboard. This will provide a cleaner, easier to use interface for Scalar. Once you have switched to the new Dashboard, review this guide to get familiar with the tabs and functions. For most projects, you will want to review the information on My Account Settings, Book Properties, and especially Content.

After you have switched to the new Dashboard, when you login you should see a screen that looks similar to this:

A screenshot of the Scalar page you see once logged in if you have switched to the new Dashboard.

At the top left is the Scalar logo. Below are links to any books you belong to under "Your Books". To the right is a search bar to search Scalar projects.

The items on the left are your Scalar projects. These include projects you have created and ones you have been added to. If your professor is creating a class project, once you are added to it you will see the title on the left side. To enter a project, click on the title.