LiveText Basics
Q: What is LiveText?
Q: What are the benefits of LiveText?
Q: How do I register with LiveText?
Q: How do I complete the registration process?
Q: How do I login to LiveText?
Q: How do I retrieve my username?
Q: How do I reset my password?
LiveText Essentials
Q: How do I create a LiveText document?
Q: How do I upload assignments and documents to LiveText?
Q: How do I share a document?
Q: How do I create/add a section to a document?
Q: How do I insert an image/graphic?
Q: How do I view comments from my instructor?
Q: How do I resend a reviewed assignment?
Q: How do I use the United Streaming resources?

LiveText Basics
Q: What is LiveText?
A: LiveText is a web-based portfolio tool used by the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education at Adelphi University to develop, administer, and evaluate students projects and assignments.
Q: What are the benefits of LiveText?
A: LiveText is a collection of web based tools that :
- Allow students to create portfolios for jobs
- Provide access to teaching standards
- Facilitates communication and collaboration with other LiveText users
Q: How do I register with LiveText?
A: To register with LiveText:
- Purchase a LiveText CD at the campus bookstore OR
- Purchase a LiveText license online
Q: How do I complete the registration process?
A: If you have purchased a LiveText CD at the campus bookstore, please follow the steps below:
- Open your Web browser
- In the web address bar, type http://college.livetext.com
- Click on Register Account
- Click Click here to activate your account
- Complete the registration form
- Use the Key Code on your LiveText CD
- Select Adelphi University as your university
- Create a Username and Password
- Click the Next button to complete the registration process
A: If you have purchased a LiveText license online, please follow the steps below:
- Open your Web browser
- In the web address bar, type http://college.livetext.com
- Click on Purchase Online
- Click Click here to purchase your membership online
- Select service
- Click Next, to continue
- Complete the registration form
- You will need to pay with a credit card
- Select Adelphi University as your university
- Create a username and password
- Click the Next button to complete the registration process
Q: How do I login to LiveText?
A: To login to LiveText you must have an Internet connection.
- Open your Web browser
- In the web address bar, type http://college.livetext.com
- Enter your username and password
- Click Login (Your MyDesk workspace page will appear)
Q: How do I retrieve my username?
A: To retrieve your username:
- Click Forgot your username/password? link on the home page
- Enter the email address you used to register with LiveText in textbox
- Click the Continue button (Your username will be sent to your email).
Q: How do I reset my password?
A: You two options for resetting your password:
Option 1- Use if you created a security question with your LiveText account
- Enter your username and email address
- Click the Continue button
- Enter your answer to the security question and click the Continue button
- Choose a New Password, Confirm New Password
- Click the Reset Password button
Option 2 - Use to reset your password via email
- Enter your username and email address
- Click the Continue button (A link will be sent to your email address that will allow you to reset your password)
- Click on the link
- Choose a New Password, Confirm New Password
- Click the Reset Password button
Note: If you still cannot login to your LiveText account, you should contact LiveText support via email at support@livetext.com.


LiveText Essentials
Q: How do I create a LiveText document?
A: To create a LiveText document:
- Login to your liveText account
- From MyDesk workspace, click the Create button
- Choose a folder, select the document type from the pull-down menu
- Choose Template, select the document Template from the pull-down menu
- Enter a Title and Description of document
- Click the Create Document button to complete the creation process
Q: How do I upload assignments and documents to LiveText?
A: To upload an assignment or document:
- Login to your liveText account
- From the My Work desktop, click on the name of the document
- Click Edit
- Cut and Paste your assignment into the edit window or
- You can upload a file as an attachment To do this you must:
- Click Edit, next to Attachments
- Browse to locate the file
- Click Attach
- Click Finish to complete the process
- Click Save
Q: How do I share a document?
A: You must "Share" your portfolio with your Instructor so he/she can review your assignments. If you do not "share" your portfolio, the instructor will not be able to edit the assignment and you will not receive a grade for the assignment.
To share your portfolio:
- Login to your liveText account
- From the My Work desktop, click on the name of the document
- Click Share
- Select Advanced sharing options
- Under Editors, click lookup names
- Select last name
- Type in the instructor's name in the window
- Click Lookup Names
- Check the box next to the instructor's name
- Click Add Checked (Your instructor name now appears as an editor)
- Click Finish
Q: How do I create/add a section to a document?
A: To create/add a section:
- Login to your liveText account
- From the My Desk workspace, click on the name of the document
- Select the area of your portfolio where you want to add a section
- Click edit page
- Click Create Section
- Select the type of section you want to create (A new window will appear with your new section added)
- Click edit
- Select add unitedstreaming resource (for example)
- Click GO ( First time users of the united streaming resource must register)
- Click Add to my LiveText document
- Click Save
- Click Finish
Q: How do I insert an image/graphic?
A: To insert an image/graphic:
- Login to your liveText account
- From the My Work desktop, click on the name of the document you would like to add an image
- Click on the specific page you wish to add your image
- Click edit (An edit window will open)
- Below the text box, click the edit link next (A new window will open)
- Click the Browse button.
- Select the image file you wish to attach
- Click "Attach"
- Click "Finish"
Q: How do I view comments from my instructor?
A: To view comments:
- Login to your liveText account
- Click Reviews from the menu
- Under Sent for Review, look for the document that you sent
- Click view to read the instructor's comments
Q: How do I resend a reviewed document?
A: To resend a document:
- Login to your liveText account
- From the My Work desktop, click the name of the document you would like to revise.
- Click on the specific page you wish to revise
- Click edit (An edit window will open)
- You can type directly into the text box, attach a document, or copy and paste into the text box
- Click the Save button
- Click Finish
- Click the MyDesk button to get back to the main page
- Click Reviews
- Click resend next to the name of the appropriate document in the list
Q: How do I use the United Streaming resources?
A: To access United Streaming:
- Login to your liveText account
- From the My Work desktop, click on the name of the document you would like to add your video
- Click on the specific page you wish to add your video
- Click edit
- This section must be a "Resources" section. If your page does not have a "Resources" section, you must create one:
- Click edit page
- Click Create Section
- Select Resources
- Enter a Section title
- Click OK
- Click Finish
- Click edit
- Click on Add United Streaming Resource
- Click the Go button (This takes you to the United Streaming web page)
Note: First time users will be required to register with United Streaming. Please fill out the information requested, then continue.
- Type in a keyword to search for the video you are looking for
- Select a video to view
- On the viewing screen, click Add to my LiveText document
- Click on the Save button to save the clip
- Click Finish to go back to View Mode
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