How to Create Your First Brainstorming Session
In this section, I will guide you step by step through the process of
creating a New Session using eXpertSystem's Session Wizard. If you've
already read the previous post on eXpertSystems Startup Screen, you
should already be familiar with where this button is located. So click the New
Session button now in the startup screen and let's create our first
Session!
The following will desribe two ways to set up a New Session; the first is the Fastrack method which quickly gets you through the Session Wizard in a matter of seconds so that you can begin crafting your Session immediately! Then we will describe in more detail, how to take advantage of all of the features available to you in The Session Wizard section.
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FASTRACK SESSION WIZARD
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THE SESSION WIZARD
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Once you have selected New Session from the startup screen, a new window will appear over the main screen of eXpertSystem. This is the Session Wizard and it will take you through a series of steps that will allow you to personalize and save your Session. So let's take a closer look at each one of these steps.
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Step 1
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1. In Step 1, you will fill in the details of your Session Properties. These details include:
- Session Name
- Author
- Copyright
- Version
- Password
- Web page
1) Simply give a name to your Session and remember that all Session files end in the extension .exs.
2) Add your name as the Author of the Session.
3) Notice the current year is already displayed in the Copyright field.
4) The Version field shows 1.0 by default and can be changed to whatever version number you need.
5) You may also choose to password protect your Session so that only you and whoever you give permission to, can access and edit your Sessions.
6) Also, if you are Coaching or have clients that will be viewing Sessions you create, you can add the url of your web page in the last field.
7) Click Next at the bottom of the screen when you are ready for the next step.
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Step 2
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2. Step 2 in the Session Wizard is the Access Control List. An access list allows you to set a name and password for other people in order to access your Session if you have elected to protect it with a password. Select the box to the left of Enable Access Control List and a field will appear so that you may add username and password pairs for each person. Click Next to continue.
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Step 3
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3. In Step 3 you are given the option to Brand your Session with a logo in order to Personalize and Protect your work. This is a great feature and especially useful to Coaches, Consultants, and Inventors. For more information about this step, please refer to the How to Brand Your Work post. Click Next to continue.
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Step 4
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4. Step 4 is the final step which shows another window that allows you to Cancel or Save your Session. And Voila! You have now created your first Session!
Once you have set up the properties and saved your Session, you will have access to the Topic Modules as well as eXpertLingo and can begin adding content to your Session. For more information on how to locate and work with Topic Modules, add content to your Sessions, or how to open an existing Session file, please refer to the other posts that cover these subjects.
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