Getting Started

• To get a site setup on CIT hosted service, please contact CommonSpot Service Owner
• To install the software locally, please download the software and follow the instructions
• To join the CommonSpot Special Interest group, contact Eric Banford
  
• To get the initial training on how to create sites/ subsites/ pages, etc... sign up here: or contact Nathan Reimer.
  
• To jump start developing sites/pages, here are some videos outlining basic navigation for a new user:
• • Logging In
  • Creating a new page
  • Adding content to your page
  • Working with images

In this section you will find topics that are designed to help you as a CommonSpot user.

Mailing List

Please join the CommonSpot mailing list by following the instructions below and post your questions directly to the rest of the list members.

Subscribe to the CommonSpot mailing list by sending a message to lyris@cornell.edu with nothing in the subject and the in the body of the message the line:

join listname "your name"

where listname is the name of the list you are joining and your name (include the quotation marks) is the name you want to be available to the list's administrators.

Additional Support

Consulting with your web admin and/or developer is always the first step. There are both free and fee-based resources available on campus.  Free resources include the CommonSpot SIG (other CommonSpot developers on campus) and PaperThin's documentation.  Fee-based resources include IWS and OnSite Solutions in CIT.