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Navigating myCamosun

Learn to find what you're looking for in myCamosun, how the navigation works and what the icons and notifications mean.

1. Navigation

1.1 Menus

There are multiple ways to find what you're looking for in myCamosun

There are multiple ways to find what you're looking for in myCamosun

1.2 Sign Out

Ensure to use the Sign out button when leaving myCamosun.

Ensure to use the Sign out button when leaving myCamosun

The sign out button located in the top right corner of your screen

1.3 Help Menu

Find answers to questions about using myCamosun. Menu questions change dynamically depending on the page you are actively using.

Find answers to questions about using myCamosun. Menu questions change dynamically depending on the page you are actively using.

1.4 Bread Crumbs and Tabs

  • Breadcrumbs show where you are within a category and can be used to navigate to other pages.
  • Tabs provide more options on a page.
• Breadcrumbs show where you are within a category and can be used to navigate to other pages. • Tabs provide more options on a page.

1.5 Notifications

  • Critical, which display in red, indicates a restriction. Some may prevent specific actions.
  • Warning, which display in yellow, provides important information.
  • Information, which display in blue, provides helpful information.
  • Confirmation, which display in green, confirms an action was updated or completed.
There are 4 types of notifications in myCamosun: • Critical, which display in red, indicate a restriction. Some may prevent specific actions. • Warning, which display in yellow, provide important information. • Information, which display in blue, provide helpful information. • Confirmation, which display in green, confirm an action was updated or completed.

1.6 Icons

a legend of individual icons used in the MyCamosun system

A legend of individual icons used in the MyCamosun system

Tips

  • For best results, use Google Chrome as your web browser when accessing myCamosun
  • If you are idle on a myCamosun page for more than 10 minutes, your session will timeout and any progress not submitted or updated will be lost
  • Dates in myCamosun display as YYYY-MM-DD
  • Avoid using the browser’s back/forward arrows
  • Notification messages will display to confirm changes or updates you make in the system
• Notification messages will display to confirm changes or updates you make in the system
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