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Update Your Directory Listing

All graduate students can update the biographical information in their department directory listing using their UNI and password and the University's website content management system called Hypercontent. Note that the History Department student directory should not be confused with the University-wide directory system (the "people" search feature available at the Columbia home page). The latter cannot be updated by students.

If you have questions about this process, you can click here to download the Hypercontent training manual produced by Columbia University Information Technology (CUIT). If you have additional questions, please contact the department office for assistance.

To update your listing:

1. Open up a new browser window so you can refer to these instructions while you follow them in the new window.
2. Click here to login to the Hypercontent content management system using your UNI and password. You will see three horizontal menus: the Hypercontent navigation menu at the top, starting with Department of History; the Hypercontent editing menu, starting with View, Edit and Revisions; and the History website navigation menu, look for Department, Faculty, and Graduate.
3. Click on Graduate in the History website navigation menu. In the left menu column, under the Directories heading, click on Graduate Students. Navigate to your name, and click on Biography Page.
4. Click Edit in the Hypercontent editing menu.
5. Update your contact information in the various fields as appropriate.
6. Click save.
7. To upload a picture from your hard drive, click on the standard placeholder icon. An upload dialog window will pop up. Choose a picture from your hard drive and upload it. To change an existing image, click on the image to edit it, then click on the small trash can icon to delete it, then upload a new image.
8. Click save.
   
9. Click on XML (Content) in the second row of the Hypercontent editing menu.
10. Update your Field of Study. Please use only the following Fields, or your entry will not sort correctly: Africa, Ancient, Early Modern Europe, 1350-1750, East Asia, International and Global History, Jewish, Latin America, Medieval, Middle East, Modern Europe, Public Health, South Asia, and United States.
11. To add a biographical description, select "Insert Element >> Biography" from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the page. Click the "Process Changes" icon (two interlocking arrows) in the middle-right corner of the page.
12. Click on the drop down menu and choose, "html," from the, "content to insert" list (it is usually the only choice). Click the "Process Changes" icon (two interlocking arrows) in the middle-right corner of the page.
13. Add whatever text you want. Use the menu bar immediately above the text entry field to format your text and insert links and additional images if desired.
14. Click Save.
15. Follow the same procedure as 10-12 to add, "International Activities," if desired. This area is intended for a discussion of research or other interests that are international in nature, however you choose to define that term.
16. Note that the Insert Link to CV feature is not operational at present. Please ignore this menu.
    
17. Click on, "Workflow," in the top menu bar.
18. Click on, "Publish," to make your changes live on the website. You should see a small progress bar to indicate that your changes are being published.
19. Click here to visit the Graduate Student Directory to check your edits. You may need to hit Refresh on your browser, or exit your browser entirely and begin a new session, to ensure that you see the most current version of the page.
20. Please contact Sean Sawyer or Sharee Nash in the department office if you have any problems or questions.