This document contains help on the following topics:

1. Selecting a Different Catalog
2. Searching the Catalog
   1. Search Options
3. Browsing the Catalog
   1. Printing Pages of the Catalog

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There may be more than one catalog available in the Motlow State Community College system at a time. You may easily select a different catalog to browse at any time.

To select a new catalog, simply make your choice from the drop down list at the top right of the page and click the GO button.

Some catalogs in the drop down list may have Archived Catalog after them. Generally, these are older catalogs that are no longer up to date but are still available for browsing.

The Catalog Search (shown at the top of the navigation) allows quick retrieval of catalog data that matches your interests.

To use the Catalog Search, simply enter a search keyword or phrase and click the GO button. The search will attempt to find any matching data in the catalog including courses, programs, schools/colleges and departments or other data.

To navigate among the different pages of search results, simply click on the page number to view. If there are more than ten pages of results, you can jump ten pages at a time backward or forward within the result lists by clicking the Back 10 and Forward 10 links. You can always jump to the first or last page of results by clicking on the first and last page numbers. The page of results you are currently viewing will always be highlighted.

If no results are found, you may need to expand your search by using the search options.

Search options are available by clicking on the Search Options link below the regular search form or by clicking the Modify Search Options link after performing a search. The search options offer more precise searching of the catalog content.

To limit your search to only specific types of catalog content, check only the checkboxes for data which you wish to search.

Check the Find Whole Word or Phrase Only check box to search for an exact match for a keyword of phrase. For instance, entering “bio” will only return hits in which the term “bio” stands alone; it will not return any instances of the term “biology”. The same is true if you enter a phrase.

Click Show Prefix List to display a list of all course prefixes available in the catalog. You may enter a keyword phrase that includes a course prefix and code (like “ENG 101”) to better locate a specific course. The closest available matches will be returned first.

Click the Search button to perform the search.

Overview

You may easily browse through the catalogs by using the different navigation links on the left side of the page. Each catalog may have its own distinct set of navigation links.

Some links may display pages about the catalog or other related information. Other links may display listings of courses or programs within the catalog. These navigation links may display other information that is broken down by various methods such as by schools/colleges, by departments or by program or course types.

Some pages may show Go to Information… links following a school/college or department which, when clicked, will display more information about that school/college or department.

Course and program names are almost always shown as links. Clicking on a course name will display course information below the course name about the course (course information may be shown in a pop up window if you have an older browser). Clicking on a program name will display all the related information for the program .

FlashPoint™ Links

Some schools/colleges, departments, programs, and courses may have FlashPoint™ Links associated with them that may be a text link or a click-able graphic. These FlashPoint™ Links are links to an additional digital resource. The digital resource may be another web page, a text document, audio, video, or many other types of media and may require a special browser plug-in.

To view a FlashPoint™ Link, simply click on it. All FlashPoint™ Links will be displayed in a new pop up window.

You may easily print every page of any catalog (or this help document) by using a variety of different methods.

To print a page, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the “ Print this page.” link. A new pop up window will open up with just the body of the page in it (no navigation or header). This page will then automatically attempt to print. If the page with the “ Print this page.” link on it is already a popped up window, it will just attempt to print the current window.

Problems with Gateway Print Links

If you attempt to print a page of the Gateway and you are redirected here, your browser does not support printing from a link. For instance, most Macintosh based web browsers do not support this feature.

In order to print pages of the Gateway, you may need to use the operating system or web browser’s built in print functions instead.

To print on a PC, use one of the following methods:

• Press CTRL-P on your keyboard.
• Select the “File” -> “Print” menu option.
• Right click the web page and choose the “Print” option.

To print on a Macintosh, use one of the following methods:

• Press CMD-P on your keyboard.
• Select the “File” -> “Print” menu option.

Print this page.