www.TheArbiter.net Website Training Presentation

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North Central Volleyball Association
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• www.TheArbiter.netWebsite Training Presentation

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• Logging on
• Setting-up Your Account
• Blocking Dates
• Accepting Assignments
• Lists

• In this section you will
• Log onto www.thearbiter.net
• Review the terms of agreement
• Set-up your password
• Join an organization In this case, the North
  Central Volleyball Association

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Logging On www.thearbiter.net

• Type in the e-mail address, then type in your
  password. Your initial password is your last
  name.
• Your e-mail address is the one you use for your
  sport.
• Every official MUST have their own e-mail
  address. Addresses cannot be shared.
• If in the future you forget your password, click
  on Forgot your password and it will be mailed
  to you.
• Your computer will remember your password if you
  select Remember my sign in information on this
  computer. Watch out, dont do this on a public
  or shared computer!

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Terms and Conditions

• Accept the Terms and Conditions. Its a
  licensing requirement to use the software.
• Talk with Randy if you have any questions
  regarding this statement.

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You Must Change Your Password

• The first time you log onto www.thearbiter.net,
  you must change your password from the default
  password.
• REMEMBER!!! Passwords are case sensitive

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• Just choose OK

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Join!

• Once you log on, you will be invited to join our
  group.
• Click Accept to join.

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• If you see this, you have successfully joined
  your group.
• Click Sign In to go to Start Page

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• You are now at the Start Page
• Start Page is the home base for all operations
  inside of the website. You can always return to
  this page by clicking on Start Page in the
  upper left corner of any page.
• Watch this page for important announcements!
• Click on Help to access more information. Try
  looking here for information before contacting
  Randy.

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• Logging on
• Setting-up Your Account
• Blocking Dates
• Accepting Assignments
• Lists

• In this section you will
• Edit your personal information
• Add and edit phone numbers
• Edit your referee information

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• Click User Information

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• Make sure that your information is correct. It
  is helpful (but not required) to include your
  Social Security Number and your date of birth.
  Most schools ask for it.
• Dont worry about the Jersey number. While the
  system requires that you have one, the actual
  value is unimportant.
• Next, edit your phone information.
• Click the Save button when finished entering
  your data.

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Adding a phone number

• To add additional phone numbers, click on the
  (plus) symbol.

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• Edit your entry and click check to save
• Click x to quit without saving

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• Click Pencil to edit an entry
• Click Trash to remove an entry
• Click Arrow to move an entry

• The first phone in the list is the one displayed
  by default on the officials roster list and on
  your game schedules.
• The assigner is the only one who can see the
  Note.

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• Click Done when you are finished (Either button
  can be clicked)

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• You can change your site preferences by clicking
  here.
• If you dont like a change you made, reverse your
  selections.

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• Logging on
• Setting-up Your Account
• Blocking Dates
• Accepting Assignments
• Lists

• In this section you will
• Block an entire day
• Block part of a day
• Review a list of blocked dates
• Set travel limits

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• From My Start Page, select Calendar
• Select the Month you want to block dates for
  you will find this option to select on the
  right-hand of the screen right below the Date
  Range box.
• Then choose under Action what type of block you
  would like to do Block All Day, Block Part
  Day, or Clear Blocks.

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• Enter the appropriate dates in the From and
  To Field. Use the calendar icon to the right
  of each field to select the dates or type the
  date in. Format when typing MM/DD/YYYY.
• Once you have those dates entered, select the
  days of the week to affect and place a check
  mark in each day of the week selection.
• Then click Apply.

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• To Block Part of the day would be the same,
  except you would include theTime Range
  From To.
• Do not forget to include the Date Range in your
  selection.
• You can also select a single day from the
  calendar to block (All or Part Day Block).

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Key Points Calendar Control

• 1 Select the type of block you need - Block
  All Day - Block Part Day - Clear Blocks
• 2 Select the date range for that selection, if
  you selected Block Part Day, dont forget to
  include the time From To. Click apply to
  apply your settings.
• 3 Once you are done Select Exit

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• From My Start Page, select the Summary link
  to print the Blocks Summary Report.

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• Select the output format that you would like and
  press Print. The document will appear in a
  separate window that can be sent to your printer.
• Select Done to return to My Start Page.
• NOTE! This printing feature is only supported in
  Internet Explorer. If you are running a
  different browser, you are on your own.

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Sample Output
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• Click here to set Travel Limits

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• Click the Pencils on the left to edit each day.
• Mileage is based on the zip code in the Postal
  Code field.
• Once you are done. click on the Done button to
  exit the screen.
• Set your mileage limits generously so that you
  dont limit your availability. Considering the
  large area that we cover, everyone needs to do
  their share of the outer fringe matches. There
  are a number of officials who already do more
  than their share. Lets give them more
  opportunities to have a short night once and
  awhile! If you have special needs on particular
  dates, send Randy an email requesting special
  handling. DO NOT abuse the system!

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www.thearbiter.net

• Logging on
• Setting-up Your Account
• Blocking Dates
• Accepting Assignments
• Lists

• In this section you will
• Enable your account to receive assignments.
• Accept and Decline assignments
• Review your schedule

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• To access your schedule, click the Ready to be
  assigned! checkbox.

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• Once you click on the Ready to be assigned! box
  you will be able to access your schedule.

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• Click the checkboxes to accept or decline
  assignments.
• Clicking on the blue site links will display the
  sites contact information and permit display of
  a map of the site location.
• Be sure to press Submit when you are done. If
  you press Done instead, you will return to the
  previous screen with NO CHANGES to your schedule!
• Once you press submit you can no longer edit the
  status of any game that you accept or decline.
  After you press submit, you must contact Randy to
  change the status of any game that you have
  accepted or declined. Silent bail outs on the
  web are no longer possible.

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• Click Submit to finalize changes.

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• Accepted matches now display the date accepted.
• Declined assignments are removed.

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• Notes is a one-way communication tool. FROM the
  assignor TO you. Please do not expect Randy to
  read any information you enter into the notes
  field.
• Please check Notes if the Notes icon is
  Green. The assignor may communicate important
  information in this field. For example, if a team
  has a player that may not play because of a
  disqualification you will be notified in this
  field.
• If the Notes icon is Red, then there is no note
  associated with a game.

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• Sample Game Notes

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• To print your schedule, click the Print Game
  Schedule link.

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• Select the date range that covers the period you
  want to print.
• Select the format and press Print. As before,
  your schedule will appear in a separate window
  that can be sent to your printer.
• Your printed schedule will show the names of
  other officials who have accepted their
  assignments.

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• Logging on
• Setting-up Your Account
• Blocking Dates
• Accepting Assignments
• Lists

• In this section you will
• View and print the roster of officials
• View and print site contacts

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• For a listing of officials, click the Officials
  link.

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• Clicking on one of the letters in the light green
  box will display the officials whose last name
  begins with that letter.
• If there are numbers in the dark green box at
  the bottom, then there are multiple pages. Click
  on the number to switch pages.
• You can change the number of officials displayed
  per page.
• The sort order can be changed by clicking on one
  of the headers at the top of the page.
• Clicking on an e-mail address will start your
  e-mail program. Clicking on the address will
  generate a map (via MapQuest)

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• Click the Sites/Contacts link for school
  information.

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• Clicking on an Address link generates a map to
  the site (via MapQuest).
• Clicking on a Name link generates written
  directions to the site.

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North Central Volleyball Association
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• www.TheArbiter.netWebsite Training Presentation

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