Live Text C1 Basics
Create a Project
Submit the Project for Review
Check the Status of Review
Read Instructor Comments
Where do I begin?
• Login to your Live Text Account. (Lost
usernames and passwords must be requested
directly from Live Text. Contact information is
available at www.livetext.com)
• Documents/My Work is where you will create
most of your projects (assignments,
reflections, papers, etc.).
How do I create a project?
Click on “New” in the upper left hand corner of the table
Use the pull down to select your Document type
Typically it will be McKendree University project
The template you select will most commonly be one of the
following:
Graduate Course Paper
Graduate Course Presentation
Graduate Course Reflection
The standard naming convention to title your document is:
Course Number – Course Title – Document Type – Semester
Click the “Save as New
Document” button to proceed.
To proceed with your document creation, click on the word edit on the
far right side in the textbox.
Adding Content to Live Text
• Live Text is a bit cumbersome as a Word
Processer.
• There are two common ways of placing your
content in Live Text. Both require you begin
by creating your work in MS Word. It is best
to save your work as Rich Text Format or 972003 compatible.
• The first method places your document in Live
Text as an attachment.
Highlight the text within the box, click on delete.
Where it says Section title, provide a title based on your topic.
Click on the word edit to the right of File Attachment(s) at the bottom of the page.
Click on Upload New File.
Click on “Browse” and find the document you would like to attach.
Once you find and select your document, click “Upload File”.
Once it is loaded, click on “Save & Finish” in the upper right hand corner.
This document is ready to be submitted for review to your instructor.
Instructions to submit for review are in the following pages.
Some instructors will prefer your work appear directly in Live Text rather than as an
attachment. The following demonstrates how you can copy and paste your work in
Live Text.
Highlight the text within the box, click on delete.
Where it says Section title, provide a title based on your topic.
Next you will open the project you created in word. CTRL A to select all of your
document and CTRL C to copy. Come back over to Live Text. Click on the Clip Board
with the piece of paper. (Paste)
Click on “Save & Finish” in the
upper right corner of the
page.
This document is ready to be submitted for review to your instructor.
Submitting Documents for Review
To submit the work to your instructor, click on “Send for Review” that is in the
upper tool bar.
A smaller box appears on your screen with a look up for your instructors name.
Please use your instructor’s lastname only to type in the box. Click on their name
when it appears. The final step is to click the “Submit for Review” button. You
will see a new message appear letting you know your submission was successful.
Check the Status of Review
•Click on the “Reviews” file
tab at the top of your screen.
•Click on the “Sent” tab on
this screen.
•You will see the time/date
your item was sent.
•If you see the option to
unsubmit your instructor has
not opened your document
for review.
•Once reviewed you will see a
piece of paper with check
marks to the left of your
document title.
•Double click on the
document title to review the
comments.