Each student should sign up for a Yahoo briefcase by the second week of class.

  1. Get a Briefcase: Using your browser Go to Briefcase.yahoo.com  and either
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    sign in to Yahoo with your Yahoo id if you have one

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    signup for a Yahoo id if you don't

  2. Enter the Confirmation code, a captcha) which is a way of preventing computers from signing up for free disk space
    (Yahoo is going to give you 30 megabytes) 
    Leave My Documents checked and the "By default" alone.  Click Submit.

 

Once you submit your Confirmation code you get a screen like this

Yahoo! Briefcase   Briefcase Home - Photos Home - Yahoo! - Help
 

Welcome, sumware_ucc Options -  My Folders  -  Account Info  -  Sign Out
Yahoo! Briefcase  
Your Briefcase address: http://briefcase.yahoo.com/sumware_ucc
File Folders
Folder My Documents Add
 
Using 0.00 of 30 MB (0%)

    You are using 0% of your quotaYou are using 0% of your quota  0%
 

Need More Space?
Buy More Storage

 
 
Add Files
Import/Upload your files to the Web...
Share with Friends
Share your files with friends and family...
 
   

  1. List the folders in your briefcase by Clicking on the hyperlink to Your Briefcase address: http://briefcase.yahoo.com/sumware_ucc

  2. Make a new folder by Clicking on Create Folder

    Yahoo! Briefcase Briefcase Home - Photos Home - Yahoo! - Help
     
    Welcome, sumware_ucc Options -  My Folders  -  Account Info  -  Sign Out
    File Folders
    This folder is Private   Edit Settings 
    All Folders  | File Folders
    Add File  -  Create Folder
    1 - 1 of 1 View:  Thumbnail | List
       
    Check All - Clear All
      Name Type Access Size  Last Modified Edit
    Folder My Documents folder Private 0 item 25-Jan-2003 Edit
    Check All - Clear All
       
    1 - 1 of 1 View:  Thumbnail | List
    Using 0.00 of 30 MB (0%)

  3. Create a folder to share with me and fellow students:
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    enter the  folder name “CIS100”

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    click the Friend radio button  Be Sure to make the dot that is to the left of the word Friends green!!!!
    Read what it says for Public (everyone can access this folder.)
        Note: The free service on Yahoo! Briefcase does not allow public sharing of files/full-size images.

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    type sumware in the box to give the prof permission to read files put into that folder.
    You may put other YahooID's there now or later. 

Once you create one folder your screen will look like 

    All Folders  | File Folders
    Add File  -  Create Folder
       
    Check All - Clear All
      Name Type Access Size  Last Modified Edit
    Folder CIS100 folder Friends 0 item 27-Nov-2001 Edit
  1. Edit Folder Properties if you need to.  You can Change the Folder's name or permission by clicking on the pencil under Edit
  2. Use Yahoo help: Spend some time perusing the excellent Help Yahoo provides.

    3. Notice there is a Help Link on the Upper Right that brings up a page with most of your questions answered

Since I access the course Yahoo Briefcase VERY frequently, I put it onto my Links toolbar by dragging in the Address to the Links Toolbar and right clicking it and renaming it to s much shorter (2 or 3 character) name.  
See my toolbars:

    Now you can Add files to either folder.

    Remember to use the FAQs in the Yahoo help to answer you questions.