Excellence Gateway
Firstly, you need to register or log in.
Select a forum and then a topic to get involved in or view.
You will be able to read all the posts that have already been contributed by other users. The posts will display the user's name, comment and date it was posted. To add a comment, click on the Add Reply button on the top left. If you'd like to quote a previous comment in the topic, click on the quote button in the top right of the comment.
You can change the way the topic is viewed, click the View button on the top right.
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Click on the “register here” link in the grey section of the header on each page or the black stripe on the homepage, complete our simple registration form, and then you will have access to all of the My Excellence Gateway features - saving bookmarks, saving searches, selecting RSS feeds, and the forums.
Using the login boxes present in the black part of the header on every page, simply enter your username or email and your password to log in.
A bookmark is a feature that allows you to save a quick reference to a page you'd like to visit again. You'll need to be logged to benefit from this feature. Your bookmarks are stored on you're my Excellence Gateway page.
If you are logged in, you can bookmark any page of the site by clicking on the “Bookmark” icon present in the black part of the header on every page. Your bookmarks will be saved on your My Excellence Gateway and you can easily go back to any marked page by clicking on the relevant link there.
A saved search is a feature that allows you to save the search term(s) you've used to run a search. Don't forget, as the site grows the search results may change. You'll need to be logged to benefit from this feature.
Run the search as usual, either from the search box at the top of the page or through the advanced search options. Then simply click on the link at the top of the search results page. Your bookmarks will be saved on your My Excellence Gateway and you can easily re-run any of yoru saved searches by clicking on the relevant link there.
To save a news feed, either bookmark the page displaying any news feed or go to 'My EG' and click 'Add newsfeed' under the 'My news and jobs feed' heading. On the resulting page, click 'Bookmark this link' on the right hand side of each newsfeed title. Your feed(s) will be saved on your My Excellence Gateway page.
Click on the My EG tab in the header.
If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with using the site please get in touch using the details on the Contact Us page.
You can browse the site either by using the left hand navigation, or by selecting a topic on the homepage and then selecting a sub-category, where you'll find relevant information. If you're looking for something in specific, you can either enter a keyword into the search box on the top right-hand of any page, or use the advanced search option to refine your search.
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To upload content, you'll need to register with the site first and then log in. Once you've logged in, clicking on the My EG tab from any page takes you through to your personal portal space, which is where you can find the option to upload your content. Click on this link and follow the instructions in the form to upload your work.
Visit the ISD page on the Excellence Gateway and follow the 'Create a listing' link for suppliers. Please note that you must be a registered user to take advantage of the directory.
You can find this page and download any referenced resources from the Excellence Gateway at http://excellence.org.uk/help.
