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MyOUHK is a portal that serves as your single entry point for all of
the University's online services and content. MyOUHK enables you to:
- access all of the University's online services including the OLE and
the E-Library by logging in just once;
- Personalize your page by creating shortcuts to the content and
services you use most (including external Internet resources) and
customizing the look of the page; and
- open a communication channel to allow the University to send you
personalized messages to keep you informed of important and interesting
news and events related to your studies.
Note: MyOUHK is only available for OUHK
students, alumni, staff and tutors and only in English. To log in to
MyOUHK, enter your Password and Username in the "Login to MyOUHK"
boxes at the top right-hand corner of
the student / alumni / staff / tutor website.
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Overview
- Greetings - You receive a personalized welcome to MyOUHK every time you log in.
- Tabs - These tabs help you manage different
types of information. You can control both the names of these tabs, and the contents that
appear on them.
- Channels - Channels provide the basic
content elements of MyOUHK; you build up your MyOUHK page by subscribing
to various channels, such as Student Announcement, Dictionary, Hong Kong
Weather and Bookmark Manager.
- Focus a Channel - You can
focus on a particular channel by clicking this button.
- Minimize a Channel - You can minimize or maximize a particular channel by clicking this button.
- Detach a Channel - You can detach a particular channel
by clicking this button - that is, the channel will then be
shown in a new window.
- Remove a Channel - By clicking this
button, you can directly remove the particular channel.
- Columns - Columns help you
organize your page. You can control their width to improve the page layout.
- Logout - Click here to logout. You will
be advised to close your browser as an added security measure.
- Preferences - You can set most MyOUHK features using the controls
provided in Preferences.
- Reset to default profile - You can discard your personalized settings and return
to the latest MyOUHK default profile given by the University.
- Learn more - You can click here for several types of help related to using MyOUHK, such as Frequently Asked Questions, What's New here, and so on.
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Presentation
Change the Look and Feel of MyOUHK | Adjust
the Column Widths
You can
change the look and feel of MyOUHK
by selecting different skins:
| 1. Go to "Preferences": |
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| 2. Click "Choose a skin": |
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3. Choose the skin you want, then click
"Apply":
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You can easily adjust column widths:
| 1. Go to "Preferences": |
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| 2. Click "Select Column": |
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| 3. Set the widths you prefer and click "Submit"
to save your setting: |
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Tab
Add a Tab | Rearrange Tab Postions
| Delete a Tab
You use tabs to organize information of different types,
for example, two tabs that are already setup for you in MyOUHK are "eServices" (which contains links to the University's online services) and
"MyOUHK News".
To add a
tab:
| 1. Go to "Preferences": |
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| 2. Click "New Tab": |
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| 3. Then input the name of the tab ("Testing", for example) and
select the location (between "eServices" and "MyOUHK News",
for example). Click "Submit" when you have finished: |
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If you want to rearrange the tabs:
| 1. Go to "Preferences": |
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| 2. Single click the tab you
want to move. The tab is then highlighted and the menu display is changed.
You now select the location for the tab and click "Move": |
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| 3. You can also change the location quickly
by clicking the arrows: |
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To delete a tab:
| 1. Go to "Preferences": |
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| 2. Single click the tab you
want to delete. The tab is then highlighted and the menu display is changed.
You now click "Delete this tab": |
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Channel
Subscribe to a Channel | Move a Channel
| Delete a Channel
A Channel is where you put related information.
You can subscribe to channels
already featured in MyOUHK:
| 1. Go to "Preferences": |
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| 2. Click "New Channel": |
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| 3. Choose a category and then click "go": |
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| 4. There are a few featured channels under each category. Select
the channel you are interested in and click "Add" to complete
the subscription. |
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To move a channel:
| 1. Go to "Preferences": |
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| 2. Single click the channel you want to
move, The channel is then highlighted: |
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| 3. Select "Move this channel to a
different location" above: |
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| 4. Available locations are shown. Select
the position you prefer by clicking "Move Channel to this Location".
If you want to move the channel to another tab, click the tab. |
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| 5. You can also change the location
quickly by clicking the arrows next to the channel. |
If you want to delete a channel:
| 1. Go to "Preferences": |
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| 2. Single click the channel you want to
delete. The channel is then highlighted: |
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| 3. Select "Delete this channel"
above: |
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Bookmark Managers
Add a Bookmark
of General Contents | Delete a Bookmark
A bookmark manager is a tool to help you organize your bookmarks
for external Internet content.
To add a bookmark to an external Internet resource:
| 1. At the bottom of "General Bookmark
Manager" (or "OUHK Bookmark Manager" if you prefer), click
the icon to
add a bookmark. |
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2. Input a title and the URL of the bookmark.
Click "Add" to finish:
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| 3. The bookmark will
then appear in your Bookmark Manager: |
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To delete a bookmark:
| 1. At the bottom of "General Bookmark
Manager" or "OUHK Bookmark Manager", click the icon to
delete a bookmark. |
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| 2. Choose the bookmark(s) to be deleted,
then click "delete" to finish: |
| 3. The bookmark(s) is/are then deleted: |
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