1) Click the Register link in the login module located on the top right of every page. A form will pop up.

2) Fill out the form with email address, username, and password. Click the Register button.

3) A confirmation message will be sent to your email address. Click the "confirm registration" link in that email.

4) Clicking the confirmation link will open a new browser window back on this site on the page where you started.

5) Log in to with your username and password. An alert box will pop up telling you if it was successful.

6) If you check the Remember Me box at the login form, your browser will auto-fill the form next time you arrive. How long it is saved depends on your browser's settings and how you maintain them. It is not a good idea to save your login information on public computers or workstations used by more than one person.

7) Once you are logged in, the login form will change to just a greeting with your name and a Logout button. As Long as you see this greeting, you are logged in.

8) Logging out occurs a number of ways: automatic log out after five minutes of inactivity; when you close the browser window; when you click the logout button. It can also occur if you link to an external page that opens in the same window. You may be able to use the browser back button and return to this site as logged in. The behavior of user sessions and external links depends largely on your browser settings.