Registering with Type Key

Posted on January 20, 2006

The very first time you attempt to sign in, the blog-site will not recognize you; so you need to register through a program called “type key” (which will enable you to post to thousands of blog-sites in cyberspace, though it’s unlikely you would want to). Type key is menu driven, but I will explain the steps here.

Once you get to Type key (which you will get to by clicking on "comment" where you want to comment), you will see entry areas on the left and the right. Ignore the left side for now (you will use it later); go to the right side and click “create free account.” You are then taken to the “Sign Up” page. Enter the following:
Member Name (usually students use the uvm log-in name: first initial and last name / for me that’s “lschnell”)
Display name (your full name, at least your first name--please no nicknames unless we all know it)
Password (best if you just use the same one as you use with your regular email)
Then you go to Personal Information: First Name / Last Name / Email address
Then: a “Confirmation code” will appear; type code on the line available
Then: you need to “agree to terms of service” and tell computer you are over 13 years old (menu driven)
Then: click to sign up
Then: you will see “Enter Activation Code; as soon as you sign up, you will be sent an “activation code” to your email address (whatever you entered) that you use to validate your email address / password. It’s easiest if you just keep type key open and go to your email, retrieve the activation code and either type it or cut and paste it into the entry line on type key. But the email message will give you instructions about other ways to do this. Once you give type key that activation code, you click “continue” and the computer should tell you what a fantastic person you are (or something like that); when you click out of type key, you should return to the blog site. You may see a note that you are not properly signed in; so just click Sign In again, and enter your member name (like “lschnell”) and your password, and then you should be able to post a comment. If this is a problem, just exit the blog site and re-enter it; go to comments again, go to sign in, and this time you can put your member name and password on the left side of the sign-in page, and this will enable you to post. You will see a big box for “Comments,” and then you can click post. Don’t worry about space for “URL.” After you post, sometimes you need to click the reload button on the computer to see it … but we should all be able to get that post.