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Custom Debt Management EDvisor

Schools have the ability to customize several sections of EDvisor.

Steps to customize the various sections:

  1. After logging in, click on the EDvisor link.
  2. Select the customization option of your choice.

Steps to Add School Logo

  1. Select School Logo link.
  2. If you have access to data for multiple campuses, select the checkbox next to the specific campus for which you wish to upload the logo for.
  3. Click on Browse to locate the image of the logo from your file directory.
  4. Select the image and then click open on the Choose file window.
  5. Click Submit.
  6. You are taken back to the EDvisor customize school menu.
  7. Select School Logo link again and then the specific campus in the Current Campus Profiles dropdown box to see the uploaded logo.
  8. Do not select submit again. Use your browser back button to go back to the EDvisor customize school menu to select another section to customize.

    Note: The logo format should be a .gif file no larger than 140x90 pixels.

Steps to Provide Local Cost of Living Data and Money-Saving Tips.

  1. Select Budget Worksheet link.
  2. If you have access to data for multiple campuses, select the checkbox next to the specific campus for which you wish to add the cost of living data and/or money-saving tips for.
  3. Type in the text for any or all Money Saving Tips .
  4. Add any local cost of living data in the Estimated Monthly Expenses, Local Averages section.
  5. Click submit at the bottom of the page to save all of the information.
  6. You are taken back to the EDvisor customize school menu.
  7. Select Budget Worksheet link again and then the specific campus in the Current Campus Profiles dropdown box to see the added information.
  8. Make any updates if needed and then click submit to go back to the EDvisor customize school menu to select another section to customize.

Steps to Article How to Minimize Spending

  1. Select Minimize Spending link.
  2. If you have access to data for multiple campuses, select the checkbox next to the specific campus for which you wish to add the text for.
  3. Type in or copy the text from a Word document and paste it in the text box in the Minimize Spending section.
  4. Click submit.
  5. You are taken back to the EDvisor customize school menu.
  6. Select Minimize Spending link again and then the specific campus in the Current Campus Profiles dropdown box to see the added information.
  7. Make any updates if needed and then click submit to go back to the EDvisor customize school menu to select another section to customize.

    Note: Maximum length of added text is 3000 characters (or about 500 words).

Steps to Enter Average Starting Salary Data

  1. Select Earning Potential link.
  2. If you have access to data for multiple campuses, select the checkbox next to the specific campus for which you wish to add average salary data for.
  3. Type in the Professions and the Monthly Starting Salaries in the Minimize Spending section.
  4. Click submit.
  5. You are taken back to the EDvisor customize school menu.
  6. Select Earning Potential link again and then the specific campus in the Current Campus Profiles dropdown box to see the added information.
  7. Make any updates if needed and then click submit to go back to the EDvisor customize school menu to select another section to customize.

    Note: Monthly salaries can be entered for up to 20 professions.

Steps to Add Cost of Attendance Data

  1. Select Cost of Attendance link.
  2. If you have access to data for multiple campuses, select the checkbox next to the specific campus for which you wish to add cost of attendance data for.
  3. Type in the Type of Student, Course of Study and the Cost of Attendance information in the Cost of Attendance section.
  4. Click on submit.
  5. You are taken back to the EDvisor customize school menu.
  6. Select Cost of Attendance link again and then the specific campus in the Current Campus Profiles dropdown box to see the added information.
  7. Make any updates if needed and then click submit to go back to the EDvisor customize school menu to select another section to customize.

Steps to Add Useful Web Site Links

  1. Select Suggested Links link.
  2. If you have access to data for multiple campuses, select the checkbox next to the specific campus for which you wish to add links to web sites for.
  3. Type in the Web Site Name and the Web Site Address information in the Suggested Links section.
  4. Click submit.
  5. You are taken back to the EDvisor customize school menu.
  6. Select Suggested Links link again and then the specific campus in the Current Campus Profiles dropdown box to see the added information.
  7. Make any updates if needed and then click submit to go back to the EDvisor customize school menu to select another section to customize.

    Note: The complete web address is required (i.e. must include the http:// portion of the link.)

Steps to Opt in to Receive Daily E-mails and to Activate Personal School ID Field

  1. Select User Registration link.
  2. If you have access to data for multiple campuses, select the checkbox next to the specific campus for which you wish to add the e-mail address and activate the Personal School ID for.
  3. Type in the Email Address and click on the checkbox next to Enable Personal School ID if you want to collect the student's personal school ID.
  4. Click submit.
  5. You are taken back to the EDvisor customize school menu.
  6. Select User Registration link again and then the specific campus in the Current Campus Profiles dropdown box to see the added information.
  7. Make any updates if needed and then click submit to go back to the EDvisor customize schools menu to select another section to customize.

Steps to view customized content

  1. To view school customizations as the student would see them go to EDvisor.
  2. In the field labeled Student ID, enter 900001234.
  3. Leave the password field blank.
  4. Click Submit.
  5. Complete all the Account Set-up information, select your School State and School Name.
  6. Click Submit.
  7. Select a tutorial to tour to view the customized content you added for your school.

 

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