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This new feature was the result of several people working together collaboratively--good things can happen when people do that.

I particularly want to acknowledge FTH Ambassador Pam Holley, ACS, ALS, and FTH user Ellen Liboriussen, ACB, ALB of Deltones Toastmaster Club 867. Both made significant contributions to this new feature.

For more information on the evolution of this new feature, refer to the following topic thread: support.toastmastersclubs.org/2011-10-23...ion-download-project

Now, when you select a Pathways project from the project drop-down two buttons may appear that link directly to the corresponding Project Description PDF and Project Evaluation PDF files. These files have all been uploaded to the FTH server. Assuming that you can load PDF files in your browser, you should find that you can click those buttons and the appropriate PDF file should be displayed for you in your browser. (There may be a slight delay to allow for downloading from the FTH server to your browser--please keep that in mind.)

This is intended to be a convenience feature. You will not need to log into Base Camp to access those files. Here is a screen shot of what this looks like:

Great feature! Between alternate Agenda formats and now this, FTH is better than reading my mind!

When I used this feature for the first time, I noticed that both the Project Description and Evaluation Form files have the same filename, so in my browser (Firefox) download list I have Introduction_to_Toastmasters_Mentoring.pdf and Introduction_to_Toastmasters_Mentoring(1).pdf. (My Company has some bugaboo about PDF files and they do NOT open automatically).

Is it hard to modify the filenames to spell out which is which? Say, Introduction_to_Toastmasters_Mentoring_Description.pdf and Introduction_to_Toastmasters_Mentoring_Evaluation.PDF?

Is this something a new volunteer could help with?

Thanx again for this GREAT new feature.

Ok, thanks... I am hoping that Pam will see this. (She did the file naming and organization.)

Good point. Working on it now - the uploads won't work for the next 30 minutes or so.

Description and Evaluation files names are now prefixed with "D_" and "E_" respectively

I can't get my help desk to call me back as quickly as you fixed this!

Just wanted to drop a quick kudos to the FTH team. Your hard work and dedication to making all of our lives easier is greatly appreciated. From all the hard work to comply with the new EU GDPR to checking out all of our contact emails to linking things into Pathways - Thanks!!!

Thanks for the acknowledgements!

One thing I want to emphasize here is that the Pathway resources were downloaded from the TI Base Camp server and uploaded to the FreeToastHost server. Base Camp requires you to log in to access these materials--I think that is just unnecessarily convoluted. By putting these on the FTH server, we can eliminate the need for a Base Camp login. We did get permission and the blessing of TI to do this, for those that are curious. (Brian handled that.)

Moreover, sooner or later TI will update their materials and change their links. If we had just linked directly to their materials, sooner or later our links would not work. By linking to copies of the materials on the FTH server, we can ensure that our links always work.

Of course, the complication is how to know when their Pathways materials have been updated so we can copy them over to the FTH server. This is an example of where we need our users help to know this. (It would nice if there was an automated way to know when to do the update, but I have not yet thought of one.)

To Steve and the FTH Team
I would like to thank you all sincerely for this change. As VPE of my club the ability to navigate base camp has been very challenging for me and more likely our members. By piutting these project resources on the agenda form right at our finger tips makes our Pathways experience so much easier. Thank you sincerely for all the work you do. Muchl appreciated and well done.

Ralston Maloney
VPE Club 7902 - Chattanooga Chatters
Member Club 2976 - Monday Mumblers Chattanooga

These buttons are an amazing and transparent way to get more users printing out their evaluation forms. So many don't 'get' it that they need to be brought to the meeting; many evaluations have been done on blank paper and hopefully this will eliminate this. Thanks to all for this elegant solution.