{"id":185,"date":"2013-10-26T09:09:44","date_gmt":"2013-10-26T14:09:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-10-20T18:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:36:25","slug":"new-ward-book-instructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/class\/usma1964\/index.php\/2013\/10\/26\/new-ward-book-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ward Book Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\">\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">January 15, 2014 <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,Calibri\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,Calibri\">1 <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\">v.5a Class of 1964 50<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\">th <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\">Reunion Ward Book <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\"><\/p>\n<p>\nInstructions to complete Individual Page\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\nWe are using the on-line Ward Book located on the www.west-point.org site as the place to update your Ward Book entry for the 50<span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">th <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Reunion. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">th <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Reunion. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">Mission<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">: <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n&#61623; <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Complete your page in detail. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Complete your page in detail. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n&#61623; <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Follow instructions below. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Follow instructions below. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n&#61623; <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Be as voluminous as you can &ndash; e.g. upload 10 pics and lots of history\/stories\/anecdotes. Note: This requires all &quot;new entries&quot;. The 2010 Directory is in paper only. Do not enter &quot;same as last time or no change&quot; on this version. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Be as voluminous as you can &ndash; e.g. upload 10 pics and lots of history\/stories\/anecdotes. Note: This requires all &quot;new entries&quot;. The 2010 Directory is in paper only. Do not enter &quot;same as last time or no change&quot; on this version. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n&#61623; <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Refer to the 2010 Directory to refresh your memory\/facts. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Refer to the 2010 Directory to refresh your memory\/facts. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n&#61623; <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Have Fun. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Have Fun. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">Notes<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">: <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n&#61623; <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Westpoint.org is using our Ward Book for all classes to record &quot;living history&quot;. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Westpoint.org is using our Ward Book for all classes to record &quot;living history&quot;. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n&#61623; <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Class of 1967 completed the &quot;ward book-living history&quot; for their last reunion. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Class of 1967 completed the &quot;ward book-living history&quot; for their last reunion. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">Instructions to complete your individual page on line<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">: <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n1. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">To use the online book, you need to have a current userid and password. The userid is in the form of wp plus your Cullum number (for example wp25183). <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">To use the online book, you need to have a current userid and password. The userid is in the form of wp plus your Cullum number (for example wp25183). <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n2. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">If you forgot your password, access the home page at www.west-point.org and click on the &quot;Forgot Password&quot; link on the right of the screen for directions. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">If you forgot your password, access the home page at www.west-point.org and click on the &quot;Forgot Password&quot; link on the right of the screen for directions. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n3. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">If the system does not accept your userid (unlikely event), click on the &quot;Activate My Account&quot; link on the right of the screen for directions. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">If the system does not accept your userid (unlikely event), click on the &quot;Activate My Account&quot; link on the right of the screen for directions. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n4. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">With your userid\/password at hand, go to the home page at www.west-point.org and click on the &quot;Ward Book&quot; button on the right of the screen. This will take you to the Start Page of the Ward Book. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\">Highly recommend you print this page for reference while you are updating your information. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Log in to this &quot;Graduates Only&quot; section by clicking the &quot;LOG IN&quot; button on the left of the screen. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">With your userid\/password at hand, go to the home page at www.west-point.org and click on the &quot;Ward Book&quot; button on the right of the screen. This will take you to the Start Page of the Ward Book. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman\">Highly recommend you print this page for reference while you are updating your information. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Log in to this &quot;Graduates Only&quot; section by clicking the &quot;LOG IN&quot; button on the left of the screen. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n5. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Log In with your ID and Password. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Log In with your ID and Password. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n6. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">On the Start Page, scroll down to the numeric list of classes and click on 1964. This will take you to links to our class list. Navigate to your name and click on it. This will take you to your personal entry. Review your page. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">On the Start Page, scroll down to the numeric list of classes and click on 1964. This will take you to links to our class list. Navigate to your name and click on it. This will take you to your personal entry. Review your page. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n7. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">To edit your page, click on the &quot;Edit&quot; button at the top of the screen. This will lead to a series of inputs organized by Family, Career, and Essays (histories and war stories.) You can navigate through the various inputs either by working your way down the input screens or by jumping to different inputs by clicking on items on the list located to the left of the screen. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">To edit your page, click on the &quot;Edit&quot; button at the top of the screen. This will lead to a series of inputs organized by Family, Career, and Essays (histories and war stories.) You can navigate through the various inputs either by working your way down the input screens or by jumping to different inputs by clicking on items on the list located to the left of the screen. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,Calibri\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,Calibri\"><\/p>\n<p>\n2\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n&#12288;\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n8. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">On this page, scroll down to the Basic Personal Information section. This section is self explanatory. Note that you need to decide what groups can access your data. At a minimum you need to choose at least &quot;My Class&quot;. We are requesting that you choose &quot;Public&quot; so that your narrative information will be viewable by all readers, but your personal contact information will remain hidden. By making it &quot;Public&quot; you are enabling the widows, next of kin, and honorary members of the class of &rsquo;64 to read your Ward Book entry. If you would like to see what a Public page looks like go the the Ward book without logging on and take a look at Gary Cecchine&rsquo;s or Mike Harlan&rsquo;s page. They are coded &quot;Public.&quot; If you are not comfortable with making the entries public at this time, choose a more restrictive category, and we can work out the issues later. When you are done with this entry click on &quot;Commit Changes&quot;. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">On this page, scroll down to the Basic Personal Information section. This section is self explanatory. Note that you need to decide what groups can access your data. At a minimum you need to choose at least &quot;My Class&quot;. We are requesting that you choose &quot;Public&quot; so that your narrative information will be viewable by all readers, but your personal contact information will remain hidden. By making it &quot;Public&quot; you are enabling the widows, next of kin, and honorary members of the class of &rsquo;64 to read your Ward Book entry. If you would like to see what a Public page looks like go the the Ward book without logging on and take a look at Gary Cecchine&rsquo;s or Mike Harlan&rsquo;s page. They are coded &quot;Public.&quot; If you are not comfortable with making the entries public at this time, choose a more restrictive category, and we can work out the issues later. When you are done with this entry click on &quot;Commit Changes&quot;. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">9. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">As you work your way through the database, you will be able to create a new entry by clicking on the &quot;Create New Entry&quot; button. To edit or delete existing database entries, click on the corresponding &quot;Edit&quot; or &quot;Delete&quot; button. If you are not familiar with entering text in html, print the instruction sheet to use for your reference while entering your data. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">When you get to updating your &quot;Remarks\/History&quot; try to click the &quot;Commit Changes&quot; button after the first couple of sentences so you can check that the entries you&rsquo;ve made are being saved. Then go to &#39;Edit&quot; again to continue. If you are making a long entry, it&rsquo;s a good idea to periodically &quot;Submit&quot; or &quot;Commit Changes&quot; to your entry, then click on &quot;View Info&quot; to see what it looks like. This is the same as &quot;Saving&quot; your document and will keep you from losing everything if something goes wrong during the process. Then click on &quot;Edit Info&quot; to continue. You will probably see 3 entries for the 2003 Ward Book Essay History item. We have no idea why there are 3 identical entries. You can delete 2 of them and then enter your new entry. By leaving the older entry readers will be able to read what was entered for 2003. By creating a new entry each time you add something new, the history of each one will remain on your web page. [If you have a problem entering info in the History section, and you are using Windows 8, check to be sure you are using the Compatibility Mode by switching it off and back on.] <\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">As you work your way through the database, you will be able to create a new entry by clicking on the &quot;Create New Entry&quot; button. To edit or delete existing database entries, click on the corresponding &quot;Edit&quot; or &quot;Delete&quot; button. If you are not familiar with entering text in html, print the instruction sheet to use for your reference while entering your data. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">When you get to updating your &quot;Remarks\/History&quot; try to click the &quot;Commit Changes&quot; button after the first couple of sentences so you can check that the entries you&rsquo;ve made are being saved. Then go to &#39;Edit&quot; again to continue. If you are making a long entry, it&rsquo;s a good idea to periodically &quot;Submit&quot; or &quot;Commit Changes&quot; to your entry, then click on &quot;View Info&quot; to see what it looks like. This is the same as &quot;Saving&quot; your document and will keep you from losing everything if something goes wrong during the process. Then click on &quot;Edit Info&quot; to continue. You will probably see 3 entries for the 2003 Ward Book Essay History item. We have no idea why there are 3 identical entries. You can delete 2 of them and then enter your new entry. By leaving the older entry readers will be able to read what was entered for 2003. By creating a new entry each time you add something new, the history of each one will remain on your web page. [If you have a problem entering info in the History section, and you are using Windows 8, check to be sure you are using the Compatibility Mode by switching it off and back on.] <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n10. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">NOTE: Each change is made through an iterative process. For example, if you want to add two medals to your list, you first click on &quot;Recognitions&quot; button in the list at the left, make your single &quot;Create New Entry&quot;, and click on &quot;Commit Change&quot; for the first medal. To add a second medal, click of the &quot;Recognitions&quot; button, make the &quot;Create New Entry&quot; button, add information and click on &quot;Commit\/Change&quot;. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">NOTE: Each change is made through an iterative process. For example, if you want to add two medals to your list, you first click on &quot;Recognitions&quot; button in the list at the left, make your single &quot;Create New Entry&quot;, and click on &quot;Commit Change&quot; for the first medal. To add a second medal, click of the &quot;Recognitions&quot; button, make the &quot;Create New Entry&quot; button, add information and click on &quot;Commit\/Change&quot;. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n11. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">At any point in the process you can view your pages by clicking on the &quot;View Info&quot; button. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">At any point in the process you can view your pages by clicking on the &quot;View Info&quot; button. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n12. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">If you have any problems with the entry and editing processes, please contact your Company Rep for help. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">If you have any problems with the entry and editing processes, please contact your Company Rep for help. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\nJanuary 15, 2014\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,Calibri\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,Calibri\"><\/p>\n<p>\n3\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n&#12288;\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/p>\n<p>\n13. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">If your Company Rep is unable to provide the assistance you need, contact us [ Mike Harlan meh1964@gmail.com or Gary Cecchine gacecchine@mac.com ]. We are committed to helping you with the Ward Book for the 50<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">th <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Reunion edition, and for as long as we are physically and mentally able to after that. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">If your Company Rep is unable to provide the assistance you need, contact us [ Mike Harlan meh1964@gmail.com or Gary Cecchine gacecchine@mac.com ]. We are committed to helping you with the Ward Book for the 50<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">th <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Reunion edition, and for as long as we are physically and mentally able to after that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; January 15, 2014 1 v.5a Class of 1964 50th Reunion Ward Book Instructions to complete Individual Page We are using the on-line Ward Book located on the www.west-point.org site as the place to update your Ward Book entry for the 50th Reunion. th Reunion. Mission: : &#61623; Complete your page in detail. 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