Platform for Iterative Student Authorship

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*** Question: Why does my file look like gobbledygook? Answer: You are likely looking at the raw text of the encrypted .pisa file. Be sure to use the 'Save' and 'Open' buttons above. You must use this website to view or edit your file. *** Question: I am writing an essay, how do I save my revision history? Answer: A revision is automatically saved once per minute as you write your essay. The revisions will be stored within the .pisa file which is downloaded when you click the 'Save' button. To view revisions, upload a .pisa file which was previously saved from this website using the 'Open' button. Then, if you click the 'History' button, the revision history will appear in this output panel. *** Question: Can I play back the revision history of a file? Answer: Yes. Use the arrow buttons on either side of the 'History' button to step through the file's revisions one at a time. *** Question: Can I change the size of the essay editor and/or the output panel? Answer: Yes, click and drag on the bottom right corner of the editor or output panel. If you want to make the output panel larger, you may first have to make the essay editor smaller. *** Question: I added more text, how do I see the updated word count? Answer: Click the 'Word Count' button again. *** Question: How do I export to a pdf, word document, or other document format? Answer: Sorry, this not currently possible. *** Question: I am trying to load a file, but I do not see it in my computer's directory when I click the 'open' button. Why can't I find my file? Answer: The site can only open files that were created and downloaded from this website. Make sure the file you are trying to open has the .pisa file extension. On some computers or browsers, downloaded files may appear with an extra extension, such as .pisa.txt. If this happens, rename the file by removing the .txt so that the file name ends in .pisa, then try opening it again. *** Question: How can I view my copy/paste history and keyboard entropy for a file? Answer: For a file which had been uploaded to this site, you can view this information via Ctrl+Shift+/.

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