Moodle 2.0

Configuring Your Site
Field
AJAX and
Javascript
Screen reader
City/town and
Select a country
Timezone
Preferred
language
Description
Notes
You should find out from your IT department if the users in your
organization have these enabled in their browsers.
For some functions, Moodle offers an interface that is more accessible for
sight-impaired users. If you are testing your site for a visually impaired
user, set this to Yes for one of your test accounts.
These fields are required. If you use names for your test accounts that
sound real, consider giving your test accounts a fictional city, like
"Testville". It might make it easier to find the test accounts later.
This determines what time is displayed to the user.
This determines what language Moodle uses for its interface. There is
a site-wide setting that allows or forbids users from selecting their own
language. If you plan to allow users to select their own language, their
selection will overwrite what you choose here.
Most sites allow users to enter their own Description in their user profile.
You can enter a starting description here.
8. The remainder of the user fields are self-explanatory. Usually, they are filled
out by the user.
9. In your word processor, take note of the user's username, password, and
email address. You'll need these later.
10. At the bottom of the page, click on the Update profile button. This saves
the profile.
11. Repeat this for each of your test users. When you finish, you will see them
listed under Settings | Site administration | Users | Accounts | Browse
list of users, as shown i the example below:
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