To use Viewpoint Online a user must first Login.

 

 

1. Open the Viewpoint Online Login Screen

 

Open Internet Explorer and go to: https://www.vptol.co.uk. The Viewpoint Online Login Screen will load. Enter the login details in the boxes provided (Organisation, Login Id and Password) and click on the “Login” button.

 

 

Fig 1. The Viewpoint Online Login Screen

 

 


 

 

 

2. Create New Password

 

The first time you login you may be asked to create a new password for security reasons. Your new Password must be at least 6 characters and no more than 20 characters long. Even if you want to keep the same password, you must re-type it in the “Password” box and in the “Confirm” box. Click on the “Create” button to create your new password.

 

 

 

Fig 2. The Create New Password Screen

 

 

3. Select Questionnaire

 

If you login successfully, and there is only one questionnaire and it has not been started the questionnaire will start automatically. If there is only one questionnaire and it has been started or if there is more than one questionnaire available for completion you will see a list of questionnaires. If a questionnaire has not been started you will see a “Start” button, if the questionnaire has been started you will see a “Resume” button. In some cases you may see a “Restart” button if you are allowed to restart the questionnaire (see Fig 3).

 

Click on the “Start” button start the questionnaire or click on the “Resume” button to continue from where the questionnaire was left or click on the “Restart” button to restart the questionnaire.

 

 

Fig 3. The Questionnaire List Screen

 

 


 

 

4. Terms and Conditions

 

You will need to accept the terms and conditions before you are allowed to start answering the questionnaire. If you do not click on the “Accept” button then you will not be allowed to continue (see Fig 4).

 

 

Fig 4. The Terms and Conditions Screen

 

 


 

 

5. Create Profile

 

If the user was created without a profile, the “create Profile” screen will appear. You will need to fill in the profile details and click on the “Continue” button.

 

 

Fig 5. The “Create Profile” Screen

 

 


 

 

 

6. The Questionnaire

 

When you have logged into the questionnaire you will see a statement at the top of the screen telling you to click on the forward arrow to continue.

 

If there is no sound but the mouth of the assistant is moving, check the volume controls on the PC/laptop. If there is no sound and the mouth of the assistant is not moving either, then the Viewpoint Offline plug-ins (speech and Flash) may not have been installed.

 

Click on the next arrow at the bottom left of the screen to continue (circled in red in Fig 6).

 

 

Fig 6. The Questionnaire

 


 

 

 

7. The Control Panel

 

There are various buttons on the control Panel at the top right of the screen (see Fig 7). These buttons can only be clicked on if the button name is not greyed out. They are:

 

HelpShows you how to use Viewpoint Online.

 

Response – Shows you how to answer the current question.

 

More Info – Shows you more information about the current question.

 

Theme – Allows you to change the background theme.

 

Assistant – Allows you to change the assistant.

 

Game – At certain points in the questionnaire you will be able to play a game. You will see a statement saying you can play a game and the “Game” button will not be greyed out any more. Click on the “Game” button to play a game if you want to.

 

 

Fig 7. The Control Panel

 


 

 

 

8. The Questionnaire

 

When the young person finishes or logs out of the questionnaire, they may be able to view the questions and answers by clicking on “See your answers”, go back and choose another questionnaire to answer or continue the same questionnaire by clicking on “Start Questionnaire” or logout by clicking on “Logout” (see Fig 8).

 

Note: If you cannot see “See your answers” then you do not have the correct permissions to view your answers.

 

 

 

Fig 8. The Thank You Screen

 


 

 

 

If you click on “See your answers” you will see a report of your answers called an “Individual Report” (see Fig 9).

 

 

Fig 9. The Individual Report