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.. _logging-on:
Logging on to a Sage Server and Creating a Worksheet
====================================================
This `Sage <http://www.sagemath.org>`_ worksheet is from a series of
tutorials developed for the MAA PREP Workshop "Sage: Using Open\-Source
Mathematics Software with Undergraduates" (funding provided by NSF DUE
0817071). It is licensed under the Creative Commons
Attribution\-ShareAlike 3.0 license (`CC BY\-SA
<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>`_).
This document describes how to get into a Sage worksheet in the first
place, including:
- :ref:`logging in <LogOn>` for the first time
- :ref:`editing a copy <LiveCopy>` of a worksheet someone sent you
- :ref:`making your own worksheet <FromScratch>` from scratch
If you already feel comfortable with this process, or at least
comfortable enough to see how to actually use Sage, the main content of
the tutorials begins with :doc:`the introductory tutorial
<Intro-Tutorial>`.
.. _LogOn:
Creating an Account
-------------------
When coming to a Sage server for the first time, it will look something
like this.
.. image:: media/SignIn.png
:align: center
You can create an account in two ways.
- Use an :ref:`OpenID <OpenID>` account to verify your account
- Create a login in the :ref:`standard way <Standard>` by creating a
username and password.
.. _OpenID:
OpenID
~~~~~~
With many public Sage servers, you can use an OpenID such as Google,
Yahoo!, and so forth to create an account.
.. image:: media/SignInOpenID.png
:align: center
To create an account, just make sure you are logged in with your
verification website, and then click the correct logo of the many on the
lower right. Then you should come to a page like this.
.. image:: media/OpenIDPage.png
:align: center
From there, you should be taken directly to your new notebook, ready to
make your :ref:`first worksheet <FromScratch>`.
.. _Standard:
Standard Account Creation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The normal way to create an account is quite straightforward as well.
.. image:: media/SignInNormal.png
:align: center
Just click on the relevant link, and you'll be taken to a page where you
create a new username and password.
.. image:: media/RegularSigninPage.png
:align: center
In this example, there is a "magic word"; there could be a different
security question as well. In that case, you'll have already been given
the information if you're authorized to be on that server.
In this scenario, you'll be taken back to the main login page, where
you'll need to put in your new login information.
.. image:: media/HaveSignin.png
:align: center
Then you'll be sent to a new notebook, ready to make your :ref:`first
worksheet <FromScratch>`.
Two Usage Scenarios
-------------------
There are two main scenarios when starting with Sage on a server.
- You are going to a Sage server, and just want to start trying some
mathematics. We cover this situation :ref:`first <FromScratch>`.
- Someone has given you a link to a published tutorial or other
worksheet (perhaps one similar to this!) and you would like to try out
the mathematics there, using your own editable copy of the worksheet.
We cover this less common situation :ref:`below <LiveCopy>`.
.. _FromScratch:
Starting a New Worksheet from Scratch
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sage on a server functions via individual documents called *worksheets*.
If you are sent to one and you want to make a :ref:`live copy
<LiveCopy>`, that is one thing, but usually you will start your Sage
session with just an empty notebook, with no worksheets yet in it.
.. image:: media/EmptyNotebook.png
:align: center
There are a few things you can do here, but usually you'll want to start
a new worksheet.
.. image:: media/EmptyNotebookGetNew.png
:align: center
Once you've done this, it should look something like this:
.. image:: media/NewWorksheet.png
:align: center
You can leave the name, or call it whatever you like. Then you should
see your first "cell", the rectangle in this picture.
.. image:: media/FirstCell.png
:align: center
But at this point you are ready to go on :ref:`evaluate Sage commands
<SageCommands>`!
.. _LiveCopy:
Getting a Live Copy of a Worksheet
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Occasionally, you'll get started with Sage by someone giving you a link
to a *published worksheet* that someone else has created. In order to
do math on it, you'll need your *own* copy of the worksheet on the
server.
If you are logged in and have your own copy, it should look like this at
the top:
.. image:: media/LiveWorksheet.png
:align: center
Except, of course, *your* username will appear! If you already have a
live copy, you're all set and should start trying it out, possibly
referring to the :doc:`first tutorial <Intro-Tutorial>` for tips.
More likely, you'll need to follow a few steps.
- Take another look at the top of the screen. Does it look like this?
.. image:: media/NotLoggedIn.png
:align: center
If you already have an account on the server, log in; otherwise, you
may want to review how to :ref:`get an account <LogOn>`.
- Once you have an account and are logged in, you'll need to go back to
your original link for the published worksheet. In either event, the
worksheet should now look like this.
.. image:: media/LoggedIn.png
:align: center
- Now just click 'Edit a copy' so that it looks like this!
.. image:: media/LiveWorksheet.png
:align: center
Now you're ready to learn how to actually :ref:`evaluate those Sage
commands <SageCommands>`! Good luck.
