Symbols turn red if a new piece of content has been added. Clicking on a symbol takes you to the relevant feature of the learning environment. In the Courses area, the following symbols are in use:
Symbol | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|
 |  | If the discussion forum symbol is red, there's a new post in the discussion forum of the course. If the symbol is grey, you have seen all forum posts in that area. |
 |  | The course participant list symbol turns red if new people have registered for the course. |
 |  | The announcements symbol turns red to indicate that there are unread announcements in that course. |
 |  | The schedule symbol is red if new classes / events have been added to a course's schedule. |
 |  | The documents symbol turns red when new files have been added to a course. |
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| The video symbol turns red when there are new videos in a course. |
 |  | The survey symbol turns red when there are new survey in a course. |
 | The information symbol opens a window listing basic course information. | |
 | This symbol indicates that a link has been added to the course. | |
 | This symbol indicates new contributions on a cours's noticeboard / blubberstream. | |
 | This symbol relates to an evaluation / assessment taking place in that course. | |
 | This symbol takes you to the wiki-area of a course. | |
 |  | Click on this icon to de-register from a course. If the red X is showing inside the icon, de-registering is not possible for you at this time. |
 | This icon is only visible to staff responsible for teaching or managing the course in Stud.IP. Clicking on it will take you to the course management area. | |
 | The edit symbol indicates that you can make changes to a setting / piece of content. | |
 | The delete symbol. | |
 | This symbol brings you to the tab "Zoom" of an event. Here you can see if video conferences were created via Zoom which you can attend directly via Stud.IP. | |
The Messages area of Stud.IP uses the following icons:
| Symbol | Explanation |
|---|---|
 | The Delete symbol. |
 | The Compose symbol lets you start a new message.. |
 | The Mark all as read symbol lets you change the status of all messages to "read". |
In the Community area, you'll come across the following icons:
| Symbole | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|
 | Click on the pinboard symbol to write a new notice. If you click on this icon on a person's profile, that person will be tagged in your notice. | |
 | Click on the message symbol on someone's profile to send them a message within Stud.IP. | |
 |  | The "add contact" and "remove contact" symbols. |
In the Planner area, you will encounter the following icons:
| Symbol | Explanation |
|---|---|
 | Add a new entry to your timetable / planner. |
 | Display a printer friendly version of the planner. |
 | Change the display settings. |
 | Show hidden courses (if you have previously hidden courses from your planner). |
If you encounter an icon not listed on this page, the Stud.IP product documentation wiki includes a comprehensive list of icons in Stud.IP (in German only).
