To log in to ILIAS, go to ilias.unibe.ch.

In your user account settings, you can set your time zone, date format, etc. Particularly relevant are the language and personal start page settings.

Under «Profile and Privacy» you can find your ILIAS user name and add additional personal information to your name and email address, which cannot be changed. It is also recommended to publish your profile, so that others (e.g. course members) can see your information and contact details in a course members gallery.

There are three options for general navigation that you can use to move around in ILIAS: the repository, the tree view and the breadcrumb. Furthermore, you can find content using the search function. In addition, you have various options for individualized quick access available in your «Workspace» (see 3. The ILIAS workspace - More efficient navigation).

In the workspace, various options are available for individualized quick access to your ILIAS content. These are the sections «Current Semester», «My Courses and Groups», «Last Visited» and «Favourites». The workspace also includes your calendar and your portfolios (see Item descriptions: Other features), each of which is described in separate manuals. You can define some of these views as your start page (see 1.2 User account settings).

The «Current Semester» lists all courses you are registered for in the ongoing and following semester as well as in the three previous semesters. Only courses whose title includes the respective semester are listed, which is the case for most but not all courses (see Manual: Course).

The submenu item «My Courses and Groups» lists all courses and groups you are a member, tutor, or administrator of. Here, you can also unsubscribe from courses and groups (if allowed). Unsubscribing for students is only possible if the unsubscribe date has not expired and they have permission to «Unsubscribe». Unsubscribing for administrators is only possible if there is at least one other administrator in the group or course.

If a course or group is not listed here, you are not a member. You can find out how to join a course in the Manual: Course.

The «Last Visited» submenu item allows you to revisit recently visited pages or items.

You can add (almost) any ILIAS item to your «Favourites» to create a custom quick access list. You will find direct links to the items (groups, courses, exercises, etc.) that you have placed on this list. Adding an item to your favourites will not work if the administrator has disabled this option for the item.

As an ILIAS user, you have access to ILIAS' internal mailing system. This allows you to receive emails within ILIAS and send them to other users, e.g., course participants or group members. However, emails can also be sent to external email addresses such as muster@gmx.net.

Please note that messages you receive in your ILIAS mailbox are also forwarded to your university email address by default. If mail forwarding to your email address is not working, you need to unblock the ILIAS sender in your Outlook. Emails sent directly to your university email address will, in turn, not appear in your ILIAS inbox.

The following pages will give you an impression of all ILIAS items and how they can be used: