Section 1. Accessing the data entry page
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• When I go to the login page, I get a message saying "WARNING: YOU MUST ENABLE JAVASCRIPT TO USE THE DATA ENTRY PAGE. What does it mean and what should I do?
• When I go to the login page, I get a message saying "WARNING: YOU MUST ALLOW COOKIES TO USE THE DATA ENTRY PAGE. What does it mean and what should I do?
• What web browser should I use?
• Where can I get my atlasser number?
• I tried to login for the first time, and I am asked for a password. How do I know what it is?
• I have my atlasser number and I tried using my postal code as a password, but the login still fails.
• I forgot my password. How can I recover it?
• Can I store my login information so that I don't have to provide it each time I want to enter/review data?
• How can I be sure that cookies are enabled on my computer?
• I click on many links or buttons and nothing happens. What's going on?
• The page does not fit into my screen and I have to scroll from left to right to view the rest of the page. How can I change this?

Section 2. Personal information
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• How can I change my contact information or my password?
• I do not want to receive the newsletter by email. Why is it important to provide my email address anyway?
• How are you going to use my personal information?
• On the personal information review page, there are 3 drop down lists: status, assistants and squares. What are they?
• I have changed my list of squares or assistants, but the new ones don't appear in the drop-down lists on the review page.

Section 3. Before you start entering data
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• I try clicking on one of the forms to enter data, but I am being told that I must select a square first. Why and how?
• Can I enter data for a square, even if I have not been assigned to it?
• I did some observations away from my region. How can I find out what square number these were in?
• I have defined my square, but it still doesn't show in the drop-down list on the first page.
• If I enter my data online, should I also send the paper forms to the Regional Coordinator?
• What else should I know about data entry?
• If I send my data using paper forms, will they also be available for reviewing online?
• When I try printing the page, I cannot see the right hand-side of it.

Section 4. Error messages
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• What are the different types of errors and what do they mean?
• "Your session has expired or has been closed. You need to log in again"
• "Sorry! You have exceeded the number of failed login attempts. You will be able to try again in 30 minutes."
• "The page requested does not exist"
• "Objects are not loaded in memory"
• "No user information was found"
• "You cannot edit this form because it is being "locked" by another user"
• "Sorry! Data Entry has been temporarily disabled by one of the administrators of this site."
• "The login has just been disabled by an administrator. Your current session will be terminated within 30 minutes."

Section 5. Entering data
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• I have entered data, but when I returned to the page, it was not there anymore. What happened?
• What is the Reset button and what does it do? I click on it and nothing seems to happen.
• I cannot find a species that I have observed on the list that is displayed. Where is it?
• I accidentally entered data under the wrong square number, but I cannot change the number on the form! Do I have to start all over again?
• When I use Internet Explorer, there is a long delay when I try to move among the fields within the form.
• I can now see online the data that I have submitted on paper, but there are some errors. How can I correct them?
• I have submitted data on paper forms, but I don't see it online. What happened?
• There are now several entries for the same person(s) in my list of assistants. How can I fix this?

Section 6. Breeding Evidence Form
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• What is the list of assistants and can I modify it or add a new person?

  Before you can enter the name of a person that helped you in the field, you must add it to your list of assistants first. To do that, click on Add/Change observers and make the changes you need. When you go back to the breeding evidence form, you can simply click the name of the people who were assisting you in that particular square and year.

• I try to enter a visit number, but I get a message saying that it is not a valid number. What does that mean?

  On the species page, you can only enter visit numbers that have been defined on the Visits page (you must provide a month as a minimum for a visit to be valid, but the information on the effort is also most valuable). This means that you should always complete the effort section of the form, before entering the species data. If you are only reporting a casual observation, use 0 as your visit number.

• I am upgrading the breeding status of a species that I have reported previously. Should I also change the visit number?

  No. The visit number should always refer to the FIRST atlassing visit on which you noted that species in your square. This is important so that we can estimate how much time it takes, on average, to find each species, and what proportion of species are likely to be recorded with various amounts of effort. Refer to your participant manual for more on this.

• On the species pages, I enter a visit number, but it is not saved when I save the data. Why is that?

  The most likely answer is that you did not provide a Breeding Evidence code for that species. Only records that have a BE code will be saved when you submit your data.

• On the species page, why are some species displayed in a different color or with a symbol?

  When you enter data for a given species, the program will check to determine whether this is a species for which you should provide additional information. This includes rare species at the Maritimes level († or ¤), rare species at the regional level (‡) as determined by the Regional Coordinator, colonial species (§) and species for which you reported finding a nest. Color comments may also indicate that a species was found during at least one point count, but that you haven't provided a breeding evidence for it.

• What should I do if I have read through the instructions, and the FAQs and I still need help entering my data?

  Contact the Atlas Office at Tel: 1-866-528-5275 or email: atlasmaritimes@gmail.com

Section 7. Point Count Form
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• Why can I only select the months from May to July?
• Why do I get a warning when I try entering the time of the point count.
• I have moved the location of one of my designated point counts, but I cannot enter both the point number and the new coordinates. Why is that?
• In the "Coordinates" box, what does "GPS, Map and Web" mean?
• How can I find the coordinates of my point count?
• What does NAD83 and NAD27 mean?
• Where can I find the habitat codes?
• If I know my habitat codes, can I enter them directly on the point count form?
• Why are some species displayed with color comments?
• How can I enter a species that is not listed on the form?
• Can I use the list of additional species to enter all my records?

Section 8. Rare/Colonial Bird Form
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• I can see the Rare/Colonial Bird Form that I submitted on paper, with the site information, but the Site and Species Description sections are all blank.