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=== Using the Winlink Check-in Form to Report a Roster to the Portland EOC ===
Winlink Express includes a template called Winlink Check In.  This is a very general form that allows operators to use Winlink to check in during a drill, exercise, or deployment.  We sometimes ask subnet control operators to use this form to report the roster of NET teams that have checked into their regional subnet
* Create a new message
* Click on Select a Template.
* Click on the + next to Standard Templates.
* Click on the + next to General Forms.
* Click on Winlink Check-In.txt.
* Click on Select.
* This should open your web browser and display a form.
* Fill in the form.
* When you get to the Comment field
** Enter the tactical call sign of the first station that checked in.
** Enter the name of the team represented by the tactical call sign.
** Press Enter to start a new line
** Repeat the above steps for each of the other stations that have checked into your subnet.
* Click on Submit at the bottom.
* Click on OK. (You may want to close the browser tab that you just used for the template.)
* Navigate back to Winlink.
* You should see the content of the form reformatted in the body of your message.
* Fill out the To field with the call sign of the station that should receive the message: W7ECC
* See [[Winlink Procedures for Subnet Controllers#Preparing Your Winlink Traffic for the Portland EOC|Preparing Your Winlink Traffic for the EOC.]]
* See [[Winlink Procedures for Subnet Controllers#Transmitting and Receiving Traffic Using a Gateway|Transmitting and Receiving Traffic Using a Gateway]]
=== Handling Winlink Formal Traffic from EOC ===
=== Handling Winlink Formal Traffic from EOC ===
During an exercise or deployment you may receive formal messages from EOC in the form of Winlink messages with attached ICS 213s.  Normally, Winlink will automatically open a web browser window or tab to display the message in a format that looks much like a printed ICS 213.  If it doesn’t and you receive a message that has a subject starting with “213-”, you should also see a paperclip icon  in the left-most field of the summary line in your Inbox.  If you click on the paperclip icon, Winlink should open the message in a browser window.  When you are ready to enter a reply to the message, you should use the steps described in Instructions for sending a REPLY to a ICS213.  Note, however, you should not have more than one reply open at once as it's easy to confuse Winlink about which message is being replied to and it may lose a reply if you have more than one open at a time.
During an exercise or deployment you may receive formal messages from EOC in the form of Winlink messages with attached ICS 213s.  Normally, Winlink will automatically open a web browser window or tab to display the message in a format that looks much like a printed ICS 213.  If it doesn’t and you receive a message that has a subject starting with “213-”, you should also see a paperclip icon  in the left-most field of the summary line in your Inbox.  If you click on the paperclip icon, Winlink should open the message in a browser window.  When you are ready to enter a reply to the message, you should use the steps described in Instructions for sending a REPLY to a ICS213.  Note, however, you should not have more than one reply open at once as it's easy to confuse Winlink about which message is being replied to and it may lose a reply if you have more than one open at a time.
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