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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ clone a copy of the course repository at
 Use Netbeans to upload/update your homework assignments as follows:
 
 1. *context menu:* **Git > Remote > Pull from Upstream** to first always ensure you update your repository
-1. Did you perform step one and pull git to refresh you local version?!
+1. *Making sure:* Did you perform step one and pull git to refresh your local version?!
 1. Select file of interest in Netbeans tab for Files
 1. *context menu:* **Refactor/Rename** and take spaces out of file name (gets wacky on various operating systems, email etc.)
 1. Ensure Java classes and source files start with your last name
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ Use Netbeans to upload/update your homework assignments as follows:
 
 All MV3500 cohorts have source code collected under a common Netbeans project.
 
-1. You can look at earlier cohort submissions, for example [deliverables / src / MV3500Cohort2018JanuaryMarch](src/MV3500Cohort2018JanuaryMarch)
-2. Find your current cohort src subdirectories, for example [deliverables / src / MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember](src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember)
-3. Locate the correct subdirectory (for example **homework1**) to put your files.
+1. Find your current cohort src subdirectories, for example [deliverables / src / MV3500Cohort2019JulySeptember](src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember)
+2. You can look at earlier cohort submissions, for example 
+    1. [deliverables / src / MV3500Cohort2018JanuaryMarch](src/MV3500Cohort2018JanuaryMarch)
+    2. [deliverables / src / MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember](src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember)
+3. Locate the correct subdirectory (for example [**homework1**](src/MV3500Cohort2019JulySeptember/homework1)) to put your files.
 4. Name all of your files starting with your last name, e.g. **LastnameProgram.java** **LastnameScreenshot.png** etc.
 5. Be sure that names match for **LastnameProgram.java** and the class name, i.e. **public class LastnameJava**
 6. Be sure to start each .java source file with correct package name, for example:
-   a. package MV3500Cohort2019JulySeptember.homework1;
+   1. package MV3500Cohort2019JulySeptember.homework1;
 7. The Run and Debug context menus should be available for you to test your .java source.
 8. Be sure to Commit (with description) and Push Upstream, as discussed above.