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Browsers

• A browser is the program you're using to access the Internet from your computer (e.g., Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, Firefox, Flock).
• A modern browser is essential for good performance. Use the most current version and keep them updated regularly. Older versions of Internet Explorer are buggy and don't work very well.
• If you're having problems upgrade to the most current version or use another browser like Safari, Firefox or Flock.
• Flock is preferred as it's a browser designed for social networking and it has a sophisticated sidebar for tracking friends, accounts and rss feeds.

URL

• A URL is the address of the website you put into your browser

Macintosh or PC?

• Because the software is web-based it doesn't matter whether or not you're working from a Macintosh or a PC.

1. Enter your email address and password
2. Enter your birthday and type in the code, then push "Sign Up" button
3. Answer the profile questions once prompted
4. Now, you can proceed to create your "MyPage"

Beginner's Tip:

• Write down the email address and password you're using for each account in a secure location so you don't lose them.
• You may "Sign Up" for multiple accounts providing you have a unique email address for each.

Forgot Which Email You Used?

• Send the ORGANIZER a message and we can tell you which one you used.

Forgot Your Password?

• Go to "Sign In" at: http://community.rtangler.com/main/authorization/signIn?target=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.rtangler.com%2F
• Select "Forgot your password," enter your account email address:  xxxx@xxxx.com
  and "Reset Password."
• You will get an email with a link to reset your password.

1. Profile questions are the best way the COMMUNITY ORGANIZER and other members can get acquainted with you.
2. Answers to profile questions can be seen by anybody visiting your "MyPage."
3. Edit your "Profile" questions from your "MyPage" or within your "MySettings" at any time

Advanced Tips:

• For those members versed in html you can insert the code into a larger box in the profile (e.g., photo, live links, even embedded media)

Privacy Statement:

• This information is not used for any other purpose except networking and information resource sharing

1. Once logged in, go to "MySettings" in the top right corner and upload your personal/business photo logo or "Change Photo" on your "MyPage"
2. Change your email address and password here
3. Get or change the URL of your "MyPage" here
4. Get the URL to add photos or videos via mobile phone here
5. Change your privacy and email notification settings here
6. Edit your "Profile" questions here

Advanced Tip:

• You can change the theme of your "MyPage" in the upper left column by selecting "Change MyPhoto or Theme"

1. Each "MyPage" has multiple boxes with "Edit" in the top right corner of the middle and left columns on your "MyPage" to configure text, RSS feeds, music, photos and videos.
2. Each "MyPage" has one text box in the middle column with an "Edit" in the top right corner to place a title with text, and format the text bold (B), italic (I) or underline (U), create live links and upload graphics/photos with the toolbar.
3. We suggest creating a graphically pleasing personal, organizational or business profile in this text box as a way of introducing who you are and what you offer.
4. Select "Edit" in the top right corner, enter a title, enter text and format with bold (B), italic (I) or underline (U) from the toolbar.
5. Select any text you want to link or an email address, then push the toolbar "chain" to enter the URL and save.
6. Add and upload graphics/photos by inserting the cursor where you want it, then push the toolbar "picture" and upload.
7. If you can format text, upload photos and make a link live you'll have what it takes to create a beautiful profile in the simple wiki editor on your "MyPage."

• The text box supports a basic wiki (like word processing) editor and basic html (with invisible <p> tags).
• Remember to push the "Save" button after all changes, preview and adjust as needed
• There are no fees involved in setting up a profile page on the Ashland Resource Center

Advanced Tips:

• After uploading graphics/photos you can adjust the width and height proportionally (144, 288, 432 widths are good sizes)
• For example: If the uploaded graphic/photo is <width="566" height="418"> and you want to reduce it's size proportionately, then change the numbers to<width="288" height="209">

How do I embed audio or video?

• You can embed live audio or video media by cut, copying and pasting the embed (like in YouTube or Google), object or script code into the text box and enclosing in <p style=>[EMBED OBJECT HERE]</p> tags (exactly like graphics/photos).

How do I align a graphic or photo to the left, middle or right and wrap the text?

• Align a graphic/photo left, middle or right and wrap text by embedding in the <p style= tag either align="left" OR align="right" OR align="middle" after the alt="" container. 
• For example: <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.ashlandresourcecenter.com/profile/ORGANIZER"><img src="http://api.ning.com/files/7yakaAUCqXZ7Eot3NeJKEb3kOSkbNEbXgH-iAhXRt5aDPhqSgGEn4Tmn-N35Fr-yqeljIs2GUCnVLKg7Zct*thPvsHXXOLI9/deeppoolstillwater288.jpg" alt="" align="right" width="288" height="209"  /></a></p>

How can I make a graphic or photo a live link?

• Make a graphic or photo a live link by embedding an <a href=...</a> link in the <p style= tag
• Example: <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.ashlandresourcecenter.com/profile/ORGANIZER"><img src="http://api.ning.com/files/7yakaAUCqXZ7Eot3NeJKEb3kOSkbNEbXgH-iAhXRt5aDPhqSgGEn4Tmn-N35Fr-yqeljIs2GUCnVLKg7Zct*thPvsHXXOLI9/deeppoolstillwater288.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="288" height="209"  /></a></p>

Facebook/MySpace Tips:

• For Facebook/MySpace users with a bookmarklet installed on your browser, you can "Share to Facebook"  or "Add to MySpace" your "MyPage" and it will automatically post to your Facebook/MySpace profile page.

1. Either go to “Invite” tab menu or "Members" tab menu and "+Invite More People"
2. There are three ways to invite, one email at a time, by uploading emails addresses or address books.
3. Then you can select the emails you want to use and add a short messag.
4. Send an invitation and select from your friends only
5. Manage friends under "Members/My Friends"

1. Upload your lists from your Web Address Book: Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail or AOL
2. Uppload your lists from your Address Book Application: Microsoft Outlook, Apple Address Book, Excel or any .CSV format directly

1. For your first event posting go to the "Events" tab menu and select "+Add an Event"
2. If you already have events and want to edit them, go to "MyEvents" under the "Events" tab menu, select a title and "Edit Event"
3. You have the same wiki toolbar and edit ability for events as you do for any blog, text or comment box with some added features such as event image, type, start and end times, location, website, phone number and ORGANIZER
4. Events can be private (for your invited friends only) or public (for all members)
5. Enter an event name, upload event image, enter text and format with bold, italics and underlines from the wiki toolbar under description
6. Enter eventtype, start and end times, location, website, phone number and ORGANIZER
7. Select any live links or email addresses then push the toolbar "chain" to enter the URL
8. Add and upload graphics/photos by inserting the cursor, then push the "picture" on the toolbar, browser and upload

• You MUST upload an event image to be able to save your event. The image can be any size greater than 250 pixels wide and will automatically size itself. For Macintosh users you can use a "screen shot" or .png as well as a .jpg (and other formats too)
• You can manage your RSVP and guest list

• After uploading you can adjust the width and height proportionally (144, 288 and 432 widths are good sizes)
• You can also align the photo left, middle or right by adjusting the code in the <img src= "http://..."  alt="" align="right" width="288" height="?" /> container
• You can embed live audio and video media by cut, copying and pasting the embed, object or script code into the text box
• For more detail: "How do I create my initial profile in a text box? Align and wrap text? Embed audio or video? Make a graphic/photo a live link?" FAQ

• For Facebook users with a bookmarklet installed on your browser, you can "Share to Facebook" your events and it will automatically and seamlessly post to your Facebook profile page

1. For your first blog posting go to the "Blogs" tab menu and select "My Blog" and "+Add New Blog Post"
2. If you already have blogs and want to edit them, go to "Manage Blog" under "Admin Options", select a title and "Edit Post"
3. You have the same edit ability for blogs as you do for any other text or comment box with some added features such as tags, publishing date, privacy and comment moderation settings
4. For each posting, enter a title, enter text and format with bold, italics and underlines from the toolbar
5. Select any live links or email addresses then push the toolbar "chain" to enter the URL
6. Add and upload graphics or photos by inserting the cursor where you want it, then push the toolbar "picture" and upload (ARC standard size = 500 pixels width)

• You can either "Save as Draft" or "Publish"

• After uploading you can adjust the width and height proportionally (500, 288 or 144 widths are good sizes)
• If you do not use the standard size, you can also align the photo right, left or middle by adjusting the code in the <img src= "http://..." align="right" alt="" width="288" height="?" /> container
• You can embed live audio and video media by cut, copying and pasting the embed, object or script code into the text box
• Tagging is one of the most powerful features of blogging. This is how people will find you and your postings over the Internet

• Please respect the copyright holders for blog postings and articles by citing the author and source including a website link if possible. Thank you.

• For Facebook users with a bookmarklet installed on your browser, you can "Share to Facebook" your blogs and it will automatically and seamlessly post to your Facebook profile page

1. To add photos go to the "Photos" tab menu, select "MyPhotos" and "+Add Photo"
2. To Edit your photos go to "My Photos", select a photo and "Edit Photos"
3. Be patient for upload, then title group, tag photos or uploads, name each photo and upload
4. Each photo may be up to 10MB in size, but smaller photos will upload faster. We support photos in the .jpg, .gif and .png file formats
5. Then you can create and title a photo album from your photos
6. Then you can configure photos on your "MyPage" by selecting the "Edit" box and choosing from the options given

Beginner's Tips:

• Selected photos can be organized in folders on your desktop for ease of uploading
• Photos can be bulk uploaded or uploaded one-at-a-time

• Photos can be sized in Photoshop or another program to standard widths of 144, 288 and 432, 572 pixels before uploading

Copyright Notice:

• Please respect the copyright holders for photos by citing the photographer and source including a website link if possible

1. Photos can be configured for a slide show under “Edit Photos” under "My Page/My Photos"
2. Create, title and describe a photo album. Select photos from yours or everyones photos and drag into album and save
3. All photo albums are branded with the "Ashland Resource Center" and will direct people back to the network
4. In the alternative organize photos in Flickr and get an API key

Advanced Tips:

• You can embed any photo album and insert into any text box or html page.
• In the top right corner of each photo album you can access the "embed" code. Copy to clipboard and paste into any text box or html page.

Facebook Tips:

• For Facebook users, you can "+Add to Facebook" any photo album and it will automatically and seamlessly post to your Facebook profile page as a menu option
• In the alternartive your can "Share on Facebook" and it will automatically post to your Facebook profile page

1. To add videos go to the "Video" tab menu, select "MyVideo" and "+Add Video"
2. To Edit your videos go to "My Videos", select a video and "Edit Videos"
3. Videos can be uploaded (if original), embedded or linked to a URL from another source (e.g., YouTube or Google) 
4. Be patient for upload, then title group, tag group, name each photo and upload
5. Files must be 100MB or smaller. We support .mov, .mpg, .avi, .3gp and .wmv file formats
6. Then you can configure videos on your "MyPage" by selecting the "Edit" box and choosing from the options given

Advanced Tips:

• You can get the embed code for any video here, share via email or add to a favorites list
• You can add the embed code by copying and pasting to any text box or html page
• Remember to enclose the embed or object code with<p> tags
• You can align the video or object with align="right" or align="left"

• Please respect the copyright holders for videos by citing the producer and source including a website link if possible

Facebook Tips:

• For Facebook users, you can "+Add to Facebook" your video player and it will automatically and seamlessly post to your Facebook profile page as a menu option

Go to your "MyPage" music player +"Add Music" to upload your music

1. Select your music feature and upload mp3's directly

2. You can upload up to 100 MP3s! Each MP3 file may be up to 20MB in size, but smaller files will upload more quickly.

3. Give the song name, artist, album and upload artwork if any
4. To protect the copyright holder please uncheck the box "Enable download link" (unless this is your original copyrighted material)
5. Please only upload songs if you have permission to do so from the artist or copyright holder.
6. Under "More" please add the artist website link and select "All Rights Reserved" for the copyright
7. Then you can configure music on your "MyPage" by selecting the "Edit" box and choosing from the options given

Advanced Tips:

• To convert audio CD's into mp3 format the easiest way is to import your music into iTunes or a comparable program.
• Before importing go into the iTunes preferences and change the "Import Settings" to mp3 encoder.
• Then import the CD and it'll be part of your iTunes library.
• To upload a song just drag one from the iTunes window to your desktop and upload

Copyright Notice:

• Please respect the copyright holders for music and audios by citing the author and source including a website link as instructed above

Facebook Tips:

• For Facebook users, you can "+Add to Facebook" your music player and it will automatically and seamlessly post to your Facebook profile page as a menu option

• Go to "Forum" tab menu and join whatever "Discussion/Forum" are of interest to you
• You may facilitate and "+Add a Discussion" to the network
• Discussions/Forums are also connected to groups and events
• You may participate in "Groups/My Groups,""Join a Group" and join a "Discussion/Forum" for that group or "Comment"
• You may participate in "Events/My Events" and "Comment"

1. For posting on Facebook or MySpace "Profile" page, go to any web page and click either the "Share on Facebook" bookmarklet, or "Add to MySpace" bookmarklet from your browser toolbar. This will post with photo icon (if available) on your Profile page.
2. In the pop-up window, follow instructions, select a photo icon and "Send a Message" or "Post"
3. Post all blogs or individual blog under the "Blogs" menu tab, then "Post"
4. Post all or individual photo albums under the "Photos" menu tab, then "Post" for Facebook only
5. Select "Embed Code" or URL and post photo albums or videos directly into Facebook or MySpace.
6. For Facebook "Groups" you can post by entering the URL of any web page and follow the same steps as above.

Beginners Tips:

• On Facebook find the "Share on Facebook" bookmarklet at: http://www.facebook.com/share_options.php 
• On MySpace find the "Add to MySpace" bookmarklet at: http://www.mitchelaneous.com/2008/03/13/add-to-myspace-bookmarklet
• For social bookmarking on Delicious find the "Bookmark on Delicious" and "MyDelicious" bookmarklet at: http://delicious.com/help/bookmarklets
• These are the shortcuts for posting to Facebook/MySpace, or bookmarking any URL on Delicious

Caveat:

•  There's a Facebook limit on certain activities such as posting on walls (@40 in two hours) within a certain time frame. If you exceed certain limits they might block or cancel your account.