How to Use This Site

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  Everything You Need to Know....

       Ther is no charge for using the site.  Should the administrator be unable to support the site in the future and an alternative classmate does not assume tht responsibility, the site will continue with the addition of advertising. 

(Yes, there will be a reasonable cost for the Reunion)

First and foremost--we recommend that you PRINT this page and save it in case you need to reference it at some point in the future.  It is really long, but we hope it answers all your questions.  The site administrator is available anytime, if you have any questions or comments regarding this site or any function related to it.  If something stops working, please click CONTACT US at the top and let us know.  You will receive a real reply, not just an automated message.

Welcome Harding Classmates! Thanks for coming by! If this is your first visit, read this page to see how to get started. Make your profile on your own web page and personalize it by adding pictures, You Tube Videos, and Playlists. Discover how to do it all right on this page! Share your page with your classmates. 

GET STARTED: Look to the upper left of the page and find "Classmate PROFILES." Click on it and find your name there. Click on your name and it will take you to a page that says "Join Here." Then "Click here now" and follow the instructions of adding your email and password so you can interact with your classmates. You don't have to finish it all at once. Come back whenever you want to add to or update your information, or add more photos. You can print out this page by choosing "File" from the top menu bar of your Internet connection. A "drop down" list will appear, and click on "Print" OR hold down the CONTROL key and click the letter key "p" and the print box will appear.

IMPORTANT: Please add (or allow) the following email address to your "Safe Senders" list so that your spam blocker will allow emails through from the classmates: 
noreply@classcreator.net.

PRIVACY: All contact information you enter into your profile will be kept confidential. It will not be shared or distributed. Your contact information is private: your address and phone number can't be seen by classmates unless you grant permission on your profile. When someone clicks on your name, all they will see of your contact information is your city and state and whatever information about yourself you choose to put on your profile page. Your email address is not viewable, though an email can be sent to you using the contact box at the bottom of your web page. However, if you send a message to someone through their profile, they will see your email address so they can respond.

PASSWORD PROTECT: If you choose, you can Password Protect your personal profile to block the general public and search engines from accessing your web page. When you Password Protect, only logged in classmates can see your profile. Just click in the box at the bottom of your profile page when you are in edit mode.  Be sure to read what each of the three boxes provide at the bottom of your Profile Page.  You are in complete control of what others can and cannot see.  PLEASE do not delete or leave blank your address, e-mail address or phone number or you will never hear what is happening regarding Reunion notices or other important information.  PLEASE KEEP YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS CURRENT AT ALL TIMES.

FORGOTTEN PASSWORD: If you forget your password, click on the "Forgot Password?" retrieval feature under the login feature, and it will be automatically emailed to you. 

REMEMBER ME: If you click "Remember Me" when you log in, you will not need to log in next time you go to the site. (Don't log out - just close the window.) You can log in from computers other than your home computer but you will need to enter your password. 

CHANGE OF EMAIL OR SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS: Please change your contact information when you get a new ISP or move ... we don't want to lose you. We keep our Class List current by downloading your contact information from this website. 

SEND AN EMAIL TO A CLASSMATE: To email a classmate, begin by clicking on
Classmate Profiles in the left navigation menu. A list of all classmates will come up. 1) Click on the name of the person you wish to email and that person's profile will appear. 2) Go to the bottom of the page where you will find a box titled SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE TO (your classmate's name will be filled in as well as your name in the FROM box). 3) Type a topic in the SUBJECT box. 4) Type your message in the large box. 5) Click on SEND MESSAGE to get your email on its way. Remember: your message can be read only by the classmate you send it to, like any other email.  Not even the Site Administrator's can view your messages.

SUBSCRIBE: Keep up to date by "subscribing" to other classmate profiles, and you will receive an email when they update their pages. You will find this feature in the left navigation function under "MEMBER FUNCTIONS." It is called "
"Profile Subscriptions,"."

HOME PAGE: This is where the main information and announcements are made.  So you may wish to check in and see if there is something new that might be of interest to you.  Please participate.

QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, COMMENTS?: Just click on the "Contact Us" button and we'll zip a reply back to you. 

Check Messages: In the left navigation panel under the header "MESSAGE CENTER" click on "Check Messages." This will take you to a page that lists all the emails you have received (IN BOX) and all you have sent (OUT BOX). Your messages will remain there until you delete them. A Key at the top of both the IN BOX and OUT BOX shows symbols representing the status of an email. Each email shows:
     
     A box to check
     Its status
     Who sent it to you (IN BOX) or who you sent it to (OUT BOX)
     Subject and date of email
     A red "X"

In both the IN BOX and OUT BOX settings, clicking on sender's name brings up that person's profile page, and clicking on the subject brings up the actual email. Clicking inside the box on the far left or on the red "X" on the far right, will turn the background red. This means that the email can be deleted by choosing the tab at the bottom of the page that says "Delete Checked Thread."

FORUMS: To post to a forum, click on
"User Forums" on the top navigation panel. Feel free to post a new forum topic. 

This website was created at Class Creator.Com and is maintained by our Site Administrator, Becky Blackstock. It is completely FREE to all our classmatesYou will never be asked to pay to make a profile or to be able to access other classmate profiles. There will never be a reason to join other PAY sites. THIS is THE place for those who make up the Class of 1961.  This site will be here till at least the year 2013 with provisions extending it indefinitely.  PLEASE NOTE: Your Profile that you create is also your own personal webpage, that you can use for both fellow classmates as well as friends/relatives with whom you might like to share your information.  All you need to do is copy the URL (address at the top of your browser) and send it in an e-mail to anyone you choose (or you can bookmark it as a favorite--for easy access when you want/need to update information).

If you can't find your name on the
Profiles page, please contact me to have your name added. We welcome classmates who went to school with us but did not graduate with our class. We can provide you with an account. Use the Contact Us link found at the top of any page. 

Main information and announcements will be on the 
Home Page.

Enjoy and have fun with the website! We have lots of fun things planned in the next several years as this site is expected to be operational past the upcoming 50th Reunion.  Perhaps after 2011 some classmates will want to organize mini-reunions in one part of the country, or they want to put together an RV rally or a cruise.  The sky is the limit and this is the place to make it all happen.  Remember practically anything you want/need will provided for FREE and that includes any technical help as well (as long as John Christman is the Site Administrator). 

 

How to put a PLAYLIST ON YOUR PROFILE page:

 

  1. Go to www.playlist.com and create an account, then start building your playlist by choosing songs or artists you like. 
  2. Select and copy the code (Control/C) for your playlist at Playlist.com. Use "Get the code for any other social network" choice.
  3. Click in your Video box and paste in the code (Control/V).
  4. Save your page. You should now be able to view it and hear the music play.
  5. If you stay logged in to Playlist.com and you find a song you like on someone else's playlist, you can click the add+ sign to add the song to your own playlist. Now enjoy listening to your favorite music.

Website and forum ETIQUETTE:

This site and it's FORUMS are intended for reconnecting with old friends, making new ones, sharing memories and stories, as well as current interests. Please avoid topics with political and religious messages.  Please do not use the site to comment negatively on others.  The webmaster reserves the right to edit such comments out of your page.  If such behavior continues your page and thus your access will be deleted from the site.

EXTRA HELP FOR CLASSMATES WHO SELDOM USE COMPUTERS:

Printing Directions

  1. Have the desired information showing on your computer screen.
  2. In Vista, print is on the top left icon. In XP choose FILE from the top menu bar (left-hand side); a menu list will drop down.
  3. Choose PRINT and a large box will appear.
  4. Choose PRINT again, and your directions will print.
  5. You can also highlight a section you want to print, and on the print menu, choose "print selection."
  6. You can also get to your print dialog box by holding down the CONTROL key and pressing the letter "P."

SENDING MESSAGES TO THE SITE ADMINISTRATOR

The easiest way to send John (Site Administrator) a message (an email) is to click on the navigation link CONTACT US at the TOP of any page. A large message box will come up in which you can type in anything you need:

  1. New information on a classmate.
  2. Corrections for the site.
  3. Questions about how to do something on the site.
  4. Suggestions for improving the site.
  5. Material or photos you wish considered for a particular page of the site.
  6. Suggestions for an announcement, survey or forum topic.

COPY & PASTE MADE EASY

COPY and PASTE allow you to take printed material from one source and place it in another. In other words, if you find a particularly interesting paragraph or article you wish to send to a classmate, you can "copy" the text and "paste" it into an email.

To COPY:

  1. Place your cursor at the beginning of the text and hold down the left mouse button as you guide the cursor over the desired text. The text will be highlighted with a background color, usually blue. (If you find that the information you desire to copy does not highlight, this means the material can not be copied.)
  2. When you reach the end of the material you wish to copy, release the right mouse button.
  3. Hold down the CONTROL key and press the key "V." The information will move from the unseen clipboard to your message.

To PASTE:

  1. Place your cursor on the page where you wish your text to appear and click the right mouse button once.
  2. Hold down the CONTROL key and press the key "V." The information will move from the unseen clipboard to your chosen page.

Many pictures can be copied in the same manner, but please note that you can NOT use this method to transfer photos to our web site. 

OPENING OR VIEWING A PAGE


To view any of these pages, click on the link of your choice and your desired page will open. You will be able to scroll through the entire content by using the blue sliding bar on the right-hand side of the page.

To go to another page, just choose the link from the left side and click on it. It isn't necessary to close one page before going to another. On many computers, you can Control/left click to open a page in a new window or tab.


MEMBER FUNCTIONS: 

On the left side of the web site are links to the things you can do when you are logged into the site. An explanation of each follows: 

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: CHECK MESSAGES

This feature lists all the emails you have received (IN BOX) as well as those you have sent (OUT BOX) through this web site. Your messages will remain in their respective boxes until you delete them. 


A KEY at the top of both the IN BOX and OUT BOX shows symbols representing the status of an email. You will find one of these symbols to the left of each email listed. 

Each listed email shows: (1). A box to check, (2). Its status; (3). Either who sent it to you (IN BOX) or who you sent it to (OUT BOX), (4). Subject and date of email, and (5). A red "X."

In both the IN BOX and OUT BOX settings, clicking on sender's name brings up that person's profile page and clicking on the subject brings up the actual email.

Clicking inside the box on the far left or on the red "X" on the far right, will turn the background red. This means that the email can be deleted by choosing the tab at the bottom of the page that says DELETE CHECKED THREAD. 


MEMBER FUNCTIONS: EDIT CONTACT INFO

Choosing this feature will allow you to view all of the contact information you entered into your contact information page. You can change your contact information anytime you wish.


Be sure to click the SAVE CHANGES tab at the bottom of the page when you have finished. 

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: EDIT PROFILE

Choosing this feature will allow you to change the information that shows on your profile page.
 Be sure to click the SAVE CHANGES tab at the bottom of the page when you have finished. 

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: EDIT/UPLOAD PHOTOS

To add photos to your profile you must be able to locate exactly where the picture is on your computer. Most of the time, it will be in the folder titled MY PICTURES. Follow the directions further up on this page for adding, deleting, and editing photos.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: POST ANNOUNCEMENT

When you have information you think would be of interest to classmates, you can create your own announcement. The announcement will be forwarded to the administrator who will make it go live on the Home Page.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: PROFILE SUBSCRIPTIONS

Profile Subscriptions is a feature that sends you an email anytime a classmate adds new or changes information on his or her Profile Page. This is the easy way to keep up with your classmates. 

To subscribe:

  1. Click on Profile Subscriptions and a list of all classmates and guests will appear. Next to each name is a box.
  2. Click on the box, or boxes, of those you wish to subscribe to. Their name(s) will appear in the area to the right of the original list.
  3. There is no need to save anything; you now have all the subscriptions you desire. Go on to another page by clicking another topic.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: CHANGE PASSWORD

If you wish to change your password, click on CHANGE PASSWORD under Member Functions. A page with 3 sections for you to fill in will appear. 

  1. Type in your PRESENT password.
  2. Type in your NEW password. A password must have at least five (5) characters.
  3. Type in your NEW password a second time.
  4. Click on SAVE button.

If you forget your password, click on the forgot password below your log-in email name, and it will be emailed to you. 

 

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