<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>After turning it on, you will see this button in the upper right hand corner of your screen.&nbsp;<img src="/attachments/token/jcxec2wut0whbbf/?name=Beginner-Mode-Tab.jpg" border="0" alt="Beginner-Mode-Tab.jpg" /></p> <p>After clicking on the "Tour This Page" tab, items on the specific page that you are on will be highlighted and a brief description will be given for each. Some items will be descriptive enough for you to understand, others will have links to a more in depth help file.</p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/nb576v54set62t5/?name=Beginner-Mode-Example.jpg" border="0" alt="Beginner-Mode-Example.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/whbbfrmoyriuxkj/?name=Beginner-Mode-Enabled.jpg" border="0" alt="Beginner-Mode-Enabled.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/cuk8y3uhqhd0jmm/?name=Beginner-Mode-Example2.jpg" border="0" alt="Beginner-Mode-Example2.jpg" width="680px" height="119px" /></p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/z226tbs7giem760/?name=Beginner-Mode-Example4.jpg" border="0" alt="Beginner-Mode-Example4.jpg" /></p> 2010-03-09T13:51:45-06:00 beginner 71624 3 124676 false false true true 0 Travis Hickox 4463778 2010-03-09T14:06:14-06:00 <p>When creating events, you can define the event's capacity. &nbsp;The capacity is the number of people that will be allowed to register for the event before registration will be closed. &nbsp;Once an event is filled to capacity, a wait list option will automatically be displayed to the user. &nbsp;When a user signs up to be on the waiting list, he will provide his name and email address.</p> <p><strong>The Event Wait List option is very simple and was designed to remain simple.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Often administrators expect that people on the waiting list will automatically be added to the event roster if a position comes available. &nbsp;They will not. &nbsp;<strong>Wait list members are to be used at the administrator's discretion however the administrator deems best.</strong></p> <p><strong>Why didn't we make it more "automated"?</strong></p> <p>We considered several options for automating waiting lists, but ran into roadblocks for each of the following reasons:</p> <ul> <li>Some registrations are complicated and ask for quite a bit of information. &nbsp;It did not seem appropriate to ask for all of this information up front if the user is unlikely to get an actual registration. &nbsp;What happens if the registration requires payment? &nbsp;Do we then collect the payment information from the user?</li> <li>What do we do in the case that a user signed up for the wait list, potentially several days or even weeks ago, but is no longer interested in attending?</li> <li>If instead we determined we would notify members of the wait list when a spot became available, how would we do this? &nbsp;Should we notify the first member on the list and give them some amount of time to respond before we moved on to the next member? &nbsp;What if there were two spots available, then what?</li> </ul> <p>For all these reasons (and others we have certainly not dreamed up yet) we determined that it would be best to leave the control with you, the administrator. &nbsp;You can decide who to contact if a spot becomes available. &nbsp;You can determine how often and when. &nbsp;The wait list is simply a list of people who have indicated their interest in the event. &nbsp;It is up to you what you do with that information.</p> 2010-03-03T15:52:55-06:00 event waitlists 71624 11 121854 true false true true 0 Dave McCall 4486082 2010-03-03T19:50:47-06:00 <p>The purpose of a ministry is to create a "site within a site." A hub for news, events, calendars, and content separate from the site as a whole. When used in the church context, a ministry should be follow these rules:</p> <ol> <li><strong>Ministries should be the digital representation of an <em>actual</em>, <em>active</em> ministry</strong> (Men's Ministry, Women's Ministry, High School Ministry), and not a page for a church event that occurs sporadically.</li> <li> <strong>They should not have subministries that are events that occur under that ministry</strong> (like Men's Bible Study or Women's Retreat). This is the purpose of using the Events feature within the Ministry Administration. An event page becomes outdated information the second after it occurs. Using the events feature will pull this information off your site automatically when it expires.</li> <li><strong>They should not have subministries that are really just pages of information or lists of links.</strong> Create news items in Ministry Administration for ministry updates. Post Resources (pdfs, Word Documents, links, etc.) in the ministry's Content Administration and post it on the ministry homepage.</li> <li><strong>A ministry should not be host to just information</strong> (like About Us or Weekend Services). This is the purpose of Pages (created in Content Administration) and, to less important, more time-sensitive information, News (created in News Administration).&nbsp;</li> </ol> <p>Many make the mistake of creating too many ministries and too many subministries. Take the strategy of "less is more." Fill up a few, necessary ministry pages with tons of information instead of creating a bunch of ministry pages no one visits because you don't update them.</p> 2010-02-17T16:18:41-06:00 ministries news pages 71624 59 114339 false false true true 0 Bryan Young 4484313 2010-02-18T08:58:03-06:00 <p><strong>Pasting Text From Word </strong></p> <p>When you stylize text (organize into paragraphs and lists, make boldface, italicize, underline, change font, and text size) in word processors like Microsoft Word, the program adds tags around the text to display as you command it to. Unfortunately, web-based programs use a different command languages in its tags (HTML).</p> <p>When you paste text from these word processors into the <a href="http://support.iministries.org/forums/71624/entries/61853-how-do-i-use-the-editor">Editor</a> of your page, news item, or blog entry, these language will conflict with each other and will not display as you intend (often, you will not see this until the item is published).</p> <p>Below is a look at what the tagging from Word looks like:</p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/zntki8ju6aa85fn/?name=WordPaste.jpg" border="0" alt="WordPaste.jpg" width="596" height="478" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Pasting from Another Outside Source (Website, Other Program)<br /></strong></p> <p>Copying text from other websites and other programs can also bring with command tags that conflict with those you add in the Editor. When copying and pasting from other sites and programs, follow the steps below to ensure that text behaves as you intend.</p> <p>Here's a look at the HTML tagging brought in by another website:</p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/y3ywvr1f7n8kvig/?name=Picture_13.png" border="0" alt="Picture_13.png" width="581" height="469" /></p> <p><strong>Removing Conflicting Command Tags</strong></p> <p>1. Don't paste text from outside sources into your Editor.</p> <p>2. After pasting your text, use the <a href="http://support.iministries.org/forums/71624/entries/61853-how-do-i-use-the-editor"><strong>Format Sweeper</strong></a> in your toolbar to remove all other command language.</p> <p>3. Paste your outside text into the "Paste Plain Text" box.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>How to Paste Plain Text </strong></p> <p>This is the easiest way to remove all the nasty outside tags that could conflict with your HTML commands. Just follow these steps:</p> <p>1. Copy your text from Word or another outside source.</p> <p>2. In the new/edited Web page, right click in the body of the Editor.</p> <p>3. Select “Paste as Plain Text.”<br /><img src="/attachments/token/lkzmzoqs291zgkj/?name=Picture_14.png" border="0" alt="Picture_14.png" width="314" height="323" /></p> <p>4. Paste you text in the box and click OK.<br /><img src="/attachments/token/3jjvzhox5h7931s/?name=Picture_15.png" border="0" alt="Picture_15.png" width="446" height="335" /></p> <p>5. Stylize your text (add italics, boldface, new paragraphs, lists, etc.)</p> <p>Following this routine when pasting from other sources will keep your text behaving as you command. Here is how your command tagging should look. (See how clean in comparison to the other examples?):</p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/v3brm1sxyyq7bfx/?name=Picture_16.png" border="0" alt="Picture_16.png" width="580" height="458" /></p> 2010-02-08T12:51:17-06:00 copy/paste editor html plaintext word 71624 65 109250 false false true true 0 Bryan Young 4484313 2010-02-09T09:09:17-06:00 <p>Before you can proceed to use this feature, you will need to contact us so that we can generate a Google Map API key for every domain that you own.</p> <p><strong>What is the Locations Feature?</strong></p> <p>This feature allows you to display many location markers on an interactive Google Map.&nbsp;Some reasons for using the Locations feature:</p> <ul> <li>If you have various ministry locations or campuses and want to display them</li> <li>If you have ministry partners and you want to display their locations</li> <li>If you send, donate, or distribute materials across the country/world and want to display their locations</li> </ul> <p><img src="/attachments/token/wtxvnogxoni5zlz/?name=Step9.png" border="0" alt="Step9.png" width="683" height="488" /></p> <p><strong>How do I add the Locations Feature to my website?</strong></p> <p>Follow the steps below:</p> <ol style="padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 36px; margin: 0px;"> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Navigate to your&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Site</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Administration</span>.</li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Under&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Site Controls</span>, click on&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Site Features.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Activate the Locations module by clicking its check box.</li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Save.</li> </ol> <p><strong>How do I add Locations to my website?</strong></p> <ol style="padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 36px; margin: 0px;"> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Navigate to <strong>Site Administration</strong>.<br /><img src="/attachments/token/k1s4hknyhsnp84n/?name=Step1.png" border="0" alt="Step1.png" /></li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Click the&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">[Location Administration]</span>&nbsp;link. You will be directed to the&nbsp;<em>Location Administration&nbsp;</em>page.</li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Click the&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">[New Location]</span>&nbsp;link at the top of the page. You will be directed to the<em>&nbsp;Location Edit&nbsp;</em>page.<br /><img src="/attachments/token/9eg3nforo92is2x/?name=Step2.jpg" border="0" alt="Step2.jpg" /></li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Enter a short&nbsp;<em>Name&nbsp;</em>which describes the Location.<br /><img src="/attachments/token/gojeqp0bpn3tah8/?name=Location_Address.jpg" border="0" alt="Location_Address.jpg" /></li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Enter your Address.</li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Enter the City.</li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Enter the State</li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Select the Country.</li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Description&nbsp;</li> <li style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; padding: 0px;">Click the&nbsp;<em>Save&nbsp;</em>button.</li> </ol> <p>After we notify you that we have generated and plugged in your Google Map API key, you can then add the Location menu item by visiting <a href="http://support.iministries.org/forums/71624/entries/62128" title="Site Builder">Site Builder</a>.</p> <p>To edit your page settings, click the Modify Page Settings link above the map. Here, you will be able to edit the height and width of your locations map, and other page settings. &nbsp;You can also click the gray border around the map to drag it to the appropriate size. &nbsp;When you save the current view, it will save the current position on the map as well including how deeply it is zoomed and where it is centered.</p> <p><br /><img src="/attachments/token/z2e799np3purgm3/?name=Step8.png" border="0" alt="Step8.png" /></p> 2010-02-04T16:49:31-06:00 features locations 71624 103 107988 true false true true 0 Travis Hickox 4484313 2010-03-04T16:21:41-06:00