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1. gt Open The file won t be saved automatically i gt Save gt Save as h Cancel i The files when unzipped will be by StoryTeller and then by timeframe and then by question Although the files have been transferred to your computer for safe keeping 21 they remain on the site and the tagging photos and sharing remain attached to your stories on the site You can download your stories on a regular basis but remember you are transferring only the stories not the attached data tagging and sharing information 222. 16 17 17 17 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 The Basics To Register Sign In Press the Sign Up button in the upper right corner of the Website Home Page The Sign Up screen will pop up Enter your first and last names an e mail address and password Check if you want a free or paid account Accept our terms of service Then press Register Now and you are ready to go You only have to register once From there on just press the Sign In bar at the top of the Home Page Enter your e mail address and your password This will automatically take you to the My Memories screen the guts of Saving Memories Forever The registration process and Sign In procedure is the same for free users and paying subscribers MEM RIES a a porgir 3 MEMGQRIES rap Preyer a To Manage Your Stories and Account After you have signed in the My Memories screen will pop up This is where you listen to stories and manage your stories and account The My Memories screen has two modes Listener and Manager To tell which mode you are in the Listener or Manager label will be bolded In the Listener mode you can listen to stories that either you have recorded or that others have shared with you You can also tag the stories In the Manager mode you can upload and share your stories as well as perform a variety of administrative functions including adding and changing the profile picture adding new Story Tellers or editing their profile infor
3. computer you can use an MP3 compatible recording device or MP3 software on your computer To create a file to upload all you need then is a computer equipped with a microphone and speakers Any device or software that can provide an MP3 file is fine One software program that is free and easy to use is www mp3mymp3 com To Record on Skype You can use Skype to record long distance phone calls Skype is a free service that is primarily known for its live chat video features There is also a free program called MP3 Skype Recorder that you can download and attach to Skype Just follow the steps that they list Once you make this connection it will record the audio portion of all of your Skype conversations Each recording will be stored on your Skype directory and will be listed by time and date of the recording This is an option that will interest many of you whose relatives live far away Regardless of how you record the stories you record will be listed on the My Memories page in chronological order by the date of their recording in the Listener mode Stories will then be listed by Story Teller and by question under the Manager mode Important Notes About Recording 1 The recording process is the same for free users and paying subscribers However there is a distinct difference in service between the two levels in the retrieval of the recordings Using the Tag and Search features paying subscribers will be able to search easily for spe
4. iPhone The easiest way to uploading will be from your iPhone With the press of a button the iPhone App automatically uploads to our site See the link to our Quick Start Guide for the iPhone An Android application is coming soon For many users then the uploading process will be seamless From Your Computer In order to upload sign in and the My Memories screen will come up You will see two labels under the brown Story Tellers bar Listener and Manager From that point follow the steps listed below My Memories STOR RS voor e Y z 05 24 2012 I o Pam kine What From Your Computer cont d 1 Be sure you are in the Manager mode on the My Memories screen 2 Select and click on the Story Teller whose story you are going to upload 3 Click on Add a Story The screen below will pop up ADD A STORY BY JOHN DOE Category Adult 41 55 l Question Which vacation was the best Browse 4 Follow the instructions on the screen and select the appropriate category and age bracket 5 Select the question that the story best responds to 6 Browse for your MP3 file for the story you are ready to download 7 Hit the Save button on the screen 8 You will be notified if your story has been uploaded successfully 9 You will be asked if you want to notify others by placing a short announcement on your Facebook Wall If you click yes this option will take you to Facebook where you w
5. update their e mail address if the one you have was just a placeholder as well as the birth year birth city and current city of residence 16 Share SHARED these WITH Stories 7 Sharing Stories To share stories go to the Basic Steps section and read the information under To Share Your Stories The brown Shared With column on the far right hand side of the My Memories screen lists all the people with whom you are sharing stories 8 Using the Features STORIES from Roger Hawkins Gh Adda Upload Share SHARED Story Storyteller these WITH Photo Stories Childhood 0 12 Yo Describe your siblings aunts uncles etc Story 1 Teenage Years 13 19 V 1 Other teenage memories Story 1 Adult 20 25 V 3 Describe your favorite trip Story 1 Adult 26 40 V 2 What did you like to do Story 1 Red check mark Move your cursor over the red check mark on the My Memories screen The line will turn green and a comment will appear that instructs you to click to view story details Click on it and a new gray sub screen will appear 17 Teenage Years 13 19 A 1 Other teenage memories Story 1 Add Tags Manage Associated Files Transcription Delete Story 1 Associated File m Message from Spain Tags spain ice cream Madrid Marivie travel Here both free users and paying subscribers will be able to add key words tags and transcription files Tag
6. your sign on information including e mail address and password The extra information we request birth year birth city and current city allows others searching for relatives to identify them correctly This information is optional but is very useful The Search tag allows both free users and paying subscribers to look for other relatives whose stories they would like to hear In addition paying subscribers can use the Search feature to find stories by entering key tag words The Logout tag simply allows you to log out A few other details are provided below The My Memories tag takes you to the My Memories page of the system where you can build your story base and expand your reach My Account Tag Click on this tag to update your account information This could involve changing your e mail address or password or selecting a different level of participation For example if you ve been using our system for free for awhile and now see the real advantages that paid subscriptions provide here s where you change from being a free user to a paying subscriber This feature is available to everyone Search Tag The searching feature is a key element of our website Searching includes searching by a person s name as well as searching for a specific story To search click on the Search tag at the top of the page and then enter information in the Search bar just below 12 Searching by a person s name is available to both free user
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8. cific stories Free users will not be able to search for a specific story by using tags They can however tag stories with keywords that will allow others who have paid for the service to use their tags for searching The free subscriber is limited to the file structure that exists on the system through category and question 2 Each story is uploaded to the system using the category and question When multiple stories are under the same category and question they will be listed as Story 1 Story 2 etc 3 You might also want to record stories about a deceased relative At first this might sound a little bit unusual but it does allow living relatives to build a legacy of rich memories about that family member You have two options with these stories You can establish this relative as a Story Teller or you can record your deceased relative s stories under your name If you establish your deceased relative as a Story Teller you can record stories that you remember of his or her life under his her name and share those stories with your relatives This approach keeps the stories together and allows you to record other family members who have stories about that person If you record stories about the deceased relative under your name please make sure you tag the story with your relative s name Then when you search for the stories all of the stories tagged with the relative s name will come up together To Upload Your Stories From Your
9. e heart of our system Once you are registered and sign in you will automatically be taken to the My Memories screen You use this page in the recording uploading and sharing steps already discussed under The Basics In addition this is where you go to listen to stories and further manage your account The My Memories screen has two modes Listener and Manager Listener Mode The Listener mode allows you to do what its name implies listen You cannot record upload or share stories in this mode You can manage your account only in a limited way by adding tags Here are the details about being in the Listener mode 13 You are in the Listener mode when you first arrive at the My Memories page Note that the Listener label is bolded to show that you are in that mode Whether you are a free user or a paying subscriber the Listener mode allows you to listen to the stories of the Story Tellers listed on your screen However a free user can only listen to five stories day while a paying subscriber can listen to as many stories as s he wants The right hand side of the screen lists all the specific stories that you have access to These stories are listed in the chronological order in which they were recorded and then by the question they answer For an explanation about other features please look under the Manager mode instructions below Manager Mode The Manager mode allows a far greater range of functions than the Listener mode T
10. er and allows you to record other family members who have stories about that person If you record stories about the deceased relative under your name please make sure you tag the story with your relative s name Then when you search for the stories all of the stories tagged with the relative s name will come up together 15 Adda Story 4 Uploading a Story To upload stories go to the Basic Steps section and read the information under To Upload Your Story Upload e Storyteller ki Photo 5 Uploading Story Teller Photo To upload a Story Teller photograph click on Upload Storyteller photo A new screen will come up that allows you to browse for a photo Locate a photo of your Story Teller on your computer and open it Use your cursor to highlight the part of the photograph you want to upload and then save it The next screen will notify you that the photo has been saved successfully 2 6 Changing Story Teller Information To Change Story Teller information click on the icon above Once here you can edit the information about your Story Teller For example if your Story Teller gets married and changes his her name click on the Story Teller photo icon and it will take you to a new screen where you enter and then save the new name All the stories connected to her him will transfer over to this new name The new name will also be displayed to everyone with whom you have shared the stories In this screen you can also
11. ill sign in and fill in a note about the story maybe something along the lines of I just uploaded a story about my Aunt Jane s childhood Once you have sent your note you will be returned to SavingMemoriesForever com If you click no you will returned to the My Memories screen 10 Once you have received notification that your recording has been successfully uploaded it is safe in our redundant storage You are now returned to the My Memories screen Manager mode 11 Important Notes About Uploading 1 There is no difference in the uploading process between free users and paying subscribers However free users are limited to only six Story Tellers including yourself Paying subscribers on the other hand have an unlimited number of Story Tellers 2 Both free and paying subscribers can record an unlimited number of stories for each Story Teller To Share Your Stories Sharing your stories is easy and a key feature of our system saving MEMG9RIES fot i orewer SHARE STORIES J5 To share a story follow these steps 1 To share stories with others you have to be on the My Memories screen and in the Manager mode Be sure you are there 2 Select the Story Teller whose stories you want to share 3 Click on the Share These Stories button under the Stories heading 4 When a new screen pops up enter the e mail addresses of anyone with whom you want to share your stories You can enter mo
12. mation and sharing stories with your family members With the paid service you can also add pictures to the stories and search by using tags s MYMEMORIES MYACCOUNT SEARCH LOGOUT sovin MEMGPRIES pa portere My Memories STORYTELLERS STORIES Most Recent View as a Listener Manager 06 01 2012 Y a Roger Hawkins Other teenage a Roger Hawkins 2 Roger Hawkins What did you like to do P 0 Roger Hawkins Describe you D os a A 3 Roger Hawkins Describe your favorite trip Story 1 05 24 2012 Show all my recent stories o Pam Hawkins What was it like to learn to drive Story 1 Getting Started How do you get started To help you get started we supply a list of questions Click here for a link to those questions on our pdf file As you will see the questions are grouped into ten categories The ten categories include Childhood Years 0 12 Teenage Years 13 19 Adult 20 25 Adult 26 40 Adult 41 55 Adult 56 Jokes Philosophy Religion and Other Stories and Songs Here is a sample of the questions we supply Childhood Years 0 12 What did you enjoy doing as a child Describe your childhood home What did you want to be when you grew up Teenage Years 13 19 Describe your town Describe your friends Describe yourself as a teen In addition to the categories listed above there is also a way to build a record of stories for relatives who have died Thi
13. o get in the Manager mode double click over the Manager label It will turn bold when you are in the Manager mode The features and icons listed below come up on the screen when you are in this mode Gs Add a StoryTeller 1 Adding a Story Teller To add a Story Teller press on Add Story Teller and a screen will come up requesting information including name e mail address birth year birth city and current city Press Save and a new screen will tell you that you have successfully added a new Story Teller The new Story Teller s name should now be on your list of Story Tellers on the left side of your screen Note Complete this form to the best of your ability We know that there may be some information that you don t know The minimum information required is the person s name and e mail address We also know that some people do not have e mail addresses For the purpose of this system a unique e mail address is required If the person does not have one we suggest you use an e mail address that consists of their full name gmail com So if Allen S Rogers does not have an e mail address you could enter his e mail as allensrogers gmail com 14 The e mail address is an identification tool in our system It is not actually used unless the person registers on the system You can edit the e mail address later using My Account Why do we ask for this information When you search for a person there may be more than one pers
14. on in your family or on the system with the same name The additional information including birth year birth city and current city or residence are displayed in your search results Seeing this information gives you a better idea if a listed person is actually your relative Important Notes About Adding Story Tellers 1 Both free users and paying subscribers can add Story Tellers However free users can add only six Story Tellers including themselves and once a free user adds a Story Teller he cannot delete that person or modify his list In addition free users can only listen to five stories per day 2 Paying subscribers have an unlimited number of Story Tellers Paying subscribers can also delete Story Tellers However the stories from that Story Teller will remain on our website Paying subscribers can listen to an unlimited number of Story Tellers per day 3 You might also want to record stories about a deceased relative At first this might sound a little bit unusual but it does allow living relatives to build a legacy of rich memories about that family member You have two options with these stories You can establish this relative as a Story Teller or you can record your relative s stories under your name If you establish your deceased relative as a Story Teller you can record stories that you remember of his or her life under his her name and share those stories with your relatives This approach keeps the stories togeth
15. ouns and verbs Enter the tag words Both free users and paying subscribers can add tags Adult 20 25 A 3 Describe your favorite trip Story 1 Add Tags Manage Associated Files Transcription Delete Story Manage Associated Files To access this feature move your cursor over the red check mark next to the story you want to manage When the sub screen appears click on Manage Associated Files There paying subscribers will be able to add files including photos and word documents such as favorite family recipes Paying subscribers can add up to 20 photos or text documents per story Free users will not be able to attach any additional word or audio files Transcription To access this feature move your cursor over the red check mark next to the story you want to transcribe When the sub screen appears click on Transcription Both free users and paying subscribers can add a transcription file We thought it might be a nice option for Story Tellers whose family member is hard of hearing Delete Story To delete a story move your cursor over the red check mark next to the story you want to delete When the sub screen appears click on Delete Story Only paying subscribers who are managing Story Tellers will have access to this feature It can only be used on that Story Teller s stories or those that s he recorded We thought this might be a useful feature if you decide that one of those stories is not suitable as part of you
16. r family history My Account Tag Re visited Download a Zip File of All Stories Premium Subscribers have the ability to download all stories they have recorded on the site to a zip file directly to your computer Free subscribers can take advantage of this feature by paying for a three month download pass The ability to sign up for either a premium membership or a three month download pass is accessed through the My Account Tag Once you have purchased the premium service or the three month download pass the export files button will appear at the bottom of the My Accounts data 20 In order to create a file to download to your computer you will be required to either agree to the file name and the Change Password directory the computer uses to download files or Password create a name for the zip file Then you have the option to download it to a Confirm Password location of your choosing on your hard drive Save Password Subscription Info First click the export files Subscription Type Lifetime link Cancel Subscription Export Files The following screen will appear In order to name your file and select the location for the zip file press Save or Save as If you choose Save as select a name for your zip file and a location and your files will be transferred to your computer Windows Internet Explorer x What do you want to do with 1 zip From www savingmemoriesforever com
17. re than one address at a time If you want you can also write a brief note to 10 tell your relatives something about the story By doing this you are approving the recipients as Story Listeners and they will be able to hear all of the stories from that Story Teller both now and in the future 5 Press the Share button Your e mail will go to the people you listed The e mail will include a Login and Listen link back to our website To listen to your story your new Story Listener will first have to register on our website as a new user They should use the same e mail address that you provided and establish their own password From that point on they are a user on our website and can record their own stories add new Story Tellers or just listen to the stories of the Story Teller that you just shared with them Listening is free but free users can only listen to five stories per day Important Notes About Sharing 1 Keep in mind that when you choose to share stories with a new person you are in fact agreeing to share all of your stories with him or her When it comes to sharing there is no difference in the sharing process between free users and paying subscribers However like uploading there is a distinct difference in the level of service Paying subscribers are allowed an unlimited number of Story Tellers and Story Listeners Including themselves free users are only allowed to have a total of six Story Tellers and ten Sto
18. ry Listeners Free users are only able to listen to five stories per day This may sound like a generous enough allowance but when you consider your extended family you may quickly run out of tellers and listeners You also might like to hear more than five stories per day The brown Shared With column on the far right hand side of the My Memories screen lists all of the people with whom you are sharing stories For someone to get access to your stories they need your approval Our system is programmed to ensure privacy so sharing or not sharing is totally up to you If someone requests access and you decide to grant it follow the instructions above on sharing stories Just so you know people can only get approval to share in three ways A They can get approved by your putting them on your e mail list in Step 4 above under To Share Your Stories or B If your profile indicates that you will accept listener requests someone can send a request for access or C If you choose to post an announcement about a new story in the optional Facebook step under the uploading section someone can send you a separate e mail asking for access 11 Beyond the Basics Once you sign in each menu page provides four buttons at the top that allow you quick access to several features and pages The tag for My Account takes you to your account information where you can update information or change your registration status In this screen you can change all of
19. s allows living relatives to share in the enjoyment of that person s life and to create a legacy of rich memories For details about this process please see Step 3 under Important Notes About Recording In some respects our website is a filing system organized around these categories and the questions in each category While this internal organization isn t terribly important to you it does remind you to cover all aspects of a person s life and helps you see what areas you have and have not covered You can select a question either before you start recording or after you have recorded a story Selecting a question before you record might help you keep the interview focused Selecting a question after you record gives you more flexibility In both cases there is always a miscellaneous question in each category so you can upload any story However when you upload a miscellaneous story make sure you tag it so you can find it Just so you know the feature just mentioned tagging is available to everyone and can be done right after you record or at a later time As a general rule the more the file story is tagged the easier it is to find Paying subscribers can use our search function to locate specific tagged words and the story in which those words appear For them searching is especially easy sayi MEMGQRIES foreuer How It Works How it Works You must register to use our system You can register either on Your
20. s and paying subscribers It allows you to find a person anywhere in our system We want you to be able to find your relatives Once you ve found a person by the right name you will be asked to verify that the person is the exact person you are seeking To do this you will be asked to supply some identifying information For example you may not know what year your uncle was born but you probably do know the city and state where he currently lives Or you can ask someone else in your family Searching for a specific story is available only to paying subscribers This feature is extremely helpful As you add stories and tag words you will probably forget where you saved the stories After all one question about favorite vacations can lead to several responses By just entering the key word in the Search bar at the top right of the My Memories screen paying subscribers can find the exact story they are looking for without having to review a bunch of stories Life made simple Log Out Tag The logout tag signs you out of our system The system is designed to be accessible for an hour after you originally sign in This is a security measure However during that hour if your computer is available anyone can get on your My Memories page and make changes It is good practice to sign out if you will be away from your computer for an extended period of time My Memories Tag Clicking on this tag will take you to the My Memories page which is th
21. sa Vig ae MEMGDRIES forever fo Ce User Manual Revised 11 02 2012 Introduction Thank you for subscribing to Saving Memories Forever Our website is designed to help you develop a rich audio history for your family and yourself There are many ways you can use our system You might start by recording a few of your own stories This will help you get used to some of the features that our system offers Then you can record others You can do this informally at a family gathering where relatives are sharing family stories Or you can choose to interview a relative separately to avoid some of the commotion of family storytelling Or you can record over the phone probably the more realistic approach if you live in Virginia and your favorite aunt lives in Arizona You might also think of relatives who are no longer with you Most living family members have a story or two to tell about the deceased and collectively these stories combine to create a rich and insightful picture All recordings are categorized private secure and permission based As a paying subscriber and Story Keeper you can allow you your entire extended family to hear or grant access to just a few select relatives We feel there is great value in knowing more about your family and its history We also believe that family history is best presented through stories We call this history a LifeTalk a description of life through stories about the times tha
22. t were most important to the speaker We are always interested in your comments and questions especially those that would help us make the site more useful Please use the contact button at the bottom of this page to send us your thoughts and suggestions Meanwhile we have provided both a Quick Start Guide for the Website and now this User Manual We hope you enjoy creating a lasting legacy for yourself and your family Saving Memories Forever Manual Index The Basics To Register and Sign In To Manage Your Stories and Account Getting Started To Record Your Stories To Record on Your iPhone Smart Phone To Record on Your Computer To Record on Skype Important Notes about Recording To Upload Your Stories To Upload from Your iPhone Smart Phone To Upload from Your Computer or Skype Important Notes about Uploading To Share Your Stories Important Notes about Sharing Beyond the Basics My Account Tag Search Tag Logout Tag My Memories Tag My Memories Listener Mode My Memories Manager Mode Adding a Story Teller Important Notes about Adding Story Tellers Uploading a Story Uploading Story Teller Photo Changing Story Teller Information Sharing Stories Using the Features Red Check Mark Black Number in Parentheses Question Add Tags Manage Associated Files Transcription Delete Story Downloading a zip file My Memories Re visited Page P m BSB wMWmmIAIANADANAA 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 16
23. words are typically nouns including actual names and verbs that are specifically said in the recorded story In addition paying subscribers will be able to further manage files and delete stories Adult 20 25 A 3 Describe your favorite trip Story 1 Add Tags Manage Associated Files Transcription Delete Story Move your cursor over the number inside the parentheses It shows you how many additional files have been added to this specific story These extra files include photos and text documents that might include family recipes or pictures of a trip that the story describes For more details see Manage Associated Files below 18 Tomatoes onion bell pepper cucumber and garlic are pureed with lemo wine vinegar and tarr for a refresh ragon and chilled for a refreshing cold soup Question This is the question that the story answers It was selected at the time of the original recording Teenage Years 13 19 A 1 Other teenage memories Story 1 Add Tags Manage Associated Files Transcription Delete Story 1 Associated File m Message from Spain Tags spain ice cream Madrid Marivie travel Add Tags Move your cursor onto the red check mark next to the story where you want to add tags Click on Add Tags To add tags simply think of key 19 words that were said in the recording Typical tags words include the names of people and places or other specific n
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