GRACE NETWORKS
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1. e Moderate any comments they receive and manage existing blog posts should they need editing or changing after publication e Save draft files and publish their posts in the future What is BLOGGING or what do write about in my Blog Almost anything about anything here are some ideas e Introduce yourself to the members of the site tell a little about yourself e Upload photos images by clicking the camera icon on the My Blog menu Describe the photos who what where etc e Write an update about recent events Perhaps you took a trip planted a new garden celebrated a birthday e Start a series of articles about how to do something It could be about how to use a certain brand of digital camera that you have or something else that is a skill e Write about interesting or useful websites you have found Click the chain link icon in the My Blog menu to add a hyperlink Highlight the text click the icon enter the address of the website and click Save e Write about what you use your computer to do Then others on the website can join in and add comments or questions The list is endless Some people write in an informal conversational manner and others write in a formal business manner ADDING A BLOG POST When you join a Grace Network you get a blog to go with that community Here is some information about how to start using your blog Your first blog post To access your te My Page Memb2. 600 or insert an existing image pixels in width you can select this option asia si edu devi fulldevi deviCat84B jpd using the online version of the image Here is how the each option works Upload the image Position your cursor where you want the Add an Image image to appear in your blog post and click on the Image icon Unload an image small camera A window will pop up that will allow you to Browse upload the file from your computer You can click on Options to generate a smaller version of MW Create thumbnail the image if it is too large 400 pixels is a good size or to have a full size version of the window open in a separate 400 pixels window Create a smaller version of your image to display Set the width in pixels When you are ready click the Add button HTML code Popup Window will be inserted into your post Link to the full size version of the image in a popup window Insert an online image In order to include the online image in your blog post you need the address of the image online In your browser right mouse click on the image and select Copy Image Location to get the address of the image If you want to view the image size right mouse click on the image and select of LONE Properties instead of Copy Image View Image Location a Pa Copy Image s LM Copy Image Location e p ao Save Image As Page 12 Grace Church Using the image location
3. The Grace Networks give us revolutionary new ways to connect collaborate and build community using the internet as a powerful tool Our sites become interactive gathering places where people meet and share common interest Page 1 CONTENTS GENERA Lena E A E EEEE 3 GRACE NE PWORKS aa eee 3 CETAN G STARTE De eer ee Te O EEE ee 4 MY PAGE Your Personal PROMO sas aa eai 5 IMPORT IE Persea E E E err cerca ee ence ees 8 DEOO E E E E E E E E E E E EE E E AE E E E E E E E E 10 DISCUSSION FORUM S aszoas era E a 16 RFE E EE E ee cee AAA 17 HELP E E TN RR RD 18 Page 2 GENERAL This manual is written with the focus on the User Network Administrator and Group Administrator functions are documented in a separate manual GRACE NETWORKS Alive amp Virtual Alive amp Well Being Graced Bishop s Committee Earth amp Spirit GEMS at Grace Kids Happen Men of Grace Grace Outreach Recession amp Grace Rite 13 http http aliveandvirtual ning com aliveandwellatgrace ning com http beinggraced ning com http http http racebc ning com earthandspirit ning com ematgrace ning com http kidshappen ning com http http http http racemen ning com raceoutreach ning com recessionandgrace ning com ritel3atgrace ning com Page 3 Grace Church GETTING STARTED ACCEPTING AN INVITATION The Invitation link Invitations are sent via email and contain a link for
4. you click on Videos and Add Videos you ll see that you can add a video from Google or YouTube You can also browse for a video file on your computer and click to select it To add a YouTube video you will need to a Customize copy the embed code from the lt object width 425 height 344 gt lt param name movie value h YouTube video page or you can copy it from the YouTube video itself So go ahead and type whatever text you want in your text box then position the cursor where you want the YouTube video to go click on the HTML tab then paste in Bf Se really like the Matt Harding dance the embed code lt object width 425 height 344 gt lt param name movie To see the results just click Save value httpy www youtubes com v fvEBIMbT 1aQa amp hl en ts 1 gt lt param lt param name allowFullScreen value true gt lt param gt lt embed erc http www youtube com wivESIMBT 1aQ amp hi enafs 1 tyoe applicationsx You can edit the contents of the box shockwave flash allowfullscrean true width 425 as often as you want making hagis end changes or additions any time Page 9 Grace Church BLOGS Blogs are a great way of keeping members coming back to the network As users share their thoughts and build their presence within the community so their commitment to contributing to it steadily grows Our blogs allow users to e Create blog posts with photos files and formatting
5. 1 You can send an email with your question to oz gracehere org I ll be glad to help 2 Inthe lower portion of the screen you ll see a ribbon bar that says Chat and near it there will be a 4 notation that says how many people are online at this time If there is more than one person online at the website meaning there is someone else in addition to yourself you can start a live chat You can also put the question to your network s Discussion Forum Video tutorials courtesy of Kristi Gott and easytechonline com How to Add Video How to Use the Discussion Forums How to Use My Page How to View Photos How to Upload Photos How to Add Photos to your Blog How to Use Chat How to Read Blogs How to Write Post a Blog http www youtube com watch ev cy6fTjGn http www youtube com watch v mSJzCuKOyLM http www youtube com watch v mSJzCuKOyLM http www youtube com watch v Oln onyXa3 http www youtube com watch v u c b4bi2k http www youtube com watch v 01ZOFjg3mXk http www youtube com watch v zik8 ProORM http www youtube com watch v 6L4 yhAIOO http www youtube com watch v 2G JiCEIEME Page 18
6. Grace Church GRACE NETWORKS Introduction and Users Manual The GRACE NETWORKS are social networks interactive websites visitors to these sites generate the website content Visitors can add multimedia add a discussion topic or comment on a discussion topic On the internet the term static website means a website that provides information but does not allow visitors to add their own interaction The term Web 2 0 is used to refer to the new interactive internet versus the Web 1 0 that did not allow interaction So what does this jargon mean Web 2 0 technologies serve as an emerging platform for building organic interconnected relationships that serves both people and organizations For people Web 2 0 can be casual and entertaining for organizations it can help build dynamic infrastructures vital to change progress and growth What s the difference between Web 1 0 and Web 2 0 Web 2 0 may be considered as a modern upgrade from Web 1 0 internet technology Web 1 0 is one way communications whereas Web 2 0 is two way communications This modern upgrade has enormous impact on the way people use the internet The World Wide Web is being transformed from an information highway to a virtual interactive community for people to connect to regularly gather and interact to collaborate and share information online Social networks are an exciting way to connect people and build healthy relationships
7. at the bottom of the page When you Preview your post you will see the results of the formatting Once you re satisfied with the results click Publish If the post does not look right to you just click Back to continue editing Remove formatting To remove the bold and italics formatting delete the HTML tags make sure you remove the entire tag at each end including the brackets lt and gt Page 15 Grace Church DISCUSSION FORUMS Discussion forums usually play an important role in cementing social networks this is where the majority of social interaction tends to take place with discussions on topics relevant to your network Our networks featuring discussion forums allow users to e Start a discussion at any point and add tags to it e Add discussion posts to existing discussions e Click through to the personal profiles of anyone engaged in a discussion to find out more about who they are talking to e View all discussions taking place across your network The Discussions Forum is a place for online discussion where you can add a comment ask a question or answer someone else s question Ask How do questions then anyone who checks the Forum can answer When you add a discussion note you ll see the Post box where you type in your note Below that is a Category box Click the arrow and look at the categories for discussions to choose one Page 16 Grace Church RSS Feeds RSS is a
8. ay a menu on Email My Page lt Messages sent to me Messages sent to groups belong to the left side of the page that will allow q S Messages sent to my events you to modify your Profile Messages sent to the whole network Messages sent to multiple recipients Ss MN SM information set your Privacy Alerts sent via Apps preferences and the Email een Friend requests Notifications settings Group invitations Event invitations People that I ve invited to join this network Email Notifications Use these have new comments to approve settings to define the events and Comments on photos or videos add SSS S88 NE have new network content to approve activities for which you ll received W have new members to approve ema i notificatio n Wh ena ny of th ese Y Feedback and problem reports events occu E you receive an ema i Following Discussions Blog Posts and Groups W Discussions and blog posts add message sent to your login email F Discussions and blog posts reply to W Groups join account notifying you of the event and E Notify me when a new member joins the member s involved Crua desu If you click Clear My Follow List you will stop following all discussions blog posts and groups that you re currently following E I don t want to receive emails from Alive amp Virtual Page 5 Grace Church Edit Lates
9. comment on rate and select favorites among network videos and photos e The ability to create photo albums flash slideshows and flash video players e The ability to view all videos and photos across the social network If you have favorite photos in your Picasa albums that you would like to add to this site it is easy Click on the Photos menu item and choose Add Photos The main box is a Bulk Uploader or you can choose the link for Simple Uploader to browse for photos individually You can then browse for each photo individually in Picasa click to select it and click to upload it When you are done adding photos a box will appear for you to allow you to optionally enter the photo s title description and keyword tags When you re done click Save Your photos will appear as part of the Photos shared on the site SLIDESHOWS If your photo slideshows are in a Picasa Web Album select that web album by clicking Slideshows in the upper left of the Picasa web album page On the right hand side you ll see a place that says Share and Embed Click to get the embed code Inthe page that opens up choose a size for the slideshow Medium is a good choice Below you ll see some code appear Click on it and copy it Go to the box on this website under Videos where you can paste in the embed code Fill out the optional title description and keyword tags Click Save Page 8 There are several ways to add your videoto the site When
10. e Link button chain link First you have to type your lt b gt lir This will cause a pop up window to open where you can y ype y paste in the address Make sure you include the http part of University of Oklahoma the address and be careful that you do not accidentally end up with http twice When you are done click Okay Page 13 Grace Church You should now see the HTML link tag wrapped around your text preview vourlink tocheecand lt a href http www ou edu gt University of Oklahoma lt a gt make sure the link is working click on Preview at the bottom of the page You will have the option of publishing your post as is or going back to do some more editing VERY IMPORTANT If you are going to test the link make sure you RIGHT MOUSE click the link and Link address Then open it in a new window Otherwise you run the risk of losing your blog post yf Oklahoma Open Link i in New Window Open Link in New Tab In general it s a good idea to get used to testing links with the right mouse so that they open in a new tab or in a new window That way you won t accidentally lose something important FORMATTING A BLOG POST The Blog editor is not a WYSIWYG editor instead it is a direct HTML editor This may take a little bit of getting used to but it also means you may learn something about HTML When you see what you have typed in the Blog box you have various formattin
11. ers Forum My Page My Friends My Blog Invite Friends My Blog Add Blog Post You haven t written any blog posts yet T Add Blog Post Page 10 Grace Church blog just click on the My Page tab and you will see the linkto Add a New Blog Post My Blog on the line just below it Pest Tite __ E Click on My Blog and you will be E prompted to create your first Bs Us E blog post To add your first post just click on the Add Blog Post link After you have added your first blog post you will see the Add Blog Post link on the right hand side of the screen Creating a blog post You will need to give your blog post a title and then type the content of the post into the text box This is not a WYSIWYG editor What You See Is What You Get this is an actual HTML editor Don t worry if the content in the box looks a little strange what you are seeing is the specific HTML code that determines exactly how your blog post will display and function Save Preview Publish When you are done typing your post use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to either Save it as a draft so you can come back and work on it some more before publishing it or Publish the post You can also choose to Preview the post If you choose Preview you will be able to see just what the formatting of your post will look like The links should display correctly and you will be able to see the images After you ha
12. g options The bold and italic options are the ones you are most likely going to use there is also the option to underline text or to use strike through characters Formatting text with bold To use one of these options just B I U highlight the text you want to in general a Is that you do ye a saved copy of rae you ihe just in case you lose somethin and it alen has an Airtn Save featiire whieh will naringdieally ea format and then click on the appropriate button B for bold I for italics etc After you click you will see the BI US actual HTML codes inserted into the text HTML codes are In general lt b gt my recommendation ybody lt b gt is thal give you a saved copy of what you type just in case you lose contained in brackets lt and hiukan ane i alaa han an Anka Caua faction urdsiek will mains gt At the beginning of the formatting there is an open tag and at the end of the formatting there is a close tag indicated by a forward slash All the insertion of HTML code is done for you automatically you don t have to type any code Page 14 Using multiple formats for example formatting text with bold italic If you want something to be in bold AND in italics highlight the text and click the Bold button and then while the text is still highlighted click the Italics button Preview the formatting To see the effects of the code you need to click the Preview button down
13. insert the image into your blog post Position the cursor where you want the image to appear and click on the Image icon small camera This will cause a popup window to open where you will paste in the image address Remember to include the http part of the address You will then see the HTML code inserted into your blog post If you want to change the alignment of the image just type center where you see the word left in the HTML code To make sure the image is displaying correctly use the Preview button at the bottom of the screen When you add images to your posts you should also remember to include Image Information that is a caption for the image a title or other description of the image along with a link to the webpage where you found the image ADD A LINK TO A BLOG POST The process of adding a link to a Ning blog post is a two step process Step 1 Link text First you have to type your link text the text that the reader will see and click on For example University of Oklahoma Step 2 Link address You should have a browser window open where you can see the webpage address in the UNIVERSITY f OKI E ada the browser bar You need to highlight and copy the address from the browser bar After you have copied the webpage address come back to BiUs e E our blog post and highlight the link text you have type and So ee ee gt a l j ur The process of adding a link to a click th
14. s on where you can WIDE drag and drop the different Profile onan id ES modules on your page you eu e Se ere probably have at least some ability b to move things around To see what is possible just hover your Petro TED mouse at the left hand corner of Tha B the label on any of the modules When you see the directional cursor appear that means the box can be moved Click with your Page 6 left mouse button to activate a larger version of the directional icon and use it to drag the box now outlined to the location you want on the page RSS Feed You can have a box on the page where you can add an RSS Feed pulling in content from your own blog or from some Title Online Course Lady other blog or news source that has an RSS feed When you click URL IittovMeeds feedbur on Edit the RSS Feed box will open allowing you to enter the name of the feed the feed address along with some options for configuring just how much of the feed is displayed Don t forget Show 20 items to hit the Save button when you are done Display Titles Only Page 7 Grace Church IMPORT MEDIA PHOTOS Grace Network users have the ability to import embed comment on and create players for photo slideshows and video files These capabilities include e The ability to upload photos and video from your computer mobile phone Flicker account or any video sharing service on the web e The ability to share tag
15. so the address where any email notifications from the network community will be sent Creating your profile After you have entered your email and password information you will be taken to a screen where you can start to create your profile When you are done click on the big JOIN button at the bottom of the screen and you will be taken to the Home page for your network community Page 4 Grace Church MY PAGE Your Personal Profile When you first go to your Profile page My Page you will see a text box where you can add text images links whatever you want Just click on Edit to get started You can follow the instructions for adding text images and links just like for blog posts In addition to being able to create their own profile from the questions you selected in the setup process users also have access to e Personal privacy settings for each photo blog post or video that they post to the network e Their own message center which has the capability of importing an external address book e The ability to invite friends to join your network CUSTOMIZING THE MY PAGE PROFILE MyPage Start by clicking on the My Page tab in order to access your Profile page Edit Profile Settings Click on the Settings link below your Name on the Profile Email FI ht Sl d e of th e pa ge T h e My Privacy What network activity do you want to receive an email notification for Network Messages Settings page will displ
16. t Activity One of the first things you may want to do to clean Latest Activity Edit Show O events up your Profile page is to control the display of the Latest Activity since it takes up a lot of space on the page Click on the Edit button in the upper right hand corner of the box and then set the display to the number that best suits you Select zero to remove Latest Activity entirely although you can still see the Edit button if you want to change the settings again later Click Save Edit Blog Display Your blog canalso MyBlog Edit take up a lot of space on the page display Titles onte E so you might want to set the blog Show Sp posta display on the Profile page to show titles only You can also change the number of blog post titles which are displayed or even set it to zero Just click on the Edit button choose your settings and click Save when you are done If you do not display your blog on the Profile page people can still access your blog by clicking on the Blog button at the top of the page or by clicking on a direct link to your blog TextBox You may have a Textbox My Favorite YouTube Video at the moment Edit somewhere on the page that you can use to add all kinds of materials dynamic widgets embedded YouTube videos list of links images text whatever you want To add to or edit the contents of the Textbox click on the Edit button Drag and drop Although there are some limitation
17. ve seen what the post looks like in Preview use the buttons at the top of the screen to go Back and do more editing or to Publish the post Don t worry if you Publish something and decide you need to change it it s easy to open a blog post and edit it some more after it is published Managing your Blog To get to your blog click on the My Page link on the navigation bar and then click on the My Blog link which you see below it On the right you will see the Add New Blog Post link On the left you will see the opening sentences of your most recent blog posts in order Open the actual post by clicking on the Title of the post or click on the Continue link Once you ve opened the blog post you will see your Admin Options Admin Options to the right of the post fs Feature amp Edit Post You can Edit the post or you can choose to Delete the post be Add Tags careful if you delete a post it cannot be retrieved If you click on Delete Post an Manage Blog Page 11 Grace Church Manage Blog you will see a listing of ALL your blog posts with editing options for each one ADDING AN IMAGE TO A BLOG POST When you include an image in a Blog post you have two choices e Upload the image If the image is on your Add an Image computer and not already online or if the image is too large upload the image Upload an image l e insertan online image If the image is online Browse and is already a good size not more than
18. way to get content from another blog or website to appear on your own webpage In your Grace Networks Profile page you can have an RSS box where you can add an RSS feed Here s how First get the address of a feed that you want to include Almost any blog has a feed as do many online news sources and other content intensive websites Then go to the RSS box in your My Page Profile and click on Edit You will then be given the option to supply a title for the box together with the feed address You need to decide if you just want the titles to appear that s usually best or if you want the entire content of the feed to be displayed You also give to pick the number of items to display If you are displaying just the titles you can choose a large number if you are displaying the detailed content you should choose a small number When you are done click on Save That s it The content will refresh automatically you don t have to do anything If you want to change to a different feed you can click on Edit to enter new information Want more than one feed You can use YahooPipes to create a combined feed and then enter the combined feed here Page 17 RSS Edit RSS Edit Please click Edit to specify the Hos feed for this box RSS Edit Title ASS URL Display Show 5 items Title OU Daily URL http hub ou edu ai Display O Titles Only show items E EST Grace Church HELP
19. you to click in order to create your Grace Networks account and join the community Creating your account When you click on that link you will be taken to a Sign In Sign Up screen where you will create your account log in email address and password By default the email address to which the invitation was sent will be displayed in the email address box Note If you already have a Ning account you can log in with that account with just one Ning account you can join as many network communities as you want If you want to change the email address that is displayed there to an address you use more frequently that is fine You also have the option to change the email address later if you want The important thing to remember is that you will be using this email address to log in to the system again later and if you forget your password this is the address to which your password reminder Grace Church Sign Up for Alive amp Virtual Apply for membership now If you re already a member sign in Email Address Password Retype Password Birthday Month Day Year We won t display your age without asking Type the Code on the Right NTdgy Sign Up Problems signing up By signing up you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy About Alive amp Virtual Seek Love Do Work Live Well Play We use Ning ID for authentication What is a Ning ID will be sent The email address you use here is al
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