PageGenerator Online Help

 

Table of Contents

1.0 Add Front

2.0 Search

3.0 Edit Pages

4.0 Admin

5.0 Calendar

6.0 Conference

7.0 Contacts

 

 

 

 

The Add Front Feature will take you step-by-step through the process of creating your web site. To make this process simpler, please have your front name, the billing address, and a contact phone number for your site on hand. This is the minimal information you will need to provide in order to set up your account. Additionally, you must have the authorization code provided by PageGenerator and the front ID number of the organization sponsoring your site.

1. Click on the Add Front button.
2. Select the language preference by clicking on the radio button.
3. Click on the Begin button.
4. At the Administration Add Front screen, follow the directions provided to complete the fields shown:

1. Authorization Code. Enter the code PageGenerator sends you when you become a licensed PageGenerator operator.
2. Front ID Number. Enter the ID number of the Front Web Site sponsoring your site.
3. Front Name. Enter the name of your business or association.
4. Administration Password. Enter an alphanumeric password up to 20 characters long. The password you enter here will allow access to your administrative functions.
5. Directory. Enter a name, eight characters or less, for your directory.
6. Logofile. Enter the name of a graphic or logo in .gif or .jpg file format to display on your administrative pages. The administrative pages include the Search, Contact Directory, and Calendar features. Clicking on the Browse button will allow you to browse through your hard drive(s) or disk(s). Select the graphic or logo to be displayed on the page by double-clicking on it. The name will automatically appear in the text field.
7. Password for your Startpage (optional). The Startpage is the page from which others can create subordinate pages in your directory. If a password is entered here, PageGenerator will password protect your Startpage so no one will be able to create a subordinate page in your directory unless you have given them this password to enter. The Startpage password must be different from the password that allows access to administrative functions.
8. Contact Directory. Enter the email address to which visitors to your web site may send requests to be added to your contact directory. The person who receives this email should be considered an administrative user and able to edit the contact directory.
9. Calendar (optional). The administrator of the front sponsoring your site must enable the calendar. It may not be included with your web site. Check with your site sponsor if you are uncertain whether this feature has been enabled.

1. Calendar Title. Enter the title for your events calendar. Typically, this is your business or association name. It could also be something more general, such as "Events Calendar."
2. Email Address for the Front Screen Add. Enter the email address to which visitors to your web events calendar may send requests to add an event. The person who receives this email should be considered an administrative user and have access to the web site's administrative functions through the Administration Password. He or she is responsible for updating the events calendar.
3. View Calendar Password. Enter an alphanumeric password to restrict access to your web events calendar.

1. Conference Forum (optional). The administrator of the front sponsoring your site must enable the conference forum. It may not be included with your web site. Check with your site sponsor if you are uncertain whether this feature has been enabled.

1. Forum Name. Enter the name for the conference forum. The forum name typically reflects your business or association name.
2. Type. Select the forum type. Public forums are accessible to all visitors to your web site. Private forums are restricted to only those users whose user names and passwords have been individually approved by the forum administrator.
3. User Name for Forum Admin User. Enter the user name for the forum administrator. The user name may be up to 35 characters long. The forum administrator typically oversees the forum, including such responsibilities as making sure comments are answered, assigning access permission, deleting and adding topics, and monitoring messages to make sure no inappropriate phrases or remarks are used.
4. Password for Forum Admin User. Enter an alphanumeric password of up to 35 characters for the forum administrator.
5. Email Address for Forum Admin User. Enter the email address for the forum administrator.

1. After all relevant entries have been made, review the information and make any corrections necessary.
2. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button.
3. At the Add Billing Information screen, enter the requested information in the fields provided:

1. Heading or Page Name. The front name you entered on the Administration Add Front screen will appear in this field. However, you may change your page name if you want it to be different from your front name.
2. Category. Choose the category which best describes your web page from the drop-down list provided. Click on the arrow to make the list appear and double click on your selection to make it appear in the text field.
3. Billing Contact. Enter the name of the person to be contacted about billing information. This name will NOT be displayed on your page.
4. Billing Address. Enter the billing address. This address will NOT be displayed on your page.
5. Display Address. Enter the address to be displayed on your page. If it is the same as the billing address entered above, leave these fields blank.
6. Phone Information. Enter the telephone contact information to be displayed on your page. In the Description field, enter what the number is used for, such as Information, Fax, Billing, etc. Additional phone numbers can be listed when you review and update the finished page in Edit Pages in section 3.0.
7. Email. Enter the email contact information to be listed on your page. In the Description field, enter what the address is used for, such as Information on Orders, Billing Questions, etc. Additional email addresses can be listed when you review and update your finished page in Edit Pages in section 3.0.

1. Review the information entered. Make any corrections necessary.
2. When you are ready to continue, click on the Continue button.
3. At the Add Display Information screen, PageGenerator will provide your page ID number at the top of the page. PageGeneratorerator also provides this number on the Front Finished screen upon completion of the process.

NOTE: You will need this ID number to make any changes to your page through the update function.

4. Fill in the requested information in the fields as follows:

1. Sub Heading (optional). Enter the page subheading. Examples include your business or association's marketing phrases or slogans. This text will appear directly below your page name or heading.
2. Keywords to Make Your Page More Searchable. Enter keywords that describe your page for search engines such as Alta Vista and Yahoo. Use commas to separate them in this format: antiques, real estate, Texas. Types of keywords to use include city, state, products, services, etc., which pertain to your business or association.

NOTE: The more keywords you enter, the more likely your web site is to appear in the search engines. Without keywords, your page will not appear in any search engines inside or outside PageGenerator. Do NOT enter the name of your company as a keyword; that is done automatically in the appropriate metatags. If you enter the same word twice, the search engines will reject your page. Also, search engines such as Alta Vista will drop your page if you enter an excessive number of keywords, particularly ones irrelevant to your site, in hopes of trying to make your page turn up in more searches.

3. Password. The password you entered on the Administration Add Front screen for administrative functions will appear in this field. This password will allow you to make changes to your page design later. You must have it if you wish to update your page.
4. Logofile Name. Enter the name of a graphic or logo in .gif or .jpg file format to display on your web page. Clicking on the Browse button will allow you to browse through your hard drive(s) or disk(s). Select the graphic or logo to be displayed on the page by double-clicking on it. The name will automatically appear in the text field. This logo appears only on your default web page and can be the same as your Admin logo.
5. URL for Outside Page (optional). Enter the fully qualified URL of the site you would like PageGenerator to link to, such as www.example.com, and list for your page if you want to be listed in PageGenerator's searches and use the calendar, conference forum, or other special features but do NOT want PageGenerator to create a site for you.

1. Review the information entered. Make any changes necessary.
2. When you are ready to continue, click on the Continue button.
3. At the Add NAICS Code screen, please choose a NAICS code for your web site from the options provided. The NAICS code is the North American Industry Classification System for tax identification, and is replacing the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.
4. PageGenerator will now create and display your page in the Build Edit screen.

NOTE: For help in making changes, see the section on EDIT PAGES provided in section 3.0.

5. When you have made your revisions or if you do not need to make any further changes, click on the Click To Save button located at the top left of the screen on the menu bar.
6. At the Front Finished screen, a summary of the information you have entered for your web site will be provided, including your Front ID, Page ID, Directory name, Admin password, Edit Page password, Start Page password, the page URL, and the Calendar title and password if that feature is enabled. Options offered on the page are as follows:

1. Click on the Main Menu link if you wish to search all the pages in PageGenerator.
2. Click on the Admin Functions link to access options including, but not limited to, billing or approving or deleting text or URL lists for the sub pages in your directory. You will need your Admin password to access this area. See section 4.0, Admin, for a detailed description of the administrative options.
3. The members of your association and business can now create their own web pages under your directory. Instruct them to point their browsers to the Start Page link provided and PageGenerator will furnish instructions on how to create their web pages.

The Search feature allows you to search all pages listed within the PageGenerator main menu. This feature is expressly for searching for specific pages, not people. If you are trying to locate an individual who has registered with the PageGenerator directory, use the Contact Directory.

1. Click on the Search button.
2. Enter your search criteria in the fields provided.

NOTE: Help with searching is provided at the bottom of the screen as shown in Figure 1. These tips may help with defining the search parameters.

 

Help with searching: Search parameters may be entered in any combination. Text searches are NOT case-sensitive. City, Zip Code, and NAICS Code are "starts with" searches. Enter the first few characters of the value to search for. The Company Name and Key Word fields are capable of simple boolean logic, so parentheses may be used along with the keywords and, or, and not to specify search parameters; ie: (hobby OR craft) AND NOT antique

 

Figure 1. Search Help Tips

3. Click on the Search the Directory button.
4. At the Call Search screen, a summary list of all pages meeting your search criteria will be listed. This screen displays up to 10 pages at a time, with a highlighted link at the bottom of the list that allows you to choose to see the next 10 pages and a link that allows you to see the previous 10 pages. When you find the page you need in the list, click on the link to go to that site.

3. EDIT PAGES

The Edit Pages feature allows you to not only add and update information on your web site, but lets you customize your site with options including styles, backgrounds, and fonts.

1. Click on the Edit Pages button if you are beginning this process from the main PageGenerator Main Menu. Otherwise, click on the Administration button on your web site.
2. Enter the Page ID and the password.

NOTE: This information is provided in the summary on the Front Finished screen. If you do not have this information, email your web front administrator, the administrator for the sponsoring web site.

3. At the Build Edit screen, your page will be displayed in the right-hand frame and the edit options in the left-hand frame. These options include Content, Graphics, Fonts, Colors, Background, Styles, and Help and are discussed immediately below. Edit Front will be discussed separately in section 3.4. Directions for each are as follows:

1. Content. Click on the Content button. At the Change Content screen, a list of Edit options is provided. These are:

1. Display Information. Click on the Display Information button to revise the heading (also referred to as the page name), sub-heading, display address, and category in the fields provided. To edit an existing phone number or email address, scroll down and make the changes to the listings in the fields provided. To add a new phone number or email address, enter the information in the blank fields provided. To delete an existing phone number or email address, check the Delete? box next to it. Review your changes and make any necessary corrections. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button. PageGenerator will automatically update your page and return you to the Build Edit screen.

NOTE: Clicking any Submit button will save the changes entered in all of the sections. When you have finished all changes to your page and are ready to exit the Edit Pages feature, click on the Click to Save button located at the top of the menu bar. PageGenerator will automatically update your page and provide you a summary of the front information. If you do not click on the Save button, your changes will be entered in the database but will not be created in HTML and added to your page.

2. Billing Information. Click on the Billing Information button to revise or update the billing contact and billing address information in the fields provided. Review your changes and make any corrections necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button. PageGenerator will automatically update your page and return you to the Build Edit screen.
3. Administrative Information. Click on the Administrative Information button to revise or update the administrative password or the keywords to make your page more searchable in the fields provided. Review your changes and make any corrections necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button. PageGenerator will automatically update your page and return you to the Build Edit screen.

NOTE: If you change your page password, please make note of it. You will need it the next time you update your page.

4. Add/Edit NAICS Code. Click on the Add/Edit NAICS Code button to revise or update your NAICS Code information. NAICS stands for the North American Industry Classification System, and is replacing the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. Your current code and its description will be displayed in a field at the top of the screen. Enter the number of your NAICS code if you know it and click Select. Otherwise, use the selection boxes starting with the Main Category field and through the Sub Categories fields until the description that best describes your business appears in the Final Selection field, then click Select. Click Submit to save your changes. PageGenerator will automatically update your page and return you to the Build Edit screen.
5. Add/Edit Text Blocks. Click on the Add/Edit Text Blocks button to create or revise text blocks on your web page. The text block is only added to the first page of the web front. Follow the directions provided onscreen, using the blank fields to enter your information. Existing text block graphics can be added or changed by using the Graphics function in the left-hand frame. Review your information and make any corrections necessary. If you wish to start over, click on the Clear Form button. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button. PageGenerator will automatically update your page and return you to the Build Edit screen.
6. Add/Edit URL List. Click on the Add/Edit URL List button to add or revise any URLs listed on your page. Enter the URL in the format sample.url.com/sampledir/samplepage.htm, without the http:// in the Address text field. The URLs you place on your web page act as links to other web sites. You may provide a title and description for each in the corresponding text field, as well as arrange the order in which each appears by entering the appropriate number in the Sequence in List text field.

1. Graphics. Click on the Graphics button. At the Change Graphics screen, page logos and text block graphics can be added, deleted, or moved. Select from the following Edit options:

1. Upload New Page Logo. The current page logo, if you have one, will be displayed under the words Upload New Page Logo. Immediately below is a blank text field and a Browse button. Enter the name of a graphic or logo in .gif or .jpg file format to display on your administrative pages or click on Browse to search your hard drive(s) or disk(s). Select the graphic or logo to be displayed on the page by double clicking on it. The name will automatically appear in the text field. Review your changes and make any necessary corrections. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button. PageGenerator will automatically update your page and return you to the Build Edit screen.

NOTE: If the above page logo should also be used as the front logo and appear on Search Pages, Calendar, Contact Directory, and other pages attached to the front site, click on the box provided to select this option. A graphic file name must be entered into the field above for this function to work. Also, if you choose to browse through your hard drive(s) or disk(s), you may have to select the See All Files option provided in case your system is only displaying .htm or .html files.



Figure 2. Close-up screen capture of the Upload New Text Block Graphic option.

2. Upload New Text Block Graphic. Each text block contains an optional graphic. The current text block graphic, if you have one, will be displayed under the words Upload a New Text Block Graphic. Immediately below it is a blank field and a Browse button. Enter the name of a graphic or logo in .gif or .jpg format to display on your administrative pages or click on Browse to search your hard drive(s) or disk(s). Select the graphic or logo to be displayed on the page by double-clicking on it. The name will automatically appear in the text field. Review your changes and make any necessary corrections. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button. PageGenerator will automatically update your page and return you to the Build Edit screen. When an existing graphic is replaced, many web browsers will not display the change immediately. Try clicking on Reload from the browser menu to refresh the screen.
3. Under Upload New Text Block Graphic, you have several options available for positioning your graphic or logo on your page.

• Sequence. Enter the sequence number of the text block next to which the new graphic will appear. For example, if you want it to appear next to the first text block displayed on your page, enter "1" (without the quote marks) in the field provided.
• Graphic alignment. This option determines where the graphic is relative to the text block by which you have selected it to appear. Click on the corresponding radio button to place the graphic above, below, in the middle, beneath, to the right of, or to the left of the text block.
• Vertical space. This option is specific to the Netscape browser. It lets you determine how much vertical space exists between the graphic and the text block.
• Horizontal space. This option is specific to the Netscape browser. It lets you determine how much horizontal space exists between the graphic and the text block.
• Border. To place a border around your graphic, enter a number 1 through 5 in the text field provided, with 1 being the thinnest and 5 being the thickest line.

1. Fonts. Click on the Fonts button. At the top of the page, a summary titled Your Current Font Settings Are shows the current font settings for the title font, the sub-heading font, and the text font. Each of these can be modified as follows:

1. Style of Title Text. A table of the options for the page title font style is provided with examples. Choose the style by clicking on the radio button next to the font style you want.
2. Style of Sub Heading Text. A table of the options for the page sub-heading font style is provided with examples. Choose the style by clicking on the radio button next to the font style you want.
3. Style of Regular Text. A table of the option for the regular text on the page is provided with examples. Choose the style by clicking on the radio button next to the font style you want.
4. Font Face. A table of the types of fonts available is provided with examples. Choose the font you want by clicking on the radio button next to the font style you want.

1. Colors. Click on the Colors button. At the top of the page, a summary titled The Current Color Settings Are shows what the current color settings are for the title, the sub-heading, the text, links, and viewed links (vlinks). A table listing the color options available for each of these settings is displayed. Click on the radio button to select the colors desired. This option also allows you to customize your colors, but be aware some systems cannot display colors that are not Windows standard. All colors available on the list are Windows standard. Review your changes and make any necessary changes. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button. PageGenerator will automatically update your page and return you to the Build Edit screen.
2. Background. Click on the Background button.

1. Choose a New Background Image or Color. Select a background for your web site from the table of images provided by clicking on the corresponding radio button or upload a custom background file from your hard drive or disk. Alternately, you may wish to have a background color rather than an image. Select a color from the table of color options by clicking on its corresponding radio button.
2. Review your changes and make any necessary corrections. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button. PageGenerator will automatically update your page and return you to the Build Edit screen.

1. Styles. Click on the Styles button.

1. On the Edit Styles screen, a table of the page format options is provided. Select your preferred style by clicking on the corresponding radio buttons. Review your changes and make any necessary corrections. When you are read to continue, click on the Submit button. PageGenerator will automatically update your page and return you to the Build Edit screen.

1. Help. Click on the Help button for documentation on the edit commands.

1. Edit Front. This option is only available to the web front administrator, the administrator for the sponsoring web site. See under ADMIN in section 4.0 for further information.

2. ADMIN

The Admin feature allows the site administrator to take care of such administrative duties as adding, editing, and deleting front information, approving listings for the events calendar, and generating billing reports.

1. Click on the Admin button.
2. Select the front name from the drop-down list provided and enter the admin password in the password text field.

NOTE: This information is provided in the summary on the Front Finished screen. If you have do not have this information, email your web front administrator, the administrator for the sponsoring web site.

3. Click on the Submit button.
4. At the Build Admin Page screen, a summary of the number of subordinate pages, subordinate fronts, and subordinate pages that still need approval is provided. Administrative options are as follows:

1. Edit Front. Click on the Edit Front button. The screen is divided into the following sections:

1. Edit Front Information. You can edit the Front ID, Admin Password, Company name, Current Admin Logofile, and Directory by revising the current information that appears in the fields provided. This information is provided in a simple summary form onscreen. The web front can be viewed by clicking on the View Front Link. Review the changes you have made and make any corrections necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button and PageGenerator will automatically save and update your web front information.

NOTE: Do NOT change any of the ID numbers without first contacting PageGenerator.

2. Calendar. You can edit the Calendar Name, Calendar Email, and View Calendar Password by revising or entering new information in the fields provided. This information is provided in a simple summary form onscreen. Review your changes and make any changes necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button.

NOTE: The administrator for the site sponsoring your page must enable the calendar. It may not be included with your web site. Check with your site sponsor if you are uncertain whether this feature has been enabled.

3. Contact Directory. The address listed is the email address for the Contact Directory administrator. This email address is notified to add or delete new entries when they are submitted to the Contact Directory.
4. Conference. This option will only appear if the web site does not already have a conference forum.

• Forum Name. Enter the name for the conference forum. The forum name typically reflects your business or association name.
• Type. Select the forum type. Public forums are accessible to all visitors to your web site. Private forums are restricted to only those users whose user names and passwords have been individually approved by the forum administrator.
• User Name for Forum Admin User. Enter the user name for the forum administrator. The user name may be up to 35 characters long. The forum administrator typically oversees the forum, including such responsibilities as making sure comments are answered, assigning access permission, deleting and adding topics, and monitoring messages to make sure no inappropriate phrases or remarks are used.
• Password for Forum Admin User. Enter an alphanumeric password of up to 35 characters for the forum administrator.
• Email Address for Forum Admin User. Enter the email address for the forum administrator.

1. Password Protection For Startpage. You can edit the current Startpage Password, which is provided in the text field. Click on the Remove Password Protection from Startpage radio button if you wish to allow any user to be able to build a page under your front without administrative permission. Click on the Add Password Protection to Startpage radio button if this feature is not presently enabled and you wish to add password protection, then type in the Startpage password in the field provided. Review your changes and make any corrections necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button.

Edit Pages. Click on Edit Pages. To edit the sub-pages under your front, select a button with a letter of the alphabet or enter the Page ID in the field provided and click on the Edit Page button. A list of pages with company names beginning with those letters of the alphabet will appear, sorted in alphabetical order. Add or change billing rates and maximum number of text blocks and URLs by entering the new information in the fields provided. Also shown on the summary is the account number, the date the page was added, the page ID, its approval status, and the page password. Click on the Submit button to save your changes when you are finished.

1. List Pages. Click on the List Pages button from the left-hand side menu then select a button with a letter of the alphabet or enter the Page ID in the field beneath and click on the List Page button. Select the highlighted page URL to view a specific page.
2. New Pages. To approve new pages, click on the New Pages button from the left-hand side menu or enter the Page ID in the field provided and press Approve Page. A list of new pages that have not yet been approved will appear on the main screen. Approve the pages by typing Y in the Approved field. View the page by selecting the page URL. Click on the Submit button to save your changes when you are finished.
3. List Delete. Click on the List Delete button from the left-hand side menu, then select a button with a letter of the alphabet or enter the Page ID in the field provided and click on the View Page to Delete button. A list of pages will appear with a Delete? check box. Check the box for the page or pages you want to delete and click on the Submit button.

NOTE: The pages you select will be deleted both from the database and from your directory. They CANNOT be retrieved.

4. Sub Fronts. Click on the Sub Fronts button, then select a button with a letter of the alphabet or enter the Page ID in the field provided and click on the List Front button. A list of sub fronts with front names beginning with those letters of the alphabet will appear, sorted in alphabetical order. The Front ID number will be listed for each sub front, along with its administrative password and the directory in which it was created. The name of the front is listed under the word Frontname. The name of the file in which the logo is located is listed under the word Logofile. You can delete it by clicking on the Delete Front? Checkbox. Click on the Submit button to save your changes when you are finished.

• The web front can be viewed by clicking on the View Front Link.
• Click on Assign Module Permissions for Calendar, Conference, etc. to enable or disable specific modules. Click on the checkboxes to add or remove the permissions for each module for the sub front. A sub front can not have both the Calendar module and the PassCalendar, the password-protected calendar, module at the same time. Click on the Change Permissions button when you are ready to continue.
• Click on the link to select a subfront you wish to delete, then click on the Delete button. This will permanently remove that subfront from the system.

1. Billing Report. Click on the Billing Report button. The screen will display a report of billing rates for all the pages in your directory and calculate the amount each page owes for the month. Use the print function on your browser menu to print the report.
2. Make Front. Click on the Make Front button to make a new sub front from an existing sub page. Enter the Page ID of the sub page for the new front you are creating in the field provided. Review your entry and make any corrections necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button.
3. Multi Pages. Click on the Multi Pages button. At the Make Sub Pages screen, enter the range of Page IDs in the blank fields provided. Review your entries and make any corrections necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button and select the Import File option

NOTE: Do not try to make more than 200 pages at one time.

4. Import File. After you have finished with the Multi Pages feature, click on the Import File button. Enter the Comma Delimited File (CSVFile) and the Column File in the fields provided. Review your entries and make any corrections necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Submit button.
5. Help. Click on the Help button for a summary of general information on the admin edit commands.

3. CALENDAR

The Calendar feature allows you to dynamically track company events and important dates in a traditional calendar format.

1. Click on the Calendar button in the left-hand menu to view the events calendar.
2. At the Calendar screen, you can click on any date on the calendar to see a detailed overview of all events scheduled for that day. Alternately, you can click on any icon displayed on the calendar for detailed overview of the scheduled event.
3. There are five buttons available at the top of the screen. These are Search, Add, Join, Help, and Admin. They can be accessed from any screen in the Calendar. Each of these buttons will be discussed in further detail below:

1. Search. Click on the Search button to access the search form. Fill in the Month/Year to Search fields by selecting the search parameters from the drop-down lists provided. Enter the event location in the Event Location text field if you know it. In the Text to Search For field, enter any keywords that might help specify the event(s) you are searching for. The more information you provide, the more specific the search results will be. Review your entries and make any corrections necessary. If you wish to start over, click on the Clear This Form button. When you are ready to continue, click on the Begin Your Search button. Any search results will automatically be displayed in summary.
2. Add. If you do not have administrative access and would like to submit an event, such as a company picnic or charity effort associated with your agency, click the Add button at the top of the Calendar, fill out the form, and press Submit button. The event information will be emailed to the calendar administrator for posting. Following is a description of the online form you must complete to submit an event:

1. Entered for. Select which agency you are entering this event for from the list provided in the drop-down box.
2. Begin Date and Time. Click on the down arrows to see a list of available choices.
3. End Date and Time. Click on the down arrows to see a list of available choices.
4. Title of Event. Click in the text field and enter the title of the event.
5. Name. Click in the text box and enter the name of the person the public would contact concerning this event.
6. Host(s). Click in the text field and enter the organization, group, or company who is the host of the event.
7. Email. Click in the text field and enter the email address that the public can use to request more information about the event.
8. Phone. Click in the text field and enter the phone number to call for more information.
9. Location of Event. Click in the text field and enter the location where the event is to be held.
10. URL Address for Further Information. Click in the text field and enter a web address (if available) where more information can be found concerning the event.
11. Description. Click in the text field and enter a description of the event. Scroll down the page and click on the Email Event Suggestion to Calendar Representative button to submit the event to the calendar.

1. Join. Only activities sponsored by the participating organizations are listed. Each organization representative maintains the online events for their area. Events added by organization representatives are posted automatically to the database and will appear on the calendar immediately. Requests to add events by visitors to the site are forwarded to the appropriate representative for approval and may take some time to appear on the calendar.
2. Help. Click on the Help button for online support with problems and questions concerning the PageGenerator Calendar of Events.
3. Admin. Click on the Admin button to access the administration site for the Event Calendar. The administration site allows users with administrative passwords to Schedule Events and to Edit/Delete Events.

1. From the Calendar Administration screen, select the front name from the drop-down list provided and enter your password in the text field. Click on the Submit button.
2. This takes you to the administrative view of the events calendar.
3. The link under the title will return you to the main web front at any time. Below the main web front link are five calendar administration links: PageGenerator, which will return you to the main PageGenerator PageGenerator administration menu; Instructions, which provides online help documentation; Schedule Events, which takes you to an online form that allows you to add new events to the calendar; Edit/Delete Event, which allows you to revise or remove events displayed on the calendar; and View, which allows you to look at the calendars for the current and upcoming years. The Schedule Events and Edit/Delete Event links are discussed in further detail below.
4. To Schedule an Event. Click on the Schedule Events link at the top of the Event Calendar. This takes you to the Add New Event screen, which has an online form requesting the following information:

• Begin Date and Time. Click on the down arrows to see a list of available choices.
• End Date and Time. Click on the down arrows to see a list of available choices.
• Title of Event. Click in the text field and enter the title of the event.
• Contact Name. Click in the text box and enter the name of the person the public would contact concerning this event.
• Host(s). Click in the text field and enter the organization, group, or company who is the host of the event.
• Email Address. Click in the text field and enter the email address that the public can use to request more information about the event.
• Phone Number(s). Click in the text field and enter the phone number to call for more information.
• Location of Event. Click in the text field and enter the location where the event is to be held.
• URL Address for Further Information. Click in the text field and enter a web address (if available) where more information can be found concerning the event.
• Event Type. Select from the Front, National, or Both options by clicking on the corresponding radio button. Front places the event on the main web front event calendar only. National places the event on the agency event calendar only. Both places the event on both the front event calendar and the agency event calendar.
• Description. Click in the text field and enter a description of the event. Scroll down the page and click on the Email Event Suggestion to Calendar Representative button to submit the event to the calendar.
• Choose a Category. Select the icon that best represents the event type from the list provided.
• Review your entries and make any corrections necessary. At this time, you can click on the Clear This Form button to reset the form or the Schedule Event button to add the event.

1. To Edit/Delete an Event. Click on the Edit/Delete Event link at the top of the event calendar. This takes you to the Edit/Delete screen. If you wish to return to the event calendar, click on the Return button. Otherwise, select the month of the event that needs to be edited or deleted. There will be a list of events currently scheduled. Click on the event title you wish to Edit or Delete. This will display that scheduled event.

• If any visitors to the Calendar have suggested events for your association through the email Add button, those events will be listed under the caption "The following events were submitted to the calendar by visitors to the site. Please confirm or delete them." Click on the event title to edit the event for inclusion in the Event Calendar or to delete it.

1. To Edit an Event. Make the necessary corrections. Scroll down to the bottom of that entry and click on Update Event. Do not include any HTML codes. The changes will be made immediately.
2. To Delete an Event. Click on Delete Event. A confirmation page will come up to make sure you want to delete the event. If you are sure, click on the Remove Event from Calendar button. If you no longer want to delete that event, click on the back button on your browser menu.
3. To Delete Old Events. Click on Delete Old Events. This will allow you to delete all events scheduled before the current date.

1. At any time on the event calendar, you can click on the front name link located under the event calendar title to return to the main web front sponsoring the calendar.

The Conference feature provides a forum in which facilitated dicussion of different topics can take place online.

1. Click on the Conference button.
2. At the iPerForm Online Conference Forum screen, the available conference forums will be displayed on the left side with a general overview of using the conference on the right. Clicking on any of the conference forum names will take you to that particular forum. For more information on navigating through a specific conference forum and its options, see item number 6.4 under this section.
3. There are five buttons available at the top of the screen. The four on the left side -- Main, Search, Help, and Admin -- all deal with the Conference Forum and will be discussed in further detail below. Clicking on the fifth, the PageGenerator button on the right-hand side, takes you back to the main menu of the PageGenerator PageGenerator. These buttons will remain on the top of the screen as you navigate through the Conference Forum and you may click on them at any time.

1. Main. Click on the Main button to return to this screen, the main menu of the Conference Forum, at any time.
2. Search. Click on the Search button. The search form will be displayed on the right-hand side, as illustrated in Figure 3:

1. To search by Forum. Enter the forum name you are searching for in the field provided. Review your entry and make any corrections necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Search Forums button.
2. To search by Topics. Enter the topic name you are searching for in the field provided. Review your entry and make any corrections necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Search Topics button.
3. To search by Messages. Enter the name of the author, the subject, the date posted, or any keywords in the message in the fields provided. The more information you provide, the more specific the search criteria. Review your entry and make any corrections necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Search Messages button.

1. Help. Click on the Help button for online assistance with the Conference Forum. Some information to note on the features and terminology that may help you with the Online Conference Forum:

1. Public Conferences. Users in Public Conferences are not assigned user names or passwords and all users have default Topic access. Since user names and passwords are not assigned, users may not edit or delete messages once they have been posted.
2. Private Conferences. To participate in a private conference, select the conference forum from the list and click on the Enter Forum button. A form will appear requesting a user name and password. If you have already been given access to the Conference by the Forum Administrator, fill out the form and click on the Enter Forum button. If you have not been given access to that conference, fill out the form and click on the New User button. User names must not contain spaces. A form will appear requesting an email address and listing the private conference forums that are currently available. The administrator of the conference you request admission to will be notified by email. You must enter a valid email address so you can be notified when admission to the conference has been granted. The user name and password you enter will allow you entrance to the conference and allow you to edit or delete any messages you contribute.
3. Access Levels. Users in Private Conferences are assigned an access level to control what features of the Conference they can control.
4. Admin. This allows the user to create new conferences and to edit/delete the existing conferences to which the user has Admin access. Admin users must allow access for new users requesting admission to the conference. Includes Topic access.
5. Topic. This allows the user to create new topics in the Conference to which the currently has access. Includes User access.
6. User. This allows the user to add or edit/delete messages in the Conference to which he currently has access.
7. Pending. A temporary level of access granted when the user requests admission to the private Conference. The Admin User for that conference must change the user's access level before the user can enter the conference.
8. Searching. To search Public Conferences, click on the Search button from the top buttonbar. This search function will find messages and topics in all public conferences. To search Private Conferences, select the Search function from within the Private Conference. This search function will only find messages and topics in that individual private conference.
9. Replying to Messages. To reply to a message in a topic, view the full text of the message and click on the Reply to Current button. To post a message in a new topic or to post a message with a new subject, click on the Reply to Topic button.
10. Editing User Information. Only users in private Conferences can edit their user information. To view or change your user name, password, or email address, click on the Edit User Info button within the Private Conference. Make the changes and click on the Modify button to continue.

1. Admin. Click on the Admin button. Enter the Admin user name and password in the fields provided. Click on the Login button to continue. Only users with an Access Level of Admin may use the Admin Functions. The Admin screen will appear on the right hand frame, along with a list of those forums to which the user has administrative access.

1. Add New Forum. Click on the Add Forum button from the Admin menu and in the next form enter the new forum name and a password. When the new forum is created, a default screen that allows users to log directly into the new forum will be created. The default screen will be the number of the new forum plus "fmdefault.htm." (For example, a new forum with a forum ID of 38 would have a default screen called 38fmdefault.htm. If you want the users of the new forum to be able to log in directly, link to 38fmdefault.htm instead of default.htm, the main Conference Forum screen. A customized buttonbar -- in this case, 38fmbuttonbar.htm -- will also be created.) The Front Name is the front to which the new Forum will be attached. The new buttonbar can be edited with any HTML editor if you would like to add a logo or change the URL or front name. Then select the type of Forum, Public or Private, and enter the name and password of the administrative user for the new Forum. If you enter the name of an administrative user other than yourself, the Forum will automatically add you as a second administrative user.
2. Edit/Delete Existing Forums. Click on the Edit Forum button from the Admin Menu and choose the forum to edit. Make changes to the forum's name, password, or type, then click on the Modify Forum button to save the changes. To delete that forum, click on the Delete Forum button.

• Activate Keyword Filter. You can also click on the Activate Keyword Filter button. The purpose of the keyword filter is to prevent users from posting messages that contain obscenities to public or family-oriented forums. Enter up to ten words in the table below and the words they should be replaced with, then click on the Turn On Filter button to activate the filter. (For example, the keyword "darn" could be changed to "d--n." The Forum will not allow certain characters such as # or & or % in the change to fields because the iPerForm software has specific uses for those characters.) The filter will check all messages as they are posted to this forum for the words and replace them. To delete the words from the message, leave the change to field blank. To discontinue use of the filter at any time, click on the Turn Off Filter button.

• Delete Old Messages. To delete old messages from a forum, click on the Edit Forum button from the Admin Menu and choose the forum to edit. Enter a date in the format mm/dd/yyyy (Example: 03/02/1998) in the field provided and click the Delete Old Messages button. All messages in that forum with a Posted Date before midnight on the date entered will be deleted. These messages cannot be retrieved.

1. Add New Topics. Click on the Add Topics button from the Admin menu and choose the forum to edit. In the next form enter the new topic name and a password for the topic, and press Create Topic. A list of the current topics for that forum appears at the bottom of the screen.
2. Edit/Delete Existing Topics. Click on the Edit Topics button from the Admin menu and choose the forum to edit, then choose the topic to edit from the list of existing topics. In the next form enter a new topic name or a password for that topic, and click on the Modify Topic button. To delete that topic, click on the Delete Topic button.

NOTE: Selecting Delete Topic will delete all topic information and messages for that topic. This information cannot be retrieved.

3. User Access. Click on the User Access button from the Admin Menu and choose the forum to edit. In the next screen a form is provided for adding new users to private conference forums or adding admin users to public conference forums. (Login is not necessary for public conference forums, so users in those forums do not need to be added to the User List. All users in public conference forums have default Topic access.) Enter the user name (user names should be all one word, no spaces), password, and Access Level, and click on the Add New User button. If the user has not already been added to the User List, a form will appear requesting an email address for the new user.

1. The left-hand side of the screen lists all the available conference forums and whether they are public or private. Click on the name of the forum you wish to access. If it is a private forum, refer to the information on Private Conferences under Help in this section.
2. Once in the forum, a list of all topics under that forum will be displayed. The number in parentheses indicates the number of subjects under a given topic. Click on any of the topics to see a list of the subjects.

1. Above the list of topics are three options: List Forums, Add Topic, and Search Forum.

1. List Forums. Clicking on the List Forums button will return you to the list of all available conference forums.
2. Add Topic. Click on the Add Topic button to create a new topic in the forum you have chosen. A form will appear with a list of current topics at the bottom of the screen. In the text fields provided, enter the name of the topic you would like to start under this forum and a password. Click on the Create Topic button when you are ready to continue.

NOTE: At this time the password option is an ancillary feature and has not yet been activated.

3. Search Forum. Click on the Search Forum button. The search form appears in the right-hand side of the screen. If you have any questions as to how to complete this form, help with the search feature is discussed under item number 6.3.2 in this section.

1. Below the list of topics is the Contact Forum Administrator option. If you have any questions, suggestions, or requests concerning the forum, click on the Contact Forum Administration button and the form as shown in Figure 4 appears in the right-hand side of the screen.

1. To view the subjects under a given topic, click on the name of the topic. A list of all subjects appears with a number in parentheses to indicate the number of replies that have been posted in response to a given subject.

1. Above the list of subjects are four options: List Topics, Add Topic, List Subjects, and Add Subject.

1. List Topics. Clicking on List Topics will return you to the topics listed under the forum you have selected.
2. Add Topic. Click on the Add Topic button to create a new topic in the forum you have chosen. A form appears, listing current topics at the bottom of the screen. In the text fields provided, enter the name of the topic you would like to start under this forum and a password. Click on the Create Topic button when you are ready to continue.

NOTE: At this time the password option is an ancillary feature and has not yet been activated.

3. List Subjects. Clicking on List Subjects returns you to the subjects listed under the topic you have selected.
4. Add Subject. Click on the Add Subject button to start a new subject in the topic you have chosen. A form appears in the right-hand side of the screen with the topic name as the form header. Fill in the text fields provided. You may leave the Entered By field as "Anonymous" or enter your own name. If you wish to be notified via email when there is a reply to your message, click on the box provided to select this option. You may browse any of your drives to make attachments. Review all of your entries and make any changes necessary. Click on the Post Message button when you are ready to continue.

1. To view the replies to a given subject, click on the name of the subject. A list of all replies appears with a number in parentheses to indicate the number of responses that have been posted.

1. Above the reply are two options: Add Subject and Reply to Subject.

1. Add Subject Click on the Add Subject button to start a new subject in the topic you have chosen. A form appears in the right-hand side of the screen with the topic name as the form header. Fill in the text fields provided. You may leave the Entered By field as "Anonymous" or enter your own name. If you wish to be notified via email when there is a reply to your message, click on the box provided to select this option. You may browse any of your drives to make attachments. Review all of your entries and make any changes necessary. Click on the Post Message button when you are ready to continue.
2. Reply to Subject. Click on the Reply to Subject button to reply to a current subject. A form appears in the right-hand side of the screen with the topic name as the form header. Fill in the text fields provided. You may leave the Entered By field as "Anonymous" or enter your own name. If you wish to be notified via email when there is a reply to your message, click on the box provided to select this option. You may browse any of your drives to make attachments. Review all of your entries and make any changes necessary. Click on the Post Message button when you are ready to continue.

The Contacts feature allows you to search all individuals who have registered with the PageGenerator Contact Directory. This feature is specifically designed to search for people, not web sites or pages. If you are trying to locate a web site or page listed within the PageGenerator main menu, use the Search feature.

1. Click on the Contacts button.
2. The onscreen form to search the Contact Directory appears at the top of the screen. To search the Contact Directory, fill in any of the following information in the fields provided: first name, middle name, last name, email address, and organization. The search criteria allows you to enter either a whole or partial last name. You do NOT need all of the above information to perform the search; however, the more information you do provide, the more specific the results will be. When you have filled in the form, review your entries and make any corrections necessary. Click on the Search button to continue.
3. The search results will be displayed at the top of the screen. Click on the link to go to the page you wanted. If the search did not turn up enough or any results, you may want to broaden the search parameters by providing fewer search criteria.
4. To add or edit an entry to the Contact Directory, click on the Add Name button.

1. To add an entry, fill in the requested information in the fields provided. Whatever information you enter will be the same information that can be used to search for the entry in the Contact Directory at a later time. Review the entry and make any corrections necessary. When you are ready to continue, click on the Add Name button.

NOTE: Any additions made to the Contact Directory must be approved by the Contact Directory Administration before a search for it can be done.

2. To edit an existing entry, enter the first name, last name, email address, and password. Make sure everything is typed correctly, then click on the Edit Entry button at the bottom of the page. PageGenerator will provide all available information on the selected entry, automatically filling in the fields. Make any revisions necessary, check your changes, and click on the Modify Entry button. To delete an entry, simply click on the Delete Entry button.