Specific How-To's

• Invite

Invite friends and family to join by clicking on the ‘Invite’ tab. From there, you have the choice of manually typing in email addresses or importing contacts already on your computer by selecting ‘Import from Web Address Book’. If you use an address book application to keep your contacts organized, you can import that information by choosing ‘Import from Address Book Application’. Fear not – we won’t save your password and you’ll have a chance to choose which people receive the invite.

• Communicating to Your Group

Here’s where the action happens. Choose ‘Groups’ from the top navigation and see the latest Events and Ideas. Post your comments on the Wall in the space provided. Add a video you think is relevant to the group in the text box. See how many people belong to the group and when the latest activity took place. At the top is your Northern Guide who over sees all the activity. He or she is available to answer your questions if you want to send a message directly.

• Setting Up Your Page

Introduce yourself! Post a comment about your community interests or pose a question about the latest discussion topic in the text box and it will appear on your wall until you next update your page. Other members can respond to your wall posts in this space.

Let your nephew know you’ve entered the blogsphere. Here’s the spot to blog about the discussion topic you feel strongly about.

• Where to Get Help

Your first stop is your Northern Guide. You can contact him or her directly by calling the branch or sending a message from the Groups page. You can also contact the site moderator by clicking on ‘Ask Us’.

• Managing Your Settings

Here’s where to go to manage your privacy settings and your profile information. Click on your user name at the top right side of the screen and click through the tabs at the top of the screen to find the information you want to change. Are you inundated with too many updates? You can your email updates on and off here too.