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Short Help	Login Overview
Long Help	<H3>Your Website Account</H3> All Fireside Dance Club members and guests are given a login account on the website with a default password that has an expiration date. Your login will be your first name and last name all in lower case separated by a period (no spaces). All member/guest records have a first name (which is the legal record on your drivers license) and a nickname, the name you like to be called. The full name and the login both use the nickname, so if your legal name is <I>Deborah Jones</I> but your nickname is <I>Debbie</I> then your full name will be listed as <I>Debbie Jones</I> and your login will be <I>debbie.jones</I>. <H3>Password Management</H3> You can login using your account login (not your email) and your password. If you don't remember your password or if it has expired, it is easy to update/reset it. You can: <UL> <LI>If your correct email is on file, go to the <A HREF=/login.php>Login</A> page of the website and click on the <A HREF=/login.php?Action=Forgot+My+Password>Forgot My Password</A> and follow the directions to get a reset link via email. </LI> <LI>Otherwise, fill out a <A HREF=/feedback.php?feedback_category=Login+Password&Action=New> Feedback</A> and we will get you setup in short order. </LI> </UL> More info about <A HREF=/help.php?application=Login&context=Password+Recovery&Action=Help>changing your password</A>. <H3>And Now That I am Logged In</H3> Once you have logged in, you will see a summary <I>What do you want to do now</I> in a box with shortcuts fo the common things you may need to do. You will see many functional option links in the top navigation banner at the top and bottom of each page. The list of actions in the navigation bars changes based on your role and access permission setting, but generally most users will see most of the following: <P> <TABLE CELLPADDING=4> <TR> <TD><B>Add User</B></TD><TD> Where you can add a guest to the website. (Please use the <A HREF=/people.php>Who</A> lookup utility first to confirm they are not already present.)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><B>Event Calendar</B></TD><TD> List dates, times, hosting group for meetings and social events.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><B>FAQ</B></TD><TD> Frequently asked questions and status updates.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><B>Feedback</B></TD><TD> Form for getting help, asking questions of the board.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><B>My Info</B></TD><TD> Updating your contact information for the directory.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><B>My Preferences</B></TD><TD> Update your wishes about being on mailing list, receiving newsletters, sharing contact info.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><B>Who</B></TD><TD> Look up information about members, guests, and staff.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><B>Roles</B></TD><TD> Who is doing what in service to the club, including the board of directors.</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P> Each of the links takes you to a page where you can query and list information about the club and our events, and sometimes update information about you. Remember that this is all to make being a member of the club more fun (and allow those tireless volunteers to spend more time dancing and less time doing admin work) and to enhance getting to know, enjoy, and ease the things we like to do most: get together, socialize, and social. If anything is confusing or overwhelming, click on the Feedback form and Jerry Bowes, our Webmaster, will get back to you to help. </P>
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