PASSWORD PROTECT: If you choose, you can Password Protect your personal profile to block the general public and search engines from accessing your web page. When you Password Protect, only logged in classmates can see your profile.

FORGOTTEN PASSWORD: If you forget your password, just click on the "Forgot Password?" retrieval feature under the login feature, and it will be emailed to you.

[WHAT IS "REMEMBER ME"?: If you click "Remember Me" when you log in, you will not need to log in next time you go to the site. You can log in from computers other than your home computer but you will need to enter your password.

TROUBLE WITH EMAIL AND PASSWORD LOG IN: Your computer is not retaining cookies.  A cookie is a little piece of data stored on your hard drive and is used by Class Creator to maintain the login system. Although cookie problems are rare, when they do occur you have several resolutions. Try any of the following:

• Make sure you are logged into your web site.
• Upgrade your browser to the most recent browser.
• Switch browsers. For instance if you are using Internet Explorer, try Firefox.
• Clear your Temporary Internet Files (cache) and clear your current cookies so you are starting fresh.
• Make sure you are doing nothing to block cookies on the web site. Our login system depends on cookies working. If you are blocking cookies in general, you need to at least permit them for this web site so you can log in.
• Reboot your computer.

INSTANT MESSAGING:The Members Online panel is positioned to the lower right of the web site. It can be expanded by clicking anywhere in the title (top bar) area. Clicking the title area again will minimize the window. To chat privately with a fellow member simply click his or her name in the Members panel. Each Member's name you click on will spawn a private messaging window. You can open up to 4 private messaging windows at any 1 time.

Chatting with another member is simple: Click your mouse anywhere in the bottom region of the window to enter your message then press your <Enter> key to send the message. That's all there is to it — you can now easily chat with fellow members as you browse the site.  The IM windows will follow you as you move from page to page.

LIVE CHAT: Live Chat is an open chat area. Anyone online can join in. The instructions are shown as soon as you click on the Live Chat menu option. You can even email your friends to join you online at a specific time for a "chat". Just remember, it is public to all web site members.

CHANGE OF EMAIL OR SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS: Please change your contact information when you get a new internet provider or move ... we don't want to lose you. We keep our Class List current by downloading your contact information from this website.

WEBSITE ADMINISTRATORS: This website was created at www.classcreator.com website and is maintained by your classmate administrator Venita Cronk.  You can reach us by using the Contact Us button.
Homepage: This is where the main information and announcements are made. Your admins will email you when there is a new Survey or new Poll. Please participate.

Subscribe: You can keep up to date by "subscribing" to other classmate profiles, and you will receive an email when they update their pages.

Questions: Just click on the "Contact Us" button and we'll reply within 24 hours if at all possible.

How to upload pictures to your profile:

1. You can upload .jpg, .gif, .bmp and .png files, but not .tif. If you want to edit your pictures but don't have a picture editing program, you can download a free one from www.irfanview.com. You can crop out anything you don't like. You don't need to resize your pictures, as they will automatically be resized when you upload them to your webpage.
2. When you are ready to add your picture to your personal web page, make sure you are logged in from the Home Page.
3. In the links on the left side under MEMBER FUNCTIONS, click on the link: Edit/Upload Photos.
4. The Photos for (your name) page will appear and you’ll see a box at the top titled: Upload New Photo. Click on it and you will be at the Upload page.
5. Click on the box Add Files. A dialog box with a list of folders on your computer will appear. Locate (browse to) the folder that holds the picture you want to add. For most classmates this will be the My Pictures folder located in the My Documents folder. If you are in the icon view, change your view button (at the top) to show icons as pictures. This makes it easier to find the specific picture you want to upload.
6. Click the Upload button to add the picture to your photos. You will now be back at the page Photos for (your name). The next step is to Sort your photos and add a Caption (optional).
7. Sort: The Sort number controls the order in which photos display on your page. There are 99999 sort numbers. If you assign Sort numbers 7, 45, 99999, 1, 300, your pictures will show in this order: 1, 7, 45, 300, 99999.
8. Add a Caption: Caption is the description you write for your picture.
9. If you want to choose one of your pictures to be your Master Photo, click in the Master Photo circle for that picture. Your Master Photo will appear in your emails and forum posts.
10. Click the SAVE CHANGES button.
11. Now go to your Profile page (Click on Classmate Profiles in the left navigation bar) and look for your picture and caption.
12. If your photos are really large on your profile page and you would like them smaller, it’s easy to do. Go back to Edit/Upload Photos. Scroll down to the photo you want to resize. Click on the Resize button underneath the photo. A box will pop up. There will be a slider bar at the top of the box. Drag it to the left to make your photo smaller. When it’s the size you want, click Save. Return to Classmate Profiles and your profile page. If the photo isn’t smaller, click the Reload button on your browser (the button that looks like an arrow or arrows going in a circle) and it should reload and be a smaller size.
    
    
    How to delete a photo from your profile:  
    
     
13. Choose EDIT/UPLOAD PHOTOS under MEMBER FUNCTIONS from the left-hand navigation column. All the photos on your profile page will be displayed.
14. Click in the DELETE box above the picture(s) you wish to zap.
15. Choose SAVE ALL CHANGES. A pop-up box will ask, "Do you really want to delete this 1 photo."
16. Click "OK" and the photo(s) will be removed from your Profile Page.

1. Click on PROFILE SUBSCRIPTIONS and a list of all classmates and guests will appear. Next to each name is a box.
2. Click on the box, or boxes, of those you wish to subscribe to. Their name(s) will appear in the area to the right of the original list.
3. There is no need to save anything; you now have all the subscriptions you desire. Go on to another page by clicking another topic.

1. Type in your PRESENT password.
2. Type in your NEW password.
3. Type in your NEW password a second time.
4. Click on SAVE button.

If you forget your password, click on the forgot password below your log-in email name, and it will be emailed to you.



Member Functions: Log Out

The majority of our users select the "stay logged in" option when they log in. Therefore, they will always be logged onto the site until they click the LOG OUT link under Member Functions.
When somebody selects the option to stay logged in, our system allows the user to bypass the login screen when they come back to the site. If you LOG OUT, the next time you will need to enter your email address and password to get into the site. Also, if you access the site from a different computer (for example a laptop), you will need to reenter your email address and password next time you use your main computer.



FORUM ETIQUETTE:
Forums are intended for reconnecting with old friends, making new ones, sharing memories and stories, as well as current interests. Please avoid topics with political and religious messages.



EXTRA HELP FOR CLASSMATES WHO SELDOM USE COMPUTERS:
Printing Directions

1. Have the desired information showing on your computer screen.
2. In Vista, print is on the top left icon. In X-P choose FILE from the top menu bar (left-hand side); a menu list will drop down.
3. Choose PRINT and a large box will appear.
4. Choose PRINT again, and your directions will print.
5. You can also highlight a section you want to print, and on the print menu, choose "print selection."
6. You can also get to your print dialog box by holding down the CONTROL key and pressing the letter "P."

Sending Messages To The Site Administrator

The easiest way to send a message (an email) is to click on the navigation link CONTACT US on the left side of the Home Page. A large message box will come up in which you can type in anything you need:

1. New information on a classmate.
2. Corrections for the site.
3. Questions about how to do something on the site.
4. Suggestions for improving the site.
5. Material or photos you wish considered for a particular page of the site.