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Edit Your Page
To view your page go to Delta Boogie and click on Bands on the main menu.
Right click the link above and Open In New Window to keep these instructions available. Then you can Alt Tab between the instructions and Delta Boogie while you work.
Clicking on Bands takes you to our Bands Listing. You should find your band listed alphabetically.
Go to your page by clicking on your name in the listing. Scroll to the bottom of the screen. In the lower right corner you will see a small grey box. This is the link to your edit screen. Click this link to update your page.
You will need to enter the username and password sent to you in your confirmation email. If you lose this information please email Delta Boogie.
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Changing Your Main Page
After you enter your user name and your password you will see the main edit screen. You can even change your name if we got it wrong.
The Maintainer's name and Email will appear on the listing and on your Band Page. You should expect booking inquiries to go to this person.
If your band has a website you can enter your Website URL. If you don't have a website leave this field blank and your website link will go to your page on Delta Boogie.
Putting pictures on your main page takes two steps. First you upload the picture then you enter the pic's file name into the Top Picture or Bottom Picture field.
To upload your pictures click on the Upload Tool at the bottom of the page. The Upload Tool will load in a new window. Click on Browse to locate your picture on your hard drive. After you have selected the picture click on Upload File to upload it.
Picture files should not be larger than 40K. Pictures uploaded for your main page should be no wider than 300 pixels.
After your picture is uploaded you can click View Upload Directory to see all the pictures you have uploaded so far. Click on the file name to view the pic. Use your back button to return to your upload directory.
To get the picture to show on your main page enter the file name into the Top Picture or Bottom Picture field. Since this must be typed exactly right I always cut and paste the file name from the upload directory.
Type your information for your main page into the Info field. To start a new paragraph hit enter twice leaving a blank line, block paragraph style. Indented paragraphs will not display correctly.
After you have updated the fields you wish to change click submit to post these changes. This will take you to an Edits Posted screen where you can check your entries. To correct mistakes hit your back button or click on the Edit Menu Button.
To view your changed page click on your band name at the top of the Edits Posted screen. This will take you out of the Edit program showing you your page exactly as everyone else will see it. If you aren't done editing you can right click on your band name and select Open Target In New Window.
Adding Events To The Schedule
To add events click Schedule on the Edit Page. You will see the Enter Events page with fields for Event Name, Location, etc.
The Event Name will appear at the top of the listing. Fill in all the fields with the appropriate information. If the event is only for one day you can leave the End Date blank. If there is no charge to attend we always put Free in the Admission field. Please enter only one paragraph in the Info field. After you have entered all the information click Submit to post the event.
Check for mistakes on the Schedule Modified Screen. Click on View Schedule to see the listing formatted as it will be displayed on Delta Boogie. If you need to make changes or add other events you can use your back button to return to the Schedule Modified page.
Click Add Events to enter another, Modify Events to make a correction, and Delete Events to remove an item from the schedule. Instructions for modifying and deleting events are on the modify and delete screens. Follow these instructions to modify or delete any event on your schedule.
Your events will be posted to the Schedule section of your page. They will also be posted to the Delta Boogie All Events schedule and will appear on the Now! schedule when the event is less then 30 days away. Since the Now! schedule is the second menu button on all Delta Boogie pages posting your events is a very good way to promote them.
When you are done adding events click Edit Menu to return to the main edit screen.
Adding Pictures
Pictures for your Photo Gallery must first be uploaded. Follow the instructions for using the Upload Tool above. Photo Gallery pics should be no wider than 500 pixels.
After you have uploaded your pics click View Upload Directory to see all the files you have uploaded.
On the Edit Main Page screen click Photo Gallery. You will see three fields, Position, File Name, and Caption.
In the position field enter one character, 0-9, A-Z, or a-z. Your Photo Gallery will sort the pics on this field with 0 at the top and z at the bottom. I usually start with a lower case 'a' so I can add new pics above or below as I wish. The order can be modified later using the Modify Photos screen.
The file name must be entered exactly. I always click on View Upload Directory and then cut and paste the file name into this field.
Enter any text you want into the Caption field. The caption will display below the pics in the Photo Gallery.
Click View Photos to see how they look. You can use your back button to add more pics. You can also modify and delete photos by clicking the appropriate button and following the instructions on the screen.
Deleting photos does not remove them from your upload directory, only from your Photo Gallery. A deleted photo may be added to the gallery again later without uploading it again.
Adding Links
You may wish to add links besides your website link to your Band Page. To do this click Links from the Edit Main Page.
There are only two fields for a link. The Link Text and the URL. Let's say you wanted to add Delta Boogie to your links. You would type Delta Boogie into the Link Text field and http://deltaboogie.com into the URL field. URLs must begin with http:// to work. I always cut and paste the URLs in from another browser window to avoid typing them wrong.
You can modify and delete links just like pictures or events. All links appear near the bottom of your main page.
Problems Or Suggestions
If you have any problems or suggestions please send us some feedback.
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