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Gift Registry - Help & Tutorial
Table of Contents:
General Information
Sign-up Instructions.
Tutorial
General Information about Gift Registry:
What is Gift Registry?
Our internet-based Gift Registry allows you to add, and subsequently edit or delete, Gift items in your own private Gift Registry account. You can control which gifts get listed in your visitor registry and includes an option to allow easy printing of your gift list.
What are the terms of usage?
The system does Not come with any guarantees. The system is used on an as available, as is basis, with no warrenty or guarantee of any kind. And by using this system, you agree to these terms. In addition, you agree Not to use this system to house highly personal or confidential information about yourself or others. Also, as stated in our basic terms of service, your email address is never sold or shared with any outside parties; it is only used to communicate with you regarding your account, and of course, to give you the ability to signin to your account.
How do I Sign-up for a Gift Registry Account?
Step 1::
Click on the "Sign-up for new account." link. Enter your firstname and lastname, in the fields provided.
Enter your email-address in the field provided. Note: Please use an email address that you own; do NOT use someone elses email address. You must also give us a valid email address, or you will not be able to complete the sign-up process, and the system will not work correctly. Now enter your desired password in the two fields provided. Note: password must be at least 5 characters long. Now click on the Sign - Up button.
If successful, the system will now respond with a "thank you" message that your userid has been added to the system.
Step 2::
Now go to your email box and open the "Gift Registry: Welcome" email from us.
Look at the line that says: "Here is your account ACTIVATION code:xxxxxx". Where "xxxxxx" is your activation code. Using your mouse, highlight and copy the activation code. (Note: if you wish, you may just write it down on a piece of paper, but be careful, the activation code is case sensitive and may contain capital letters).
Now go back to the Gift Registry homepage (or just click on the link that is being displayed on the "thank you" screen.) Go down to the form that says: Activate New Userid:. In the field marked "Activation Code:", paste (or type) the activation code that you just got from the welcome email. Now enter your email address in the field marked: "Your email address:". Click on the " [Activate ]" button.
If successful, the system will respond with the following message: Thank you, (Name). Your userid has been successfully activated. Please return to the Gift Registry Homepage and Login to your new account.
** Important: Steps 1 and 2 are one-time events only.
Step 3::
Go to the Gift Registry homepage. Go down to the "Existing Users Login:" form. Enter your email address and your password (not the activation code). Click on the [ Login ] button.
Tutorial
Step 1 : Sign-up for your account. (See above section, How do I sign-up?)
Step 2 : Create your Profile record.
After you signin to your Gift Registry account, click on the Profile button.
Fill out the form and click on the Submit button. Note: The creation of your Profile record is generally a one-time event; however, you may change/edit your Profile record at any time.
Profile Record Form Fields:
Gift Registry Code: Make up a user code for your visitor Gift Registry screen. This code will be used to access your registry, and will be seen by the people who view your visitor gift registry screen. 10 characters max. Please do not use punctuation or spaces. For example: marysgifts
Gift Registry Text: Make up a title for your visitor Gift Registry screen. This title will be seen by the people who view your visitor gift registry screen. Please make this something that is meangful, so visitors to your Registry will know that it is your Gift Registry. For example: Wedding Gift Registry for John and Mary Doe
Your Homepage or Website URL (optional): (Example format: http://www.mysite.com) If you have a website URL, enter it here.
Step 3 : Create at least one Folder record.
In order to create Gift list items, you must put them into a folder. You must create at least one folder for your gifts, but you can create as many as you need. Folders are created by clicking on the Folders button, then click on the "Add New Folder" button.
Step 4: Create Gift list items for your registry:
To create Gift Registry records, simply click on the Gifts button. Then click on the Add New Gift button.
Gift record form fields:
Folder: Select your desired folder from the folder drop-down list.
Gift Title: Give your gift a title. For example: Toy Dump Truck from Tyco.
Gift Description: (200 characters max): Describe the gift in detail.
Store Name: and Store URL: (Format: http://www.storesite.com) Enter the store name and url, where this gift might be purchased, if applicable. For example: Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com
Gift Status: This is the current status of this gift item in your registry. Possible values: a=available; c=claimed. The system will automatically assign a value of 'a' for new gift records. A person using your registry screen may change this to a 'c', if they buy the gift for you.
Put this Gift in your Registry?: Possible values: y=yes; n=no. The system will automatically display this gift on your Gift Registry screen if this value is set to the letter y. If for some reason, you do not want this item displayed in your gift registry, simply enter the letter n in this field.
Option Button Summary:
The following option buttons appear at the top and bottom of the Gift Registry screens:
Home: This button returns to the Gift Registry login or home page.
My Website: Goes to your website, if you have the url defined in your profile record.
Help: Invokes the help screen.
Profile: Brings up a form that allows you to add or edit your profile record.
Folders: Create and manage folders for your gift items.
Gifts: This button will display all your gift list records that are currently in your file.
It will also allow the addition, edit, and delete of gift list items.
Registry:Shows you what your Gift Registry screen will look like to your visitors. Open's in a separate window.
[ List ]: Displays a listing of your gift list in a separate window for easy printing.
User-Admin: With this button, you can change your Gift Registry password, or delete your Gift Registry account. Warning: when you delete your Gift Registry account, all of your records are deleted, and cannot be recovered!
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