New User Guide - Part 5 General Module Settings

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Short Version

• General Module Settings: Once you have added a module, you will want to customize it and add any data.
• First: Go to your homepage after adding any modules.
• Second: In some cases you will have to initialize the module before using it.
• Third: You will set the general properties of a module including the title, style and security mode.
• Finally: You will make any module specific settings and add any data. See the individual module guides below for more on this.
• Module Specific Settings: Each module type will have other settings or ways to add data. See below for links to the individual module guides.

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Detailed Guide: General Module Settings

Step 1: Open your user homepage in private mode, to do this you must be logged in and then just click the Home button. This button can be found in the same spots as the User Settings button; either at the top of any user page or beside the navigation links on other pages. Step 2: Some modules may require you to initialize them for first time use. Click the link and read the instructions carefully. If you are prompted to initialize a module that you have already setup you may want to contact the administrator from the Site Feedback link at the bottom of any page. This is because the data file or record may be corrupted and might be repairable. If you are not concerned with setting up the module from the start again then just initialize it.

If you have to initalize the module, click the link and follow the instructions.

Step 3: Individual modules are setup according to your preferences, you must be on your homepage and logged in to accomplish this. First: Look for the edit button on the right-hand side of the title bar of the module that you want to setup. If you cannot see the link it means you are not logged in. Second : Set the common data meaning, the title, security mode and display style. The title and mode are the same features that you can set in the Content Manager from Part 4 of this guide. The display style dropdown is where you can choose from the two styles you created in Part 3. Third: You can set any other properties for the module. You may want to check out the specific module guides (see below) before hand. Finally: Make sure to click the Save button when you are done other wise if you leave this page the settings will be cancelled.

Look for the edit link on the right side of a titlebar. These properties are common to all modules.

Specific Module Guides

• About Module Guide: The About Module lets you give your artist info, a biography and a artist picture. You can type in the band info or copy it from your user profile. Your artist pic can be any picture in your image folder and can be sized to several sizes.
• Blog Module Guide: This is a standard blog module. Like any blog functionality you can use it to post periodic comments, observations or practically whatever you would like. You can use this for concert notifications, lyric sheets as well.
• Music List Module Guide: The music list module will give viewers of your page a list of active songs under your account. Once we have implemented the site music player it will allow users to listen to your music as well as view ratings and other data.
• Slide Show Module Guide: Use this module to create an image slide-show. Each slide-show can contain upto 20 images with decriptions.
• General Content Module Guide: Use this module to create banners, concert notifications or any sort of free form content.
• Embedded Media Module Guide: Use this module to add embedded flash movies hosted on other servers like YouTube etc.
• Coming Soon: Modules for comments, fans, playlists, lyrics, tabs and more...

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