GettingStartedGuide GettingstartedwithFolioLinkiseasy.ThisManualwillcoverhowto: I. Createafrontpage II. Createaportfolio III. Addimagestoaportfolio IV. Addinfopages V. Addyourlogo VI. Previewyoursite VII. Switchdesigns VIII. Resizeimages ThereismuchmorethatyoucandowithyourFolioLinkaccounts(likesearchengineoptimization, imageediting,addingclickablelinks,trackingwebsitestatistics).thisgettingstartedguidecoversbasic portfoliosetupandwillallowyoutogetagoodfeelforhoweasyandfastitistocreateandmanage yourownportfoliowebsitewiththefoliolinkservice. PleasefeelfreetoreferenceanyofourHelpvideosandFAQs(foundintheHELPlink)anddon thesitate tocontactusviaemailortelephonewithanyquestionsorforassistance. Email:info@foliolink.com Telephone:Tollfree:877 To Folio(1 877 863 6546) Intl/Local:703 506 0878
I. Createafrontpage A front page is the first static page in your website. Your front page displays an image, text (if you includetext),yoursitetitle/logoandthemainmenunavigation. TheFreeTrialsetupstepstakeyouthroughgivingyoursiteanameanduploadingafrontpageimage. Youalwayshavetheoptiontogobackandeditorchangeyourfrontpage. Edityourfrontpage: 1.Makesurethatyouareloggedintotheadministrativesideofyoursite. 2.ClickontheSiteContenttabatthetopofthepage. 3.IntheSectionsmenuontheleftsideofthepage,clicktheFrontPagedropdowntab. 4.Oncethetabhasopenedyouwillseeyourfrontpagelistedintheleft handcolumn. 5.Clickonthe EditFrontPage buttonandyou lllandonthefrontpageeditform. 6.UndertheFrontPagePropertiestabyoucanchangethenameandtextofthisfrontpage.Click onthe AssignImage tabtochangetheimageofyourfrontpage.underthistab,scrolldownand clickontheuploadnewimagebutton(usetheuploaderasyoudidduringthetrialsetupstepsto uploadanewimage). 7.Onceyouhavefinishedenteringdataintotheform,clickthe"Submit"buttontosaveyour changes. II. Createaportfolio: Portfoliosarecollectionsofimagesinyoursite.Youcancreateasmanyportfoliosasyouwant.To createaportfolioyoujustneedtogiveitatitle.youcanalsouploadacoverimageforthespecific portfolio.insomedesignsthecoverimageappearsasthefirstimagewithintheportfolio. Addanewportfolio:
1.Makesurethatyouareloggedintotheadministrativesideofyoursite. 2.ClickontheSiteContenttablocatedatthetopofthepage. 3.IntheleftSectionsmenu,clickthePortfoliossidetab.Yourfirstportfolioishighlightedinthecolumn witheachadditionalportfoliolistedbelowthefirst. 4.Abovethefirstportfolioyouwillseeabuttonlabeled AddPortfolio. Clickthisbutton. 5.Enteryourportfoliotitleandanytextyouwishtoenterfortheportfolioinformation 6.ClickontheAssignImagetab. 7.ClickontheUploadNewImagebuttontouploadanintroductoryimagetotheportfolio(usingthe uploaderasyoudidduringthetrialsetupsteps). 8.Whenyouhavefinishedenteringyourdata,click"Submit"atthebottomoftheformtosaveyour changes. III. Addimagestoaportfolio: 1.Makesurethatyouareloggedintothebackendoradministrativesideofyoursite. 2.ClickontheSiteContenttab. 3.FromtheleftSectionsmenuclickthePortfoliossidetab.Youwillseeyourportfolioslisted. 4.Clicktoselecttheportfolioyouwanttoaddimagesto. 5.Clickthe"UploadImages"buttoninthecenterofthescreen. 6.Clickthe"Browse"buttonintheimageuploader.Youcanchoosemultipleimagesbyholdingdown thectrlorcommandkeyonyourkeyboardwhileselectingfiles. 7.Onceyouhaveselectedyourfiles,clickthe"Upload"buttontouploadthefiles. 8.Oncetheimageshaveloaded,youwillbepromptedwithamessagesaying ExitUploader or Continue.Click"ExitUploader." 9.Youwillnowseetheimagethumbnailslistedonthescreen.Usethe"pencil"icontoedityourimage settings. IV. Addaninfopage:
Infopagesarepagesthatcandisplaytext,imagesandclickablelinks(toexternalsitesorPDFfiles). FolioLinksupportsunlimitedinfopages.Asampleinfopageispartofyourfreetrialaccount.Youcan edit/deletethesampleandyoucanaddmoreinfopagestoyourtrial. Creatinganinfopage 1.Makesurethatyouareloggedintothebackendoradministrativesideofyoursite. 2.ClickontheSiteContenttab. 3.FromtheleftSectionsmenuselecttheInfoPagestab. 4.WhentheInfoPagestabexpands,clickthebutton AddInfoPages inthecenterofthescreen. 5.Theinfopageeditformopensasawindowonyourscreen.Youmustnameyourinfopage.Thetext sectionisalsoarequiredfield.clickonthehtmleditorbuttonandenterinandformatyourtextusing theiconsthatappear. 6.Tosaveyourchanges,clickthe"Submit"buttonlocatedatthebottomoftheform.Youcanthen previewyoursitetoreviewyourchanges. V. Addyourlogo: Addingalogo Touploadalogo,pleasefollowtheinstructionslistedbelow: 1.Makesurethatyouareloggedintotheadministrativesideofyoursite. 2.ClickontheSiteContenttab. 3.FromtheleftSectionsmenu,selecttheBranding&Soundtab. 4.Oncethetabopens,clickthe EditSettings button. 5.Typethetextforyourwebsitetitleoruploadagraphic. NOTE:Thereare3imagesectionsintheBrandingImagespage.Mostportfoliodesignlayoutsusethe firstsectionforthelogoorwebsitetitle.notethatboththeromeflashandsantiagoiiflashdesignsuse thesecondsectionforthemainlogoorwebsitetitle.thethirdsectionisusedbymanyofthedesignsas anareatoplaceanartistphotointheguestbookpage. 6.Clickthe"Submit"buttonatthebottomoftheformtouploadyourlogoandsaveyourchanges. Previewyoursitetoreviewyourchanges.
VI. Previewyoursite Topreviewyoursiteyoucanclickthe"Preview"buttonlocatedintheupperrightcornerofthebackend oradministrativesideofyoursite.ifyoursiteisliveontheinternet,youcanalsoenteryourdomain nameintheinternetbrowsertoviewyoursite. Youcanpreviewyoursiteatanytimetoseechangesthatyou vesaved.previewingyoursitewillopena newwindowinyourbrowsersowhenyouaredonepreviewingyoursiteandreadytogobackintothe backend/adminarea,simplyclicktocloseoutofthepreviewwindowandyouradminareashouldstill beonyourdesktop.pleasenote:ifyouarenotmakingandsavingchangesoftenwithintheadminarea ofyoursite,youmaygettimedout/loggedout.simplylogbackinwithyourusernameandpassword. VII. Switchdesigns WithaFolioLinkaccountyoucanswitchdesignsasoftenasyoulike,wheneveryoulikewiththe designsavailableatyouraccountlevel.assoonasyouclickonanewdesign,thesystem rebuildsyoursitewithyourimages,textandanyothercontentimmediatelyandthereisnever anychargeforredesigns. IntheFreeTrialyouhaveaccesstoafewofourdesignstoallowyoutotestoutthis functionality. Toselect/switchwebsitedesigns,pleasefollowtheseinstructions: 1.Makesurethatyouareloggedintothebackendoradministrativesideofyoursite. 2.ClickontheLayouttab. 3.Thedesignsavailableatyouraccountlevelwillappearontheleftsideofthescreenandthe designthatyoursiteiscurrentlyinwillbehighlightedwithayellowborder.youcanusethedrop downmenuatthetopofthiscolumntochoosehtmldesigns,flashdesigns,oralldesigns. 4.Clickonthedesignyouwanttoswitchtosoitishighlightedintheyellowborder.Color themesforthatdesignwillshowupinthecenterofthepage. 5.Clicktoselectacolortheme. 6.Clickthe"Preview"buttonlocatedintheupperrightcornerofthepagetopreviewyoursite.
VIII. Resizeimages Youcanresizethedimensionsofyourimages(inHTMLdesigns)rightwithintheFolioLink system. 1.Makesurethatyouareloggedintothebackendoradministrativesideofyoursite. 2.ClickontheSiteContenttab. 3.FromtheleftSectionsmenuclickthePortfoliossidetab. 4.Selecttheportfoliothatcontainstheimageyouwishtoedit.Thentoedittheimage,clickthe pencil iconlistedundertheimagethumbnail.theimageeditformwillopeninanewwindow. 5.IntheimageeditformselecttheImagetab. 6.UndertheDisplayImagesection,clicktobubblein Custom. 7.Clickthe"EditImage"buttonthatappearsinthisCustomline. 8.TheUploader/EditOptionswindowwilldisplaywiththeimageshown.Theredhighlights aboveandtothesideoftheimageindicatethedesignlayoutsize,forusewhenyouaresizing imagestofitthedesignlayoutcorrectly.toresizetheimage,justclickthe"resize"button abovetheimage. 9.Resizeyourimagebytypinginthedimensionsyouwanttouseintheboxesprovidedor simplyusethebuttonsthatappeartofitthisimagevertically,horizontallyor tothedesign.if youmakeanadjustmentyoudonotlike,justclickthe"undo"buttonbelowtheimage. 8.Aftereditingyourimage,clickthe"Save&Exit"buttonintheEditOptionswindow.Youwill beredirectedtotheimageeditform. 9.Intheimageeditformclickthe"Submit"buttonatthebottomoftheformtosaveall changes.previewyoursitetoreviewyourchanges. Youcanalsooptimize,crop,rotateandaddbordersandtexttoimageswithinourimageeditor. Pleasedon thesitatetocontactusforassistanceindoingso. MoreFolioLinkfeatures
ThisGettingStartedGuidecoversjustthebasicsetupstepsandfunctionsofaFolioLinksite. ThereismuchmorethatyoucandowithyourFolioLinkaccountandweencourageyouto explorethemanyfieldsandsettingsavailableorcallusforaconsultationorforanyassistance. FreeTechnicalsupportisapartofyoursubscriptionandweencourageyoutotryitoutaspart ofyourfreetrialbycallingusduringnormalbusinesshoursestat877 To Folio(703 506 0878) oremailingusatinfo@foliolink.com Wheretogofromhere: Checkoutouraccountlevelstoseewhichoneisthebestmatchforyou: http://www.foliolink.com/accounttypes.asp TakealookattheFolioLinkDesignsandexamplesofsubscribersusingthem: http://www.foliolink.com/featureddesigns.asp ReadmoreaboutwhyFolioLinkisthebestprofessionalonlinesolution: http://www.foliolink.com/service_highlights.asp LookingformorethanaPortfoliosite?Emailinfo@foliolink.comtosignupforademo oftheadmin/backendandclientexperiencewiththeimagearchiveofourproaccount. SignupforyourfullsubscriptiontoaccessallfeaturesofyourFolioLinkaccount: https://www.foliolink.com/signup3_1b.asp Whataboutgoinglive?Togoliveontheweb,yousimplyneedtochooseadomainnamefor yourfoliolinksite.aslongasthatdomainnameisavailable,wecanregisteritforyou.ifyou alreadyhaveadomainnameyouwishtousewithourservice,that snoproblem.youcan eithertransferitoverforustomanageorkeepthedomainnamewhereit sregisteredandjust directittowardsyourfoliolinksite.we llwalkyouthrougheitherofthesequickandeasy options.