Website How To’s

How do I register?
How to subscribe to Events Calendar
How do I post to this website?
Post to a Group/Committee?
How do I post an OccupyAtlanta Event on Facebook?
Tips and Tricks

For an easier time using any of these How To’s please open a second web browser window to work in while keeping this window open to read the instructions. Instructions that might seem confusing when read will make more sense when following along this way and you’ll enjoy a much simpler experience.

How do I register?
To register for an OccupyAtlanta.org account click on the word “JOIN NOW” here or where it appears below the black bar that runs across the top of this page (near the right hand edge of the page.) You will be taken to a page where you can Create an Account.

1. On the “Create an Account” page, fill in all of the “(required)” information, then click on the “Create My Account” button at the bottom of the form. You will receive an email message at the address you provided.
2. Check your email for the “Activate Your Account” message and click on the link inside that message.
3. The link will take you to a screen that says “Account Activated”. You successfully activated your account!

You can now log in with the Username and Password you provided when you created your account.

In the future, when you visit this site, you can login by clicking on the word “LOGIN” near the top right corner of any page on this web site.

How do I subscribe to the Events Calendar?
On the Events page located on the Main Navigation bar you’ll find an ICAL and RSS feed. You can use these to subscribe to the Events Calendar.

1. For google sync (works with Android, iPhone, and Blackberry) sign into your google account that you signed up with on your device.
2. Open the Google Calendar
3. On the left side bar, find the “Other Calendars”, click the arrow drop down button, then click “Add by URL”
4. Copy and Paste this URL: http://occupyatlanta.org/events.ics
5. Click “Add to Calendar”
6. On your device, open your calendar and OccupyAtlanta Events should now appear.  If not, verify “Occupy Atlanta – Calendar” is checked under visible calendars.
   Here’s a iPhone help video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8BsNOYQq1Q

How do I post to this website?
Once you’ve registered there are two types of posts you can make. You can make a general post or a group/committee post. A general post is one of general interest to Occupy Atlanta. A group/committee post is one directed toward a specific group and intended for that group’s members.

Make a General Post:

1. Move your mouse cursor over “Contact & Communicate” just below the “OCCUPYATLANTA” picture at the top of a page. In the menu that pops up, click on “Updates & Announcements”. You will be taken to a new page.
2. Near the top of this page you will see “What’s new, ? Click in the text entry box directly below those words and type the message you would like to share with all of Occupy Atlanta.
3. If you’re
4. You can also add Photos, Videos and Links to other web pages to your post. To do so click on the appropriate icon just below the text entry box you typed your message into.
   
   To Add Photos:
   1. Click on the still-camera icon.
   2. A button labeled “Add image URL” will appear. Click on it.
   3. You’ll be presented with an empty text box to paste or type in the URL of your photo. (A photo URL will usually end with .jpg , .png or .gif and look something like http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dekalb-300×199.jpg .)
   4. Find the photo on a web page. (The photo has to already be on the web -possibly uploaded to a service like Flicker, PhotoBucket, Picasa, TwitterPic, etc.)
   5. Right click (hold down control and click on a mac) on the photo and select “Copy image URL” (or “Copy Image Address”) in the menu that pops up.
   6. Paste the URL you just copied into the text box from step 3.
   7. Click on the “Preview” button.
   8. You can add more photos, videos, or links. But if you’re done, click on the “Add photos” button to post your message.

   
   To Add Links:

   1. Click on the chain link icon.
   2. You’ll be presented with a text box containing the words “Paste link here”. Do what is says. (The link should begin with “http://”
   3. Click on the “Preview” button.
   4. You’ll be offered the option of clicking on a check-box next to “No thumbnail” to get rid of the image on the left of the preview. (I would click on the check-box, but you decide for yourself.)
   5. You can add more links, photos, or videos. But if you’re done, click on the “Add link” button to post your message.

   
   To Add Videos:

   1. Easiest and fastest way! just copy your video URL http://youtu.be/-6yF8LTT8aw in the “What’s New” box and click “Post Update”
   1. Other way: Click on the movie-camera icon.
   2. You’ll be presented with a text box containing the words “Paste video URL here”. Do what is says. (The video has to already be on the web -possibly uploaded to a service like YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) See below for details about getting an appropriate URL from YouTube or Vimeo.
   3. Click on the “Preview” button.
   4. You can add more videos, photos, or links. But if you’re done, click on the “Add video” button to post your message.

To get a YouTube video’s URL:

1. Go to the page containing the video you want to use
2. Click on the “Share” button below the video to see the URL for that video.
3. Then copy the URL -it will look like “http://youtu.be/-6yF8LTT8aw”

To get a Vimeo video’s URL:

1. Go to the page containing the video you want to use
2. Click on “Share” on the right side of the video,
3. In the window that pops up – click on the words “Preview your share email”.
4. You’ll be presented with a new section in the popup window starting with the line “You can watch it here:” and followed by a line looking similar to http://vimeo.com/32704589
5. Select and copy that second, blue line.

Congratulations!
Go make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to celebrate your first post.

Post to a Group/Committee:

1. Click the “Committees & Groups” link anywhere on the site you see. This link is located in several places. It’s always on the side bar, in the drop down menu of Contact & Communicate, as well as several other places throughout the site.
2. On the Committees & Groups page choose a group to join, then simply click the “Join Group” button.
   Now that you are apart of that group you can post announcements and updates there.
3. Next, Click the Name of your Group in RED to the left hand side.
4. Scroll down to the part of the page that says “What’s new in ‘yourGroup’, ‘yourUsername’?
5. To add text, click inside the box below that wording and add your text.
6. To add a Photo or Video, click the Camera or Video icon and Paste in that box your link to your image (jpg,png,gif) or video (Youtube,Vimeo) on the web.
   1. If it’s a photo it can be uploaded to any number of services like Flicker, Facebook, Picasa, TwitterPic, etc. All you need is the URL link with the .jpg or .gif or .png at the end.
   2. To get your Image URL link from the web, find the photo, right click on the image, click “Copy image URL”
   3. Youtube and Vimeo videos you simply need the URL link to the video. Tip: just paste it in the box and share it! Youtube links look like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6yF8LTT8aw or like this http://youtu.be/-6yF8LTT8aw
      Vimeo look like this: http://vimeo.com/32704589 

How do I post an OccupyAtlanta Event on Facebook?

1. Go To the actual Event Page that you want to share (not the “Events” page, but the page for the Event You Want To Share. For instance, I want to share the “Rally Against USG Board of Regents for Banning Undocumented Students – Invade Their Meeting” So, when I have found the correct place I will be at this page: http://occupyatlanta.org/events/event/rally-against-usg-board-of-regents-for-banning-undocumented-students-invade-their-meeting/
2. Copy the URL from the browser and paste it in the Facebook share box on the Facebook page you wish to share it on. Your Event Name, Description, and Image (if there is one) will automatically show up.Tip: If the description does not show up correctly, simply click on the incorrect description and add your own.

Tips and Tricks

• You can @Mention people and #tagThings – To do this simply copy their name in red like so @HeyYou123
• You can Bold text and show text in Italics in updates and forum posts. – To do this use <b>Bold</b>  <i>Italics</i> <strike>strike</strike> <a href=”url”>Link</a>

Group Admin How To’s are here.

Ask us anytime if you have any questions at all, we’re here to help email us at website@occupyatlanta.org or you can ask questions on this site too!