Registered users of the Improvement Service site can contribute in several ways. Below is a quick how-to guide to the most common tasks. All of the tasks below can be carried out from the 'Contribute' menu which appears once you have logged in.
You can edit the profile of you which appears on the site. This includes changing your user name and password and uploading your photo.
- Click on 'My Profile'. This will display all the information held about you.
- Click on the 'Edit' button which appears beneath your name, then choose to 'Update your profile' or 'Update your image'.
- Change the details required.
- Click on 'Update' to save.
- Click on 'My Profile' in the Contribute menu.
- Click on the 'Edit' button underneath your name and select 'Update your profile'.
- Select the 'mailing lists' tab. This will allow you to see and change your newsletter subscriptions.
- Click on 'Update' to save your changes.
- In the Contribute menu, click on 'People Finder'. This displays a list of the site's other registered users. You can search the directory, look at other users' profiles and send them a message using the 'Send email' link on each profile.
If you have a document that you would like to share with other users, you can submit it for review and possible publication.
- Click on 'How to submit a document' above.
- Select your method of upload.
- Select the file you wish to upload or enter its location (URL).
- On the next screen, fill out the document details as fully as possible. Remember to give your document a name that will make sense to other site users and include a good summary with lots of keywords to help our search engines find it.
- Click on the disk icon to submit the document.
Please note that it won't appear on the site immediately but will be sent to our web editor for approval. If approved, it will appear on the site within a couple of days.
If you have an item of news that you believe will be of interest to other site users, you can submit it for review.
- Click on 'Using this site' in the Contribute menu, then choose 'How to submit a news item'.
- Enter a title (headline) and select the most appropriate category from the drop-down box.
- In the text box below, enter your article. You can add hyperlinks using the 'chain' icon in the toolbar.
- Click on the disk icon to save your article.
Please note that it won't appear on the site immediately but will be sent to our web editor for approval. If approved, it will appear on the site within a couple of days.
- Click on 'Events' in the main menu. Click on 'Add Event'.
- Enter the name of the event in the 'Event Title' field, then enter a summary of the event in the box below.
- Fill in the date, venue and contact details in the relevant boxes.
- Click on 'Add Event' to submit your event.
Please note that it won't appear on the site immediately but will be sent to our web editor for approval. If approved, it will appear on the site within a couple of days.
This allows you to bring other useful websites to the attention of other site users.
- Click on 'Using this site' in the Contribute menu, then click on 'Suggest a useful link'.
- Type in the name of the site, then choose an appropriate category from the drop down box.
- Enter the URL of the site and a short summary.
- Click on the disk icon to submit your link.
Please note that it won't appear on the site immediately but will be sent to our web editor for approval. If approved, it will appear on the site within a couple of days.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 November 2007 )
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