From newsletter_admin at netadventist.org  Mon Mar 10 08:51:59 2008
From: newsletter_admin at netadventist.org (NetAdventist Newsletter)
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:51:59 -0500
Subject: NetAdventist News & Notes - Volume 3, Issue 9
Message-ID: <dc28d5c20803100851r35f880b3gbf14fcf700e57ab2@mail.gmail.com>

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     Volume III, Issue 9?Monday, March 10, 2008

  [image: WEEKLY POLL]

      Each week a poll is posted on the *net*Adventist website. Respond by
clicking on the poll graphic below?which doesn't necessarily represent the
current poll ?then looking for "Local Poll" in the left-hand menu
bar.Yourfeedback is important to us. We appreciate you taking the time
to
participate in our weekly polls. *This week's poll question is "What topic
would you like to know more about?"*

In the results from the last poll, 57% of respondents said they would prefer
to receive this newsletter every week, while 29% said they would prefer to
receive the newsletter once a month and 14% said they would prefer to
receive it every other week.
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http://www.netadventist.org]<http://www.netadventist.org/>


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*Basics of Good Web Site Navigation*

If your site isn't easy to navigate or get around in, then users will go
elsewhere?and if they do stay, they will be very frustrated. If you have
ever visited a site and didn't know how find contact information, you know
what I mean. Good site navigation tells people exactly what is available on
your site, helps them get to the parts they want quickly, and makes it easy
to request additional information. Below are some tips for making your site
easy to navigate.

   - Always place your Main Menu at the top. It has your primary links,
   such as contact information. Speaking of which, one of the number one
   reasons people visit a Web site is to find an address, phone number, or
   email for contact. Make finding your contact information easy or consider
   using a contact us form and linking it to your Home page.
   - Make sure the titles of your navigation buttons are short,
   intuitive, and descriptive. Users should be able to easily understand what
   each link leads them to.
   - Make sure you've set up your site so that navigation is obvious to
   visitors. Arrange your content in a logical order for the audience most
   likely to visit your site (the local community, in many cases). Also, place
   the most frequently used links, or most often visited areas of your site,
   near the top so users don't have scroll for them. For example, you may want
   to put your log-in link or your event calendar near the top, as that is an
   area of your Web site that is typically frequently accessed.
   - As a rule of thumb, visitors to your site should be able to find the
   information they are looking for in a maximum of three clicks.
   - Check on a regular basis that all your links work. It can be very
   frustrating for someone clicking on a navigation link and finding it doesn't
   go anywhere or goes to the wrong page.

 *Feel free to email us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> your netTip ideas. Your
information may be featured in an upcoming newsletter.*

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*Four Things to Remember When Using Images on Your Site*

When you use images on your site, you don't want them to hinder readability
or cause frustration. Consider these tips when placing photos or graphics on
your Web pages.

   - Keep your photos and graphics to no more than 472 px (pixels) wide.
   You don't want them to run off the screen, causing visitors to scroll in
   order to see the whole image.
   - Keep your images small. If you must use a larger image, you may want
   to provide a thumbnail on the page itself that links to the larger image on
   another page.
   - Avoid background images. In most cases placing an image in the
   background makes it very difficult to read any text. Keep it simple with a
   white background.
   - Not everyone can view your images so be sure to include descriptive
   alternative text (text that displays on the user's screen if the image
   itself doesn't display for any reason) for each image. NOTE: When you upload
   an image to your *net*Adventist site, there's a field where you can
   enter alternate text.

 *Feel free to send us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> other resources or
articles you'd like to see.*

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     *How do I add a podcast to my netAdventist Web site?*

 *net*Adventist automatically generates podcasts for you whenever you create
a new Media Group. For example, if you create a Media Group called Sunnyvale
Sermons, a podcast is automatically generated for iTunes and your audio MP3
files.

Then every time you add a new MP3 file into your Sunnyvale Sermons Media
Group (i.e. the pastor's weekly sermons), your podcast is automatically
updated and shows up in the Media Library on your site.

You can also link to podcasts from other organizations, including other *net
*Adventist sites. To do this, click on the Podcasts tab in My Content. Click
Add, fill in the appropriate fields, and copy the URL for the podcast you
wish to add your site. Once you click save, it will appear in your My
Podcasts list.

*To submit a question for the FAQs column, email us<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
Your FAQ may also be added to the FAQ list in our online help
manual<http://help.netadventist.org/>.
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Publisher: TAGnet
Editor: Daniel A. Houghton, Executive Vice President
Managing Editor: Nicole M. Batten, Communications Manager/Content Liaison *

* Contact info
To suggest story ideas or questions, send information about resources to
include in this newsletter, or to submit articles, click
here<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.

For letters to the editor, click here <nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
To submit a change of email address for your own subscription to the
newsletter, click here <newsletter-owner at netadventist.org>. *
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From newsletter_admin at netadventist.org  Tue Mar 25 05:19:32 2008
From: newsletter_admin at netadventist.org (NetAdventist Newsletter)
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:19:32 -0500
Subject: NetAdventist News & Notes - Volume 3, Issue 10
Message-ID: <dc28d5c20803250519m3d05bcd7x1594f5e256ce2e74@mail.gmail.com>

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     Volume III, Issue 10?Monday, March 24, 2008

  [image: WEEKLY POLL]

      Each week a poll is posted on the *net*Adventist website. Respond by
clicking on the poll graphic below?which doesn't necessarily represent the
current poll ?then looking for "Local Poll" in the left-hand menu
bar.Yourfeedback is important to us. We appreciate you taking the time
to
participate in our weekly polls. *This week's poll question is "What feature
do you use most?"*

In the results from the last poll, most respondents wanted to know more
about using forms, photo albums, and the news feature in *net*Adventist.
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http://www.netadventist.org]<http://www.netadventist.org/>


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*Using Photo Albums on your site *

You can load photos onto your site arranged in individual photo albums using
the Photos tab in the My Content section of the Dashboard. The Photos tab is
a simple way to keep your photos organized and turn them into slideshows for
easy viewing on your Web site.

Churches can create photo albums from social events or even create a picture
directory of their members. Schools can create photo albums of class trips,
sporting events, or fundraisers. Conference ministries like Pathfinders and
Youth can create albums from their camping trips or mission projects.

Adding photos to an album is easy through the Browse button that lets you
search your computer for the photo you want to upload. Just remember that
all photos have to be smaller than 15 megabytes in size. You can also upload
multiple photos at one time, as well as easily add captions to your photos.
In addition, when you add a new photo album it allows you to enter keywords
that are searchable by users.

To learn more about creating and managing Photo Albums through a video
tutorial, click
here<http://help.netadventist.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=41>or
visit our Help site at
help.netadventist.org.

*Feel free to email us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> your netTip ideas. Your
information may be featured in an upcoming newsletter.*

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We've profiled several Adventist churches in this column. To best serve all
our sites and users, we want to include all types of *net*Adventist sites in
this newsletter.

Please feel free to send a suggestion of a great *net*Adventist site you've
seen, whether it's an Adventist church, a school or a ministry. Please
include a phone number for the organization (and a contact name, wherever
possible).

*Feel free to send us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> other resources or articles
you'd like to see.*

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     *I know how to add an RSS feed in Layout Control, but is there a way to
create a menu of RSS feeds with Menu Manager?*

 Yes, you can group your RSS feeds into a menu. You will need to create a
new menu in Menu Manager. To add specific RSS feed links in your new menu,
click on Site Tools in the Plug-in drop-down menu, followed by Custom URLs,
and then click Add New Custom URL. Copy and paste your link or feed into the
URL field, give it a name, and Save it. Add as many as you want to your
menu.

*To submit a question for the FAQs column, email us<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
Your FAQ may also be added to the FAQ list in our online help
manual<http://help.netadventist.org/>.
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Publisher: TAGnet
Editor: Daniel A. Houghton, Executive Vice President
Managing Editor: Nicole M. Batten, Communications Manager/Content Liaison *

* Contact info
To suggest story ideas or questions, send information about resources to
include in this newsletter, or to submit articles, click
here<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.

For letters to the editor, click here <nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
To submit a change of email address for your own subscription to the
newsletter, click here <newsletter-owner at netadventist.org>. *
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