Picture-Directory Online™ Help

The sidebar contains Menu Options , Search Area , and Notice Box . This page describes the menu options. Menu Options The Menu Options are: Home Page - Takes you to the page that you've configured as the home page. The page can be a link back to your website or any a URL within Picture-Directory Online. Groups - A list of directory groups that you have set up. A directory entry can belong to multiple groups. Calendar - A monthly calendar of events, appointments, birthdays, etc that you have configured. Photo Galleries - Photo Galleries that you have set up. Your can create multiple photo directories for things like special events within your organization. Manage Pictures - This is where the pictures that you have associated to a directory entry can be managed. Setup - This is where you configure your directory. Here you maintain Users, Grant or Deny Login Requests, Set up Custom Fields, View and Configure your Organization Preferences, Import Directory Data, and Expo...

The Update My Organization page allows you to customize the configuration of your directory. Contact Information Specify the organization name, contact name, address, telephone number and email address. This is important to have a correct email address and telephone number so that you can receive a reminder and invoice when you subscription is due for renewal to prevent it from expiring. Home Page URL This option controls where the Home Page menu option links to. By default it is the PD Online™ Home Page. But, it can be any valid URL including a URL back to your own website. Custom Directory Name You can give your directory, a custom name. By default the name is your organization name and online directory. (i.e. XYZ Company Online Directory). Directory URL This is the URL that you provide other's within your organization to access your directory. Picture to Show on Welcome and Login Page You can upload your Organization's Logo or other picture and it will be displayed...

The Home Page (aka Welcome Page) has a picture at the top that you can modify via Settings » My Organization The text below it is static and is as shown here: Directory Searching: Directory searching input boxes are below the menu options on the left sidebar. Directory searching is available on most all pages within the system and provides a convenient way to search your directory. Directory searching comes in two varieties, Quick Search and Advanced Search. Your directory administrator configures which search variety is the default one that you start with when you login. The switch search icon switches your search variety between Quick Search and Advanced Search as defined here: Quick Search: Quick Search provides a simple and convenient way to search your directory. The list box below Quick Search allows you to search either the Entire Directory or a subset of your directory for those directory entries belonging to a specific group ...