User Guide - Part 2: Picture and Music Management

Part 1: Registration

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Part 3: Page Styles

Short Version

Images: You can upload and manage the images that you will use in your modules and page styles.

First: Upload any images (5 at a time).
Second: You can rename images and give them descriptions.
Third: You can create folders to organize your images.

Karaoke Songs: You can upload karaoke songs from the karaoke studio to your account.

First: Record a song with the karaoke application
Second: Upload the song.
Additionally: You can also pick from your image folder an image that will show when ever the song plays or is searched for.

Detailed Guide: Images

You have three options from the image manager, you can edit images, manage folders and upload new images. All options are found on the Picture Manager. To access the picture management page, first click the Media Management button on the left side of the User Settings page and then from the dropdown menu click Picture Manager.

Note: Check your icons and textures folders. When you register several starting images are added to these folders.

Look for the links under the title.

Step 1: You would probably first upload images to your personal folder.

First: Click the Upload New Images link towards the top of the screen.
Second: Use the select button to browse images on your computer to upload. Images have to be .jpg, .gif or .png file types.
Third: Make sure to specify a name for each image or the upload will not complete. Names are limited to 16 characters in length.
Finally: Pick a destination folder for the images and click the Upload button.
Check the results listing to make sure all images uploaded successfully.

Make sure to add a name for every image.

Check to make sure all images uploaded ok.

Step 2: The next logical step would be to edit the image name or descriptions. Changing an image name will not effect the way an image can be used.

First: Click the Edit Image Properties link if you are not already there.
Second: Select the folder that you want to browse and then any image you want to edit.
Finally: Set the name and description from the bottom-right and click Save if you want to change the properties. If you want to cancel just select another image or leave the page.
Names are required and descriptions are optional.

Once you've entered the name and description make sure to click Save.

Step 3: Before moving on you might want to organize your images to make them easier to find.

First: Click the Manage Folders and Files link if you are not already there.
Folders: You can use the top portion to create new folders or rename them. A folder name must be unique and certain names are reserved like system and temp.
Folders: You can also delete folders but they must be empty. You cannot delete the general or icons folder.
Files: To delete files you can select one or more files (using CTRL) and click the Delete button.
Files: To move files from one folder to another select one or more files (using CTRL) and select a Destination Folder. After choosing a folder click the Move button.

If you delete or move any images you should check your page to see if those images were used anywhere. If that is the case you will need to re-target the images.

Make sure to select a folder before renaming or deleting.

You can select more than one file to delete or move (use CTRL).

Detailed Guide: Karaoke Songs

When you upload a song from the karaoke application to your profile this is the area where you can add an image to it and delete it. Additionally once we are through Beta testing you will be able monitor the number of plays and user ratings of your songs.

Step 1: To access the song management page, first click the Media Management button on the left side of the User Settings page and then from the dropdown menu click Music Manager.

Step 2: After you have uploaded songs from the application you can still change most of their data or delete them from the song manager main page.

Editing a song: Click the Edit button next to a song to change its data.
Deleting a song: You can use the Delete button to delete a song from the active song list, and it will move to the recycle bin. You must have room in your bin to be able to delete a song. Songs in your recycle bin will not be accessible by other users.
Recovering a song: If you change your mind, you can click the Restore button to move the song back to the active song list. Again you must have room to add the song back.
Note: If you delete a song from the recycle bin you will not be able to recover it.

Use the Edit or Delete buttons for each song, found on the right side.

Use the restore to move the file back to active and delete to permanently delete.

Part 1: Registration

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Part 3: Page Styles

Some Music Trivia: The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA.

Some Music Trivia: The Rolling Stones' emblem was created by Andy Warhol.

This just in!!: We've added new themes including country based themes. Check them out from your Style Manager.

Did You Know?: If you want feedback from viewers of your page, just add a Comments Module to the page.

Some Music Trivia: The first video played on MTV was 'Video Killed the Radio Star' by The Buggles.

Did You Know?: Are users telling you that they can't see a module or page on your profile page? You might have them set to Private and not Public.

Some Music Trivia: Aerosmith's "Dude looks like a lady" was written about Vince Neil of Motley Crue.

Did You Know?: You can use the Embedded Media module to add video from most of the major video hosting sites.

Did You Know?: You can change your user icon from either the Image Manager or from the Membership page.

Coming Soon: Head to Head competition. Your recordings against other user's.

Did You Know?: You can set modules and pages to Private while you are setting them up so no one else can see them until you are ready.

Some Music Trivia: The only 20th century tenors recorded to be capable of hitting 'e' over high 'c' were Enrico Caruso and Roy Orbison.

Did You Know?: You can have multiple Blog modules on your page. Create one for show reviews and another for your music rants.

Some Music Trivia: Ironically the only member of ZZ Top that doesn't have a beard is Frank Beard.

Did You Know?: Your page theme is just a start, you can pick a theme and then customize it from the style manager.

Did You Know?: Want organize other user's music? The MeAndMic.com playlist manager will allow you to collect songs into separate playlists.