This document provides instructions for touring and using the Grey Bruce Cultural Network website (www.GBCN.ca). It summarizes how to create an account, add profiles to the culture directory, and list events on the culture calendar. Additional features like repeating events, adding pictures and links are described. The overall goal of the site is to help users promote themselves, their venues, organizations and events.
27. add yourself to the
culture directory first
then
link your events to your venue
in the culture calendar
28. entries in the culture calendar
can be LINKED
to entries in the culture directory
when these links are made,
magical summaries of events
appear within the culture directory
(but you have to be in the directory FIRST for these links to work)
29. step 1. create an account
step 2.
add yourself to the
culture directory
30. are you
a person, a venue or
an organization?
(or are you all three?)
Note: you do not have to be an artist to be a person in the culture directory!
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adding yourself to the
culture directory
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options as are relevant
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fill in the blanks, click “submit”
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To add a link:
1. type some text.
2. select the text using your mouse
3. click the link button (2nd from left)
4. follow the instructions.
adding Web links
with rich text enabled
show me!
48. To add a photograph:
1. open a new web browser
2. go to your photo sharing site (e.g.
Flickr)
3. find the picture you want to use
4. drag and drop it into this window
adding pictures
with rich text enabled
50. now that we’ve toured the
cultural network
you should be able to
1. create an account
2. add yourself to the culture directory
3. add your events to the culture calendar
51. we hope you will
use this Web site to
1. promote yourself
2. promote your venue
3. promote your organization
4. promote your events
52. The Web is now your oyster!
Live long and prosper!
Emma Hogbin
emma@xtrinsic.com
www.xtrinsic.com
www.gbcn.ca