FYI: "Whitelist" is the general term for allowing an email to come through from a specific email address every time, regardless of the content contained within the email. Whitelist is also sometimes referred to as a "Safe List" or an "Approved Senders List." If you whitelist: noreply@classcreator.net, messages that may not ordinarily get through will now be received and read every time!

If you have not already done so, you will need to create your individual Profile in order to access any password protected pages on this site. Start by clicking on the Family Profiles link. This will take you to a page with all Family names, including yours. Find your name and click on it.  Click the link at the bottom of the page to join the site, and follow the prompts to create your Profile. The password that you enter during this process will be used as your login password. You can personalize your page with information such as what have you been up to since graduation in 1975, school memories, your family, and photos.

If you can not find your name on the Family Profiles page, please contact me to have your name,or another added. Guests and friends may be added also via "contact us" on the home page.
If you change your email address, snail mail address, or phone number, please update those in your profile.

Always scroll to the bottom of the page and click "SAVE" when making any changes, additions or updates!

If you click "Remember Me" when you log in, you will not need to log in next time you go to the site. Note there is a password retrieval feature to click on: "Forgot Password?" in case you need to log in sometime and can't remember your password; the password will be sent to your email inbox. You can login from computers other than your home computer but you will need to enter your password.

How to upload pictures to your web page:
1. Be sure you are logged in on the home page. In the links on the left side under MEMBER FUNCTIONS, click on the link: Edit/Upload Photos.
2. The Photo page will appear and you’ll see a gray box titled: Upload new photo. Click on this box and you will be at the Add Photo page.
3. The Add Photo page gives basic instructions for uploading your photos. There are 3 places on this page to make entries.
4. Sort: The sort number controls the order in which photos display on your page. By default your pictures will appear in the order you entered them, so this isn’t important for your first picture. But later if you want picture #5 to appear as #1, you will have to change the sort numbers on your pictures. If you delete a picture, the sort numbers for the remaining pictures do not change (e.g., if you delete picture #2 out of 4 pictures, you will show pictures #1, 3, and 4.)
Caption: Caption is the description you write for your picture.
Browse: This is the most important one, for this is how you find the picture on your computer and get it to appear on your page.
5. Your first picture will automatically be Sort Number 1.
6. Now click the Browse button. A list of folders on your computer will show up. Locate the folder that holds your picture. For most classmates this will be the My Pictures folder located in the My Documents folder. When you have clicked through to your picture file, click the view button at the top to show icons as pictures. This makes it easier to find the specific picture you want to upload.
7. Select the picture you want to upload by clicking on it once, and then click Open at the bottom of the box.
8. Now you will be taken back to the Add Photo page and in the Upload Photo box you will see the path to your picture.
9. Enter the Caption for your picture in the box.
10. Click the SAVE CHANGES button.
Now go to your Profile page and look for your picture and caption. 

Shortcut for multiple pictures: If you are uploading several pictures that are in different folders, you can copy them to your desktop, and then delete them later. Make sure you COPY, not move, your pictures, so you won’t delete the original.

How to upload videos to your site:
  Would you like to put your video or your favorite You Tube video on your Profile page? Here's how:
On You Tube, make sure your video is showing in the play box. Example: you want to put the Muppets Mahna Mahna video on your site (if you want to follow along, the web address is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTXyXuqfBLA&feature=related).

To the right of the video you'll see a gray box, and near the bottom of this box is the grayed word "Embed." And just below that a long horizontal white box that contains the code for the video. When this code is placed in the Video box on your Edit Profile page, the video player with your video will appear and classmates can view it from your page.

Here are the steps to get the code on your page:

1. With your mouse, left click once on the white window that contains the code. It should turn blue. (Alternatively, you can move your mouse across the box until all the code turns blue.)

2. On your keyboard hold down the Control key (Ctrl) and click the letter C key. This copies the code. 

3. On your Edit Profile page, locate the box "Videos."

4. Place your cursor inside the box and left click with your mouse.
 5. Now press the Control key and the letter V key on your keyboard. The Embed code will now appear in your box. The code should look like this:

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/QTXyXuqfBLA&hl=en&fs=1&color 1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name= "allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed

src="https://www.youtube.com/v/QTXyXuqfBLA&hl=en&fs=1& color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x- shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height= "344"></embed></object>

6. In your Video Description box just below, enter a name for your video or something about your video, like: "What's a Mahna Mahna? Who cares?" This will appear just below your video.

7. Now click the Save button and go view your page.

When in doubt...ask a teenager...

8. If you need help please email me, and i will ask our teenagers...!

 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

These are FAQs which answers all questions pertaining to this site as well as the reunion.

This is my first visit to the website. How do I login?
I forgot my login information and/or password. What should I do?
Who has access to my "Family member Profile" and personal contact information?
Can I be notified if other Family members update their "Family Profile"?
Does the public or other Family members have access to my e-mail address?
What are examples of the e-mails that I may be sent?
Can I post my own photos or videos on the website?

How does the "Message Forum" work?
Does Class Creator rent, sell, or in any way profit from having our Family members' names, addresses, and personal information?
Can I join the site even if I don't plan to attend the reunion?

This is my first visit to the website. How do I login?

Please click on Missing Family members and then click on YOUR NAME to set up a FREE member account. Provide your work or home e-mail address, select a password (which you can change at any time), and tell us about your life since childhood. Add your married name, if applicable, photos, etc.

I forgot my login information and/or password. What should I do?

You login with the e-mail address you provided during your member account set up (include domain name, such as @yahoo.com). If you have several e-mail addresses and cannot remember which one you used or if you no longer have access to that e-mail address, contact us and provide your new e-mail address. Your website administrator will make the change and then e-mail you a temporary password. Once you've logged in using your new e-mail address and temporary password, change your password by clicking the "Change Your Password" link under the Member Functions menu on the home page.

If you remember your e-mail address but you forgot your password, click on the "Forgot password?" link right above the green "Log On" button, and the website will automatically e-mail your password to you within a few minutes. 

Who has access to my "Family member Profile" and personal contact information?

You can choose whether your "Family member Profile" is publicly viewable on the website (e.g., by other classes, friends, and the general public) or restricted to registered to Chester Thrailkill Family members only. If restricted, search engines and the general public will be blocked from accessing your Family member Profile page. You can also choose whether or not your mailing address and phone number are displayed; otherwise, only the City and State/Country where you live will be listed. Click on the "Edit Profile" link under the Member Functions menu in the side column, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page to make your choice. 

Can I be notified if other Family members update their "Family member Profile"?

YES! Click on "Family member Profiles", and then click on the name of the Family member you'd like to keep track of. Once he/she has registered, his/her profile will be displayed. Scroll down to the bottom of his/her profile page, click on the box that says "Notify me whenever [Family member's] profile is updated", and click on the "Notify Me" button. You will be notified by e-mail. You can also subscribe to multiple family members by using the family member profile link.

Does the public or other Family member have access to my e-mail address?

No. To protect your privacy, your work or home e-mail address is stored only within the website, so Family member can send you a Message. You can decide who you want to provide your own e-mail address to. To check if you've received any new messages, click on the "Check Messages" under the Member Functions menu in the side column.

What are examples of the e-mails that I may be sent? 

You will be e-mailed information about new website features; details about upcoming class reunions, fundraisers, or events; general announcements about classmates; and other important news.   Can I post my own photos or videos on the website?

Yes! You can upload a current photo of yourself, your family, pets, vacations, old photos from days gone by, past reunions, etc. -- anything you want to share -- by clicking on "Edit/Upload Photos" under the Member Functions menu on the left. There is no limit on the number of digital photos that you can store on your "Family member Profile" page. Each photo is automatically resized to fit on your Profile page. You can also upload your own videos that you've posted to YouTube.com by clicking on the "Family member Profiles" link, then following the instructions. And yes, you can add, delete, or replace your own photos or videos at any time. 

How does the "Message Forum" work?

Click on "Message Forum" above and you can chat with our fellow classmates when they login and read the "Message Forum". Post a response to a prior message or start your own topic of conversation by asking a question, re-living an old memory, or share your thoughts on life.

Does Class Creator rent, sell, or in any way profit from having our Family members' names, addresses, and personal information?

No. Class Creator does not engage in renting or selling your Family members' information, or any form of solicitation regarding your Family members whatsoever. You can have the utmost confidence that your Family members' information is held strictly confidential.

Can I join the site even if I don't plan attend the reunion?

Yes. Even if you do not plan to attend the reunion, it is hoped that there are old friends on this site that you would like to reconnect to and for that purpose you can still join the site.

Again, in case ya missed it or i "cut and pasted" too much...

Once you are in your profile, add any information you want to appear in your profile and then SAVE it. You can include a short bio, photos, videos, school memories, etc. It’s your profile and you can include whatever you’d like.

 Most importantly - please add noreply@classcreator.net to your address book and adjust your spam settings and filters so that you can receive email from the website, otherwise email from the website will likely end up in your junk or spam folder.

Thanks again...and Have Fun!!! (Hope Springs Eternal!!)

Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask...

The Forum is a 3 tiered system consisting of:

1) Categories pre-set by the site administrator. Suggestions and/or requests for new categories are welcome (email: yourname@yoursite.com).

2) Topics. There can be an infinite number of topics under each category. To start a new topic: choose a category, then click on "New Topic". Enter a title for your topic, type your message and click "Save". (Just FYI: A "sticky" topic is one that is tacked to the top of the page.)

3) Messages. To add to a topic already started, click on "Reply". Type your message and click "Save" Once saved, you can edit or delete your own message.

When first coming into the Forum, click on a Category title to see all the Topics under it. Click on a Topic to see all the messages posted there.

*Note: The first time you want to post on the Forum, you will be asked to set up a forum profile. This only consists of 3 short items, all optional. 1) a signature, if you desire one; 2) your location; and 3) setting your time zone. You will be able to edit your settings later in "My Settings", at the top of the Forum page.
"My Signature" (optional) is anything you may want to appear at the bottom of each of your messages. For instance, your name, a short proverb or witty saying, etc.

You can Subscribe to receive new forum posts by email. Look for this feature at the bottom of your "My Settings" page, on every message you post, and at the bottom of every Forum page. (You can later Unsubscribe from your "My Settings" page.)

Master Photo

If you would like to have a photo of yourself appear to the left of your messages (and later on your threaded emails), click on "Forum Photo" at the top of the Forum page (or on "Edit/Upload Photos" on the left navigation panel).

If the picture that you want to use is already uploaded to your profile page, just click "Make This My Master Photo". If your photo is not already there, you will need to upload it.

If you want to use your senior grad picture, but you don't have one to upload, email: yourname@yoursite.com and it will be uploaded for you.

How to put photos in your messages

Posting pictures in the Forum is easy! See the toolbar at the top of this page for illustration of the following steps:

1) Click on the Image icon (the little yellow square in the editor, at the top left, to the right of the word 'source').

2) In the Image Button popup, click "Browse".

3) Find your picture in your files and click (or double-click) on the picture.

4) Click on "Upload Now"

5) Click "OK" when it tells you it's uploaded. You can now see your image in the preview box.

6) Click on "OK" at the bottom of the Image Button box, and your picture will appear in your message box.

7) Complete your message (any text you want to add), then click on "Save". You can also preview your message if you desire, before clicking Save.

Using the text editor:

Experiment, if you want, with the editing tools. Changing the size and color of your font is fairly easy. Use the Preview button to see how your message looks before saving it. After saving your post, you will still be able to edit or delete it.

You can also attach files to your message.

Click on "Browse" at the bottom of the message box.

Locate and click on the file you want to attach.After you save your message, your file will appear as a link at the top of the message (see attached file at the top of this message).(Note: Do not click on Preview after attaching your file because your attachment will be lost and you will have to attach it again.)