Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Dashboard, and how do I use it?

Everyone who signs up to "Join the team" receives their own personal site on Markforgov.com. Here you can create your own profile to personalize and customize how you support Mark Neumann for Governor. You can also add other members as friends, write your own blog, join a group, and more.

Your Personal Dashboard is an organized quick-look at the different ways to get involved within your own website. At any time, while browsing Mark Neumann's website, you may access your personal dashboard by simply clicking on the "Dashboard" button at the top left corner of the page. Note: You must have an account and be logged in to access your dashboard.

Navigating your personal site

The Dashboard is laid out in a series of Folders which allow you to organize the different activities you have access to within the Mark Neumann website. Each Folder represents a different page you can visit and a different action you can take.

There are 7 main activities you can access from your personal website:

• Profile
• Blogs
• Messages
• Friends
• Events
• Groups
• Search

There are three ways to access these pages. First, there are plus-boxes next to the each page button (on the right). If you click on one, a pull-down menu will appear with all the options you have within that page.

Figure 1: Example of the menu system from which you can access many user features.

Second, you may use the links provided in each dashboard widget. (The dashboard widgets are the boxes displayed on the Dashboard page.)

Third, a sub-navigation menu appears on many of the site's pages with links to these actions. It appears in the form of a blue bar directly underneath the main navigation buttons.

What is my Profile?

Your Profile is personal information you put onto the website for everyone to view. It is a great way to publicly say why you support Mark and what you are doing to help him get elected. Be careful about putting too personal of information on the site, as you cannot control who has access to this information!

Figure 2: Example of a profile on Markforgov.com

There is a plus-box next to the Profile button in the right-hand menu. If you click on it a pull-down menu will appear of all the options you have within the Profile section of the website.

• View My Profile allows you to look over what others may view on your profile.
• Edit My Profile allows you to change any information.

What is my Blog?

Blog is a contraction of the words "Web-log." It is way to communicate your opinion on issues or events. Be cautioned that blogs are open to comment by others who may or may not have the same opinion as you. In this instance writer's beware because you are entering a public forum.

There is a plus-box next to the Blog button. If you click on it a pull-down menu will appear of all the options you have within the Blog section of the web site.

• Write a New Blog allows you to write on a topic that is important to you.
• All Site Blogs allows you to view samples from blogs written by others. Click on the title to read the entire blog. From here you may add a comment on what has been written.
• Search Blogs allows you to search for a specific blog by person, topic, or group.

How do I contact other people on MarkForGov.com?

Messages act as your site e-mail box. It allows you to both send and receive messages from other supporters of Mark Neumann.

There is a plus-box next to the Messages button. If you click on it a pull-down menu will appear of all the options you have within the Messages section of the web site.

• Inbox allows you to view messages that have been sent to you.
• Send a Message allows you to send a message to another member on the web site.

What is the Friends feature?

Friends is similar to your address-book in your e-mail program. It's where you can store the e-mail addresses of others whom you wish to stay in contact with.

To see all the features that the Friends section has to offer, click on the "plus" box next to the Friends button on the right panel. A pull-down menu will appear with the following list of actions you can take:

• Your Friends allows you to quickly view the profiles of your friends. From here you may send them a message to update them about an activity or advise them of an important posting on the web site.
• Invite Friends allows you to choose one of the easy steps to invite others to join the team.

To search for other members on the site, click on "Search". If the person you're searching for is a member of the site, you may invite them to become your friend, allowing you to message them.

What is the Events section?

Events are activities related to supporting Mark Neumann. You may use this tab to make sure not to miss events in your area. It may also be used to organize events that help support Mark Neumann.

There is a plus-box next to the Events button. If you click on it a pull-down menu will appear of all the options you have within the Events section of the web site.

• Host an Event allows you to organize an event for Mark Neumann and invite others to attend. Just follow the easy steps.
• My Events allows you to view any events you are planning.

What are Groups?

Groups are small teams of people with a common interest or working on a team. The Group structure allows you to have private communication with the members of the group, not open to all visitors on the site.

There is a plus-box next to the "Groups" button. If you click on it a pull-down menu will appear of all the options you have within the Groups section of the web site.

• Groups You Belong To allows you to view and access groups you are a part of.
• Create a Group allows you to create a group based on issues that are important to you, and invite like-minded friends to join.

How do I access items of interest?

Search for other members, as well as Blog posts or Groups of interest to you. Simply enter a name, keyword or topic in the appropriate "Search" field.