Welcome to EventRegistration.com...Your CyberGuide to Event Promotion! This web site was designed for event and meeting planners, their customers (event attendees) and resource network (event vendors).
This document offers some basic tips on successfully interacting with this web site. If you are a novice web surfer (user) then this section is for you. Select one of the highlighted topics below for more details regarding a particular function, or read this document from start to finish as a web usage overview.
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Find Your Event...This button takes you to the search engine found on the entry page of the site. It is a tool that allows attendees and planners quick access to their events for easy online registration. |
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Service Request Event Promotion Area...This button represents a members only area of the site. It allows planners to request online registration and promotion services for their upcoming events. |
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Advertise Your Service...This section is designed for vendors. This is where vendors can sign up to offer discounts to EventRegistration.com members. |
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Membership, Join Today!...If you are an event or meeting planner, you'll need to sign up as a member to take advantage of this great service. Remember, membership is FREE! |
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The Event Assistant...It's our electronic helper for planners. Here you can demo our dynamic, real-time, reporting tool, search quickly through our easy-to-use vendor database, and communicate with other planners. |
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About EventRegistration.com...Find out detailed information (including a powerpoint presentation) regarding how to best take advantage of EventRegistration.com. |
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Web Pages
Links, ImageMaps and Rollovers
Linking or links, as they are referred to, allow users to follow a
train of thought or topic across various publications. For example,
lets say you where reading a document that talks about the difference
between short haired and long haired cats. During the document there is
a reference to an article in another publication that talks
about allergies and short haired cats. This reference on the Web would
be considered a link. Being a link means the user has the ability to
select the reference and instantly be taken to that reference article.
Links are represented in different forms, text links - where a word or
phases is highlighted and underlined, image links - where an individual
image is highlighted or outlined, and imagemaps - where highlighted
areas of a large image are selectable and go/map to different files.
The EventRegistration.com site uses all of these link types.
You can tell something is a link by the way your mouse behavior changes.
For example, when you are moving your mouse over a web page your cursor
often looks like a pointer or arrow. Sometimes this behavior changes and your cursor turns into a hand or selector.
When this happens you have stumbled across a hyperlink or link. Clicking on (selecting) the text/or image while your
cursor is showing the hand behavior takes you to a new location or file on the web.
Search Engines
Search Engines act like an electronic index or card catalog.
They generally work in one of two ways, 1) users must type words or phases into an input field, or 2) users must select a topic from
a predefined list. Once text has been input or selections
made the search engine must be told to begin looking/locating the requested
information. This is usually done by selecting an activation button
found next to the input or selection field.
Search engines usually provide feedback in the form of a "results lists" or
page. This feedback usually shows the criteria entered or selected by the
requester and a list of possible matching items found in their index (often
referred to as a "database").
There are search engines that index every topic on the entire World Wide Web like Yahoo (www.yahoo.com), and there are search engines that index single topics like EventRegistration.com (www.eventregistration.com).
EventRegistration.com has several search engines including one that
allows planners and attendees to locate their event and register online.
Browsers
There are several versions of these browsers on the market. Each version has slightly different functionality. For the best possible web experience you should consider updating your browser to the newest version every six months.
EventRegistration.com recommends the following browsers.
Your browser version is:
Pop-up Windows
Pop-up windows work by launching a secondary (also known as child) window when a user clicks on a hyperlink.
When the user is finished with the window all she/he needs to do is quit the pop-up window and they are still
at the main (parent) page. Note: in some versions of AOL's browser a pop-up window will completely cover the parent (base)
window, giving the illusion that the previous content has been replaced. Users unknowingly might select there "back"
button and not be able to go to the previous page. Do not fear, the previous page (window) is underneath the new
pop-up window.
SiteMaps
Support
Every web site you visit is made up of a group of web pages. These web pages
can often represent different sections or areas of a web site. To move from one web page to another is referred to as surfing or navigating a web site.
A key feature of the Web and something that differentiates it from
its paper counterpart is a navigation method called "hyperlinking".
Moving around a web site can sometimes be a daunting task, especially if web
technology is new to you. For example, even though the web is a wealth
of information, accessing that information can sometimes be a challenge.
A technology that makes accessing information easier is called a
"search engine".
A browser is the tool/software you use to view information on the World Wide Web. The two most common browser types are Netscape's Navigator and Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
If your browser type is different or your browser version level is lower
than what is recommended please download one of the recommend browser
flavors. Follow the manufacturers directions for downloading and installing
their software.
This web site uses a type of technology called pop-up windows. Popup-windows allow users to get additional information
about a topic without leaving the current web site. This minimizes the possibility of the user getting lost
when traveling from one link to another across the World Wide Web.
Site maps are tools found on web sites that provide users with guidance regarding the type of information found on a
web site. You can find a link to our site map at the bottom of all EventRegistration.com parent (base) pages.
If you experience problems with this web site please contact
support@eventregistration.com.
The "Event Assistant Ask Me Icon"...Located at the right of
most major sections, this icon supplies vital information about "how to's"
and what you need to interact with this web site. Click on it to find
out detailed instructions for the section you are in.