Managing Your Account
After you have gone through the process of selecting an account type and registering a new username and password, you now have the access to the main database of Footnote. This guide helps you manage your account and personalize it based on your preferences, so read on to find out more.
First, before you can make any changes to the default account settings on Footnote, you need to log in with your username and password. You invoke this by clicking on the "Sign In" link found on the upper right corner of the page. Two text boxes will appear at the top of the home page's navigation bar, where you enter your username and password. If you are on an unshared computer, you can tick the "Remember Me" checkbox so that future log-ins are speedier and easier; otherwise, leave it unchecked.
As you are logged in, you will see a box on the upper right hand corner of the home page. This now contains your username and a box meant to contain your photo. You can select your profile photo later on, as it will be discussed on the article guide on Managing Your Profile. To make the necessary changes to your account settings, click on the "Your Account" link found directly below your username.
Your browser will now be on the page labeled as Your Account. You can alternatively call this as the Account View page, and you can find what membership plan or account type you have, as well as the date when you started as a member of Footnote. Notice that below this data are columns labeled as "Member Information" and "Other Account Settings." These are portions that make it easy for you to make necessary changes to your settings as you prefer to do so while using Footnote.
What are the changes that you can make on your account while a member of Footnote? And how do you make those modifications? They are not as hard as you think. Check these out for your information, as these can be found as links under the column of "Other Account Settings."
Communication Settings
You can make changes to how fellow members of Footnote can reach you, as well as how you want to receive notifications on important matters from the Footnote admin. By ticking the checkbox for the "Member Communications," you allow other members of the Footnote community to send you a message or comment. Footnote will not be divulging your email address to the members, as they can simply send you a message through a text box found on your profile page. This appears when they click the "Contact Me" button on your profile. The messages will be sent to you by Footnote and they will land in your email inbox.
The checkbox for "Footnote Communications" makes you set if you want to receive notifications on surveys and newsletters from Footnote, which will arrive in your email. Also, you can check if you want to receive announcements on promotions and special offers from Footnote. These notices will arrive in your inbox, too. Click on the "Save Changes" button when you are done.
Story Page History
When you search through the pages and browse the contents of Footnote, you can bookmark certain pages that you think are relevant and worth coming back to. These are story pages that are created by fellow members, and they serve as blogs, article pages, and the like. Pictures can be found here, and you are free to make comments or annotations on these story pages of the members. More on book marking of story pages will be discussed in other articles of the guide.
As you set the preferences to your account on Footnote, you may also view which story pages you have already bookmarked. You may delete any story pages in your history if you no longer want to keep them book marked. You can find suggestions on which story pages to bookmark by checking here http://www.footnote.com/storypages.
Change Font Size
Browser settings for members of Footnote can differ, so it may make it difficult to view the page completely. If you are using a mobile computer or mobile phone to open the site, you can make changes to the font size to make the text more readable. You have the option of going standard, which is the default setting, to large or extra large. Click on the "Save Setting" button when you are finished.
Footnote Card
If you operate your own blog or run your own website, it pays to have your readers and visitors know that you are a member of Footnote. You can place a Footnote Card on your blog or site pages, and this serves like a virtual business card indicating your discoveries or contributions to Footnote. Visitors who click on the link on your Footnote Card will be directed to your profile page.
The Footnote Card generally allows a greater number of people know how active you are in the Footnote community. You can add the Footnote Card onto your website or your blog by pasting the HTML code as found in this section of your account settings.
Aside from these account settings that you may change, from the Accounts View page, you may also edit your email address as well as your password. If you wish to edit your username, you may also do so, but you need to check the availability of your name choice first.
Next, you can explore your Profile Page, manage it, and enjoy the other features offered by your membership to Footnote. This guide will tackle those details in the following articles.