• Want a flight status? Skip going to the airline home page. Just enter the flight number in the search field.
• Need a definition? Skip looking for a dictionary site. Enter the word plus dictionary in the search field. And you'll get your definition from a dictionary site.
• Need directions? Just type in the address in the search field.
• Want a local movie? Enter movies and your zip code
• What's the forecast? Enter weather and a zip code

• Get a Listing in Google Places – Provided free by Google, it’s one way you can show up in local searches.
• List your church name and address in reputable online directors. Use a consistent address for each listing.
• Post your address on your site. You could also add it to your footer or blog, and you’ll have it listed several times on your site without being suspected of keyword stuffing.
• Add directions to your church from nearby cities. This allows you to add local words and locations that people may use in their searches.

• Promote your summer activities through events and panel tools.
• Create and distribute blogs that highlight summer activities -- youth choir tour, vacation bible school, church family picnics, etc.
• Capture memories as they're taking place and create photo albums for your site to share that sense of fellowship and good times.
• Don't forget videos for sharing special messages. Upload through the media manager to Ezekiel.tv

• Create a page in the Pages manager with a title similar to (or the same as) the manager page you want to relocate and make sure the "Add Link to Site Menu" value is "Yes".
• Use the shortcut field to input the full URL for your manager (should look something like "http://www.yoursite.com/events")
• Return to your manager settings tab and change the "Add Link to Site Menu" value to "No"
• Repeat the process for additional manager pages.

While mobile devices differ in their specific setups they generally require the same information. Below you'll find a list of common settings needed for email setup:

Username: Enter your full email address such as emailaccount@yourdomain.com
Password: Enter the password for your email account
Incoming Server: mail.websrvcs.com (if your device prompts for an SSL connection use securemail.websrvcs.com)
Outgoing Server: mail.websrvcs.com (if your device prompts for an SSL connection use securemail.websrvcs.com)

*The Outgoing server does require authentication - use the same username and password anywhere the device requests it

If after setting the email account up you can receive but not send, change your outgoing port number from 25 to 587. This setting may be in an advanced section of the email setup.

The Web has a language of its own – created in many instances by applying new uses to old words, such as link, anchor or cookie. One of these new uses is with the term organic. When organic is used, say, with food, it’s referring to a product coming more purely from animal or vegetable origins, as opposed to manufactured chemical origins. In other words, it’s “free” of something that some people don’t want.

Organic, in search engine terms, is also “free” of something in that it refers to unpaid rather than paid results. Organic results come from SEO strategies that include everything from effective keywords, page titles and domain names to effective navigation, quality site content and strategic anchor text. Non-organic results come from paid advertising (Google Adwords, for example).

Why do some sites display an orange icon with the letters RSS inside? It lets you know that the information that is being published on the Web is distributed to its audience online (through a mean other than email).

The most common attributed meaning to RSS is “Really Simple Syndication.” The basics go like this: When “syndicated” content is published on the Web, it is distributed as a “news feed” via a “news reader.”

The person who wishes to subscribe to the content will often already have an established “news reader” account. However, RSS icons will typically lead you to a link to sign up for a reader if you don’t already use one. Free online readers included Google Reader, My Yahoo!, Newsgator, Bloglines and Feedbucket.

The upside for those who use readers is that it gives them one place on the Web to receive updates from their favorite sites. The upside for those who publish syndicated content is that it provides a means to deliver messages to a receptive audience.

For churches and ministries, for example, providing syndicated content through RSS is a way to keep people informed and inspired. It can be used for weekly news, announcements, weather cancellations, prayer requests, sermon highlights, scripture and more. Blogs (written content) and podcasts (audio/video files) are distributed through RSS feeds.

Podcasting is a way to distribute audio or video files to people who subscribe to your “feed.”

With E-zekiel, podcasts are distributed by creating a channel within the Syndication manager. Once the channel is saved, each podcast can be added via the Item List at the page bottom; just click the plus sign. You’ll then be able to set dates to publish or remove this content and have a mechanism to archive and access older podcast files. Once the channel is created, the RSS button automatically appears for that channel, allowing visitors to subscribe.

In Internet terms, podcasting is an older social media – having been “cutting edge” around 2006. Yet it’s still going strong. Recent studies showed that 70 million Americans have listened to or viewed a podcast. Currently, 23% of Americans listen to podcasts, up 11% from 2006. And while podcasting incorporates both video and audio, video podcasting is up 20%.

You can help your visitors navigate to related parts of your site by creating “clickable” copy at various places, including image captions, headings, or phrases in body copy. Simply highlight the word or phrase within the page editor and click the icon for “insert/edit link” (looks like a world with a chain link). When the dialog box open, click the “My Pages” button at the bottom, then select the page where you want your visitors to be navigated.

You could also link to pages outside your site by filling that site into the field for the URL. Not only that, there’s no need to stop just at the text. Your images can become clickable through the same steps.

Files that are too large for email can still be sent electronically through file-transfer sites. In the Tips and Resources section on E-zekiel’s home page, you’ll find two examples of file-transfer resources – DropSend and YouSendIt.

YouSendIt offers a “lite” plan that’s free for individual users to send files up to 100MB, as well as paid plans that offer more features. DropSend also starts with a free version for 2G file support and 5 emails a month, in addition to paid plans.

Essentially, you would send the file by uploading it through a Web browser. The file-transfer service stores it securely, and the recipient receives a link via email where he or she can then download the file.

E-zekiel offers an all-in-one solution for letting people learn about, register for, and pay for an event – and, in the case of conferences, even choose which breakout sessions they want to attend.

It all begins in the Event Manager, where you'll add an event and give additional details, and ends in the Store Manager, when paid registrations are required.

For most types of events, the steps will follow along these lines:

• Add an event to the Events Manager providing a full description of the event.
• Create an online registration form using the form tools on the editor toolbar. This can be done directly in the event description or in a Panel which can be added to the "Content – Bottom" area of the event. The Panel can be set to expire automatically and independently of the event itself, in case there is a pre-registration deadline.
• Use the form tools on the editor toolbar to place a Hidden Field in the registration form which contains a return URL (a shortcut works best) that directs the user to one of the following two places on your site: 1) a custom thank-you page in your Pages Manager containing information about what the user should do next and a link to a "store item" where the user can pay for the registration electronically. Or, 2) the actual store item itself. Use this method only if you want to require online payment.
• Add an item to the Store Manager for the specific event registration you want your users to be able to pay for online.

• Create a password-protected spreadsheet to record user names, Web sites and passwords. Or, create levels of passwords – level 1, level 2, level 3, etc. – and instead of recording the actual password in your spreadsheet, record the level… that is, assuming you can remember the password, once you remember the level.
• Create a text document with an unrelated name, have five pages of unrelated information at the start of the document, then on the sixth page, record passwords, user names and Web sites. As an added security measure, you can use the font feature to make this text white against a white background, or click the option for “hidden text.”
• Instead of saving the spreadsheet or document on your computer, save it on a removable storage device, such as a memory stick, and keep the device with other important papers.
• Maintain a notebook and keep it in a locked drawer.

Will there come a time when people can’t remember what “www” stands for? These days, you’re less likely to hear the full name, “World Wide Web,” as you are the shorter term of Web. Not only that, you don’t have to type “www” in your browser’s address bar anymore. Just start right after that – e-zekiel.com, for example – and you’ll get where you’re going.

To save a few other keystrokes here and there, keep these tips in mind.

• When you’re on a Web page and want to scroll one screen down, simply tap the space bar. To go back up a screen, press the shift key and tap the space bar.
• To highlight a word in any document, Web page or email, double-click the word.
• To toggle between open apps, press the Alt key and the tab key.

• Bad spelling and awkwardly written sentences.
• Written in all caps – a form of online shouting.
• Unsigned, nobody’s name or contact information.
• Contains an executable attachment. Be careful about downloading an attachment from an unknown source. It could contain a virus.
• Coming from the email address of someone you know sending you something the individual would never send. Viruses can hijack address books.
• Contains a link to a Web site. This is where you’d be asked to provide your personal information.

• Changing Slides – To advance slides, you can use the mouse, or press the “page down” key or the “spacebar.” To go back one slide, the “page up” key and “backspace” key will do the trick.
• Jumping Slides – Jump to the last slide by pressing the “end” key or press “home” to go back to the beginning. You can also hold down both mouse buttons for two seconds to jump back to the first slide.
• Emergency Escape – To exit a slide show quickly, press the “ESC” key.

• Your Website is the hub. Use of social media should always point back to the site.
• Information on your site should be findable and shareable. Include the right keywords, use of Search Engine Optimization, and easy ways to share pages with others.
• Listening is the new marketing. Social media gives you a chance to learn more about your members and prospects.
• Everybody has a voice, and every voice matters. Social media and website communication tools make two-way conversations possible.
• Be willing to lose control of your content if you want to spread your ideas. Audio sermons, online videos, and other resources can be made easily available.

E-zekiel has managers that can help in every area of planning and promotion of a fall festival:

Pages – Create a web page with a promotional link from the home page with all the details of the event. Make sure volunteers have what they need to know and potential attendees will find the details they need as well. Encourage site visitors to forward this page to their friends and family.

Designs – E-zekiel has Fall designs would be a good fit for your festival promotion. Check them out.

Volunteer – The HelpRoot Volunteer manager can provide organizational tools to request and collect volunteer names and contact information, and manage their assignments.

Event – Place the Fall Festival on your event calendar.

Communication, People and Group – Send out email blasts and targeted emails to groups to let them know this important event will be taking place. Each group should receive specific messaging tailored to their abilities as volunteers and interests as participants.

Media – Create a short movie advertising your festival and upload to E-zekiel.tv. You can also provide scenes from previous festivals and video testimonials from previous participants.

Syndication – Include the festival in blogs or podcasts.

Album – During the festival, have someone (or several people) take photos and add these to albums on your site as good memories of good times… and as your first step toward promoting next year’s festival!

• Click the mouse outside the slide area or press the Esc key on the keyboard. Make sure nothing on the slide is currently selected.
• Using the Tab key, cycle through the graphic objects until the one you want to edit is selected.
• Edit the object.
  

1. Right-click anywhere within the table for Word to display the Context menu.
2. Click on AutoFit, and Word will display a submenu.
3. Within the submenu, choose AutoFit to Window.

1. Select the entire table.
2. Choose Cell Height and Width from the Table menu. The Cell Height and Width dialog box will display.
3. Make sure the Column tab is selected.
4. Adjust the Width of Column setting to make sure it says Auto.
5. Click on the OK button.

• Contact information, including church address, phone numbers, fax number, list of staff members, email addresses.
• Directions to the church – written from various starting points, if necessary, along with maps or links to mapping sites. Include parking instructions, if needed.
• Schedule of worship services and Bible study times, with locations.
• Photos of the church – so they'll know what they're looking for!

• Go to the Tool menu and choose Options.
• When Word displays the Options dialog box, select the View tab.
• In the Formatting Marks area (Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003), or the Nonprinting Characters area (Word 97), select the characters you want to display.
• Click OK.

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• Don't reply to email or pop-up messages that ask for personal or financial information, and don't click on links in the message.
• Don't cut and paste a link from the message into your Web browser — phishers can make links look like they go one place, but that actually send you to a different site.
• Some scammers send an email that appears to be from a legitimate business and ask you to call a phone number to update your account or access a "refund." Because they use Voice over Internet Protocol technology, the area code you call does not reflect where the scammers really are. If you need to reach an organization you do business with, call the number on your financial statements or on the back of your credit card.
• Use anti-virus and anti-spyware software, as well as a firewall, and update them all regularly.
• Don't email personal or financial information.
• Review credit card and bank account statements as soon as you receive them to check for unauthorized charges.
• Be cautious about opening any attachment or downloading any files from emails you receive, regardless of who sent them.
• Forward phishing emails to spam@uce.gov – and to the company, bank, or organization impersonated in the phishing email. You also may report phishing email to reportphishing@antiphishing.org. The Anti-Phishing Working Group, a consortium of ISPs, security vendors, financial institutions and law enforcement agencies, uses these reports to fight phishing.

• Will they get a sense of what your values and beliefs are?
• Will they be able to quickly determine worship times and other activities?
• Are there directions, possibly even a map to help them find their way?
• Is the contact information, including staff names, current?
• Can they find all of this quickly and easily?

Event Manager Secrets Revealed

• You don't need to hire a web designer to get a good-looking website. You can choose the template that appeals to you – and see right away how your finished site will look.
• You don't need to spend a lot of time on getting the colors and layout right. You simply select the design and move right on to creating pages and adding text.
• E-zekiel templates are designed by professionals that are creative, competent and experienced – and their designs becomes yours with a few clicks of the mouse.
• Or you can customize a template with your own personal touches.

• In the Editor, insert your cursor where the bulleted list will be.
• Select the "Insert/Remove Bulleted List" icon in the toolbar.
• Position your cursor on the bullet and right-click your mouse.
• Choose "Bulleted List Properties".
• In the dialog box, click on the "Type" down arrow.
• Make your selection from the dropdown menu.
• Click OK.

• Lighting - The light in the room should be softer (less bright) than your computer display.
• Glare - Position your computer display to avoid glare from lights or windows.
• Eye Position - The top of your computer display should be level with your eyes (when your sitting in your chair).
• Arm Position - Your keyboard and wrists should be parallel to the floor.
• Clean - Clean your computer display screen regularly to remove dust.
• Break - Take a break away from your computer display about every 2 hours.

• Use high-quality web graphics in place of clip-art. There are many free graphics resources on the web which you can use for a more professional look.
• Use flash and animations sparingly. These can be very distracting.
• Use background music sparingly. Provide a way for the viewer to quickly and easily turn it off if desired, and make sure you have the proper legal rights to use it.
• To draw attention to text, use tables with colored backgrounds in place of scrolling marquees.

• Along with headings, use bullets, lists, and short sentences to help improve "scanability".
• Use hyperlinks and anchors when long pages are necessary (like on an FAQ page).

1. Open the page you want to reorder.
2. In the Page Title textbox, place your cursor just before your page title.
3. Type a “less than sign” (<), an exclamation point (!), two hyphens, then add a space, then a letter of the alphabet which corresponds to the order in which you want your pages to appear (i.e., a=1, b=2, c=3, etc.). Add another space, then two hyphens and wrap it up with a “greater than sign” (>).

We’ve all seen it... promotions for events held two days ago... registration deadlines that passed two weeks ago. Expired content is a common problem in web sites. But did you know that this is one way the content panel manager can be a big help? Panels can be used to display and remove content at certain times – without affecting the rest of the page.

Register for "Keeping Your Content Fresh" today, and you’ll learn more about this along with other tips and tricks of the Content Panel Manager. We've also added more web sessions for 2007 - take a look!