Introduction to AcuWeb™ Events
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AcuWeb™Events
In this tutorial we'll get you acquainted with the features of Acuweb™Events -- one of ten browser-based apps in our fifth generation suite of tools that make it easier than ever for you to effectively manage online event listings, without the need for any prior web-tech knowledge.
Acuweb™Events allows you to create event-related listings, including dates, time and venue information; add an event or venue logo; automatically generate an interactive google map to the event location; and categorize your events, so they can display on one or more event lists within your site.
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Examples
Here are some examples of how Acuweb™Events can be displayed on your website . . . Such as here, on the home page, where a compact "mini-display" of event information is appropriate, with links to more information about that event . . .
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. . . When the link is clicked, a pop-up panel provides greater detail, displays the venue logo, and shows an interactive googlemap to the event location...
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Events output can also be customized to display in a list-view, searchable by category, keyword, or date, and can optionally be equipped with online registration. Ask your Acuweb customer care representative if you'd like to know more about these options.
When the details button is clicked . . .
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. . . . Your site visitor is taken to an event detail screen, which can also be customized to display additional links to items such as instructor information, driving directions, and online registration and fee payment.
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Manage Events
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To administer your Acuweb™Events, from the Acuweb navigation bar, simply select 'events'.
Any time you select an Acuweb 'app' , the options for that app will appear in the blue sub-nav bar immediately below the main navigation. This method of navigating among your Acuweb apps is consistent across all of your site's tools. You can always click on the name of the app, in the main navigation bar, to return to the starting list-view.
The first screen displays a list-view of all existing events. The "add new event" button at the top of the list allows you to create new event records.
The list-view provides you with an overview of each event, including the event categories to which it is assigned; contact information; start and end dates; and a cluster of function-control buttons, on the right. (notice that if there is no email contact address for a given listing, the email button is automatically grayed out).
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Event Information
Clicking on the 'edit' button takes you to a series of panels, from which you can manage each event . . .
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The event information panel includes start and end dates and times for each event listing, important for situations where you want the system to automatically manage the dates and times during which this event will appear on your site. You have the ability to have an all day event for a single day or to span across several days.
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Recurring Events
On the Repeat tab you have the ability to repeat an event every day, week, etc or you can customize the repeated event for just about every possible combination.
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When Every Day is selected you will be able to choose Weedays Only, Weekends Only, or check the box of the days you wish it to appear.
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Setting up how your Event will look on your site.
On the upper right hand side of your Event admin screen you will find the "Settings" icon
Once in the settings section, scroll down to the Event Settings tab. Here you can use the date format to control how the date will look on the public website on the event lists.
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Also you can choose an output style that will determine how the event list on the public website. You can use Standard to display the events image or With Icon to display a icon of a calandar page for that event.
Standard Display
With Icon Display
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Categories
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The categories panel lets you assign this event to one or more of the listing categories you've set up (go to Setting Up Categories for more information).
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Images
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In the images panel, you can upload or replace a photo or logo associated with the event. Note that you can also use any image already in your updater file library.
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Descriptions
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Acuweb™Events allows you to enter both a short and long description for each event; here, you can enter the short description, which appears in situations where you wish to display a large list of many events, and need a brief synopsis of the event to accompany that listing...
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In the next panel, you can enter the full description for the event, which will appear when your site visitor clicks on an event in a list-view, to get more details about a particular event.
Note that the description editing tools are very similar to what you'll already be using in updater and other Acuweb apps.
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Levels
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Back on the main navigation bar, under the blue "levels" tab, Acuweb™Events also allows you to control how much information is displayed with a given event listing, based on the level of detail you wish to show. This is useful in situations where you are charging a fee for event listings, and wish to offer tiered pricing, based on the amount of information that will be displayed.
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In addition to providing a name and sort order for each event level . . .
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… the 'display these items' tab allows you to select which fields to display or hide for this event level; these settings are easily modified later on, as your needs change.
To learn more about any of the advanced site management functions of Updater, just ask your Acuweb customer care representative or to learn more about the other AcuWeb™5.0 tools, visit the AcuWeb Support Home Page.
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