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FAQ User ↑

What are my privacy settings? ↑
To get to your privacy settings, click the account menu at the top right of any Tartan Footprint page, and choose Privacy Settings. This page contains a group of general controls for your Tartan Footprintaccount, such as who can send you friend requests and messages. For everything else that you share on Tartan Footprint, you can choose your audience right when you post.
How to manage privacy? ↑
To manage privacy settings go to Profile » Privacy Settings, located on the top menu on the right.
How to manage notifications? ↑
Go to Profile » Privacy Settings to set whether to get email notifications when another member is interacting with you in some way (pm, comment, etc.)
How to manage your account data? ↑
How to change my profile pic? ↑
To manage your profile, go to the Profile tab on the main menu.

Go to Profile » Edit profile pic - Click Browse to search your computer for a .jpg, .gif or .png image to upload.
Select the image you want and click Upload Picture.
How to add About me, Interests and Details? ↑
To manage your profile, go to the Profile tab on the main menu.

- Go to Profile » Edit Profile
- Enter what you want and click Update.
How to add a cover photo to my profile? ↑
1. Find an image you want at a place like photobucket, at least 1500 x 1300, and get the URL of the image.
2. Go to Customize profile under the profile menu item.
3. Choose Advanced in the design menu on the left.
4. Place that URL address in the area established for it when you opt to change your background.
5. Save your work
How to resetting my password on login? ↑
If you forget your password, click the Forgot password and you will be sent a confirmation email asking if you want to reset your password. Click the link in the email to confirm that you want to change the password. Insert your password into the Login password box.
How to manage my friends? ↑
The easiest way to make friends with someone is to click Browse in the main menu. You will see a listing of the members. To the right you will see Add to friends. Click that and a friend request will be sent. You can also go to a member's profile page and send a friend request from there by clicking Add to friends under their profile picture.

FAQ Pages ↑

How do I create a new Page? ↑
The best part of Tartan Footprint is setting up and creating pages! All you have to do is to click on Pages which is on the main bar on the top of the page.

1. Click on +Create Pages which is on the top right corner of the page.
2. Select what type of Pages you own.
3. Choose a category that you Pages belongs to via the Category drop-down tab.
4. Key in your Pages's name in the relevant text box.
5. Click on Get Started, where you will then be able to edit your Pages.
How do I edit my Page? ↑
In your Edit Page, there will be a few links available on the main bar at the top of the page.

Details
This allows you to edit your Pages type and name.

Information
You can key in any information about your Pages that you would like to talk about. Just type into the relevant text box, and when you are done, you can click on Update

Photo
You can upload your Pages's photo via this link. Click on Choose file to upload a photo of your Pages from your computer. Once you have selected the photo, click on Upload photo

Permission
You can control who gets to see your Pages and other privacy settings via this link.

FAQ Photo ↑

How to upload photos? ↑
It is very easy to upload photos on Tartan Footprint. Just click on Upload Photos on the left panel on your profile or click on Photos which is also on the left panel and then click on +Upload new photo on the top right hand corner of the page. You will then be brought into a new page where you are given options to:
1. Select or create a new album that you want your photo to be in
2. Select the category of your photo
3. Select and upload the photo from your computer.
Your photo will automatically be uploaded once you select a photo from your computer and select Open.
How to add or change my profile picture? ↑
To change your profile picture, go to your Photo page, and mouse over on any photo that you want as your profile picture.
1. Click on the arrow that would appear on the bottom right of your picture
2. Select Set as your profile picture.
To add a profile picture, click on Profile on the top right hand panel of the page, and select Edit profile photo.
1. Click on Choose file to upload a photo from your computer.
2. After selecting a photo that you want, click Upload photos
How to edit my avatar? ↑
To edit your avatar's appearance, click on Profile on the top right hand panel of the page, and select Edit profile photo.
1. Click and drag your mouse over the original photo until you are happy with the way the photo is cropped.
2. Once you are happy with the way the photo looks in the preview section, click on Save avatar.
How to delete photos? ↑
It is very easy to delete a photo that you do not want. All you need to do is mouse over a photo thumbnail that you do not want anymore, click on the arrow sign that appears on the bottom right of the thumbnail, and select Delete photo. A pop up will appear asking you for confirmation.
How to like and comment on photos? ↑
You can comment on your photos or your friend's photos simply by clicking on the text box below each photo.
If you want to like a photo, click on I like which is below each photo.

FAQ Video ↑

How do I add videos on Tartan Footprint? ↑
There are two ways you can add videos, share a videos from another sites or upload video from your computer. To upload a video, you can either click on Upload/Share a video which is under the Quick Links panel on the left hand side of the home page, or click on Video which is underneath the Activity Feed panel in the middle of the page.

1. Once you click on Upload/Share a video, you will be taken to a new page where you can upload a video file on your computer (via File Upload).
2. Give a title for your video underneath Video Title
3. You can select the category to which your video belongs to by clicking on the category tab
4. Give your video a short description via the Description text box and you can 'tag' your videos via the Topics box, separating multiple topics with commas
5. Upload the video from your computer by clicking on Select Video. You can upload videos if they are in MPG, MPEG, WMV, AVI, MOV or FLV format.
How do I share videos from other sites? ↑
To share a video, you can either click on Upload/Share a video which is under the Quick Links panel on the left hand side of the home page, or click on Video which is underneath the Activity Feed panel in the middle of the page.

1. Once you click on Upload/Share a video, you will be taken to a new page where you can paste a file URL (via Paste URL) from another website such as Youtube or Vimeo.
2. You can select the category to which your video belongs to by clicking on the category tab
3. If you have opted to paste a URL, there will be a text box underneath the category tab to paste the URL there.
4. Once you are done just click Add.
How do I manage the privacy of the videos that I share or upload? ↑
To manage the privacy of your video, you can do so while uploading or sharing the video URL.

1. While uploading or sharing the video, you can control who can see the video via the privacy settings tab.
2. You can control who can comment on your video via the comment privacy settings tab.
How do I like, rate or comment on videos? ↑
Underneath every video that you post or your Tartan Footprint friends post, there will be three links which are Like, Comment, and Share.

1. To like a video, just click on Like underneath the video and a thumbs up sign will show up. Your friend will be notified when you like his or her video
2. To comment on a video, click on Comment, and you will automatically be taken to the comment textbox.
3. If you are allowed to share your friend's video, you can click on the Share link and share it on your newsfeed with your other friends
4. To rate a video, click on the stars on the right hand side of the page, which is underneath the video. You can select 1 up to 5 stars, 1 being the worst, and 5 being the best.
How do I mark videos as a sponsor? ↑
You will be able to sponsor a video on Tartan Footprint. This is available at a small fee and the link will appear on the side bar on the right hand side of the Video page

FAQ Forum ↑

How to access the forum? ↑
You can either click on the name of the forum to see the threads, or on the Last Post to view the most recent post.
How to add new thread? ↑
To add a thread, click New Thread found at the top left of the forum you are viewing. Add a title for your thread. Post content in the message area. Put tags for your thread for easier searching. Add a poll if you wish. Submit it when done.
How to thanks the writer? ↑
If you like a post that you are reading, you can give the writer thanks by clicking the like link at the bottom of that post.
How to reply to a post? ↑
If you want to respond to a post just type your response in the Quick Reply area at the bottom of the screen. Post Quick Reply will post the reply.
How to subscribe and unsubscribe? ↑
You can unsubscribe or subscribe from threads in the Thread Tools link at the top of the forum thread.

FAQ Blog ↑

How to add new blog post? ↑
Here on Tartan Footprint, you can blog about your daily life, or share insights with your friends on anything under the sun.

To add a blog post
1. Click on Blog on the left hand side of the panel on your profile page
2. Select +Add new blog which is on the top right hand corner
3. You can then write your new blog entry. You can attach images, links, videos and even emoticons using the icon panels above the text box. Once you have finished writing your blog post, select the category your post belongs to.
4. You can control who gets to view your blog posts via the privacy settings tab
5. You can control who gets to comment on your blog posts via the comments settings tab
6. Once you have finished, you can either publish, save as draft or preview your post.

FAQ Poll ↑

How to create a poll? ↑
Want to find out what breeds of dogs are most liked by your friends? Perhaps you wish to let your friends choose a name for your dog. You can do all these and more by creating polls on Tartan Footprint.

1. Click on Polls on the left hand side of the panel on your profile page.
2. Select +Create a poll which is on the top right hand corner.
3. Fill in the question and create different responses or answers for your questions in the relevant text boxes given.
4. You can even choose a picture to accompany your question. Select Choose file and upload a photo from your computer. When you have finished selecting a photo to upload, select Open.
5. You can control who gets to view the poll that you have created via the privacy settings tab.
6. You can control who gets to comment on your poll via the comments settings tab.
7. Under additional options, you can select Yes or No for Public vote. If you select Yes, this would mean that the votes of all the users that have voted on your poll can be viewed by others. If you select Yes, the votes can only be seen by the admin of the poll, which is yourself.
8. You can also select Yes or No for Randomize Answers under additional options. If you select Yes, the order of the responses in the poll will be randomized. If you select Yes, the order of the responses will be fixed as how you have ordered them during the process of creating the poll.
9. Once you have finished creating your poll, you can either Submit or Save and Design the Poll.
How to save and design the poll? ↑
You can customize the colour of your poll's background, percentage bars, and edges to your liking by selecting Save and Design the Poll after you have created your poll.

1. Click on the white box. You will then be brought to a colour spectrum. You can adjust the arrows on the colour spectrum to pick a colour that you are happy with or fill in the exact HTML colour code that you want.
2. Once you are happy with the colour, click on the spectrum circle on the lower right side of the box.
3. You can then preview the changes you have made which will appear above the colour bars.
4. When you are happy with the colours of your poll, click on Save.
How to edit a poll? ↑
If you are still not happy with the way your poll looks or want to edit the content of your poll, it is possible.

1. Click on your poll title.
2. Select Actions which will be underneath the title.
3. Select Edit.
4. You can then edit the content or customise the colours on your poll.

FAQ Event ↑

How to create an event? ↑
If you have an party or a meet-up which you wish to organize, the easiest way to inform all your friends about it is to create an event on Tartan Footprint.\r\n
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\r\n1. Select Events on the left hand side panel of your profile page.
\r\n2. Click on +Create new event which is on the top right hand corner of the page.
\r\n3. You can then fill in details of the event that you are planning. You can select which category your event belongs to under the Category tab.
\r\n4. Fill in the event that you are planning and tell your friends of the details of your party or meet-up under Descriptions.
\r\n5. You can then select the date and time of the start of the event.
\r\n6. As an optional feature, you can also fill in the time when the event ends. Click on Add end time and select the date and time of the end of the event.
\r\n7. Fill in the location venue in the relevant text box.
\r\n8. If you wish to be more detailed, select Add Address/City/Zip/Country and fill in the address details in the relevant text boxes that will pop up.
\r\n9.You can control who can see the event via the event privacy settings tab.
\r\n10. You can control who can share your event via the share privacy settings tab.
\r\n11. Once you are done, just click Submit.

FAQ Points ↑

How does it work? ↑
Tartan Footprint points are a pretty simple concept. You earn points for doing stuff. It's pretty cool!
How to earn points? ↑
There are two ways to earn points:

1. Invite Friends. For each friend that accepts your invite, you receive 10 points. No limit. Want 100 points, get 10 friends to join! Want 1,000, dig into your address book!
2. Be active on Tartan Footprint publishing content, for each of this action you can earn from 1 to 10 points.
Pretty easy, don't you think? The more points the better!