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Hi everyone..... here is the site tutorial that Apple Pie wrote for OH.... hope you find it helpful... there are step by step directions and photos to help you along... for many different aspects of the new OH site! I also want to point out that the "My Story" section of your new profile has limited space and should be used for an overview of your journey, instead of copying and pasting your old HTML from your old profile into there. It is not never ending like our old profiles were. Keep that in mind when transferring your profiles over. It is highly suggested that you take the time to copy and paste your journal entries into your blog. You can even back date the entry so it will have the correct date. The OH Site Tutorial explains how to do as much more, check it out!! Here's the link to my OH Site Tutorial http://obesityhelp.com/content/tutorials.html Please note the following new changes to Obesityhelp: *My OH - This is one of the largest changes to the site. This is where you can access most of the new features. Important thing to note is "My OH" is not the same as "My Account". My OH is located at the very top toolbar and My Account is on the top right corner. - My Account allows you to access your personal account center as it always has. - My OH is different as it accesses your viewable profile, my photos, my account, my posts, my friends, and my messages. *My Profile - IMPORTANT NOTE: you do not have to convert your profile over right away. If you have had your profile spruced up or it is HTML coded, when accessing the "my account" area there will be two profiles listed. One is your current profile; at the top you will see something that says "click here to convert". Converting allows others to view the new profile and only you will be able to see the old profile. IF you do not convert members will see the old profile and only you can access the new one. DO NOT PANIC! You do not have to convert at this time and may slowly copy your data over to the new profile. However, if you accidentally convert this DOES NOT erase your old profile. You can still access it to continue copying data over. You can take the time to copy and paste over your older entries into the archived blogs to see what it is like while getting used to all the new features, before deciding to convert your profile over completely. Some things to keep in mind: There is an Introduction section on the new profile; this section has a height limit on it of 250 pixels. To customize the look of the new style profile, right under your name on the left hand side of the new look there is a link that says "Customize Profile" by clicking that it will lead you to more areas to look around. Explore and try new things. Here are some samples of some profiles that people have already been working on so you can see what great possibilities there are here with all the different styles and personalities: (you all are doing super! we're loving what we're seeing...) http://obesityhelp.com/member/applepie/ http://obesityhelp.com/member/annoyinglizard http://obesityhelp.com/member/elonda11/ http://obesityhelp.com/member/impress/ http://obesityhelp.com/member/firefly58/ http://obesityhelp.com/member/thecrow2800/ http://obesityhelp.com/member/amy_williams/ http://obesityhelp.com/member/dame_tooter/ http://obesityhelp.com/member/runswithscissors/ My Photos - You can upload photos, edit the titles and captions, leave each other comments and also block comments that someone may have left you, if you are uncomfortable with them. You can also make photo tags and if it is a group photo with other members on the site you can choose to associate people with the photo. My Account - This gets you to your main account area. Please note, it will take you to your old and new profile for now. My Posts - This is a way for you to view all of your posts and get to them quickly. My Friends - Allows you to add any member to your friends list. Once added and approved, they will appear on your profile as your friend. You can search for them and add them that way, or if you are on the message boards and see a post by them, you will see a friend button (click it) on the postings as well. My Messages - This is a personal messaging system. You can send messages from a link on the new profiles or on the message board "contact" button. The emailing system, as you know it, has been disabled and replaced by the messaging system. In your message area, choose the preference tab if you wish to receive email notifications that you have messages waiting. If you should run into any problems let us know via email at [email protected] Posting about issues to the message board could delay a response. The main thing is just have fun, don't panic, and play around!