Frequently Asked Questions
Uploading Photos and PDF Direct from your PC
Q: Can I upload photos direct?
A: Yes - See sections 17 and 18 of the help files
Photos Problems Linking them in.
Q: My Photo is too small even though I am using a larger scaled image?
A: When copying a link across from Picasa Web Album, or somehwere else, don't forget to 'open' the single photo up on the screen. Some new users are copying the link to the thumbnail photo in the album and it is showing up tiny.
Q: I have down loaded Picasa 3, and managed to get the Photo I want on to Picasa but can't work out how to get it from Picasa to the page, Can you help.
A: You need Picasa Web album at picasaweb.google.com not Picasa 3 You need to create an account and then log in. This allows 1gig of space to upload photos to an album you create online.
Q: I have a website for myself can I locate the lions club picture folder on my server, and then copy the links from this to my website?
A: Yes
Page Breaks
Q: How can I put in a Page Break to leave a line between my paragraphs?
A: Use the 'shift and enter keys' together to put in page breaks, as just hitting the 'enter key' in the editor does nothing. This may depend on what browser you are using. Like any good document or news article try not to run all your text together and separate it into paragraphs with line breaks.
Q: How can I put Page Breaks around Photos?
A: Most people find it difficult to float the photos left or right and prefer to use large photos anyway. This is fine but again use your 'shift and enter' keys together to push the text down below the photos and to line up the photos in a professional manner.
New Pages
Q: I have too much on my Project Page, can I create a new page.?
A: A couple of Clubs discovered that they try to put too much on one page in particular the 'Projects' page. They have discovered it is best to provide links on this page to other new pages. See the article at http://www.lionsclubs.org.au/webpage-help/ from the menu on how to create new pages, and also how to add or remove pages from the menu if required.
Domain Name
Q: Can I Alter the Domain Name?
A: Domain Name: Can be altered at any time without affecting your content, but it must always be in the format http://clubname.state.lions.org.au Only the Club Name can be changed or abbreviated to your liking. Email lionsmq@bigpond.com for the request to change.
LionWap Accounts
Q: Can I use my LionWap URL?
A: Dan Uitti of Lionnet has offered to provide an auto forward from any Lionwap URL Addresses to your new site when you request it.
Completed Sites
Q: My site is complete and I want to get it linked so others my find it?
A: If you feel your site is ready for the public to view, contact lionsmq@bigpond.com and it will be added it to the Lionnet Links at www.lionnet.com It may also be linked from the Lions Australia Web Site.
Sponsor Pages
Q: I notice that I can't remove the Sponsor page from the menu?
A: The sponsor page is locked by the Multiple District in recognition of our major sponsors.
News Pages
Q: I notice that I can't remove the News page from the menu?
A: The News page is locked by the Multiple District. If your District is using Oz Clubhouse, then any news posted on the District site will show up on your Club Site, and also your Event Calendar. Likewise and National News will also show up, on your site.
Editor Problems
Q: My Editor doesn't work as your help files suggest?
A: Beware that Editing in different browsers, for example IE, Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome; - the editor behaves differently.
Q: I copy across information from my old website and paste into the editor, it does not look good?
A: Copying from existing web sites and pasting the information into the editor is fine but you retain all of the formatting, which makes it very difficult, if sometimes impossible to add or edit in the future, and it may look terrible. Consider the 'paste from Word' option in the editor. This clears all of the formatting, and keeps the plain text. You can then re-format it so it is consistant throughout your pages.