Signing In
No special software is required to manage your website. You begin by typing your site address into your web browser (we recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox; if you use Opera, Apple Safari, Google Chrome or other browsers you may experience difficulties). Once you've reached your site, look for the Login or Sign In link.

Login Link

Click this link to get the Sign In (or Login) page.

Fill in your username (provided to you when you signed up for the service) and the password you were given. Click the Login button to complete the Sign In process.

Password Retrieval
If you've forgotten your password, you may click the "Forgot Password?" link below the Login form.

Fill in your username and click the Send Password link. The email address registered with your username will be sent your password within a few minutes.

After you have successfully signed in, the site will reload the page you were on when you clicked the Login or Sign In link. You may notice that your page is now "cluttered" with additional objects not visible before you signed in, but more on that in the next section.

Account Management
You can edit everything about your account except for your username (assigned by Fandotech). To access your account settings, click your username as it appears next the Logout link.

You will be taken to the Manage User Credentials page.

Notice the question mark contained in the blue bubbles (to the left of each fieldname); you may click these bubble to display an explanation for what the field should contain.

You may edit your First Name, Last Name, Display Name, and Email Address from this form. You can also see when the account was created, when you last logged in, etc. When you're done editing, click the Update link.

To change your password, click the Manage Password link above the form. You will be presented with the following page.

To change your password, enter your current password, then enter your new password twice before clicking Change Password. You may also see on this page when your password was last changed and when (and if) it expires.

Your account profile may contain more detailed information about you. You need only concern yourself with profiles if your website requires users to sign in before they can use features of it. To edit your profile, click the Manage Profile link above the form. You will be presented with the following page:

This page contains a long list of fields into which you can enter your personal information. You may also choose, for every field, whether you want this information to be available to the Public (anyone looking at the site), Members Only (folks who have signed into the site), or Admin Only (people with administrative privileges who have signed into the site). When you are done editing, click the Update link at the bottom of the form.

Signing Out
To Sign Out of your account (which is especially important if you are using a shared computer), click the Sign Out or Logout link. It will be located where you originally found the Login link.