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To update your profile, you must visit the Edit Profile page. You can move through the different parts of your profile by clicking the tabs at the top of the page.

You can update your email address on the My Account page.

To report an error or problem with the site, you can contact us here.

A) Green Tab Menu - click "Site Sections" to bring up the yellow and orange drop down menu, select "Photos". Select the sorting criteria for which photos you'd like to browse. Click on an individual album name or photo to see the rest of that album.

B) Site Home Page - in the "What's New" section on the lower left, click any picture to see the specific picture, or album name to see the rest of the album.

C) Text Navigation Links - click "Photos". Select the sorting criteria for which photos you'd like to browse. Click on an individual album name or photo to see the rest of that album.

D) User Profile Page - photos uploaded by a user will be displayed either in a "Photos" tab at the top of the profile information, or on the left hand side of their profile page. Click on any album name or picture to see the rest of the album.

E) User Home Page - in the "Community Activity" section on the lower left, click on any recently posted photos to see the individual photo, or album names to see the rest of the album.

When viewing an album, click on any picture to enlarge it and see captions or comments about it. Use "Next"/"Last" to navigate, or click on the thumbnails below the enlarged photo. To go back to the album view, click on the album name at the top of the page in blue.

A) User Menu Bar - "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Photos"

For a new album, click "Create New Album". During album creation, privacy options for who can see your photos are available. Be sure to click the "Create Album" button to save these settings and make your new album. These settings can be changed later by saying "Edit album" and then "Edit album info". You should be automatically directed to the upload page.

To upload photos to an existing album, click "Edit Album". Privacy options about who can see or comment on photos can be changed "Edit album info". Be sure to click the "Save Changes" button to confirm your settings. Once the album info has been saved, you can click "Add New Photos" to go to the upload page.

Once you reach the upload page, the uploader application in the box is currently under development. While we are completing our site construction, another uploading utility has been provided through the "Having trouble uploading files? Click here to use the simple uploader." text link below the box. Click that link and then add the file names/locations one at a time, up to five photos per upload. Please note the file requirements listed at the top of the page. Once you've entered all of the file names you wish to upload, click the "Upload Selected Files" button. When the upload has finished, a status for each file should be reported, and you will be given the opportunity to upload more files. Once you are done uploading, to view the photos, click on the album name in blue at the top of the page after "Upload Photos:". To see all of your albums again, to edit/add titles and comments about the photos you just uploaded, to edit a different album, or to edit the same album again, use the User Menu Bar, "My Tools" drop down menu, "Photos".

A) Site Home Page - in the "Newest Freedom Gardeners" box, click the "browse all" link

B) Green Tab Menu - click "Networks"

C) User Profile Page - on the right hand side under the Search box, click "Advanced Search"

D) User Home Page - on the right hand side under the Search box, click "Advanced Search" OR on the right hand menu click "Browse for Friends"

Enter the search criteria you'd like to use to find other FGers near you. Don't forget to use "Next Page" and "Last Page" if your criteria result in more users than can displayed at one time. Click on any user name or photo to see their profile.

A) Site Home Page - click on the "GYO? Add your garden to the world map" image in the lower right.

B) User Home Page - right hand menu, select "Use Map to Find Others Near You"

C) User Menu Bar - "My Tools" drop down menu, "GMap Settings", "Member Locations" tab

Select your search criteria to find people in your area. We ask that everyone fill out their "State/Province/Region" in full, no abbreviations, to make searching more effective, but typos and inconsistencies in spelling may affect results. We are working on improving our database. Don't forget to use "Next Page" and "Last Page" if your criteria result in more users than can displayed at one time.

PLEASE NOTE: Google Maps will only display one user per city name, so there may be more users than are displayed at first glance - additional searches by list using city names may bring up more local FGers. Click on any map marker to see who is located there. Click on their photo or username to see their profile.

User Menu Bar - "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Invite Friends", OR "Friends" drop down menu, select "Invite Friends"

Enter your email address, password, and the security code generated by the search engine, and then click the "Invite Friends" button to allow the FG website to access your address book in order to send out invitations to your friends.

To manually enter data without having FG access your address book, click on the "Or invite by manually typing emails" link below the graphical interface. Once all of the addresses, any message you want to send, and the security code have been entered, click on the "Send Message" button to invite your friends to join Freedom Gardens.

User Menu Bar - "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Journal", click "Compose New Entry". Enter your entry data in the boxes provided. Clicking "Show Entry Settings" will bring up privacy options for your journal entry. Click the "Preview Entry" button to see how your journal post will look. Click the "Post Entry" button when you are satisfied with your entry.

A) Site Home Page links - in the "What's New" section in the lower left, click on any journal entry title to read the entry.

B) Green Tab Menu bar - click the "Site Sections" tab to bring up the yellow and orange drop down menu, then click "Journals" to browse journal entries

C) Text navigation links - under "Site Sections" click "Garden Journals" to browse journal entries

D) User Profile Page - if the user has created journal entries there will be a "Journal" tab at the top of the profile info. Click this tab to see the recent journal entries. Click on any entry to read it.

E) User Home Page - in the "Community Activity" section on the lower left, click on any journal entry reference to read that entry.

F) User Menu Bar - "My Apps" drop down menu, "Journal", click "My Subscriptions" to select an individual journal to read.

When reading a specific journal entry, the profile information on the right side will include links to allow you to read the entire journal, view it by month, or by category. You may also subscribe to this user's journal. Subscribing allows the FG website to notify you when your subscribed users post new entries (this setting can be altered at User Menu Bar, "My Tools" drop down menu, "Journal", "Garden Journal Settings"), and sort when browsing to only show you entries by your subscriptions.

User Menu Bar - "My Tools" drop down menu, "Polls", select "Create New Poll". Fill in the appropriate boxes (including those revealed by "Show Privacy Options" if desired), "Add Options" if your poll could have more than two possible replies, and click the "Create Poll" button.

A) Site Home Page links - in the "What's New" section on the lower left, click on any poll reference to see the poll.

B) Green Tab Menu bar - select "Site Sections" to bring up the yellow and orange drop down menu, select "Polls" to browse through all available polls

C) Text navigation links - under "Site Sections" click on the "Polls" link to browse through all available polls

D) User Profile Page - if the user has created a poll, there will be a "Polls" tab at the top of their user profile. Click this tab to see all polls by this user.

E) User Home Page - in the "Community Activity" section on the lower left, click on any poll reference to see the poll.

F) User Menu Bar - "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Polls" to read, edit, or search your own polls.

A) Site Home Page - in the "Popular Groups" section on the lower right, click the title of the group you'd like to join. Once on the group profile page, click the "Join This Group" link under the profile photo.

B) Green Tab Menu bar - select "Groups" to be redirected to a listing of all groups. Click the title of the group you'd like to join. Once on the group profile page, click the "Join This Group" link under the profile photo.

C) Text navigation links - Click "Groups" in the "Site Sections" box to be redirected to a listing of all groups. Click the title of the group you'd like to join. Once on the group profile page, click the "Join This Group" link under the profile photo.

D) User Profile Page - on the left hand side below the profile photo, one of the boxes lists all of the groups the user belongs to. Click the title of the group you'd like to join. Once on the group profile page, click the "Join This Group" link under the profile photo.

E) User Home Page - in the "Recent Activity" section on the lower left, either click on any group discussion topic name listed in the "All Site" tab or a group name listed in the "Newest Groups" tab. If you are redirected to a discussion thread, click on the name of the group at the top in blue. Once on the group profile page, click the "Join This Group" link under the profile photo.

F) User Menu Bar - in the "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Groups". Click on the group name or the "View Group" link to go to the group profile page. Once on the group profile page, click the "Join This Group" link under the profile photo.

A) Site Home Page links - in the "What's New?" section on the lower left, or the "Latest on the Forum" section next to it, click on any forum topic to read that topic thread.

B) Green Tab Menu bar - select the "Site Sections" tab to bring up the yellow and orange drop down menu, select "Forum". Select the tab that best suits how you wish to read the forum posts.

C) Text navigation links - under "Site Sections" click the "Forum" link. Select the tab that best suits how you wish to read the forum posts.

D) User Profile Page - the "Forum" tab will include links to all topics the user has started or commented on recently. Click any topic name to read the entire topic, or click the small blue arrow to read only the referenced comment in the thread.

E) User Home Page - in the "Community Activity" section on the lower left, the "All Site" and "Forum Posts" tabs, click any forum topic name to read the entire topic. Under the "Forum Posts" tab, click on the small blue arrow to read the particular comment on the topic.

F) User Menu Bar - "My Tools" drop down menu, "Forum", or "Forum" drop down menu. Select the menu item/tab that best suits how you wish to read the forum posts.

When reading a journal topic, click on the "Post New Reply" button/link at top or bottom of the page to add your comment to the topic.

A) Green Tab Menu bar - select "Site Sections" to bring up the yellow and orange drop down menu, select "Forum", select the "Categories" tab, choose an appropriate category, click on the "Post New Topic" button on the right to start a new topic. (You must be logged in.)

B) Text navigation links - under "Site Sections" click the "Forum" link, select the "Categories" tab, choose an appropriate category, click on the "Post New Topic" button on the right to start a new topic. (You must be logged in.)

C) User Profile Page - under the "Recent Activity" at the bottom of the page, or the "Forum Posts" tab, select any forum topic name to go to the Forum page, select the "Categories" tab, choose an appropriate category, click on the "Post New Topic" button on the right to start a new topic. (You must be logged in.)

D) User Home Page - under the "Community Activity" at the bottom of the page, "All Site" or "Forum Posts" tab, select any forum topic name to go to the Forum page, select the "Categories" tab, choose an appropriate category, click on the "Post New Topic" button on the right to start a new topic.

E) User Menu Bar - "My Toolss" drop down menu, select "Forum" OR "Forum" drop down menu, select "Categories". choose an appropriate category, click on the "Post New Topic" button on the right to start a new topic.

A) Green Tab Menu bar - select "Site Sections" to bring up the yellow and orange drop down menu, select "Forum", select the "Search" tab. Enter the appropriate search criteria and click the "Search" button.

B) Text navigation links - under "Site Sections" click the "Forum" link, select the "Search" tab. Enter the appropriate search criteria and click the "Search" button.

C) User Menu Bar - "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Forum" and then the "Search" tab, OR "Forum" drop down menu, select "Search". Enter the appropriate search criteria and click the "Search" button.

A) Green Tab Menu bar - select "Site Sections" to bring up the yellow and orange drop down menu, select "Forum", select the "Settings" tab. Change settings to notify you as desired.

B) Text navigation links - under "Site Sections" click the "Forum" link, select the "Settings" tab. Change settings to notify you as desired.

C) User Menu Bar - "My Apps" drop down menu, "Forum", select Settings tab, OR "Forum" drop down menu, "Settings". Change settings to notify you as desired.

When reading journal topics, you can select the "Bookmark this topic" link at the bottom of the page at any time to add the topic to the list for notification.

A) Site Home Page - the "What's New" section on the lower left will list comments posted to profiles. Click on the username of the comment recipient to be redirected to the profile comments section. Newer messages will appear at the top of the list of messages. You may also click on any username in the "What's New" section to be redirected to their profile page, select the "Comments" tab, and see all comments left on their profile.

B) User Profile Page - to the right of the profile photo, select the yellow tab that says "Comments". Newer messages will appear at the top of the list of messages.

C) User Home Page - the "Community Activity" section on the lower left, in the "All Site" tab, will list comments posted to profiles. Click on the username of the comment recipient to be redirected to the profile comments section. Newer messages will appear at the top of the list of messages. You may also click on any username in the "What's New" section to be redirected to their profile page, select the "Comments" tab, and see all comments left on their profile.

D) User Menu Bar - If you have a new comment on your profile, a red balloon will appear under "My Home" indicating you have new updates. Click on the new updates link in the bubble to see a list, including new comments. Click on the link about comments to be redirected to the comments section of your profile. Newer messages will appear at the top of the list of messages.

This process can happen from anywhere on the site. Click on any username to be redirected to their profile. Click on the yellow "Comments" tab. In the box that says "Write something..." leave your comment, and click the "Post Comment" button to save.

A) Site Home Page - the "What's New" section on the lower left will list comments posted to profiles. To respond to or talk about the comment, click on the username of either the comment poster or recipient, click the yellow "Comments" tab. In the box that says "Write something..." leave your comment, and click the "Post Comment" button to save.

B) User Profile Page - from your own profile comments page, click "Reply" at the bottom of the comment you wish to reply to in order to be redirected to the sender's profile. Select the yellow "Comments" tab. In the box that says "Write something..." leave your comment, and click the "Post Comment" button to save.

From someone else's profile page (in the "Recent Activity" at the bottom of the "Profile" tab, or in the "Comments" tab), click on the username of the author of the comment you wish to respond to, click on the yellow "Comments" tab. In the box that says "Write something..." leave your comment, and click the "Post Comment" button to save.

C) User Home Page - the "Community Activity" section on the lower left, the "All Site" tab, will list comments posted to profiles. To respond to or talk about the comment, click on the username of either the comment poster or recipient, click the yellow "Comments" tab. In the box that says "Write something..." leave your comment, and click the "Post Comment" button to save.

A) User Menu Bar - in the "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Groups". Select the "Create New Group" link at the top of the group listings. Fill in all appropriate boxes/options and click the "Add Group" button to save. On the second page you may add a photo - enter the location of the photo or use the browse buttons to help locate the file you want to use, and then click the "Upload" button to add your file. Please note the file requirements listed. You may also change your group name and description - be sure to click on the "Save Changes" button.

A) User Menu Bar - in the "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Groups". Select the yellow tab with the kinds of group information you want to change or update. Fill in all appropriate boxes/options and click the "Save Changes" button to save before leaving each tab.

A) Site Home Page - in the "Popular Groups" section on the lower right, click the title of the group you'd like to invite people to join. Once on the group profile page, click the "Invite New Members" link under the profile photo (it will only be present if you are a member of the group). Another window will pop up including a list of all of your friends. Click the boxes next to the friends you would like to invite and click the "Send Invitations" button.

B) Green Tab Menu bar - select "Groups" to be redirected to a listing of all groups. Click the title of the group you'd like to invite people to join. Once on the group profile page, click the "Invite New Members" link under the profile photo (it will only be present if you are a member of the group). Another window will pop up including a list of all of your friends. Click the boxes next to the friends you would like to invite and click the "Send Invitations" button.

C) Text navigation links - Click "Groups" in the "Site Sections" box to be redirected to a listing of all groups. Click the title of the group you'd like to invite people to join. Once on the group profile page, click the "Invite New Members" link under the profile photo (it will only be present if you are a member of the group). Another window will pop up including a list of all of your friends. Click the boxes next to the friends you would like to invite and click the "Send Invitations" button.

D) User Profile Page - on the left hand side below the profile photo, one of the boxes lists all of the groups the user belongs to. Click the title of the group you'd like to invite people to join. Once on the group profile page, click the "Invite New Members" link under the profile photo (it will only be present if you are a member of the group). Another window will pop up including a list of all of your friends. Click the boxes next to the friends you would like to invite and click the "Send Invitations" button.

E) User Home Page - in the "Recent Activity" section on the lower left, either click on any group discussion topic name listed in the "All Site" tab or a group name listed in the "Newest Groups" tab. If you are redirected to a discussion thread, click on the name of the group at the top in blue. Once on the group profile page, click the "Invite New Members" link under the profile photo (it will only be present if you are a member of the group). Another window will pop up including a list of all of your friends. Click the boxes next to the friends you would like to invite and click the "Send Invitations" button.

F) User Menu Bar - in the "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Groups". Click on the group name or the "View Group" link to go to the group profile page. Once on the group profile page, click the "Invite New Members" link under the profile photo (it will only be present if you are a member of the group). Another window will pop up including a list of all of your friends. Click the boxes next to the friends you would like to invite and click the "Send Invitations" button.

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If you're the leader of a group, you can click on teh "Edit Group" link. Click on the yellow "Members" tab and then click on the "Invite New Members" link on the lower left. Another window will pop up including a list of all of your friends. Click the boxes next to the friends you would like to invite and click the "Send Invitations" button.

A) Site Home Page - click on a group discussion topic title, comment, or photo found in the "What's New" section on the lower left. Once on the group profile page, you can click "Subscribe to Group" if you are a member to receive email notifications about group activity.

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In the "Popular Groups" section on the lower right click on the title of the group you want to follow. The "What's New" section on the bottom of the "Group Details" tab will list the most recent activity. Select the tab for the kinds of activity you want to see - discussions, photos, or comments. Once on the group profile page, you can click "Subscribe to Group" if you are a member to receive email notifications about group activity.

B) Green Tab Menu bar - select "Groups". Click on the desired group category in the left hand menu. Click on the name of the group you want to follow. The "What's New" section on the bottom of the "Group Details" tab will list the most recent activity. Select the tab for the kinds of activity you want to see - discussions, photos, or comments. Once on the group profile page, you can click "Subscribe to Group" if you are a member to receive email notifications about group activity.

C) Text navigation links - click "Groups" in the "Site Sections" box. Click on the desired group category in the left hand menu. Click on the title of the group you want to follow. The "What's New" section on the bottom of the "Group Details" tab will list the most recent activity. Select the tab for the kinds of activity you want to see - discussions, photos, or comments. Once on the group profile page, you can click "Subscribe to Group" if you are a member to receive email notifications about group activity.

D) User Profile Page - on the left hand side under the profile photo, click the group title that you want to follow in the "Groups" box. The "What's New" section on the bottom of the "Group Details" tab will list the most recent activity. Select the tab for the kinds of activity you want to see - discussions, photos, or comments. Once on the group profile page, you can click "Subscribe to Group" if you are a member to receive email notifications about group activity.

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click on a group discussion topic title, comment, or photo found in the "Recent Activity" section on the bottom center. Once on the group profile page, you can click "Subscribe to Group" if you are a member to receive email notifications about group activity.

E) User Home Page - click on a group discussion topic title, comment, or photo found in the "Community Activity" section on the lower left, in the "All Site" tab. Once on the group profile page, you can click "Subscribe to Group" if you are a member to receive email notifications about group activity.

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In the "Community Activity" section on the lower left, select the "Newest Groups" tab. Click on the title of the group you want to follow. The "What's New" section on the bottom of the "Group Details" tab will list the most recent activity. Select the tab for the kinds of activity you want to see - discussions, photos, or comments. Once on the group profile page, you can click "Subscribe to Group" if you are a member to receive email notifications about group activity.

F) User Menu Bar - in the "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Groups". All of the groups you belong to will be listed. Click on the name of the group you want to follow.The "What's New" section on the bottom of the "Group Details" tab will list the most recent activity. Select the tab for the kinds of activity you want to see - discussions, photos, or comments. Once on the group profile page, you can click "Subscribe to Group" if you are a member to receive email notifications about group activity.

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Click on the "Browse Groups" link to see all groups. Click on the desired group category in the left hand menu. Click on the title of the group you want to follow. The "What's New" section on the bottom of the "Group Details" tab will list the most recent activity. Select the tab for the kinds of activity you want to see - discussions, photos, or comments. Once on the group profile page, you can click "Subscribe to Group" if you are a member to receive email notifications about group activity.

A) Site Home Page - click on a group discussion topic title, comment, or photo found in the "What's New" section on the lower left. Click on the appropriate tab to leave a comment, engage in a discussion, or comment on/upload photos.

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In the "Popular Groups" section on the lower right click on the title of the group you want to post to. Click on the appropriate tab to leave a comment, engage in a discussion, or comment on/upload photos.

B) Green Tab Menu bar - select "Groups". Click on the desired group category in the left hand menu. Click on the name of the group you want to post to. Click on the appropriate tab to leave a comment, engage in a discussion, or comment on/upload photos.

C) Text navigation links - click "Groups" in the "Site Sections" box. Click on the desired group category in the left hand menu. Click on the title of the group you want to post to. Click on the appropriate tab to leave a comment, engage in a discussion, or comment on/upload photos.

D) User Profile Page - on the left hand side under the profile photo, click the group title that you want to post to in the "Groups" box. Click on the appropriate tab to leave a comment, engage in a discussion, or comment on/upload photos.

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In the "Community Activity" section on the lower left, select the "Newest Groups" tab. Click on the title of the group you want to post to. Click on the appropriate tab to leave a comment, engage in a discussion, or comment on/upload photos.

E) User Home Page - click on a group discussion topic title, comment, or photo found in the "Community Activity" section on the lower left, in the "All Site" tab. Click on the appropriate tab to leave a comment, engage in a discussion, or comment on/upload photos.

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In the "Community Activity" section on the lower left, select the "Newest Groups" tab. Click on the title of the group you want to post to. Click on the appropriate tab to leave a comment, engage in a discussion, or comment on/upload photos.

F) User Menu Bar - in the "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Groups". All of the groups you belong to will be listed. Click on the name of the group you want to post to. Click on the appropriate tab to leave a comment, engage in a discussion, or comment on/upload photos.

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Click on the "Browse Groups" link to see all groups. Click on the desired group category in the left hand menu. Click on the title of the group you want to follow. Click on the appropriate tab to leave a comment, engage in a discussion, or comment on/upload photos.

A) Site Home Page - click any username on the page to go to their profile page. Under their profile photo, click the "Send Message" button to send a private message. A second window will pop up. Fill the boxes with your message and click on the "Send Message" button.

B) User Profile Page - Under their profile photo, click the "Send Message" button to send a private message. A second window will pop up. Fill the boxes with your message and click on the "Send Message" button.

C) User Home Page - lick any username on the page to go to their profile page. Under their profile photo, click the "Send Message" button to send a private message. A second window will pop up. Fill the boxes with your message and click on the "Send Message" button.

D) User Menu Bar - Click on "Messages" and then click on the "Compose New Message" link, OR in the "Messages" drop down menu, select "Compose New Message". A second window will pop up. Fill the boxes with the recippient's username and your message and click on the "Send Message" button.

A) User Menu Bar - Click on "Messages", OR in the "Messages" drop down menu, select "Message Inbox" to go to your inbox. Click on the new message to read the entire message, including all previous correspondence in the thread.

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When you receive a new message, a red balloon will appear under "My Home" saying you have new updates. Click on the New Updates link to see a list of the kinds of updates available since your last login. Click on the "New Messages" link to go to your inbox. Click on the new message to read the entire message, including all previous correspondence in the thread.

Right now only the site administrators are authorized to create or modify meetups and events. We appreciate your patience while we insure we have things set up correctly before we launch this capability.

A) Site Home Page - in the "What's New" section on the lower left, click on the event title to go to the event profile page. Under the profile photo, click on the appropriate RSVP selection for this event.

B) Green Tab Menu bar - select "Meetups" to see all events. Click on the title for the event. Under the profile photo, click on the appropriate RSVP selection for this event.

C) User Profile Page - click on the title of an event in the "Recent Activity" section in the lower center. Under the profile photo, click on the appropriate RSVP selection for this event.

D) User Home Page - in the "community Activity" section on the lower left, in the "All Site" tab, click on the title for the event. Under the profile photo, click on the appropriate RSVP selection for this event.

E) User Menu Bar - in the "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Meetups". The events you are attending or have been invited to will be listed. To leave or change your RSVP for an event, click on the "RSVP to Event" link (a second window will pop up with RSVP link options) or "Leave Event" link. OR Click on the title of the event. Under the profile photo, click on the appropriate RSVP selection for this event.

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Click on the "Browse All Events" to see all events. Click on the title for the event. Under the profile photo, click on the appropriate RSVP selection for this event.

A) Site Home Page - in the "What's New" section on the lower left, click on the event title to go to the event profile page. Under the profile photo, click on the "Invite New Guests" link (it will only appear if you are attending). A second window will pop up with a list of your friends. Select the boxes for the friends you want to invite (or the "Select All" link) and click the "Invite Guests" button.

B) Green Tab Menu bar - select "Meetups" to see all events. Click on the title for the event. Under the profile photo, click on the "Invite New Guests" link (it will only appear if you are attending). A second window will pop up with a list of your friends. Select the boxes for the friends you want to invite (or the "Select All" link) and click the "Invite Guests" button.

C) User Profile Page - click on the title of an event in the "Recent Activity" section in the lower center. Under the profile photo, click on the "Invite New Guests" link (it will only appear if you are attending). A second window will pop up with a list of your friends. Select the boxes for the friends you want to invite (or the "Select All" link) and click the "Invite Guests" button.

D) User Home Page - in the "community Activity" section on the lower left, in the "All Site" tab, click on the title for the event. Under the profile photo, click on the "Invite New Guests" link (it will only appear if you are attending). A second window will pop up with a list of your friends. Select the boxes for the friends you want to invite (or the "Select All" link) and click the "Invite Guests" button.

E) User Menu Bar - in the "My Tools" drop down menu, select "Meetups". Click on the title of the event. Under the profile photo, click on the "Invite New Guests" link (it will only appear if you are attending). A second window will pop up with a list of your friends. Select the boxes for the friends you want to invite (or the "Select All" link) and click the "Invite Guests" button.

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In the "My Apps" drop down menu, select "Meetups". Click on "Browse Events page" to see all events. Click on the title for the event. Under the profile photo, click on the "Invite New Guests" link (it will only appear if you are attending). A second window will pop up with a list of your friends. Select the boxes for the friends you want to invite (or the "Select All" link) and click the "Invite Guests" button.

A) User Menu Bar - in the "My Tools" drop down menu select "Chat". Once you are logged in, you may write comments to participate in the discussion. Use the buttons below the text box to change the color/bold/italic/underline of your comments or use emoticons. Click the small clock to display or remove timestamps.

When you are logged in to Freedom Gardens, there will be a grey bar across the bottom of your screen that says on the right "Friends Online" and then a number indicating how many of your friends are logged in and available for instant messaging. Click on that button to see a list of who is online. Click on a user name to open a window for writing and reading messages with that person.

If you prefer to make yourself unavailable for messages, click on the small person icon to the right of the "Friends Online" button. A window for "Options" will come up - change your status to "Offline" and people will not be able to message you. If you do feel like messaging with people you can always go in and change it back to "Online".

The IM function is designed to play sounds when you have a new message. To turn the sound on or off, click on the small person icon to the right of the "Friends Online" button to bring up the "Options" window.

If someone is bothering or harassing you, blocking them is usually the best solution. Visit the Account Settings page to learn how to block people. If someone continues to harass you despite your efforts, you can report them here.

You can report spam, pornography, or any other inappropriate content here, or by clicking the "Report" link on the page containing the content you wish to report.

Absolutely. We do not share any personally identifying information about you to any third party.

If the administrator has enabled it, you can make your profile private by visiting the Profile Privacy page.

You can block people by adding their username to your blocked users list. Visit the Account Settings page to learn more about how to block people.

A) User Menu Bar - Settings drop down menu, select "Privacy Settings", or "Account Settings" and then the "Privacy" tab This page offers a variety of options for which kind of data you want to make available to others, and which categories of users will be able to see it. Make sure that you click the "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the page before leaving this tab in order to save these settings.

In addition:

A) User Menu Bar - "My Tools" drop down menu, select "GMap Settings"This page allows you to opt out of being included in the map searches online by city, state/province/region, or Country. Be sure to click the "Save Changes" button to confirm these settings.

Additional privacy options are available in the photo, journal, poll, and map areas of the site.