Manual - Links In A Box

 

  • Register
  • First Login
  • Add a new Box
  • Add a new link
  • Add a RSS feed (what is a RSS feed?)
  • Move a Box
  • Delete a Box
  • Share a Box

  • Register

    Before you can use the features from LinksInABox you have to register with you email address.

    This MUST be a valid email address, because the password will be sent to it!

    click on this button: to register. Please fill out your (valid) email address and your name. Click on register and the request will be sent. You almost immediately will receive an email with your new password. You can now click on the word HERE on the web page.

    Then enter your email address and the password that can be found in the email. and press ENTER or click on Login.

     

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    First Login

    After you have logged in to your new startpage, you will see it is completely empty and you will have to add your first box. This is pretty simple to do;

    If you have more then one link in a box you can move the links up and down the box by pressing the corresponding blue arrows. If you have more then one box you can also move the boxes up, down, left and right with the corresponding blue arrows.

     

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    Add a new Box

    Click on 'Edit mode' and then on 'Add box'. Type in the title of this box (example: My Favorites). Then click on 'Save'. You will go back to the editmode and will now be able to add some links to your new box!

     

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    Add a new Link

    click on the button:

    Type in the Title of the new link, and then enter the url of the website you want to enter (example: www.myfavoritesite.com or http://www.myfavoritesite.com). And click on save. You will see that the link is added to you new box.

     

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    Add a RSS-Feed (what is a RSS-Feed?)

    What is a RSS-Feed?

    A lot of news websites or blogsites supports the use of rss feeds. rss feeds simply gather the headlines from a website which he will present in a rss feed reader, or in our case, on your LinkInABox startpage. In order to get a rss feed on your startpage you will have the know the exact url of the rss feed. (example:http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.rss)

    For more information about rss-feeds look here

     

    Add a RSS-Feed

    To add a RSS feed go to the edit mode and click on: Add Box

    Enter a title for this rss-feed, and choose 'rss-feed' from the dropdown menu.

    Then enter the link to the rss-feed location and click on 'Save'.

     

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    Move a Link or Box

    If you have more then one link in a box you can move the links up and down the box by pressing the corresponding blue arrows. If you have more then one box you can also move the boxes up, down, left and right with the corresponding blue arrows.

     

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    Delete a Box

    If you want to delete a box, you can use this button in the box you want to delete:

    If you press this button, you will get a confirmation popup. Click on OK to delete the box or CANCEL to cancel the process.

     

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    Share a Box

    A very handy feature is the 'Share a Box' option. This option enables you to share one or more of your boxes with people who also use LinkInABox. The only thing you have to do is enter the emailaddress of the person you want to share this box with. and click the button Save.

    This person will automatically receive an email with the needed information.The person will receive a box-number (example:32 or 56802).

     To add a shared box to you page click on 'edit mode' and then click on 'Add Box'.

    Enter a title for this shared box (example: friends favorites) and enter the box number at the bottom of the screen: Use Share Box ID

    Click on Save.

     

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