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Address Book Help  Address Book

Your address book helps your family stay together—by neatly and conveniently organizing all of your contact information. When you visit addresses, you'll be taken to your own private address book—but you can view and print the general SuperFamily Address Book with just a click.

To Add an Address:
  1. Click "Add," then select the Address Book you want to add the Address to (My Addresses or your Family Address Book).
  2. Click "Add," then input the information.
  3. When you're finished, just click "Done" to save the address, or "Clear" to clear the form and start over.
Calendar Help  Calendar

Never miss an important family date or event again—with the easy Family Calendar.

To Post an Event or Date:
  1. From the Calendar main page, select the month and year of the event, and click "go."
  2. Click on the date of the event.
  3. In the pop-up window, click "Add a New Event."
  4. The day, month, and year of the event will be filled-in, but you can edit these if you choose to. Click "Every Year" if you want the same event to appear automatically each year.
  5. Enter the event name and description, and select the event type (Anniversary, Appointment, Birthday, etc.).
  6. If this is an event that is only for you, check "only I can see." If it is a family event, and you want your whole family to be able to see the event on the calendar, check "my family can see."
  7. If you want an e-mail reminder sent before the event, select the time period when you would like the e-mail sent. NOTE: If the event can be seen by your whole family, and you select an e-mail reminder, the reminder will be sent to your whole family. If you selected a personal event, then it will only be sent to you.
  8. Click "Save Event" to save the event to the Calendar, "Reset Fields" to clear to form and start over, or "Close Window" to exit without saving the event.
To Edit or Delete Events:
  1. From the Calendar main page, click "Edit/Delete Events."
  2. Select a month and year to display all events in that period.
  3. Click "Edit" or "Delete" next to any events you want to edit or delete.
  4. Return to the calendar by clicking "Back to Calendar."
Chat Help  Chat Room

Chat for free with all your SuperFamily in your own private Chat Room. When you go to the Chat Room, you'll see a list of any family members logged into your SuperFamily website. If they're in the chat room, you can have a conversation.

To Chat:
  1. From the Chat Room main page, type in your message and hit the "Enter" key on your keyboard.
  2. Your message will appear in the Chat Room, and any family members in the room can see it and respond.
Discussion Help  Discussion

The Discussions area lets you start and edit online discussions, just like a bulletin board for your family.

    Reading/Posting Discussion Topics
    Adding Discussion Topics
    Deleting an Existing Discussion Topics



To Read/Post To Existing Discussion Topics:
  1. From the Discussions main page, click the discussion topic you want to read from the right.
  2. To read individual messages, just click the message you want to read. You can easily add a follow-up to the message, by clicking Reply to this message, filling the form out at the bottom of the screen, and clicking Post.
  3. To add a new message in this topic, just fill-in the form at the bottom of the screen, and click Post.
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To Add Discussion Topics:
  1. From the Discussions main page, click Add Topic.
  2. Give the Topic a name, select a color from the pull-down, and click Create Topic. Or, click Cancel to go back without adding a new Topic.
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To Delete an Existing Discussion Topics:
  1. From the Discussions main page, click Delete Topic. You can only delete Topics that you have created.
  2. Click on the name of the Topic you want to delete.
  3. A pop-up window will appear. Click OK to delete the Topic, or Cancel to keep the topic.
Email Help  E-Mail

Your SuperFamily E-mail is a powerful, free tool for you to use.

    Reading Messages
    Sending A Message
    Moving Messages
    Viewing Folders
    Adding/Deleting Folders



To Read a Message:
  1. From the E-Mail main page, just click on the name of the message you want to read.
  2. To return to the main page, just click "Inbox."
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To Send an E-mail Message:
  1. From any E-Mail page, click "Compose."
  2. Type in the address, subject and message, and click "Send" to send the message or "Clear" to clear the message and start over. You can also easily use addresses from your Address Book by choosing them from the pull-down menu next to the "To" line.
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To View Folders:
  1. From any E-Mail page, click "Folders."
  2. Click the name of the folder you want to view.
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To Move Messages:
  1. From any message page, click the check-boxes next the messages you want to move.
  2. In the pull-down menu, choose the folder you want to move the selected messages to, and click "Move Messages."
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To Create/Delete Folders:
  1. From any E-Mail page, click "Folders."
  2. Inbox, Trash, and Sent Mail are default folders. You can add a new folder by clicking the "Make New Folder" button; you can remove folders by clicking on the check-box next to them and clicking "Remove Selected Folders."
Album Help  Family Album

Your Family Albums are the home of your online pictures. You can view family pictures, add new albums or edit existing albums, upload and download new pictures, and edit pictures for improvement or special effects with our PhotoToolbox. It's also easy print the selected picture, send it as an e-postcard, or download it to your computer.

To Add an Album:
  1. From the Family Albums screen, click on "Add an Album."
  2. Give your album a name, and click "Create the Album."
  3. Follow the on-screen directions to find a picture on your computer's hard drive, and then just click "Upload Now."
To Add a Picture to an Album:
  1. From the Family Albums screen, click on the Album you want to add your picture to—or add a new album.
  2. Follow the on-screen directions to find a picture on your computer's hard drive, and then just click "Upload Now."
  3. Once your picture is uploaded, you can give it a title.
To Use the PhotoToolbox:
  1. Select the picture you want to edit, and then click "PhotoToolbox."
  2. Follow the simple on-screen instructions. Just select the enhancement(s) or effect(s) you want to use, and click on the picture to preview what the picture will look like.
  3. If you don't like the change, just click "Undo Changes" to try another effect, or "Cancel Changes" to exit the PhotoToolbox.
  4. To add or edit a Caption, just click "Captions," add/edit your caption, and click "Save Changes."
Feedback Help  Feedback

The Feedback area is where you can tell us what you like about SuperFamily.com or report a problem to us.

To Send Feedback:
  1. From the Feedback main page, fill out the form step-by-step. If you want a response from us, make sure you include your e-mail address.
  2. When you're finished, just click Submit Form to send your Feedback, or Reset Form to clear the form and start again.
    Members Help  Family Members

    The Family Members page shows all the members in your group. Here, members can easily upload pictures and brief biographies of themselves. You can click on a picture or name to view that member's personal information.

    To Upload Your Picture:
    1. From the Family Members screen, just click your name.
    2. Then, click "Upload your picture."
    3. Follow the on-screen directions to find your picture on your computer's hard drive, and then just click "Upload."
    To Edit Your Personal Information:
    1. From the Family Members screen, just click your name.
    2. Then, click "Edit My Bio."
    3. Type in your Personal Information, and then click "Submit."
    To View Others' Personal Information:
    1. From the Family Members screen, just click on a name.
    To Change/Replace Your Picture:
    1. Follow the procedure above to upload your picture. After uploading a new picture the existing picture will be replaced.
    Recipes Help  Family Recipes

    Sharing and storing your family's favorite recipes is easy with our Family Recipes area.

    To Add a Recipe:
    1. From the Family Recipes main page, click "Add a Recipe."
    2. Select the category of your recipe (appetizers, desserts, main courses, etc.), enter the recipe's ingredients, directions, an optional picture (by clicking the "browse" button), and any other comments.
    3. Click "Submit Recipe Now" to upload your recipe, "Clear" to clear the page and start again, or "Cancel" to return to the main page without posting the recipe.
    To Delete a Recipe:
    1. Click on the name of the recipe you want to delete.
    2. Click "Delete" to remove the recipe.
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