Getting Started: A Help Guide for New Members

Welcome to My Boutique Space Website! The very first step is to explore! Click links shown in your top menus, see where they lead. You can not hurt anything by exploring or adding things, uploading, reading, or browsing pages and profiles. You are welcome to every area on the site .. no place is off limits to you! Feel free to join any groups, post any messages on the forum, visit any members page, ask anyone to be your friend, help others, welcome others.. you name it!

It may seem overwhelming at first, but ask anyone who has been here for few days and they will tell you how quickly they catch on.

Below are some key Tips that will help you get started

Learning your way around & Finding Help:

• If you have a question, stop by the forum and ask. To do this click FORUM in the top menu of every page, then click "My Boutique Space Tutorials", then "Post Topic".
  
• Visit the HOME page every day. News, and updates are posted there each day by the staff. You will find this a valuable resource. You can find the HOME page easily by clicking HOME in the top menu seen on each page.
  
• Check out the other people who are members. There are lots of ways to do this! The easiest is to click BROWSE from the top menu of each page and you can view all members. Click the member picture/name and you can view their profile page and learn a little about them. If they look like someone you would like to be friends with, click the button under their picture called "Add to Friends". This sends a request to that person asking if they will be your friend. They will then look at your profile page (click My Account, My Page to see yours) and accept or deny. You will get some friend requests too, so you can do the same!
  
• Explore the GROUPS section and if you see a group that is of interest to you, if so, join it! If not make your own group!

Setting up your page:

• Click My Account, Settings. Here is the area you add information or make the following change:
  1) Account Settings such as your password, email address and other account information,
  2) Profile Settings such as listing what your likes and dislikes are, music, hobbies, favorite color and other personal things you want to share with those that view your page,
  3) Add or change your picture, and
  4) Design your page by picking your own colors and background so it is decorated to your taste! Or add a My Space layout into the CSS box on the bottem!
  
• Anything you do here can be undone, so don't be afraid to play around here!

Upload pictures, create blogs and more:

• Click My Account, then click Submit items. You can upload Pictures, create blogs or polls, and more! A great area to explore

These are the basics to get you started, if you need any help place feel free to ask, we are always here to help!