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Share Volentia content and post your Volentia status updates to Facebook directly

Monday, March 8th, 2010

One of the great tools built-in to Volentia is the ability to share Volentia content with other social platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

You can share Volentia content – like a photo, video, event, blog, a discussion or even post your status updates to Facebook directly from Volentia.

The first time that you are posting to your Facebook account, you will be asked to connect to your Facebook account. Although your Facebook account information is required to connect to Facebook, it will not appear anywhere on Volentia.

After entering your Facebook username and password, Facebook will ask if you want to allow Volentia to publish your posts. Click on the Allow Publishing button to continue.

Sharing content on Facebook directly

Once you have connected to Facebook, you can post content to Facebook by clicking the Facebook link displayed on any content detail page.

You can add a personal message to the post before publishing it.

Your post will then be displayed on your Facebook Wall, News Feed and your friends’ News Feeds.

Since Volentia is a private network (members have to log in to see content), you are able to share content, but your post will not include thumbnails or descriptions of the content.

Sharing new content you’ve added on Volentia

When you are adding new content on Volentia, you can also share the content on Facebook. Check the box next to the Facebook icon and add a personal note or use the default one that’s already there.

Posting your status update to Facebook

To post a status update from your Volentia profile page to Facebook, check the box next to the Facebook icon below the Status Update bar. Click Update to post your status.

If you decide to use a different Facebook account to connect to or remove your current Facebook account, head over to My Settings page by clicking on the Settings link and then click on the Connections link. Click on the “Connect as a different user” link and you will be signed out of your current Facebook account.

To connect to a different Facebook account, click on the Connect with Facebook button. If you do not want to Connect to Facebook for the moment, click on the Cancel button.

The next time you want to share content or post a Status Update to Facebook, you will be asked to connect to your Facebook account again.

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Add a description to a photo

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

When you upload photos to Volentia you have the option to add a title and a description to your photo.

You can edit any photo once you’ve uploaded it. You can rotate the photo, add or edit the tags you’ve given it, change the title, description, location, and change the privacy settings of the photo.

To edit a photo you’ve uploaded, head to that photo’s detail page. On the right side under the photo, you’ll see the options you’d like. Directly from the photo’s detail page, you can rotate it or add or edit your tags by clicking the “Rotate photo” or “Edit your tags” links.

To edit the title, description, location, and privacy settings of the photo, click the “Edit photo” link. You’ll be taken to a page where you can make any or all of these changes to your photo.

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Can other people see my albums?

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Anyone who signs in to Volentia can see the albums you create. There are, however, a number of different privacy settings for the photos you upload to the social network. You can change the default setting for this by clicking on the “Settings” link in the box on the right column of the page to allow anyone, just your Volentia friends, or just you to see your photos. You can also override this setting as you upload each photo.

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Who can see my photos?

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

You can decide who is able to view your photos on Volentia. When you upload a photo, you can choose whether the photo is viewable to “Anyone,” “Just My Friends” or “Just Me.” If you want to change the privacy setting on a specific photo, sign in to Volentia and go to the photo detail page. Click the “Edit Photo” link underneath the photo:

Then select the new privacy setting you would like and click “Save Changes.”

By default, when you upload a photo, the privacy setting is set to viewable by “Anyone.” If you would like to change this default, click the “Settings” link in the upper right corner of the page:

Then click “Privacy” in the left column. The first question on this page sets your default privacy level for photos. Any photo you upload will have this as the default setting which you can choose to override on a case-by-case basis as you upload photos. Changing this setting will not change the privacy setting on any previously uploaded photos.

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How do I delete a photo?

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

To delete a photo, go to that photo’s detail page. Below the photo you’ll find a “Delete Photo” link.

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Update your Volentia profile photo

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

To change your profile photo on Volentia, first sign in.

Then click the “Settings” link in the upper right corner of the page:

Now click on the photo icon next to “Profile Photo.” A small window will pop open. Click the “Browse” button under “Upload a photo from your computer.” Locate an image on your computer and click “Done.” When you upload a new photo, the old one will be deleted.

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Upload photos to Volentia from your computer

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

The easiest way to add photos to Volentia is with the bulk media uploader. Using the bulk media uploader, you can add up to 100 photos at a time. The following formats are supported: .jpg, .png, and .gif.

To upload photos, go to the Photos tab and click the “Add Photos” link. Then, just click the “Click to Add Photos” icon to select which images you’d like to upload from your computer. If you want to select multiple photos at a time, just hold down the “Control” or “Command” key on your keyboard and click the extra photos. Photos you’ve chosen to upload will display as a list.

After you add one batch, you can add even more photos to the list with the “Add More” link, and remove some using the “X” link to the right of each photo. Once you’re ready to upload, click the “Upload” button.

Once you’ve uploaded your photos, you’ll be able to create a new album for them or assign your photos to an existing album you’ve created. To add a Title, Description, and Tags for each photo, you can click the “Add more details for these photos” link. When you’re done, click “Save” if you’ve added more information. You can also click “My Photos” to immediately start browsing your newly uploaded photos.

If you’re experiencing issues with the bulk uploader, you can always use the simple uploader by clicking the “simple uploader” link at the bottom of the page.

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