AIM Pages Frequently Asked Questions
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An AIM Page is your face and space on the Web. AIM Pages' features and tools help you easily express yourself, connect with friends, family and others like you. When you create an AIM Page, you can include photos, videos, news, music and more. With our publishing tools, your can "skin" your page with different themes and choose modules that allow you to be as creative as you want. An indicator on your AIM Buddy List will notify you when your buddies update their AIM Pages.
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Beta means that you are an "early adopter" and you may experience certain bugs that we are unaware of. When you find something that does not work the way you expect it to, take the time to report it on our AIM Pages Beta Message Boards. The AIM Pages team will then take your feedback and try to improve your experience as much as possible.
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AIM Pages supports:
For Windows:
Internet Explorer 6, 7
Firefox 1.5, 2.0
OSX:
Firefox 1.5, 2.0
We are working hard to support each and every browser imaginable. However, right now AIM Pages will not support the Safari browser. If you're a Safari user, go ahead and download Firefox so you can enjoy AIM Pages now.
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There are several ways to access your AIM Page:
- Bookmark your page. Your URL will be www.aimpages.com/YourScreenName.
- Access your AIM Page through your AIM Buddy List if you already have AIM 6.0. Simply click on the "Edit" menu and choose "My AIM Page" or click on the "AIM" menu and choose "Open My AIM Page."
- Sign in on AIM Pages Main.
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- Click on your friends' photos in the Buddy Gallery on your AIM Page to go directly to their pages.
- Use Search to find people with specific interests, or enter a screen name in Search to find that person's AIM Page.
- Right-click on your buddy's screen name on your AIM Buddy List and select "Get AIM Page."
- Enter your friend's AIM Page URL into the browser address line. The URL will be: www.aimpages.com/YourFriend'sScreenName.
Return to Top The default setting is for every AIM Page to be searchable that is, viewable by anyone -- but you can change this setting. Go to the "Profile Settings" tab in "Quick Edit" mode and select the "Make my page private" radio button in the "Privacy" area.
When you mark your page as private, it will not come up when people search for it however, if someone knows your screen name or AIM Page URL, they will still be able to find your page. If they navigate to it directly and they are not in your buddy list, they will receive a message saying that the page is private and prompting them to send you a buddy request.
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If they have you in their Buddy List window, a colored indicator will appear next to your screen name alerting them that you have made some changes. They can then click the indicator to see your changes and go to your AIM Page. They will also be alerted to your updates in the Buddy Feed once they sign in to AIM Pages Main.
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In your Buddy List window, a colored indicator will appear next to your friend's screen name alerting you that changes have been made. You can then click the indicator to see the changes and go to that AIM Page. You will also be alerted to any updates in the Buddy Feed once you sign in to AIM Pages Main.
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Each screen name can have only one page; however, you can create other screen names and make more. Have fun by creating as many as you like.
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Yes, if your AOL name is the same as your AIM Page screen name. If not, you will have to sign in to a separate browser.
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Yes, you can sign in with any of your AIM screen names.
Note: Having trouble? Try clearing your cache and cookies.
- In Firefox, click on "Clear Private Data" in the Tools menu. Select the options you want to clear, then click the "Clear Private Data Now" button.
- In Internet Explorer, click on "Internet Options" in the Tools menu. In the "General" tab, click on the "Delete Cookies" button to clear your cookies, the "Delete Files" button to delete saved temporary internet files and the "Clear History" button to delete your saved site history.
- In AOL, go to KW: Settings. Click on "Internet [Web] Options" and then click "Internet Explorer Settings." From there, follow the instructions for Internet Explorer, above.
We'll help you get started by automatically changing your old Member Directory page into a new AIM Pages. It's up to you to customize your page and play with all the new features from there.
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In "Quick Edit" mode, if you've already signed in, you'll see an "Edit" menu in the upper right-hand corner of your AIM Page. If you do not see an "Edit" menu, you'll need to sign in first.
In "Advanced Edit" mode, sign in, navigate to your AIM Page, and click the "Edit" button.
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Click "Save Changes" or "Publish," and all the changes made to your page will be saved. The page will then be available to the public. IMPORTANT NOTE: Your URL will be: www.aimpages.com/YourScreenName and will default to be searchable unless you change the setting in your "Basic Info" tab. If you opt out of Search, users will still be able to find you if they already know the URL for your AIM Page.
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Exit or sign out of page edit mode before hitting "Save Changes," and you can start over.
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To delete your page, you should first clear all the default information that is shown. To clear the default information,
- Sign in and go to the "Page" edit button at the top of your screen.
- From Simple Edit mode, select the "Reset my Profile" button in the "Profile Settings" tab.
- Click the "Save Page " button.
- Go to Advanced Edit mode by clicking on the "Edit in Advanced Mode" link at the bottom of your profile.
- Click on the "Reset Profile " button at the top of the screen.
If you are using AIM, you may also need to remove previously-saved buddy info. To remove the info,
- Open the AIM program.
- Click the Edit menu.
- Click "My Buddy Info."
- A box will open with information. Remove all the information and hit the "Save" button.
Return to Top"Quick Edit" mode is for easy, code-free editing. Simply fill out some basic fields, and your page will be auto-created for you. There are fewer module and theme options than in "Advanced Edit" mode, but it is a faster way to create and modify pages.
"Advanced Edit" mode allows you to move modules anywhere you want on your page, and you can also write your own code. It's more involved, but gives you greater control.
Your Buddy Gallery will automatically be regenerated to match the new format. What that means is that you'll have to re-add your buddies from your Buddy List. You can choose to add all of your Buddy List, or enter the screen names individually.
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Some will, some will not. If you have created a photo album, you will be able to reattach it in your new page; however, if you delete your page and recreate it, you will lose your existing Comments and Visitors.
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A module is a piece of content that you can put on a Web site. Think of modules as the building blocks of your AIM Page. You decide which modules you put on your page, so mix and match them to make your page unique.
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A theme is any background that you decide to place on your page. The easiest way to understand how themes work is to try them out! In "Page Style," click on a theme to see how your page looks with it, but remember to hit "Save Changes" for it to actually be applied.
Note: In "Advanced Edit" mode, you will hit "Publish" to apply Page Style changes.
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Yes. You can create, upload and apply modules and themes as much as you like. They will become available under "User Created" in "Advanced Edit" mode. Go play!
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This picture, or "minipic," will appear on your AIM Page, your friends' Buddy Galleries and elsewhere on the AIM Pages site. Please don't upload any copyrighted imagery or objectionable material, or your page will be removed entirely from the AIM Pages site.
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Your minipic will appear on the left side unless you move it. You can change or edit your minipic in the "My Photo" tab. In "Advanced Edit" mode, just click on "Edit" in the top right corner of the minipic module to add or update your photo.
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The drop-down boxes allow you to enter customized info to be displayed on your AIM Page. Don't want it to show up? You can leave any fields blank that you don't want to appear.
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This picture, or "minipic," will appear on your AIM Page, your friends' Buddy Galleries and elsewhere on the AIM Pages site. Please don't upload any copyrighted imagery or objectionable material, or your page will be removed entirely from the AIM Pages site.
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This is where you can choose what types of contact information and other basics you want to appear (or not appear) on your AIM Page. You can also decide if you want people to email you directly.
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Enter a short description of yourself that can serve as a Welcome area on your AIM Page.
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This is completely flexible -- create customized lists of everything you love. You can click the "X"s to remove sections or click "Add" for additional lists. Note: You cannot add links to this section.
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Just add the title and URL of your favorite Web sites to create a customized list. Is it your site? Then let everyone know by clicking the check box on the right -hand side. You can add additional links by clicking on "Add Another Site," or remove fields by clicking the "X" button.
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This section will allow you to enter any kind of HTML code you'd like -- you can use it to add video, RSS feeds, flesh out your text. It's completely flexible.
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This section allows people to leave comments for you, and you can interact with them directly on your AIM Page. Of course, you have the control to delete anything objectionable as you see fit. You can also define who can post and receive a notification whenever someone has posted a comment.
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Page Style allows you to select a theme for your page. A theme is any background that you decide to place on your page. The easiest way to understand how themes work is to try them out! Click on a theme to see how your page looks with it, but remember to hit "Save Changes" for it to actually be applied.
Note: In "Advanced Edit" mode, you will hit "Publish" to apply Page Style changes.
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In this area, you can define whether your profile is public or private and how your buddy requests are received. You can also reset your profile, which will delete most of the content of your AIM Page.
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Upload photos directly into your own customized album.
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Want all of the buddies on your AIM Buddy List to appear on your AIM Page? No problem. Just select them all from your Buddy List. Want to pick and choose? You can do that too. You can even invite new people that you meet to appear in your Buddy Gallery by entering their individual screen names and clicking "Add." They will receive an invite to be displayed on your AIM Page.
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You can set your Top 10 buddies as many times as you like, and these are the ones that will display on your AIM Page. The more you change your Top 10, the more friends you can show off. Mad at someone? Yank them out!
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If you would like someone who is not on your Buddy List to be displayed in your Buddy Gallery, just enter their screen name and click "Add" in the "Add Buddies" section. They will receive an invite that they can either accept or decline. If they do not respond within 30 days, the invitation will expire. You can also invite your entire Buddy List if you'd like.
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You can view all of the invites you have recently sent out under "Pending Invites" once you click on "Buddies." If anyone has requested to add you to their Buddy Gallery, you can find their invite by clicking on "Buddy Requests."
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"Advanced Edit" will take you to a mode that has more features and flexibility. In "Advanced Edit" mode, you can add and remove even more modules from your page, rearrange modules on your existing page and access additional themes. If you created an AIM Page before Nov. 15, 2006,this is how you created it. You can still use this mode, or use the new "Quick Edit" mode, and we'll do the heavy lifting for you.
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Click the "Add Modules'" button in the edit toolbar. A window will appear allowing you to scroll through different categories of modules. Simply click a module and drag it onto your page.
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As you drag a module onto your page, a blue indicator bar will let you know where your module will be placed when you drop it.
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Yes. Move your mouse over the module, and you will be able to "grab" the upper left-hand corner of the module and drag it wherever you want.
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Simply click "Edit" in the upper right-hand corner of the module, make your changes, and then click "Publish" when complete.
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Yes. If you see a module you like in the Module Gallery, you can save it until you're ready to place it on your AIM Page. Just click "Save for Later," and we'll store it for you. Whenever you return to update your page, the module you saved will be right at the top of the module chooser in "Edit" mode.
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I See That I Can Drag a Module by Clicking the Upper Left Corner. What Is the Upper Right Corner For?
Clicking on the upper right-hand corner of a module will give you three options:
- Edit -- Personalize the module by entering in preferences for what that module will display.
- Style -- Change the look and feel of your module.
- Delete -- Remove the module entirely from your page.
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In "Quick Edit" mode, click on "Page Style," select a style, and click "Save Changes" to see how it looks.
In "Advanced Edit" mode, Click on the "Style" tab, locate a template you'd like to see, click the "Apply" button for that theme, and see what it looks like. If you like it and want to keep it, click "Publish". You will be able to customize colors and styles after you have applied the template once.
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No. If you created your AIM Page before Nov. 15, 2006, it will still be the same as it was before, but you now have two ways to edit it. "Quick Edit" mode will allow you to make minor changes to basic modules existing on your AIM Page. If you add any additional modules from here, they will be added to the first two columns of your page. "Advanced Edit" mode will take you to the publishing options you've already been using.
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"Quick Edit" mode allows you to create a two-column AIM Page, and you can also edit standard modules without entering the "Advanced Edit" mode. If you add any new modules from "Quick Edit" mode, they will be placed in the first two columns of your existing page. To move these around, you must enter "Advanced Edit " mode.
You can also now access your AIM Page ("Edit" menu) and your buddies' AIM Pages (right-click their screen name and select "View AIM Page") via your AIM Buddy List if you've already upgraded to AIM 6.0.
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No, the page itself will work the same way. However, modifying it will work differently, depending on which edit mode you are in.
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You can choose to do either. The old format allows for a three-column page, whereas the new format allows for a two-column page.
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Each screen name can have only one page. You can create other screen names to make other pages. It's free, so create as many as you like.
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Yes. You can buddy people with newer profiles and they can buddy you. You can also find all AIM Pages in Search, no matter how they are created.
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Yes. If you modify a module in Quick Edit that does not exist on your page, the system will add the module to the first two columns of your page when it saves.
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As little or as much as you like! Select "Quick Edit" mode if you don't want to do any. Select "Advanced Edit" mode and do as much as you want.
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Yes, you can do so in the Custom HTML Code area of "Quick Edit" mode, or you can do so in "Advanced Edit" mode, using any module that allows for it.
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Yes, they'll be available in "Advanced Edit" mode.
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You can use the "Advanced Edit" mode to publish as you always have, or you can use "Quick Edit" and click the "Save Changes" button.
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Yes. In "Quick Edit" mode you'll just sign off, or view your page without hitting "Save Changes."
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Yes, you can recreate it by logging into AIM Pages Main and clicking on "Create My Page." You can also recreate it by opening your AIM Buddy List and clicking on the "Edit" menu, then selecting the "My AIM Page" option.
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The Buddy Gallery module you had already will be auto-replaced with a new one, but you will have to re-invite any buddies that were in there to view them. You can select your entire Buddy List, add invidividual screen names from your Buddy List or invite new people you meet. Once you invite buddies, they will remain pending for 30 days. If they do not answer the invite within 30 days, they will be removed from the buddy request area.
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