GettingStartedwithourUpdatedWebSiteFirst,accesshttp://www.bridgewebs.com/chicagodbc

ClickAccountSettingandPlayerDirectoryinthemainMenuYouwillbepresentedwiththefollowingscreen.

TypeinyouremailaddressandtypeinthePasswordsetforyouifthisisthefirsttimeyouhaveusedthewebsite.YouwillbetakentotheMembersOnlyareawhenyoulogin.

ThefirstthingyoushoulddoisClickontheAccountTabCheckthatalltheinformationheldinthesystemaboutyouiscorrectandaddanythingthatismissing.NOTE:YouraddresswillnotbeshowntoanyoneotherthantheAdministratorsofthesitebutyourZIPCodeisusefulfortheotherFunctionsavailabletoyouandtheotherPlayers.

YoushouldchangeyourPasswordtosomethingyou’llremember!Andasmallphotographcanbeuploadedfordisplayinthesystem.Seethepanelsshownbelow.

ClicktheSAVEbuttontokeepthechanges

ThereareanumberofOptInitemsthatyoucanchangeifyoupreferthesedetailstobehidden.ForexampleOptinRanketcchangedtoNowillhideyourRankandMPTS.

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PleaseNote:YourFirst&SecondNameandyourACBL#aretheonlydetailsthatwillbedisplayedtositevisitorsonthePlayerListontheHomePage.Thisistoallownewvisitorstocheckifyouareknowntothem.TheTabsallowyoutodolotsofinterestingthings,suchasFindaPartner.

ClicktheSAVEbuttontokeepthechanges

ClicktheCONFIRMbuttontoaddtheinformation

FindaPartnerwilllettheDirectorknowyouneedaPartnerandalsootherPlayerslookingforaPartnerforthatgamecangetintouchwithyou,ifyouhavecheckedtheboxestoprovideyourcontactinformation.Youcanregisteryourpartnershipandalsoindicatethatyoucan’tplayatanevent.YoucantypeaPublic,oraPrivateMessageforregisteredMembersonlythenclicktheSaveButton

ClicktheSAVEbuttontodisplaythemessage

TheMembersListTabshowsinformationaboutotherPlayers.Everyoneisa“Member”oftheWebSite–MembershipofChicagoDuplicateBridgeisdifferent–seeClubID.YoucansearchforplayersbytypingintotheNameBoxanypartoftheirname.ThisispartiallyCASESENSITIVE,ifIhadtypedinhazel,onlyDeborahwouldhaveshownasshehashazelinheremail.

Aslongaseveryonekeepstheirinformationuptodate,youwillalwaysbeabletocontactthembyphoneORbyEmail.

WhenyouClickontheEmailAddressanEmailWindowwillappearandyoucantypeyourmessageandclicktheSENDIconatthetopoftheEmailWindowtosendit.ItwillbesentfromYOUREMAILADDRESS.Ifittakesawhiletocreatetheemail,you’llfindafewdraftstodeleteinyouremailsystem…LOL

Youcanseeplayer’slistedHomeandCellphonenumberstocallanyoneyouwanttocontact.Thereareotherusefulfacilitiesfromthemainmenu.

TheHomePageisthe“LandingSpot”fortheSite.ItprovidessomeinformationabouttheClubandalsoasnapshotofcomingeventsinaNEWSSection.TheCurrentNewsletterisalsoshownandcanbedownloadedfromtheHomePage.ThereisaContactPagethatcanbeusedtosendamessagetotheAdministrator.ThisisoftenusedbyVisitorstoChicago,whoarelookingtoplaywhilethey’reintown.ThereisalinkthattakesyoutoseethecurrentCalendarMonth.Fromthereyouareableyoutoseethefollowing2monthswhentheforwardarrowisclicked.

GameTimesandLocationlistsallregularlyscheduledgamedetailsandotherinformationabouttheClub.

Calendarliststheremainingdatesforthecurrentmonthandthenexttwomonths.ThereisanadditionaloptiontoviewtheCurrentMonthwiththesamelayoutasabove.LessonsandSupervisedPlayshowstheuptodatescheduleforBeginningBridgeLessonsandcurrentSupervisedPlayLessons/PlaySessions.GettingStartedwithourWebSitedisplaysandallowsyoutoPrintorSave(download)thisdocument.ResultsdisplaysGamesthathavebeenplayedintheCurrentMonthinaCalendarListingthatisfollowedbyresultsfortheprevious2months.

TheCardSymbolindicates Resultshavebeenposted

PersonalAnalysisunderResultsCalendarwilldisplayanalphabeticallistingofallPlayers.Clickonyournameandyou’llseeanadjustablechartofyourlast3monthplaywithallPartners,followedbyatableoftheseGames,EventandResults.

TheNewsPagehasalistofURL’stothearticlesontheNewsPage

PhotosarefromEventsthatwe’veheld–alittleerratic,aswehaveno“OfficialPhotographer”

OldNewslettersshowstheprevious6monthsofissuesUseful DocumentsThis page specificallycontains links in theHeader to other sitesorpagesof interest tomembers.TheseincludeChicagoDuplicateBridgeBy-LawsthatdisplaysthelatestversionoftheBy-LawsthatyoucanRead.DownloadorPrint

Clickontheheadertotakeyoutothesiteorpage

CompetitionsShowstheresultsofSpecialEvents

BestBehaviouroutlineswhatisexpectedofPlayersattheBridgeTable–andacknowledgestheACBLWith thanks to the ACBL for the work they have done in this area. AdministrationisfortheAdministratorstomanagethesiteandforDirectorstouploadresults.ItalsoprovidesStatisticsofSiteVisitsthatwehopetoseeincreasingasmoreplayersseethevaluethesiteprovidestothem.BridgewebshaslotsofinformationincludingNewsfromthedevelopersandtheClubsaroundtheworldthatusethisservice–we’reingoodcompany!

AnyimportantDocumentsforClubMember’susewillbeaccessiblefromaMenuEntrydirectlyunderHomePage.

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