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EBSQ Art FAQ - Member Tools - About Me Tool What is the About Me Tool For? The 'About Me Tool' is typically used to generate an 'About Me' page as typically seen on eBay. If you are not familiar with these pages on eBay, they are generally like a one-page web site. The 'About Me Tool' that we provide allows our members to quickly create a professional looking page quickly. The tool takes information from the members profile (their artist statement and up to 15 images from up to 3 personal galleries) and presents it in a clean way. See and example (hey, that's me!). My 'About Me' page is missing pictures, why? It is important to remember that there is little connection between your 'about me' page at eBay (or wherever) and your profile at EBSQ. If you make changes at EBSQ (delete an item from your Art Case or change your artist statement) the change will not be reflected in the about me page. If you have this problem, we recommend that you recreate your about me page. Can I use the About Me Tool to create a page for my personal web site? Yes. You can use the generated page in any way you would like. Do I need to know HTML to use the About Me tool? No. However, as with most of our tools, HTML is allowed.
How do I use the About Me tool?
- Access your profile
- In the left-hand menu should be a link 'About Me Tool'. Click the link.
- You will be presented with a new page displaying your options.
- If you have Personal Galleries, you will see their names listed in the 'Galleries' section.
- Choose up to three Galleries that you would like to display in your About Me page (you don't have to choose any).
- (To select multiple galleries, hold the 'CTRL' key (windows) or the 'Apple' key (Mac) and click the item)
- In the area 'Title / Counter' choose a descriptive name for your About Me page. This name will only identify the counter in your Counter Manager - it is not used anywhere else.
- Click the 'Finish' button.
- A new page will be displayed containing detailed instructions on using the generated HTML code in your eBay or Bidz 'About Me' pages.
How do I use the Generated HTML code from my About Me tool in a web page? Simply paste the HTML code where you would like it to appear in you website. How do I use the Generated HTML code from my About Me tool in my eBay About Me page?
- Browse to your about me editing page.
- Begin editing your page (button 'Create and Edit your Page').
- Choose the type of page you would like to create - 'Centered' is a good choice (Step 1).
- Enter a 'Title' in the Page Title area and a 'Heading' in the Welcome Message area (both optional - will appear at top of your final page).
- Copy all of the text in the box below (in windows, click in the box, hit Control-A then Control-C).
- Now, paste what you just copied into the 'Text' portion of the Welcome Message area (in windows, click in the box beside 'Text', hit Control-V).
- In the area called 'Show Your eBay Activity' and 'Share Some of Your Favorite Things' chose options as you wish.
- Click the Button 'Preview Your Page' at the bottom.
- Click the Button 'Save My Page' at the bottom.
How do I use the Generated HTML code from my About Me tool in my Bidz About Me page?
- At Bidz, choose the 'My Bidz' button that appears at the top of all pages.
- Under 'My Preferences', choose 'Enter My About Me Information'.
- Copy all of the text in the box below (in windows, click in the box, hit Control-A then Control-C).
- Now, paste in the 'Enter Supporting Information' area (in windows, click in the box below 'Enter Supporting Information', hit Control-V).
- Click the Button 'Enter/Update your About Me Information' at the bottom.
Can I change the HTML that the About Me Tool creates? Yes.
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