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JUST JOINED?
Don’t feel discouraged. NuTang is actually extremely easy to use. You just need to familiarize yourself with where everythingis; and that’s a cinch.
This short manual will go over the basics of NuTROL (NuTang’s Control Panel). Once you’ve learned these, there are still
countless other aspects of NuTang you can explore and tinker with.

WHAT AND WHERE IS NUTROL?
NuTROL is your control panel. Through NuTROL, you publish your weblog entries, create modules, edit your profile,publish writings, administer your gallery, customize your page, and so forth.
Once you are logged in, you can always
access the navigation menu for NuTROL
from the top of the page, to the right of thegreen gorillas logo. It’s a drop down menu
(refer to picture on the right).
You can also access NuTROL from thehome page. The links are located near thecenter of the page, to the left of the pixel
people. (Refer to the picture on the right.)
The NuTROL links (e.g. Customization,Profile, Entries & Mods, etc.) pretty much
explain themselves.
The only one thatrequires more explanation is “Extra.” In
the “Extra” page, you will be able toadminister the miscellaneous NuTangfeatures. These include the “SearchResults Avatar” and mostly all the site enhancements you purchase from the NuSTORE (more on this later).

HOW DO I PUBLISH A WEBLOG ENTRY?
From the NuTROL navigation pane, click the link labeled “Entries & Mods.” You will be taken to a page that contains 4
square images (labeled pretty clearly) in them middle of the page, on the right side. Click the first image, which has the text
“NEW ENTRY.”This next page will contain your weblog entry editor (seepicture on the left). HTML is fully supported and its use
is strongly encouraged. Please note the 3 checkboxes on
this page, and their functions:
1. This will auto-generate line breaks in your entry.
This prevents your entire entry from being one longblock, if you don’t use the HTML <p> tag. Thecaveat here: when in doubt, check this option.
2. Unchecking this will allow non-NuTang-members
to comment on this entry of yours. The reason thisis checked by default is to prevent some unfriendly
folks from “spamming” your page.
3. Checking this option make this entry a “privateentry,” meaning it will be password protected. Oncechecked, an input field will appear for you to enter
that password.

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As you can see, there are a ton of more buttons on the editor, including a row on top, and a row on the bottom. Play aroundto discover their functions. If you are eager to add smilies, though, click the icon on the bottom left of the editor (with theblue bulgy-eyed smiley face). We currently (8/31/04) have about 400 smilies to choose from.
The editors for the “Writings” and “Modules” features are very similar. On that note, you may be wondering…

SO, WHAT IS A MODULE?
The modules are the “mini-entries” that appear usually to the left of your entries. Members like to store more broad info,
such a calendar, a list of your friends, your playlist, some lyrics, etc., in the modules. There are several pre-built modules,
called “NuMODS.” Some NuMODS include: a list of your friends, a list of your latest entries, a mini-profile (generated fromthe info you stored for your profile page), etc. To use these, click on their respective icons (images) on the bottom of theeditor. Hover your mouse over the icon to find out that NuMOD’s function.

MY PAGE LOOKS LIKE CRAP. HOW DO I MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY ??

As you probably know, NuTang is 100% customizable. We can pretty much assert that you will not find another free weblog
host that will allow you to customize your page as easily and as much. The reason is because we give you full control of your“header” and “footer” codes (i.e. you control the HTML on your site).
The easy way:
You can quickly make your site totally roX0R by using one of the numerous pre-built templates. To do this, from theNuTROL navigation pane, click the link labeled “Customization.” Then, on the top-left, you should see the link “Pre-BuiltTemplates.” Clicking that will open a random template. Below that link are 15 pre-built templates; click on their respective
names to view them.
Once you click one, a new window will
pop up, which will show you how yourpage will look using the selectedtemplate. On the top-left of this newwindow, there is a drop-down menu thatlists all of the pre-built templates (notjust 15). Highlight a different templatefrom the dropdown to preview how it
would look on your page.
After you have chosen a template, click
the button that reads “Grab the codefrom this template!” You will be taken
to a page that shows the “header” and“footer” codes. (If you are HTML andCSS savvy, you can edit the codes yousee; then click “View how this looks onyour page” to see your changes.) Next,click “Copy CODE into my header &footer.” Now, on the original NuTROL“customize” page, click “Customize!”and you are done!
The Hard Way:If you are already familiar with HTMLand CSS, you can code from scratch.
You can learn about the NuTANG
styles classes in the link tutorial below:
www.nutang.com/articles.php?x=7

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OTHER AWESOME FEATURES
Protista Points System (PPS)The currency of NuTang is called Protista Points; likewise, the points system used on this site the Protista Points System. As amember, it would benefit you greatly to amass as much PPs as you can. Why?
First, most search results are prioritized by the members’ pps wealth. In other words, if both you and Abraham Minoln show
up for the search “Musical taste: The Lethargic Trespassers,” whichever one of you has more points will be listed first. Now,
in this example, it may not really matter. But, if there search results returned hundreds of members, you don’t want to bestuck back on page 22. If possible, you want to be on the first page, so people will find you and your awesome site.
Secondly, there are numerous account enhancements you can purchase in the NuSTORE using PPs.
NuSTORE click the link on the main navigation labeled “PPS;” and then, from that page click “NuSTORE.”

To access theYou can easily earn PPs by playing the games and contests offered in the PPS Opportunities forums(http://www.nutang.com/forums).
PPGY TechnologyUnlike any other website, NuTang is fostered on PPGY Technology. You can read more about this flawless methodology ofprocessing of information here: http://www.nutang.com/articles.php?x=21
Some relevant links:
http://www.nutang.com/members.php?user=Papagoya
http://www.nutang.com/members.php?user=Yenamaboya
http://www.nutang.com/members.php?user=theLogicFiend
NuTang Hacks
This is a set of short tutorials/scripts maintained by “dave” (http://members.nutang.com/dave). There are many interestingtips in there, including instructions on how to change the color of the moon behind the gorilla logo, how to change the top
navigation bar background color, etc. It can be found here: http://www.nutang.com/articles.php?x=583
AIMTM-Blog
You can display your NuTang weblog from within your AIMTM (AOL Instant Messenger) profile. You can find the code andinstructions on how to modify the colours in your NuTROL “Extra” page.
NuTang CSS Classes

NuTang Javascript Functions.module_heading { }.module_content { }.nublog_title { }.nublog_date { }.nublog_entry { }.reading { }.profile { }.profile_topic { }.profile_answer { }setNavColor(‘#006699’);
setNavFontColor(‘white’);setMoonColor(‘orange’);
setNutrolBarColor(‘red’);
setNutrolBarFontColor(‘#fafafa’);
setNavWidth(‘780px’);
setBannerColor(‘#BDD1EA');(as of 9/1/04)

CHEAT SHEET

MORE QUESTIONS?
If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask in the forums. We are usually very speedy in our replies. If theforums doesn’t suffice, you can also ask the owner of the site, “dave,” directly—by sending him a note or by commenting on
his page.
We are always open to suggestions and any feedback you have. Email us at nutang@gmail.com. We want to make yourexperience here as smooth and enjoyable as possible. Remember… “NuTang, where skies are blue, and dreams come true.”