Privacy has been added to our Members Only area. The username and password have been distributed to all branch Presidents--most recently as a flyer (Keys to the Virtual Office) in the pre-convention administrative packet, mailed from the AAUW California office to ALL branch presidents in May, 2004. Please contact your branch President for this information. The username and password do NOT use your name, e-mail address, branch number or branch name. (Alternatives members have TRIED to use to gain access). If your branch president does not have this information, please contact our mailing list administrator.

This area of our site includes a variety of organizational forms as well as several mailing lists. Forms are listed in our directory (password/username not needed).

Members-at-large and members from other states should contact the AAUW CA Office for further information about access to this area.

AAUW of California does NOT host branch websites. AAUW California has a branch website template that you are welcome to use as you develop your website. Branch Template.

Association has developed an extensive Style Guide which covers all sorts of publications, from business cards to websites. What punctuation should be used? Why can’t I alter the Association logo? and much more.

Association also has great help in building branch websites at: www.aauw.org/member_center/websites/index.cfm,   including several online tutorials.  This includes information on subscribing to the WebManagers' Email List and MUCH more.

Reading .pdf files: These files have been prepared using software which enables posting of documents that look identical to the original print formats--regardless of what programs may have been used to create the original documents. Many years ago, our government established it as the standard for publishing online documents.

To open these files, you must have the FREE Acrobat Reader program installed on your computer to open and print them. If you have any problems with these files, consider un-installing your Acrobat Reader, and downloading and installing the newest version (Acrobat Reader 6.0  5/19/2003). The program is available for 24 different platforms (computer/operating system combinations).  Click on the logo above to download Acrobat Reader. Earlier versions are also available.

Additionally, visit the Adobe website www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html for more help with your problems. Be sure to make choices related to Acrobat Reader as you review the help available.

Creating .pdf files: Adobe Acrobat is an application that was developed by Adobe Corporation and is available for purchase. Adobe Corporation provides Create Adobe PDF Online, an online service at a nominal cost which will translate your files to .pdf format.

The .pdf technology is also included in some common applications through agreements that those companies have made with Adobe Corp. i.e., you may find "print to pdf" as a choice in a program you are using, such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. You may need to download an update to your application to add this capability to your program. Check with the website supporting your application.

Some other companies have implemented the technology created by Adobe and made their products available:

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AAUW California is now posting documents converted to .htm format from Office XP applications. These should be universal.

Files converted to .htm from Microsoft Word (.doc) format can be saved to your computer as .doc files. Once saved, they can be opened in your word processor. To complete these forms, check your keyboard, find the <Insert> key and tap it to turn "Insert" mode off and work in "overwrite" mode. You may need to have your formatting set to "underline" text if filling in a line. Work with these settings as you complete the form. If you'll need to submit the form more than once during your term, be sure to give it a unique name, retaining the original file as a "template" to use in the future.

On the other hand, Microsoft has provided a number of web file converters and viewers for download so that those with other (and old) programs can view documents created in Office applications. Check them out at: Microsoft Viewers, which includes viewers/converters for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, as well as for Mac Users.

MOST word processing programs CAN open and produce .htm documents.

1) Save the file to your computer--just as it is. DO NOT CHANGE the file extension (info after the . that tells your computer the file format)

2) To open the file: DO NOT left-DOUBLE click on the file name. Instead, use your RIGHT mouse button. Click once. A drop-down menu will appear. One of the choices will be OPEN WITH... Click on that. Another drop-down menu will appear, listing programs on your computer that MIGHT open the file.

3) Choose the program you use for word processing.

4) Once the file is open, save it again in the format for using with your word processor. If you use Microsoft Word, save it as a Word file; then you should be able to open it, rename it for each time you'll use it, and manipulate it any way you like.

Many guides help the user learn to search, do e-mail, etc. A few you might consider for a quick review are:

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from Domain Avenue.com (http://domainavenue.com/faq_glossary.htm) If you're not sure about the meaning of technical terms, check out this site. It has simple definitions. Between each letter of the alphabet there's a Back to top (as used on THIS page!), which will take you back to the beginning to choose another letter/term.

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AAUW California does not directly provide chat rooms. However, this is a benefit of our membership in Association. Check out the chat rooms at Association!

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AAUW California does not currently provide bulletin boards. Again, this IS a benefit of our membership in Association. Check out the bulletin boards at Association and share your queries with other members/branches in our nation.

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