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What is an Event page?
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An Event page is a webpage you design to coordinate a group of friends for an upcoming hike or other
event. You fill in the date and other details about your hiking
event. Your event members and guests can visit the page and enter in their RSVP status.
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Why would I use an Event page? |
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An Event page saves you time and trouble contacting and coordinating participants individually.
Hiking Ideas can take care of notifying your guests by email. Then each guest can view
the details of the upcoming hike and notify you and other guests
whether they plan to attend. All the guests can see each other's RSVP status.
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What does it cost?
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There is no charge.
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What kind of information can I include about the hike? |
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Only three items are required to create an event page: the location, the title of the hike
(or event), and a description.
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Optionally, you can enter a number of other details including:
- The duration of the hike and time of return
- Information about the trail such as difficulty, type, distance, min & max altitude
- An area map and a photo of the area
- The list of guests you are inviting--by email address and, if you like, by name.
- A message
- Expected weather, including a graphic and highs and lows
- Options for your guests asking whether they would like to be reminded by email just prior to the event, or whether they want to invite other friends.
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How do I get started? |
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Creating an Event requires that you have a membership with Hiking Ideas.
Creating a membership is easy and free and your event guests are not required to join.
Once you have a membership you can click the 
button
in the upper-right area of the home page. This takes
you to a screen like the one shown at right. Here you
can fill in details about your hike and the list of guests. Before you publish
you can preview what it will look like.
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