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Welcome to DGCommunity.net


Help

If you are new to the web, the free online course at BBC's WebWise, is a good starting point.

First visit? Finding your way around

We hope you find it easy to navigate your way around the website. Please send us any comments or suggestions for improvements by filling out the feedback form.

The site contains a massive amount of information but is designed to be flexible enough to work in a way that suits you. If you register with the site you can create your own links to pages that you use on a regular basis. There is a Registration and Personalisation User Guide under register for help with this.

We want you to get the best from DGCommunity website, so here are some tips to help you find your way around the site.

The site can be navigated in a number of ways.

  • the search box, located in the top right hand corner of each page
  • the menu bar on the left of each page
  • the a-z search, on specific parts of the site

Using the Search Box


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In the top right hand corner of every page, you will find a search box, containing the words 'Enter search words'

Type a word or phrase that describes what you are searching for in the search box, and click Go. It is best to use one or two key words rather than a long sentence.

This will search the entire website looking for a reference to your keywords.The number of records found during a search is shown under the search results.

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Click on the results found to get more information.

  • 10 search results are shown per page
  • It aims to show the highest relevant result by giving you a percentage of relevance
  • It will indicate whether the item is a web page or a PDF and give a brief description of the information found

If a search returns a large number of results, you can narrow your search.

Instead of searching the whole site, you can restrict your search to one or more of the following:

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by clicking on one of the check boxes shown for:

  • Services
  • FAQs
  • MiniWebs
  • Links
  • Documents
  • Headlines
  • Events
  • Places
  • Organisation

You can also choose whether to match

  • All words
  • Any words
  • Exact phrase

If you click on the box marked Find in the title only, this will bring back a list of results where the subject you searched for appears in the title of the service, document, organisation etc only and not in the description.

Once you have set your search criteria, click the search button.

Alternatively, you can use the advanced search option.

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  • This allows you to search for up to three specific words or phrases in either the main body or title or keywords of the search results
  • You can also select whether you want search the whole site or restrict to the same specific ones listed earlier
  • Select how many results per page you want and arrange them by relevance or date and with or without a summary
  • Once you have set your search criteria, click the search button

NOTE: the search is not case sensitive so it will not matter if you use capital letters.

Using the Menu


You can move to different pages by using main categories on the menu bar on the left of each page. Move your cursor over the buttons and the button will be highlighted. You can then click your mouse to go to the page containing the information.

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You can also click on the Home link at the top left of the header, at any stage and you will return to the home page.

Using the A to Z Search


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Some items also have an A - Z that can be searched by clicking on a letter. This is available for Services, Documents, Places, FAQs, Tell Me About and MiniWebs.

The A-Z lists the information in alphabetical order. Simply click on the first initial letter of the service you require. For example, if you want to find information on planning applications, you may choose to click on the letter 'P' for planning, or perhaps 'A' for applications.

Paging through results
Sometimes you will find that there are too many entries to be displayed on a single page. In these cases each page will be numbered and you can move to and from different pages by selecting the page from the drop down list.

Once you have found the service (or subject) you are interested in it will give a general description followed by related information such as Related Places, Related Services, Related Locations etc. If you click on a Related Location you will see the details of the facility and also any local details about the service delivered at that place.

For Help using the website


We have produced a simple guide to using this website. Click on the attached PowerPoint file and open it in your browser, for an easy to use guide and a brief tour of the site.

image of showing A to Z search Virtual Tour

If you do not have PowerPoint viewer you can download it here.
Download Power Point.

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