What is the What's On?

The What's On guide is a new database giving details about all the events and activities that are taking place across the region. If you want to find out what is happening on a specific date, at a particular place or general information about forthcoming events the new guide is certain to have it.

Developed by Dumfries and Galloway Council and Dumfries and Galloway Tourist Board. The What's On website has been designed so that individuals can add, change and edit details about their own event and its all free.

The new database can be found on Dumfries and Galloway's new community website, www.dgcommunity.net

To be able to enter details about your own event into the What's On guide, you need to logon to the Community website and register your details.

What are the benefits?

There are many great benefits of this new website:

• You can directly input your event onto the website.
• You have the ability to link your event to your own personal website.
• You can immediately update your entry on-line.
• Venue information will be automatically entered, e.g. disabled facilities at the venue will automatically appear in your entry, which will save you time.
• You can customise your front page and have your favourite subjects appear every time you log in.

Why do I need to register?

Before you can begin entering your events on the What's On guide you need to register online. Once registered you will be given your own personal password, which means no one else will be able to change your entry. With your unique password you can personalise your front page, access the site very easily, and you can sign up to receive an electronic newsletter which will keep you up to date with what's happening throughout the region.

How do I register?

• Log on to the site www.dgcommunity.net
• Click on the Register link at the top of the page
• Enter your details in the required fields and ensure they are correct before clicking Next
• Enter your username and confirm before clicking Next it is suggested that your username is something that is easy to remember, your email address is recommended and will automatically appear.
• For your address details to be entered correctly, first you must enter your building number or name and then your postcode. Click Find Address
• Select your correct address from the list that appears and then click Next
• Enter your contact telephone number and click Next
• A security question will appear that you must now complete. This question may be used to verify your details if you contact us regarding your account. The first question is usually your mother's maiden name. Then complete the second question by selecting a category and entering your answer. Click Register
• A list of your details now appear on the screen. Please check that the information is correct and accurate. Once you are certain the information is correct click Register if any of the information shown is incorrect you must click Cancel and change the incorrect details before clicking Register
• You will now receive your password by return email. You cannot access the What's On database to input your event without your password.

The first time you access the site?

Logging in and changing your password

• From the homepage, click on Login on the menu bar
• You will then be prompted to input your username and password. It is advisable at this point to change your password to one that is more memorable to you.
• You can change your password by clicking on Change Password enter your old password then your new one and confirm the new password of your choice.
• Your choice of password must be no longer than 15 characters and can contain letters and numbers.
• Click Submit

Setting up your homepage

Doing this is not compulsory and if you wish to proceed straight to inputting your event you can skip this stage. However if you want to construct your homepage now simply follow the instructions below.

Once you have logged into the site you have the opportunity to set preferences and make your personal homepage for this site.

• To do this you must first click Click here
• Enter your choice of town and a town for which you want the weather forecast for. You also now have the opportunity to choose whether to receive the electronic newsletter and in what format.
• Once these fields have been correctly completed click Customise your home page
• Select the content categories you wish to appear on your homepage. By clicking in the white box situated beside each category and clicking Add the item will appear in the Your Categories column. Once the categories you wish to appear have been selected you can now order them so that your most wanted choice of category will always appear first on your homepage.
• Once you have selected your categories you must now choose further options by selecting the blue text and selecting at least one of the options.
• Once you have selected your categories you can now click My DGCommunity where your preferences will now appear on your personal home page.

How do I enter my event?

• From your home page click on Change My Whats On Events
• Two options will now appear. To add your event to the What's On guide click on Add What's On Event
• The public event form will then appear on your screen. Enter the details for your event. Selecting the correct venue from the list by scrolling down (Once a venue is selected from the list, information such as disabled facilities will automatically appear)
• You also have the opportunity to add an image that is relevant to your event. You may select an image from our catalogue or you may use your own photograph. The image should be 500 x 500 pixels.
• In the Image Details box click Browse...
• The Choose File folder will appear. Click the Look in arrow to the right hand side of the screen.
• Select the disk or area that your image is stored in. E.g. if your image is saved on compact disk insert the disk into the computer.
  • Click on Compact Disk (D:) now click on the image wanted to go with your event and click Open
  • In the Image Details folder input an Image Description.
  • Click UploadImage
• Once you have completed the form and you have checked the information is correct click Next
• You will now be presented with a More Info Link. This allows you to create links to other pages to provide more information about your event. To do this you need to select the More Info Link and complete the required fields.

• Once the form has been completed click Submit Event
• A notice stating your event has been submitted successfully will appear. Click OK
• Your entry will now be submitted for verification before going live on the website.

Changing the details of your event

• From your home page click Change My WhatsOn Events
• Two options will appear on your screen you now need to click on Update WhatsOn Event
• Your event will now appear under the heading My Events. Click on your event name, which is in blue and underlined.
• Your event details will now appear in the same form as before. You can now edit the information as required. Once you have finished editing your information click Next
• You now have the option to edit the More Info Link before clicking Update Event
• A notice stating your event has been successfully completed will appear. Click OK
• Your entry will now be submitted for verification before going live on the website.

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