General How To's

• When you visit the Forums page you can start a new discussion by clicking on the "Start a New Discussion" link. Give your Discussion a title, select an appropriate category, tag it (tags are short descriptions) and then write your post. You can even add files by attaching them to the post.
• If you want to join an ongoing discussion just click on the topic and post your reply.
• Forums are a great way to get to know other members on the network. To learn more about a member click on their name to view their personal profile page.

• Have your friends and family join the network by clicking the link Invite or on the MENU TAB above.
  
• You can manually enter in the email addresses of those you would like to invite or import e-mail address from Yahoo, Hotmail, GMail or AOL Mail or even from the address book on your computer like Microsoft Outlook, Apple Address Book, .CSV, etc.

• You can upload photos from your computer, mobile phone, or Flickr account
  
• Each photo may be up to 10MB in size, but smaller photos will upload faster. We support photos in the .jpg, .gif and .png file formats.
  
• For instructions on adding photos to Fil.Am by e-mail or phone click here.
  
• To link to your Flickr account follow the instructions here.
  
• Once you upload your photos you can add comments, ratings, tags, locations, favorites or share them via email.
  
• You can post individual photos or create, organize, and view albums of your favorite shots.
  
• You can view all photos on Fil.Am network individually or as a slideshow and can sort them by the most recent, highest rated or most popular.

Click on the Videos link to see what other users have posted or upload your own videos to share with the world.

• You can upload videos from your computer, mobile phone, or any video service on the web by clicking Add your own video link.
  
• To add from your computer, click on the "Browse" button and then locate the file from your computer. Once you have chosen your video click "Add Video" and it should be uploaded to the network. (Files must be 100MB or smaller. Fil.Am supports .mov, .mpg, .avi, .3gp and .wmv file formats.)
  
• For instructions on adding video to Fil.Am network by e-mail or phone click here.
  
• You can also embed videos from other video sites like YouTube by pasting the 'embed' code supplied on the page the video is shown. Instructions for embedding YouTube videos can be found by clicking here.
  
• Once you upload your video you can add comments, ratings, tags, locations, favorites or share them via email.
  
• You can view videos on Fil.Am network by the most recent, highest rated or most popular.

• Give your Group a name, image, description and set your privacy settings. When you are done a Group Web Address is created, which allows you direct access to your groups site from the web. Just type the link in your browser and go.
  
• Once your group is set up you can keep everyone up to date by sending out group only messages, invite new members to join and start discussions that are exclusive to your group.