Please note that these pages are continually updated. If you find fundamental errors in the documentation, and you are member, please use the Help Desk page to report it (if you are not a member, the Held Desk is not available to you, apologises for any inconvenience)
MyWatford.net is full of information. The front page gives you an overview of all the information stored; hence, it can look quite confusing. This Wiki article is intended to explain to you how the content is laid out, and how you can get more detailed information on individual items, or collection of item (referred to in this website as List(s)).
This page is divided in the following sections:
Accessibility features
Additional facilities for members
The top bar (the menu at the top)
The quick link bar (the menu of the left)
News and Announcements
Calendar
Jobs and volunteering opportunities
The Templates
The discussion boards
The Blog
The Wiki
Please also see the section on The search facility
Additionally, if you are a WCVS member, please look at the pages WCVS members websites and Helpdesk
Accessibility features
Please see My Watford Accessibility features
Additional facilities for members
There are many facilities for members, such as a website for each Organisation, and listing of news, jobs and events. Please see also My Watford Features for Member
The top bar (the menu at the top)
MyWatford.net is made up of a collection of websites, each providing different services. These are as follows:
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MyWatford.net |
This is the main website providing calendaring, news, job listing, and discussion board services |
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Blog |
This is the My Watford blog, providing information of use to the Voluntary Sector in Watford. This Blog is updated by Bob Jones. |
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Wiki |
The wiki is a repository of information. All members can contribute and create Wiki pages. |
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Helpdesk |
This is a member-only area. From here you can place support request and track their progress. |
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Search |
This is THE search engine! Details of all MyWatford.net content can be searched from here, as well as all the Members’ Websites hosted by MyWatford.net |
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These websites may increase with time, as more services are developed. All of these sites are available from the top bar as shown in the picture below. Please remember that you may need to log on to some of these websites.
The quick link bar (the menu of the left)
Whilst the home page is useful to get an overview of what is happening in Watford, there are some limitations. For example, the lists only show 6 items at a time, and are filtered. In order to view all of the information, you will need to access it via the specific page. These are listed on the quick launch bar, as shown below
News and Announcements
Please see also My Watford News and announcements
Both the news and announcements views show the first lines for each item, we hope this will help you in identifying the items are of most interest to you.
Please remember that only a small selection of news and announcements make it to the front page! For full listings and details visit the News page
Announcements are news of high importance, and are listed at the top of the page, in the middle column, as shown below. You can click on the word Announcement to go the Announcements page, or the item title to view the full text of the news item.
News are placed just under the calendar in the middle column, as shown below. You can click on the word News to go the News page, or the item title to view the full text of the news item.
Calendar
Please see also My Watford Calendar
the calendar view show the first lines for each item, we hope this will help you in identifying the items are of most interest to you.
Please remember that only a small selection of events make it to the front page! For full listings and details visit the Calendar page
The Calendar is listed in the middle of the page, in the middle column, as shown below. You can click on the word Watford’s Calendar to go the Calendar page, or the event title to view the full text of the item.
Jobs and volunteering opportunities
Please see also My Watford Jobs and Volunteering Opportunities
The last item, at the bottom of the middle column, is the view for Jobs and Volunteering Opportunities. You can click on the word Jobs and Volunteering Opportunities to go the Jobs and Volunteering Opportunities page, or the event title to view the full text of the item.
The discussion boards
Please see also My Watford Discussion Boards
Moving to the right hand side column on the page, we have an overview of the three discussions boards, as shown in the image below. The discussion boards are organised as follows:
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Discussion Board |
Description |
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General |
This is a generic discussion board. This board is intended for topics relevant to the Voluntary Sector, but with audiences larger than either Personnel or Trustees. |
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Trustees |
This discussion board is aimed specifically at Trustees of Organisations. Please use this discussion board when your contributions are aimed at Trustees |
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Staff and Volunteers |
This discussion board is aimed specifically at Staff and Volunteers of Organisations. Please use this discussion board when your contributions are aimed at Staff and Volunteers |
You can click on the title of each discussion board to go the specific discussion board page, or click the event title to view the full text of the item.
The Templates
Please see My Watford Templates
Below the discussion board, you can have a brief overview of templates available on the website, as shown in the image below. You can click on the word Policy templates to go the Templates page, or the title to view the full text and download the item.
The Blog
Please see My Watford Blog
Below the templates, you can have a brief overview of latest posts on the blog. Simply click on the word Posts to go the Blog website, or click on the item title to view the full text and download the item.
The Wiki
Please see How to use this wiki site
Below the Blog, you can have a brief overview of latest posts on the Wiki. Simply click on the word Wiki Pages to go the wiki website, or click on the item title to view the full text and download the item.
