This page is designed to familiarize you quickly with all the features available here at Elwoodindiana.org. Please take a moment of your time to read through it. It will make your visit a lot more enjoyable if you know everything we have to offer and how to use it first. Hopefully, This page should answer most of your questions concerning the website.

List Of Features Currently Available at Elwoodindiana.org

Local Area Businesses  is a work in progress right now. Soon I will try to have all the businesses listed complete with addresses and phone numbers.

Community News  is designed so members can present their own news to the community. Become a junior reporter and keep the city informed.

Church Listings  is designed for someone interested in what Churches are available in Elwood. Most listings include the Pastor, Service hours and a picture of the Church. There are also Daily Proverbs, Christian Movie Reviews, Scripture Look up & More!

Free Classifieds  Check out what's selling in the free classifieds section. Some have images. If you are a member you can post your stuff free too! If you need to go back and edit the classified or delete it then simply return to the page and you will notice an edit tab at the top of the page. Just click the edit tab and make the necessary changes then scroll down and click save. You can also check the Reset ad expiration (extend expiration date) and it will add another 30 days from the time you save it to the listing.

Help Wanted  Looking for work? Start looking here! Lots of Job listings for your area available.

 Just For Fun  is exactly what it says. A collection of totally fun time wasters like: Did You Know?, Funny One Liners & Quotes, Uncensored cartoons, Riddles, & More!

Driving Directions  Get driving directions fast with our direction map! Just type in the address of where you want to go and you will get your map.

Local Links  A list of links to other local websites in Elwood and Madison County.

Local Events  Have an event coming up? List it free here to help get the word out. You must be a member to list events. Try to post your event at least 30 days in advance for the best results. When adding an event you must also fill in the start time of the event below the subject box of the event page. The end time is not important but you must add the start time to show up in the calendar correctly.

Local Forums  is a place for residents to discuss whatever with each other. Be prepared because some members may not give you the opinion you were looking for. If you find another members opinions offensive simply click the ignore user link and his future posts will be blocked from your view. You can always change it back if you want. You can also block them from sending you any private messages.

Humor - Jokes  is a page that members post jokes to. If you are bored and like humor then check out this section. If you know any good jokes, Post your own!

Image Galleries  Members can easily create their own image gallery! Share your favorite images with everyone on the site or just your friends. You can even password protect it so only the ones with the password can see it. Its totally up to you who will see them! To set the privacy settings to everyone which is default do nothing. To make the gallery available to only your friends click the Designated users button in the privacy section of the page and list each member or friend you want to be able to access the page in the Add collaboration users box. List each username followed by a comma. To password protect the page, check the Password required button and type the password you want into the pass. box below it. Once you have made your privacy choice scroll down and click save.

Game Center  is loaded full of cool free & Virus safe games. Find the games you like then bookmark them (members only) so you can play them again and again. Categories include: Action, Adventure, Board, Cards, Casino, Driving, Memory, Puzzle, Shooting, Sports & Word.

Movies & Videos  is a premium collection of videos posted by the members from places like , Google, You Tube, Yahoo, etc. Know of a good video? Embed it here so others can watch it. You can also watch any movies or TV shows that Hulu has right here on the site. Just search for what you want to watch and click on the  thumbnail and a player will open momentarily which you can set to full screen and watch.

My Account Page  This is where members can change their status and see who's been visiting your page. You also have several tabs at the top that let you do things like: Check and delete old classifieds, Your bookmarks, Your file browser (which will be empty if you have not Uploaded any), and your contact form. It also allows you to edit your account settings which allow you to change your password, username, set your private messages to everyone or just friends, change your email address, add or change your user picture, contact form & more! The My Account link is located at the very top right hand side of every page. It's your username after welcome back.

Personal Pages  If you are a member, you can make your own personal page about whatever you want. You can make as many as you want and these pages do not show up anywhere on the front page but they do show up under the recent posts link. You can let everyone see it or just your friends. You can even password protect it so it requires a person to enter a password before the page will load.

Post Block  To post content to the site, log on and simply go to the front or home page and on the upper right hand side you will see a block called Members Only. The block contains things like: The Control Panel, Private Messages, Bookmarks, Friends List, Ignore List, and Account Settings. Directly under that is: Create a personal page, then create a classified and so on. Just click on the desired link, fill in the information you want and scroll down and click save. That's it. If you need to go back and edit the page or delete it then simply return to the page and you will notice an edit tab at the top of the page. Just click the edit tab and make the necessary changes then scroll down and click save. your done.

Restaurant Menus  are available for those of you that are hungry but don't know what you want to eat! They are great for to-go orders! Just click on the restaurant name and the menu will open. Also listed are if they deliver or not and their phone numbers. Prices are subject to change without notice!

The Police Scanner Live  Listen to the local police Department as they help take a bite out of crime in Elwood! Just click on the link and your media player will open so you can listen. You may not hear anything right away but when they do talk you will hear it. After it has loaded you can minimize the player and continue to surf the web while listening to your police department hard at work keeping you safe.

Police Frenquency Codes  are available including Indiana State Police Signals, Local Scanner Frenquencies and Ten Signals.

Polls   Want to know what someone else is thinking about a particular subject? Find out by making a poll! They are easy to make but you have to be a member.

Private Messaging is available between members and if your settings permit, guests as well. If your selling something in the classifieds then they can use your contact form instead and won't find out your email address that way. You can also let just your friends message you if you want. Set the preference in your my account settings.

Quick Phone Numbers  is a list of quick access numbers that most people use.

Status messages  Members can leave status updates which you can find on your my account page.

User Relationships  are available for members to have friends lists kinda like face book!

Weather & Closings  are available to keep you informed about the local school closings and weather. Local forecasts and one of the best radar maps on the planet are also included!

Adding Images  You can add your own images to any content. Each Image can not exceed 5 megabytes and will be automatically resized to 800x600. When making your content, the add image link will be located under the subject box. Just click the browse button and select your picture. Once you have selected your picture you can scroll down and save. If you want to go back and edit or change your images, just return to the page and you will see a images tab at the top of the page. Click it and you can add or remove pictures from your content.

WYSIWYG Editor  WYSIWYG is short for what you see is what you get. The editor is available for all content types and the editor will allow you to change font sizes, styles, colors, etc. You can also bold, italic or underline your text, link words, add tables and so much more. To enable the WYSIWYG Editor simply look for the rich text editor link under your subject box on the content you are making. Click the link and the editor is on. Click it again and its back off. When done using the editor simply click on the rich text editor link again and disable it then scroll down and save your document.