How GiftPal works...

Step 1 - Register - it's free

Click on the Register link on the home page

• Choose an ID for you or your family (this cannot contain spaces or puctuation)
• Choose a password (this is you admin password)
• Enter your name and email address

That's it!

Step 2 - Confirm your registration

• We will send you an email containing a confirmation link
• Click on this link to confirm that the email address you supplied is correct

Your rfegistration is now complete.

Step 3 - Set up one or more gift recipients

• Login as admin
• Create one or more members of your family with a unique identifier and password (you can also enter their email address if known)

Step 4 - Setting up a recipient's details

Once they know their Giftpal group ID and member ID and password, members can log in and set up their personal details.

• Click on My details
• Enter the dates of their birthday and/or wedding day
• Select which occasions they want GiftPal to maintain gift lists

Step 5 - Setting up your gift lists

• Login as a gift recipient
• Click on Add a gift to set up a gift you would like
• Enter the name of the gift - please be as accurate and concise as possible. For example provide the title of a book, CD or DVD, not "that big book by Tolkien"
• Select the type of gift from the options provided - this will later allow GiftPal to help gift providers to locate the desired item
• Enter any description which will help
• Either
  • Click on Submit to store the gift
    or
  • Click on Pictures and Giftpal will try to locate suitable pictures of the item to display against your description

Step 6 - Browsing the gift lists within your family group

• GiftPal shows you a summary of members of your family group, indicating:
  • The number of items on their gift list which are as yet not reserved
  • The number of items which have been reserved by others
  • The number of items you have promised to each member
• To view the gift list for a member, click on their name
• To reserve an item, click on "Reserve this item"
• To find sellers who might offer this item, click on one of the supplier links provided

Step 7 - Reviewing your gift list

You can review your own list of gifts and edit or delete items as required. You cannot see who has reserved any of your gifts.

Step 8 - Setting up a guest member

There is a special member ID in your group called guest. You can provide the guest passowrd to anyone, allowing them to browse your gift list.

However, when a guest reserves an item, they must supply their name and email address, and the item is marked as pending until the guest confirms their reservation using a link provided in an email message.

• Set up the guest password in the form provided on the admin page
• Provide guests with the Giftpal ID, the member name of guest and the guest password you have set up.

Gfts are marked as pending for 24 hours - if the reservation is not confirmed within this time period it automatically lapses.