Quick Jumps:Create A Profile | Search For Matches | Add A Member Profile to Your Favorites | Email A Member
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1 - Create a profile
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OutsideBySide allows you to create multiple profiles for different interests and locations. For example, one profile may be for friends and another for training partners, but you want to keep them separate.
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Add a profile by going to 'my profiles' and click on the 'new' button in the 'My Profiles' selection menu window.
Fill out all required information on this form and then click the 'save' button to continue. To Specify that a profile is viewable to other members or not, Check or Uncheck the box beside 'Active' at the bottom of the 'Edit Profile' form.
To work with Photos for your profile, Click on 'Photos' under the profile name in the 'My Profiles' selection menu window, then:
To Add a New Photo To Your Profile:
1. Click the 'edit' button in the 'Photos - (Profile Name)' section to start making changes in the Photos section of your profile. Click the 'Cancel' button to exit without making any changes. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Photos' section to find the 'edit' button.
2. Click the 'new' button to add a new photo to your profile. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Edit Photos' section to find the 'new' button.
3. Click the 'Browse...' button to select the photo from your computer to add to your profile. Browse to your photo file on your computer and select it to continue.
4. Click the '...' button beside 'Date picture was taken' to select the date that the photo was taken.
5. Add some comments in the 'Comment' text area, if you wish.
6. To Specify that a photo is to be your primary photo that other members see in the Search Results & Profile Summary, Check the box beside 'Primary photo (display this photo in profile summary page.)'.
7. To Specify whether a photo can be viewed by other members, Check the box beside 'Display photo to other members'. Uncheck this box to ensure that no one can see it but you.
8. After you are satisfied with your entry, click the 'save' button to to save your changes. Click the 'Cancel' button to exit without making any changes. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Photos' section to find the 'cancel' and 'save' buttons.
To Edit Existing Photos:
1. Click the 'edit' button in the 'Photos - (Profile Name)' section to start making changes in the Photos section of your profile. Click the 'Cancel' button to exit without making any changes. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Photos' section to find the 'edit' and 'cancel' buttons.
2. To Select a photo as your Primary photo that other members see in the Search Results & Profile Summary, Check the box beside 'Primary photo (display this photo in profile summary page.)'.
3. To Specify whether a photo can be viewed by other members, Check the box beside 'Display photo to other members'.
4. After you are satisfied with your changes, such as selecting your Primary Photo or Changing Comments, click the 'save' button to to save your changes. Click the 'Cancel' button to exit without making any changes. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Photos' section to find the 'cancel' and 'save' button.
To Remove Photos:
1. Click the 'edit' button in the 'Photos - (Profile Name)' section to start making changes in the Photos section of your profile. Click the 'Cancel' button to exit without making any changes. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Photos' section to find the 'edit' and 'cancel' buttons.
2. Find Your Photo and click the 'Remove' button in that section. *Make certain that you wish to do this as it is not reversible.
3. Your Photo is removed.
To work with the outdoor Activities in your profile, Click on 'Activities' under the profile name in the 'My profiles' selection menu window, then:
To Add A New Activity:
1. Click the 'edit' button in the 'Activities - (Profile Name)' to start making changes in the Activities section of your profile. Click the 'Cancel' button to exit without making any changes. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Edit Activities' section to find the 'edit' and 'cancel' buttons.
2. Click the 'new' button to add a new activity to your profile. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Edit Activities' section to find the 'new' button.
3. Select an activity in the dropdown window, under the title 'Please select an activity?'.
4. Select a skill level for that activity in the dropdown window, under the title 'Please select your skill level?'.
5. In the textbox under the title 'How many years have you been involved in this activity?', type in the number of years that you have been involved with this activity.
6. In the large textbox under the title 'Tell more about your interest in this activity.', type in some comments for the members to learn more about your involvement in this activity.
7. To Specify what season(s) you participate in this activity, Check the box beside each season titled 'winter', 'spring', 'summer', and 'fall'. Check all that apply. For example, you might just select 'winter' for alpine skiing, but you might select all 4 seasons for trail running.
8. After you are satisfied with your entry, click the 'save' button to to save your changes. Click the 'Cancel' button to exit without making any changes. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Edit Activities' section to find the 'cancel' and 'save' buttons.
To Edit Existing Activities:
1. Click the 'edit' button in the 'Activities - (Profile Name)' to start making changes in the Activities section of your profile. Click the 'Cancel' button to exit without making any changes. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Edit Activities' section to find the 'edit' and 'cancel' buttons.
2. Make any desired changes to the any activities on the 'Edit Activities' section.
3. After you are satisfied with your changes, click the 'save' button to to save your changes. Click the 'Cancel' button to exit without making any changes. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Edit Activities' section to find the 'cancel' and 'save' buttons.
To Remove an Activity:
1. Click the 'edit' button in the 'Activities - (Profile Name)' to start making changes in the Activities section of your profile. Click the 'Cancel' button to exit without making any changes. *You may need to scroll down to the bottom of your 'Edit Activities' section to find the 'edit' and 'cancel' buttons.
2. Find Your Activity and click the 'Remove' button in that section. *Make certain that you wish to do this as it is not reversible.
3. Your Activity is removed.
To See How Your Profile Will Appear to other Members:
1. Click 'Mirror' under the profile name in the 'My profiles' selection menu to view your profile as others would see it.
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2 - Search for matches
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Click on 'Search'.
Fill out all the criteria that are important to you and click 'go'.
All empty criteria will not be used for filtering out matches.
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3 - Add a member profile as one of your favorites
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Once you have searched for matches, you will receive a list of results.
Click on 'add to favorites' on any result matches to save in your favorites for future reference.
Click on 'my favorites' under 'my outsidebyside' to view your favorites.
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4 - Contacting others
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You can contact other members by sending them email messages.
All messages are sent through OutsideBySide to protect the privacy of member's email address.
You can send messages to a member by clicking on 'email' while viewing your search results, your favorites, or the member's detailed profile.
They will receive an email send from Outsidebyside with your profile name, subject, message, and a link to view your profile.
They can send a message back to you via the same process.
For your own safety and privacy, do not send any private information through emails such as creditcard number, social security number, bank account information, etc.
At a certain point in your online relationship with any of our member, you might want to share some private information such as your real name, email address, etc. at your own discretion.
We will not share any private information about you with any of our members.
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