Add An Item | Edit An Item | Delete An Item | Download List | Upload Images

This help section is designed to answer "general" questions about our control panel area.

OVERVIEW
The master navigation for your control panel is on the far left. Each link and how to use it is described below.

We have tried to make your personal control panel as simple to use as possible but we are always looking for additional suggestions and comments. If you have a suggestion or comment please email us.

ADDING AN ITEM
Select the "Add An Item" link to the left. Once the page loads you will see that we have provided most all of the various instructions for each field to help you add your item quickly and easily the first time.

If you have paid for the additional image display feature, you will also have an image box just under the item description box. By default this field will display blank.jpg - if you do not have an image to upload for the item you are adding, you do not have to do anything at all. If you do have an image to upload place the name of the image file in this box in its entirety. Example, the file is named 97beebasket.jpg just type 97beebasket.jpg in the box. As a rule the name of your image should NEVER have spaces, it should all be together. Once you have added your item information you will have to upload your image to our website, to do this follow the instructions for image upload below.

Once you have filled out each item field as completely as possible, click on the "Submit Item" button at the bottom left of the page. If you find that you have made an error after submitting your item, choose the "Edit An Item" link and follow the help paragraph below.
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EDITING AN ITEM
Select the "Edit An Item" link to the left. Once the page loads you find an entire list of your items within the database. They are listed by year then by item. Once you find the item you would like to make the change to within this list, click the "Edit" button just to the left of the item. This will load the item's entire listing record.

Each field that you filled out when adding your item is listed on this page. Find the field that you would like to change, make the change by highlighting the old information and then type the new information in the box, then click on the "Change" button at the bottom left of the page. Your changes will be saved to the database and you will automatically be returned to the page with your entire list of items in our database. Note: You must click the change button for your changes to take effect.
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DELETING AN ITEM
Select the "Delete An Item" link to the left. Once the page loads you find an entire list of your items within the database. They are listed by year then by item. Once you find the item you would like to delete within this list, click the "Delete" button just to the left of the item.

This will load the "Delete" item record window, use this area ONLY if you want to delete the entire record from the database. To proceed with the deletion, review the record to be sure that it is the correct record to delete and click the red delete button at the bottom left of the page. Note: Delete cannot be un-done, so please make sure you have loaded the correct item record for deletion. All though deletion cannot be un-done, if accidentally delete a record, you may always add the record back to the database by selecting the "Add An Item" link to the left.
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NOTE ABOUT SOLD ITEMS: While not required, we ask that when an item sells instead of deleting the item from your list please change the item "Status" from "O" (open) to "S" (sold). You do this by following the "Edit An Item" instructions above. Once you have opened the sold item's record, find the "Status" field and change it from "O" (open) to "S" (sold). If the item sold for less than the original asking price, the original accessories listed changed and/or the shipping terms changed please change these fields also.

This will do two things, it will remove it from your Control Panel Area AND place just the sold item's information on our Sold Items page on TheBasketMarket.com (your personal information will be removed from the ad). TheBasketMarket.com works very closely with the Bentley Guide helping this valuable resource collect actual selling prices for Longaberger® items. By helping us provide this information to the Bentley Guide, you help them provide the most accurate pricing guide for Longaberger® items available.

DOWNLOAD LIST
If you would like to download a list of your items click the Download List link from the left navigation. This will produce an entire list of your current items sorted by category. While your mouse is over the items list press the Ctrl and A buttons on your keyboard at the same time, this will highlight the entire list. Then "right" click your mouse which brings up a small menu window click "copy" within that menu. Now the entire list is on your computer's clipboard memory. Open your computer's "Notepad" program (usually found under "All Programs" in the "Accessories" folder) once you have opened Notepad "right click your mouse again and click "paste". Save the file to your computer using a unique identifier.

The @ sign is placed between each field of information to help when importing to spreadsheet format within programs such as "Excel" (it's the unique Other delimiter to be used when importing). To remove it from your list if you should want a simple saved copy of your list for archiving, begin by opening your saved file from the steps in the first paragraph. Once opened in "Notepad" select "Edit" from the top navigation then select "Replace". When the replace window opens put the @ in the top field and then place you cursor in the bottom field and then push your space bar twice, click the "Replace All" button then save the file again.

Now you may upload this file to programs such as "Excel" or print to archive your list for quick reference if you have not removed the @ sign from the list as described above. Use the @ sign as when importing this file as a Delimited file into "Excel" by first opening "Excel" then open a blank workbook (spreadsheet). From the top navigation select "Data" then "Get External Data" and the "Import Text File". Once the window opens find your file, double click your file to select and load it to the "Text Import Wizard" window. On the first screen be sure the "Delimited" file type is selected then press "Next". On this screen check the box next to "Other" and type in the @ sign to the right of "Other" then select next. On the final screen nothing need be done except click "Finish".

Your file has been imported to "Excel" now work with it as you would other files, but remember to save it first.

UPLOADING IMAGES (optional feature - $50 additional fee each year)
Main Image
There are 2 images in your image folder to begin with - main.jpg and blank.jpg. The main.jpg is a tiny default image for the main photo to be located just above your email. If you choose to have a group photo of some baskets to display in this area you should make the image no higher than 160 pixels then rename it to main.jpg. Once this has been done, select the "Upload Images" link to the left. When the image upload program is displayed, use the browse button to find the main.jpg image on your computer. Once found double clicking the image file will load it's location into the data box of the upload program. Click the submit link on the upload program (just under the browse button), this will begin the upload process. A gray box with "FILE  SUCCESSFULLY  UPLOADED" will display just under the primary box. Your image has been uploaded and replaced our default file. You may change this photo as often as you wish as long as the file you upload is named main.jpg the new image will overwrite the old image.
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Basket/Item Ad Images
Once your basket/item information has been added and you have an image to upload, select the "Upload Images" link to the left. When the image upload program is displayed, use the browse button to find the image of the item (on your computer) you are going to upload to our website. Note: The image file name should be identical to the image file name you have entered in the Image Box when you originally added the item to our website. Once found double clicking the image file will load it's location into the data box of the upload program. Click the submit link on the upload program (just under the browse button), this will begin the upload process. A gray box with "FILE  SUCCESSFULLY  UPLOADED" will display just under the primary box. Your image has been uploaded to our website. You may change this photo as often as you wish as long as the file you upload is named as described in the Note: sentence above. The new image will overwrite the old image.
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If this guide has not provided the answer to your question(s), please email us so we can assist you.
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