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Step-by-Step Instructions for setting up the Evangelism Kit to use on your church's web

site:

 

1.  Verify that you have all the necessary files in the folder called 'Evangelism Kit' found at the default path 'C:\Evangelism Kit', which was created when you downloaded the Evangelism Kit.

            ***Note: the path 'C:\Evangelism Kit' will be different if you changed the path              

when you unzipped the ‘ZippedKit.exe’.

            The Evangelism Kit folder should contain five files, as follows:

                        *opencontact.html        (this file creates the form for the user to contact you)

                        *intro.htm         (this is the file your HTML link should point to, to play the movie)

                        *splittime.swf    (this is the movie)

                                *start.htm         (this is the page for the movie to play on – a “theater screen”)  

                        *ReadMe.doc (this is the file you are currently reading!)

               

2. Next, open the file called 'opencontact.html' in NotePad, or FrontPage, or any other editor you currently use.  If you are not sure how to open the file into an editor, try right-clicking on the file name from Windows Explorer - you should see 'Send To' then, Notepad.  If not, then please read in your Windows user's manual for instructions on how to add Notepad to your 'Send To'.

 

3. Now, you should have 'opencontact.html' open.  You will need to change one line and one line only to create an email address to receive the responses from your new movie.  This is where you will receive the information submitted by the user when they click 'Submit Completed Form' on the brief questionnaire included at the end of the movie.

The following HTML code is what you will search for on the 'contact.htm' page:

 

            <!-- THE FOLLOWING LINE OF HTML CODE NEEDS TO BE EDITED TO INCLUDE  -->

                <!-- THE CORRECT E-MAIL ADDRESS.  INSERT CORRECT ADDRESS INTO THE     -->

                <!-- VALUE FIELD. YOU WILL REPLACE jdotson@namb.net WITH YOUR ADDRESS  -->               

                <input type="hidden" name="RETURNEMAIL" value="jdotson@namb.net">         

                <!-- THE LINE ABOVE IS THE ONE THAT NEEDS THE VALUE FIELD CHANGED    -->

 

You will need to substitute YOUR email address in place of the existing email address which is currently 'jturner@namb.net' (set in the 'VALUE=' field).  Be sure to leave the "".  Insert your new address inside the quotations.

 

4. Now, save the newly updated page containing your new email address by clicking on the save icon (appears as a floppy-disk on the toolbar), or save by using 'Save As...' in the 'File' menu found on the menubar.

 

5.  The file called 'intro.htm' is the HTML page that automatically launches the movie.  All you need to do is insert a link on your church's web site that will call the 'intro.htm' page.  You can insert the following line of HTML code into the <BODY> section of your HTML page to call the 'intro.htm' page:  *See Note below!

 

            <a href="http://james.namb.net/intro.htm">Click here to see the Movie!</a>

 

********* Note:         The files you downloaded called 'opencontact.html', intro.htm', ‘start.htm’, and 'splittime.swf' MUST all be contained in the SAME folder.  Also, you MUST replace the HTTP address (which currently appears as 'james.namb.net') with your church's HTTP address, and make sure you have the correct path to the ‘intro.htm’ page.  The folder containing the files you downloaded must be in the ROOT directory of your web-server.  The web-server on most Windows systems is found at C:\Webshare\Wwwroot.  So, for example, if your church's address is 'http://www.ChristianChurch.com' and you have the folder containing the files you downloaded named as 'EvangelismKit', then you want to change the above line to read:

<a href="http://www.ChristianChurch.com/EvangelismKit/intro.htm">Click here to see the Movie!</a>

 

6.  Great, your are almost done… just a few more steps.  Now, save the newly updated page containing your church’s HTTP address by clicking on the save icon (appears as a floppy-disk on the toolbar), or save by using 'Save As...' in the 'File' menu found on the menubar.

 

7.  Now you are ready to test your church’s new Flash Movie!  To test go to your church’s web site and click on the link you added that takes you to the movie.  Unless you changed the anchor tag (the <a href ~> tag from above) your link should read “Click here to see the Movie!”.  When you click on that link you should be taken to a page asking you if you have the Flash Plug-in, and offering a link to download the Plug-in, and a link to begin the movie.  If the user clicks on the CONTACT link at the end of the movie then it should bring up a form for them to contact you.  You should enter some information and click ‘Submit Completed Form’ to make sure you are receiving the email.  Once you click ‘Submit Completed Form’ the email containing the information you entered should arrive at the address you inserted in step 3.

 

8.  If you have any problems, or you would like to have someone step through the changes with you, then please contact James Dotson at the North American Mission Board by email mailto:web@namb.net.  Thank you for using our product to spread the message of Christ’s Forgiveness and Salvation!