How To...

• Link To This Site With Our Logo Graphic
• Best View This Site
• Make MensMinistryConnection.com Your "Start-Up" Page
• Make MensMinistryConnection.com Features an AvantGo Channel for Your Mobile PDA
• Constantly Refresh MensMinistryConnection.com
• Remove Underlining From Links
• Change Link Color When Hovering
• Change Your PC Type Font to Arial
• Contact MensMinistryConnection.com

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MensMinistryConnection.com helps you harness the effective spiritual power when men find community together in your church as they advance in their Christian faith. While this website is designed to be a quality reference tool for men to use to grow personally and spiritually, the key to MensMinistryConnection.com is our email newsletter The ConnectingWire. Leaders of men's ministries use this every week to strengthen communication, friendship, and spiritual development among the members of their groups. You can too. To find out more, click here.

Use MensMinistryConnection.com as your launch site to using the Internet for personal and spiritual growth. We have hundreds of practical links you can access easily and regularly. Follow the directions below to make MensMinistryConnection.com your start-up page. Or if you'd rather, return to the home page and make it one of your favorites by bookmarking it with your browser.

If you agree that MensMinistryConnection.com is a valuable resource, please use it and recommend it widely.

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How to make MensMinistryConnection.com your "Start-Up" page:

Your home page is the first screen you see when you connect to the Internet. Start your day with MensMinistryConnection.com. While surfing the web, you can always click "Home" on your browser to return to MensMinistryConnection.com.

You can make MensMinistryConnection.com your Start-up page by locating your browser type below and following these simple steps.

Netscape Communicator 4.x (Windows):

1. Go to "Edit" on the standard toolbar above the screen.
2. Select "Preferences..." from the bottom of the pull-down menu.
   
3. Click on the circle next to "home page" in the top right box. (If you don't see "home page," click "Navigator" under "Category" on the left side of the window.)
   
4. In the next box, type our URL (http://www.MensMinistryConnection.com/) in the space. Click OK. MensMinistryConnection.com will now be your start-up page.

Netscape Navigator 3.x (Windows):

1. Go to "Options" on the standard toolbar above the screen. Click there for a pull-down menu.
2. Select "General Preferences. " A new menu will appear.
   
3. Click on the tab marked "Appearance."
   
4. In the area titled "Startup" make sure that the box next to "Netscape Browser" is checked for the "On Startup Launch" option. For the "Browser Starts With" option, select "Home Page Location."
   
5. In the text field below the "Home Page Location" options, type in our URL (http://www.MensMinistryConnection.com/) and click OK. MensMinistryConnection.com will now be your start-up page.

Internet Explorer 4.0 (Windows):

1. Click "View" on the standard toolbar above the screen. A pulldown menu will appear.
2. Click "Internet Options." A window with tabs will appear.
   
3. Click the tab marked "General." You will see three sections in the window. The top one is labeled "Home Page."
   
4. In the box marked "address," type our URL (http://www.MensMinistryConnection.com/) and click OK. MensMinistryConnection.com will now be your start-up page.

Internet Explorer 3.x (Windows):

1. Go to "View" on the standard toolbar above the screen. Click on "View" to see a pulldown menu.
2. Click on "Options."
   
3. Select "Start Page" from the pull-down menu in the first box. (If you do not see "Start Page" right away, you're probably using a slighter older version of the browser, so you'll need to click the "Navigation" tab first.)
   
4. In the box marked "address," type our URL (http://www.MensMinistryConnection.com/) and click OK. MensMinistryConnection.com will now be your start-up page.

Netscape Navigator for Macintosh (3.0 or higher):

1. Go to "Options" on the standard toolbar above the screen. Click there for a pull-down menu.
2. Select "General Preferences."
   
3. Click on the tab that says "Appearance."
   
4. You will see a new screen appear. At the bottom, where the type reads "Browser Starts With," click the second button ("Home Page Location").
   
5. Type in our URL (http://www.MensMinistryConnection.com/) and click OK. MensMinistryConnection.com will now be your start-up page.

Internet Explorer for Macintosh (3.0 or higher):

1. Go to "Edit" on the standard toolbar above the screen. Click there for a pull-down menu.
2. Select "Preferences."
   
3. A new window will come up. Click on the arrow for "Web Browser."
   
4. Click on "Home/Search."
   
5. In the address field under "Home Page," type in our URL (http://www.MensMinistryConnection.com/) and click OK. MensMinistryConnection.com will now be your start-up page.

America Online's browser:

1. When you see the "Welcome" screen, go to "Members," above the visual icons on the standard toolbar.
2. Click on the word "Preferences." A new menu will appear.
   
3. You will see a series of buttons representing areas where you can adjust your setup. Click on the picture of the globe. Another new menu will appear.
   
4. At the bottom of the new menu, type "http://www.MensMinistryConnection.com/" and click "Home." MensMinistryConnection.com will now be your start-up page, but you always need to connect to the Internet through the AOL Welcome page.
   

How to make MensMinistryConnection.com features an AvantGo channel for your mobile PDA:

Certain features of MensMinistryConnection.com are available free for your Palm Pilot or Pocket PC — including the daily Bible verse and daily inspirational quote.

Here's how you can daily update these features on your Personal Digital Assistant (PDA):

1. Go to http://avantgo.com/ and log in. If you're not currently a subscriber to the free service of AvantGo, click on "Sign Up" and follow the directions. Then return to complete this set-up.
2. At the bottom of the right-hand column titled "My Account," click on "Create Channel."
3. In the "Title" window, type "MensMinistryConnection.com"
4. In the "Location" window, type "http://www.MensMinistryConnection.com/mobile"
5. The "Maximum Channel Size" window should say "100k"
6. In the "Link Depth" window, type "2"
7. For "Include Images," click "Yes"
8. For "Follow Off-Site Links," click "Yes"
9. For "Refresh," click "on every sync"
10. Click "Save Channel"
11. Click "Log out" in the upper right hand corner
12. Click "Sync" on your Active Sync connection on your desktop PC, making sure your Palm Pilot or Pocket PC is in its cradle, ready to be synced.
13. Once your PDA is synced, refresh your AvantGo screen on your PDA.
14. Tap the "MensMinistryConnection.com" link on your AvantGo screen and enjoy the free daily features you'll find there.

How to constantly refresh MensMinistryConnection.com:

You can automatically get the latest updated version of MensMinistryConnection.com every time you access it by following these simple steps.

Internet Explorer 4.0 (Windows):

1. Go to "View" on the standard toolbar above the screen.
2. Click "Internet Options..." A window with tabs will appear.
   
3. Click the tab marked "General."
   
4. In the "Temporary Internet Files" section, click "Settings..."
   
5. Under the section titled "Check for newer versions of stored pages," click "Every visit to the page."
   

How to remove underlining from links on your browser:

To create a cleaner look to your computer screen, you can remove the underline from links by following these simple steps.

Internet Explorer 4.0 (Windows):

1. Go to "View" on the standard toolbar above the screen.
2. Click "Internet Options..." A window with tabs will appear.
   
3. Click the tab marked "Advanced."
   
4. Under the "Browsing" heading, look for "Underline Links" and click "Never."
   

How to change the link color when hovering:

You can change the color of links when you hover over them with your cursor by following these simple steps.

Internet Explorer 4.0 (Windows):

1. Go to "View" on the standard toolbar above the screen.
2. Click "Internet Options..." A window with tabs will appear.
   
3. Click the tab marked "General."
   
4. Click the button marked "Colors" at the bottom of the menu.
   
5. In the "Links" section, click on "Use hover color."
6. Select your color choice by clicking the colored box.

How to change your type font to Arial typeface for a cleaner screen look:

Internet Explorer 4.0 (Windows):

1. Go to "View" on the standard toolbar above the screen.
2. Click "Internet Options..." A window with tabs will appear.
   
3. Click the tab marked "General."
   
4. Click the button marked "Fonts" at the bottom of the menu.
   
5. In the "Proportional font:" window, scroll to find "Arial" and click on it.
   
6. In the "Fixed-width font:" window, scroll to find "Courier New" and click on it.
   
7. In the "Font size:" window, scroll to find "Medium" and click on it.
   
8. In the "Character set:" window, scroll to find "Western Alphabet" and click on it.
   

How to contact MensMinistryConnection.com

E-mail your comments to Jonathan.Petersen@MensMinistryConnection.com