Am I required to install special software to my computer to use the Administrator utility of AHOY.COM solutions?

No. All AHOY.COM solutions are created to run via a Web browser. It is required, however, that I.E. (5.5 or greater) or Netscape 7.0 (or greater) are utilized when working within AHOY.COM administrative tools.

Can I use any Web browser to use the Administrator utility?

All AHOY.COM Solutions are built using the latest technology. To make certain that you can use all functions we ask that either Internet Explorer 5.5 or above or Netscape 7.0 and above browser versions are used.

Is more than one individual able to add information to the database at a given time?

Yes. Although you will want to be very careful that the other individuals working within the database are not working on any of the same items, categories, etc. or some of the information may be overwritten.

How does the Recipe search work?

Visitors search the recipe database
by entering a keyword and/or a combination of
recipe characteristics to narrow their search
results. The search results are displayed with
each title linking to its corresponding recipe
page.

Can I use HTML from the Administration, area to help display content in any recipe fields?

Yes. Within the "Description," "Chef Bio," "Restaurant Location," "Footnote" and "Nutrition Notes" fields you can use properly formatted HTML.

Can I change ingredient types?

Yes. You can add or change the ingredient types to suit your needs.

Is a subscriber able to unsubscribe themselves from the Recipe Club?

Yes. When a recipe is sent, they will want to click on the "Unsubscribe" link which will identify them as no longer being a subscriber and will no longer receive Recipe Club emails.

What formats can be used for the recipe photos?

Recipe photos must be in .jpg or .gif format.

When I upload a .jpg file the image does not display.

The Web does not support .jpg images in CMYK color format - the format must be RGB. If you uploaded a .jpg image file and see an "x" where the image should be placed, your image is most likely formatted as CMYK. In order to change the format you will have to make the change within your photo editor.

I get an error when uploading an image.

If you have difficulties uploading an image you will want to make certain that it is properly formatted. File names must exclusively contain letters, numbers, underscores or hyphens.
Any other character types are not permitted. If you are using a Macintosh you will also want to make certain that the extension is turned on.

What is the Recipe Manager Solution.

Recipe Manager is a flexible and customizable Web site solution that includes a searchable recipe database, an ingredient shopping cart, a Recipe Club and a simple, secure Web-based interface for maintaining recipes and administration of Recipe Club activity.

What are the main user functions of the Recipe Manager?

The Recipe Manager Solution features allow the Web site visitor to browse recipes, search for recipes, learn about recipes, keep track of ingredients in a shopping list and become a member of the Recipe Club where they will receive periodic recipes via email.

What is the Recipe Club?

The Recipe Club is a opt-in subscriber utility that allows subscribers to receive period recipe emailings. Administrators use a simple Web interface to easily maintain recipe information and manage Recipe Club correspondence.

How does the shopping list work?

Visitors may select to add the recipe ingredients to the shopping list. The
shopping list contains ingredients for any
recipes that the Visitor has added to their
shopping list.

Shopping list ingredients are grouped by the
optional ingredient type then by the ingredient.

When adding new recipes, if I do not add in any Nutrition Label content what will display.

The nutrition information label displays whenever any of the nutrition label
components are entered into the recipe nutrition table and the nutrition
information is configured to display.