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Facebook ConnectWhat is Facebook Connect?
Facebook Connect is a utility that links your Lake Forest Gateway account with your Facebook profile.
How do I initially sign in using Facebook Connect?
When you visit the Lake Forest Gateway login page, you will see three options:
1.) First-time login
2.) Return visitors
3.) The “Connect with Facebook” icon:
If this is your first visit to our site, you will need to activate your account using our first-time login option.
After
activating your account, you can sign in using your alumni community
username and password. Or, you can click the “Connect with Facebook”
icon.
Once you click the icon, a pop-up window will appear on
your screen. Enter the e-mail address and password associated with your
Facebook account. The pop-up will close, and your Facebook profile
picture will appear onscreen with a short confirmation message.
Next,
input your alumni community username and password in the fields to the
left of your profile picture. Click the login button. This completes
the link between Facebook and the Lake Forest Gateway, and only needs to be
done once. The system will return you to the Lake Forest Gateway
home page.
You are now Facebook Connect-ed!
What if I’m automatically logged into the Lake Forest Gateway because I checked the “remember my password” box?
No
problem. Log out of the community by clicking “logout” at the bottom of
our left-hand navigation menu. Then, activate Facebook Connect via the
login page.
How do I sign in on subsequent visits to the Lake Forest Gateway?
When
you return to the site and wish to log in, visit the login page and
click the “Connect with Facebook” icon, rather than entering your
community username and password. Provide your Facebook e-mail address
and password in the pop-up window, and you will be able to access
the Lake Forest Gateway services as usual.
How does an event or gift post to my news feed?
Once you confirm your
online event registration or gift, you will see an option at the top of
the confirmation screen to publish this item on Facebook. Click
"Publish" or "Skip." You can set the default action by checking "Always
do this for alumni.lakeforest.edu" in the bottom left corner before making
your choice. PLEASE NOTE: THE AMOUNT OF YOUR GIFT WILL NOT APPEAR IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
If,
once I’ve activated Facebook Connect, I login using my community
username and password, will my site activity post to my Facebook
profile?
No. In order to use Facebook Connect functionality, you must log in to the Lake Forest Gateway via the “Connect with Facebook” icon.
How do I Facebook disConnect? (Or, how do I turn the thing off?)
There
are two ways of turning off the connection between Facebook and
the Lake Forest Gateway. You can visit your Facebook application settings and
check the box that says “Never publish stories from alumni.lakeforest.edu.”
Or, once you’re logged in, you can visit the Lake Forest Gateway home page and click the “revoke authorization” link in the text at the
top left of your screen, near your Facebook profile picture. If you
change your mind and want to re-establish the link, simply return to
our login page and click the “Connect with Facebook” icon. (You will
need to re-enter your community username and password as well.)
Why should I use Facebook Connect?
Facebook
Connect makes the Lake Forest Gateway more convenient because you can use
your Facebook e-mail and password to access both sites.
Via
Facebook, your friends already know what movies you like, what books
you love, and how much you adore your dog. Facebook Connect lets them
know that Lake Forest College is an important part of your life, too. When
classmates on your Facebook friends list visit your profile or glance
at their news feed, they’ll see that you have registered for an event —
one that they might like to attend. If you approve the post, your
recent activity will also note when you have invested in the College
through our online giving form. We like to think of it as leading by
example.
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