Breeze is a web-­‐based information management system that will help us to keep better track of M ANY aspects of church life, but we’re starting with one of the most important, OUR PEOPLE! Advantage #1 – Accessibility: Need a phone number, a m ailing address, or want to send an email to someone? The information you need will be just a couple of clicks away in Breeze, and you can access it anytime from any device – desktop, tablet, or smartphone. Advantage #2 -­‐ Accuracy You keep your own information updated! New address, new phone number, new email address? Just go to your account and update – even add pictures of each person! No m ore outdated phone lists or ancient snapshots! Advantage #3 – Simplicity When either you or the church office updates your information, it’s automatically updated in any list we make for any class, event, small group, volunteers, etc. No more changes in several places (or forgetting to do so)! If you need a list printed, call Shannon or Karen D. They can sort/print almost any group of people or kids. Advantage #4 – Recommendations We’ve researched this, and Breeze gets high m arks in the tech world. It’s user-­‐friendly and affordable for small to mid-­‐size churches. Rochester Covenant has used it for several years with great success. Advantage #5 – Security Breeze uses all the latest security m easures and systems. Only SRCC people are given access to the Salem Road account. Only SRCC people can log-­‐in, using their own unique user names and passwords. Once logged in – users can see contact info. for others (address, phone, e-­‐mail, and picture). The only person who sees your complete information is you. So what’s next? The steps are below for you to get started on your own. Also, on May 14 & 21, a will be available after worship & Sunday School to help people. • Anyone who has given us his/her email address will get an email invitation from our church secretary to join Breeze. If you don’t get one, call the office. The subject line will say “Create Your Salem Road Covenant Account.” • Open your invitation and click on “Create Account.” • Create your own unique user name and password. Your password can be any word or phrase that is easy for you to remember. (Be sure to record both user name and password somewhere, just in case you forget them!) • You’ll get a confirmation email from Breeze. Then log in and view your profile! • Two w ays to make access to Breeze quick and easy: On your desktop computer, bookmark the login page, AND on your other devices, go to the App Store to download the Breeze app. It’s free! The church ID is salemroad. Editing Your Profile • What you see at the top of the page is what others will see if they look you up. The 4 sections below are only visible to you. • You can edit any of the 4 sections on your profile by clicking on the “click to edit section” that appears when you hover over each section title bar. You will certainly need to change your birth year and marriage year as we did not have this information in our lists. All of those for our adults read 2017 right now! • If you change anything, be sure to click “save” in the title bar! • Be sure to check the profiles for your kids too! Pictures Please DO upload your photo! It’s so helpful for getting to know people! • Two things first: (1) If you don’t have a picture, take a selfie! (2) If you’re uncomfortable with picture editing, email your photo to Shannon or Karen D. to do the editing and uploading for you. Now read on for more picture details. • Images must be in jpg, png, gif, or bmp format. • All photos are forced to a 3x2 ratio (width to height). Photos in landscape format (rather than portrait) work best. Breeze will force you to crop/enlarge your photo to the correct dimensions. If your photo doesn't fit, you can use the editing software at http://img-­‐
resize.com -­‐ select the "Letterbox" option and set the dimensions to 600x400. • You can also add a family photo to the Family section. For Help Whenever You Need It: • Contact Shannon in the office ([email protected]). • If you need help outside Shannon’s office hours, you can try contacting Karen Danielson ([email protected]). PLEASE NOTE: Use of any information in our Breeze files is for the sole use of SRCC members and regular attenders to contact each other and for church e vents, programs, and ministries. It is NEVER appropriate to use any contact information for selling things or fundraising of any kind.