Register New Account - Tutorial

There is a short and a "more detailed" tutorial depending on how much assistance you feel you may need during the setup process. (Please note: some areas of the website are protected and only available to approved members therefore the options (pages) available to the public vs the options (pages) available to members and board members will vary depending on whether an approved member is signed in or if an outside visitor is just visiting from the public. You will see a new set of options (pages) once approved and logged in. You will know which pages are protected as these will have little padlock icons next to them.)

SHORT REGISTRATION TUTORIAL:

Register - Click on the Register Button at Top Right of Screen
Fill Out Profile - Complete your profile by completing as many fields as needed/required
Click Register - if the system finds that you have completed your profile correctly, it will consider your registration sent for approval and you'll get a confirmation. If it doesn't let you register, make corrections to the areas in need and then attempt to click the Register button again.
Once Approved - Click on Account Settings under your name in top right. Go through each tab and complete as much extra profile information as you'd like. You can also go to the Privacy Preferences tab and setup your privacy settings.
Enjoy! 


MORE DETAILED TUTORIAL:

HELPFUL HINTS BEFORE AND DURING SIGNUP:

Important: New registrants are vetted by the administrator to ensure that only Utsalady Heights Owners Association owners/residents register. The address entered must match what we have in our accounting system.

For new registrations, click on "register" at the top right of the home page.

Username- 

The username is the registrant's email address. This address must be correct because if you input incorrectly, it will be recorded and sent for approval, but you will not receive any communications via the website. Please ensure your email address is correct (it does not have you enter it twice to verify).

Password- 

The password is case sensitive. Write it down somewhere! As you start typing your password you will notice a color bar that starts off red, turns orange and once it is deemed strong enough, green. The website will only accept your password when it turns green! Don't worry, if you should lose your password in the future, you have the option to reset it via the "Forgot Password" link upon trying to sign in. 

Resident Type- Required

Choose from the four resident types that best matches you. 

Name- Each household only needs one account. The reason for this is, you can add your spouse, other residents, your children, and even your pets, all within the same account. Therefore, enter the name of the person who will use the account the most. Please note, all members of the household will use the same login and password as it is one single account. If each member would like to have their own login and password separately, they will need to register for their own account. In order to avoid redundant names, please do not add the same person’s name to other accounts.

Address- Please make sure and enter this correctly. The system will not let you register unless the address is correct (it performs address validation). If you own a vacant lot, please put in your mailing address.

While not required we encourage you to record your phone number to make the directory as complete as possible. Numbers will not be shared outside of this website and will only be viewed by logged-in residents of our community. Also, you can change privacy preferences later so that only certain information appears in the Resident Directory.

Spousal Information

While not required, we encourage completion of this information unless the spouse registers their account separately (see below). If you and your spouse share a common email address, you should just use one account (as each account requires its own unique email address).

WHERE EACH PARTY WITHIN A HOUSEHOLD REGISTERS SEPARATELY, DO NOT COMPLETE THE SPOUSE INFO AS ANYONE LOOKING AT THE COMMUNITY DIRECTORY WILL SEE BOTH SPOUSES IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER, WHICH CAN BE CONFUSING.

Cell phone numbers

Optional - but in order to take advantage of the Resident Alert System, it is important that you include your cell phone information. As stated above, you can hide this information from the Resident Directory using your Privacy Preferences, but the system will have your cell phone in its system so that you may receive special emergency community alerts to your cell phone (note: Text and Data rates may cost extra depending on your cell phone provider).

Alternate Home Info

For registrants with Vacant Lots or who are snowbirds and are often out of town, we encourage completion of this information to facilitate contacting you if necessary when you are not in town.

If any of the required areas are incomplete, you will be prompted to correct or complete the required information to finish the process. 

If you still have problems completing the registration, contact the webmaster and we will get the process completed together.

After you receive a confirmation email that your registration has been approved, you can login.


AFTER APPROVAL AND LOGGING IN FOR THE FIRST TIME:

Change of Basic Info, add Profile Info, add Photo

For the most part, members must make changes to their profile and settings because the webmaster does not have that authority. Basic information is required, while Profile, Privacy, and Contact details are in a default state and do not require completion. However, if you want to change any of those details, or take an option other than the default one, simply click on the arrow beside your name near the top right side of the page, and go to the area within account settings that requires change.  

For example, to change your email address, go to the General tab within account settiings, then edit your email address.

After making your changes you must  click on "save"  at the bottom of the page to activate the changes.

To add a picture, click on "Profile Info". Click on upload new photo; browse your photos; click on the desired photo, click on "open" at which point the photo will be uploaded to your account and will appear in the community directory. Click Save! If any problem contact the Web Administrator at [email protected]

Pets

In the Profile Info section Click on "+Add Household member", select pet option and upload a photo and description, and even their birthday if you want, and click Save. You will now find your pet in the Pets Section with picture.  

Privacy Preferences
Primarily relates to Board positions. At the option of the member they can elect to show phone number, email, both or none by clicking on the appropriate selection. In situations where the spouse is also on the account and happens to  be the Board member, then the options selected will come into effect if and when that happens. You have the option to un-tick the bottom box that would see you removed from view on the community directory.

Contact information is set website-wide as a default to ensure members get email information in a controlled fashion. However, it is possible to edit your contact information to prevent you from getting any emails from the website, or seeing Discussion Topic emails that the default position accommodates. 

Deleting Your Account

A member/resident may delete their own account at any time. Deleting an account will remove your data from the UtsaladyHeights.com website. It's important to note that if you delete your own account, it will also remove things that are attached to your account from the website. This includes pets in your account that show up in the pet directory, any other names such as spouse, children, etc.. Your listing and all information will be removed from the community directory, and more.

There are further details including step-by-step information by going to: FAQs