EAPH and FreeForm Tutorials Page

Although FreeForm at robshelp.com and EAPH.com hosting are separate services, FreeForm is easier and more efficient when used in combination with EAPH. These tutorials / demonstrations / instructions / discussions / examples will help you learn to use EAPH (iDrive) and FreeForm features to best advantage. Don't forget, I'm here also to help as needed. ~Rob rob@robshelp.com

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General Help
First of all, be determined to succeed and don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it!

Using multiple web browser windows

Pop-up blockers are good, but...

Copy and Paste Workshop

Keep your computer healthy

Camera and scanner settings

Avoiding unpleasant surprises

Getting your items found, visited, and purchased on eBay

Does owning an eBay Store help?

Suggestions For Better eBay Gallery Picture Appearance and Effectiveness

EAPH Hosting Tools
EAPH Getting Started (Outline)

Use folders to organize your pictures

12:49

Login, create a new folder, and upload pictures using the Browse method

7:36

Crop, resize, and compress a photo

6:24

EAPH iDrive2 Enhanced Photo Album - Photo albums are a way to share the contents of a picture folder with decorations added

EAPH iDrive2 Template Helper - An alternative to using FreeForm. For creating item descriptions and web pages using pre-built templates.

Self Hosting eBay Gallery Pictures - A little more work but often worth the trouble

Prepping Photos Prior to Uploading:

Photo Preparation - The Big Four: Crop, Cutaway, Resample, Compress

Optimizing Photos using Irfanview

7:24

Batch processing with Irfanview

8:36

FreeForm
FreeForm Getting Started (Outline) - this gives the general idea of how FreeForm works

Create, save, and post an item description on eBay

24:31 - includes how pictures stored in your EAPH iDrive are used in FreeForm

Obtaining graphics from Internet sites for use in FreeForm

14:23 Features Waterlily Graphics - an excellent source for very pretty backgrounds.

Using the Frame Builder Tool

17:15 - the Frame Builder is a feature of FreeForm that surrounds your pages with a frame

FreeForm - My 7 most important tips - suggestions for obtaining best results using FreeForm

Avoiding unpleasant surprises - general tips for what to watch out for when creating item descriptions or web pages