Partner Links 2.1 - User Guide and FAQ

Partner Links - Main Menu

• New - create new blank project
• Open - open an existing project
• Save - save changes in the current project
• Save as ... - save current project under another name and/or in another place

• Project Options - opens the tab, where you can set and modify project settings
• Edit Categories - opens Edit Categories window, where you can add and modify categories to be assigned to the links, added to the project
• Edit Status List - opens Edit Status List window, which allows adding and editing list of statuses, which can be assigned to the links in project
• Add New Link - opens Add Web Site window, which allows adding partner links and information about it to the project manually
• Edit Selected Link - allows editing information on the selected in the Main Project Table link
• Remove Selected Link - allows deleting the selected link from the project
• Remove Broken Link - allows deleting the selected link from the project if it was checked by the program and found broken
• Import Links - allows importing links from other projects
• Export Links - allows exporting links from the project and saving them to plain text and CSV files
• Find New Partners - launches Find new partners wizard
• Send E-mail to link partner - opens Send E-mail tab in Link table pane
• Generate partner link page - opens Code generation window

• General options - opens window for entering and modifying proxy settings and setting default HTTP and FTP clients
• Mail options - opens e-mail configuration window
• FTP Uploader Options - opens FTP module settings window
• Update - the program launches update module, which downloads updated search engine scripts from the program support server

• View link in browser - opens the selected in your default Internet Browser
• Filters for search - opens windows, which allows setting and editing filters for partners search in Find new partners wizard. Among these filters are the following: content filter, domains and country extensions filter, URLs filter
• Project statistics... - displays general project statistics information
• Find in the list - opens Find site dialog, using which you can easily locate a site in the list by a search string

• Help - opens program online help in your Internet Browser
• Order Key - opens program registration page (disappears after program is registered)
• Registration - opens program registration dialog
• About - opens program version and contact information

Frequently Asked Questions - Partner Links

1. I have registered the program but still it searches only AltaVista for partners and only three sites can be added to the project. Why do the trial version limitations remain?
   You need to update the program database after the registration for the correct functioning of the program.
   
   
2. Can I save the project statistics to MS Word?
   Yes, this can be done the to ways:
   
   • Save the report to disc in the HTML format and then open it in MS Word
   • Copy the content of the page using key combination Ctrl+A (Select all) and paste it into MS word document
   
   
   
3. Can I transfer my project files onto another computer?
   By default the project files are saved in the folder, where the program is installed, usually C:\Program Files\NetPromoter\Partner Links\projects\ in separate folders named after the project names. You can copy these projects into the corresponding folder on another computer provided and run them provided both copies are registered.
   
   
4. Can I set the program to upload files on the FTP server via web folder?
   Unfortunately the program cannot work via web folder. If you want to upload the pages you have generated with the program, find them in the folder C:\Program Files\NetPromoter\Partner Links\Uploaded pages\... and upload onto your server using web folder.
   
   
5. Partner Links generates "I/O error 103" when saving projects
   Check if you have permissions for writing in the selected directory.
   
   
6. I have added a partner site manually. When I click "Check link back" nothing happens. Should I specify the URL of the page, linking to my site manually, or the program can find it?
   For the program to find the page, linking to your site you need to select Follow links on partner page if the link back not found check box in the Settings>General options>Search parameters tab. When the project is launched the next time the program will follow the links and try to find the link back.
   
   
7. I tried to send an e-mail to my partner from using Partner Links. After I click Send now the program says: "Check if the SMTP settings are correct".
   This message appears only if the information on outgoing SMTP server is missing. Go to the Settings>mail options and provide all necessary information there.
   
   
8. After searching a link by e-mail address all other links disappeared from the Main Project Table. They appear only after I restart the program.
   You have turned on the filter by e-mail address. Select All links in the Status filter drop-down menu - all your links should appear.