How It Works
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Quick Overview
Person A creates a letter for Person B. Person A creates the letter, chooses how to protect the letter and when the letter is to be available.
Person B searches the site and finds a letter for him/herself.
Person B can then read the letter at the appropriate date, depending on the protection and options chosen by the letter creator (person A).
More details and definitions
After logging in from the main home page click on the 'Write a letter now'
This will take you to the Letter Details area. In this area you will find the following boxes, which are required to be filled.
Title
The fist box to be filled in is the Title found at the top.
(This is for you to make the letter identifiable from your other letters that you may wish to create.) e.g. 'Johns letter for the future'
Documents (notes)
This area has two options. By selecting I’ll type a letter right now a larger box will open. Click into this larger box to start typing your letter.
Clicking the red add more documents button and selecting I'll type a letter right now will give another box to type text. This can be repeated a number of times.
Documents (notes)
By selecting I'll upload a file and then click the browse button will bring up a standard choose a file Window.
You may wish to attach you own word document from your computer using this function. Once selected the path to the file is shown in the box
Clicking the red 'add more document' button this function can be repeated a number of times.
A combination of both functions options can be utilized to build up text, word docs, pictures etc.
Warning note! Documents do not Save until the SAVE button has been pressed at the bottom of the letter! The number of files selected and the size of each file will impact up load speed to the server.
Availability option
Determine when the letter should be available to be released.
Anytime = the letter can be viewed as from today's date.
Right after my death = Only when letters in time are notified of your death will the letter be released.
After a specific date = Choose a date in the future when you wish the letter to be released.
Accessibility Option
Recipient Name = This is the name of whom the letters is for. This name is used in the search option of the website.
Public view = any member of Lettersintime can read this letter. Used if you do not wish to protect a letter with a password and you do not mind the content read by others, should they choose too.
Password Protection = The letter is secured by a password of your choice. Numbers and letters make the best passwords. This must be given to the recipient in order for them to view the letter.
Identity Check = The recipients cannot view the letter until they have proven who they are to Lettersintime. Lettersintime will then release a password on the letter and make it available to be viewed. The recipient’s date of birth must be filled in for this option!
All changes are saved with the save button. Changes made without pressing the save button are not updated.
Quick Overview
Person A creates a letter for Person B. Person A creates the letter, chooses how to protect the letter and when the letter is to be available.
Person B searches the site and finds a letter for him/herself.
Person B can then read the letter at the appropriate date, depending on the protection and options chosen by the letter creator (person A).
More details and definitions
After logging in from the main home page click on the 'Write a letter now'
This will take you to the Letter Details area. In this area you will find the following boxes, which are required to be filled.
Title
The fist box to be filled in is the Title found at the top.
(This is for you to make the letter identifiable from your other letters that you may wish to create.) e.g. 'Johns letter for the future'
Documents (notes)
This area has two options. By selecting I’ll type a letter right now a larger box will open. Click into this larger box to start typing your letter.
Clicking the red add more documents button and selecting I'll type a letter right now will give another box to type text. This can be repeated a number of times.
Documents (notes)
By selecting I'll upload a file and then click the browse button will bring up a standard choose a file Window.
You may wish to attach you own word document from your computer using this function. Once selected the path to the file is shown in the box
Clicking the red 'add more document' button this function can be repeated a number of times.
A combination of both functions options can be utilized to build up text, word docs, pictures etc.
Warning note! Documents do not Save until the SAVE button has been pressed at the bottom of the letter! The number of files selected and the size of each file will impact up load speed to the server.
Availability option
Determine when the letter should be available to be released.
Anytime = the letter can be viewed as from today's date.
Right after my death = Only when letters in time are notified of your death will the letter be released.
After a specific date = Choose a date in the future when you wish the letter to be released.
Accessibility Option
Recipient Name = This is the name of whom the letters is for. This name is used in the search option of the website.
Public view = any member of Lettersintime can read this letter. Used if you do not wish to protect a letter with a password and you do not mind the content read by others, should they choose too.
Password Protection = The letter is secured by a password of your choice. Numbers and letters make the best passwords. This must be given to the recipient in order for them to view the letter.
Identity Check = The recipients cannot view the letter until they have proven who they are to Lettersintime. Lettersintime will then release a password on the letter and make it available to be viewed. The recipient’s date of birth must be filled in for this option!
All changes are saved with the save button. Changes made without pressing the save button are not updated.