"Send a Gift" Tutorial

You may send a virtual gift to one or more members of the AOCI network, whether they're your friends in the network or not.

Select Recipients

1. To select your recipient(s), click +Add to open the "Add Recipients" page.
2. The members display in the order in which they joined the network, not in alphabetical order. To make it easier for you to select the people you know, click  the Show Friends Only check box in the upper right corner of the displayed members.
3. Click each name/picture to move that person's name into the right-hand "X Selected" column.
4. If you want to remove a person from that column, click the "x" in the corner of their name.
5. When you have selected the friends to whom you want to send a gift, click the Add button to move the recipients to the "Select Recipients" section of the "Send a Gift" page.
   

Select a Gift

Select the gift you want to send.

NOTE: Only one gift is free. The others require gift credits which you can purchase via PayPal. You can see your gift credits in the lower right-hand corner of the page. [See below]

If you selected a gift that requires gift credits, continue with the steps below. After you click the Send Gift button, the system will direct you to the PayPal dialog box to purchase gift credits.

Enter a Message for... and Select Privacy Settings

1. In the message text box, type the message you want to include or leave it blank if you don't want to include a message.
2. Select your privacy settings.
   Public is the default value, meaning your gift will display in the "Latest Activity" section of the Main page.
   Private means only you and the recipient will know about the gift.
   Anonymous means the recipient will not know who sent the gift.
3. When you are finished, click the Send Gift button.
   
   • If you selected a gift and don't have enough gift credits, a "More Credits Required" PayPal dialog box will display.
     Select the credits you want to buy, click the PayPal button, and proceed with the payment process.
   • If you selected the free gift or have enough gift credits, the "Gift Sent" message will display.
   
4. Click the Close button to return to your "My Page".