OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY

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INSTRUCTIONS Governors State Employees Food
Drive
Questions/help regarding the Forestry Bay Auction
site, contact Jeri Chase, 945-7201
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• Forestry Bay Main Page
• From here you have many different options
• Register
• View Category Items
• Bid on an Item
• Post an Item
• Before you can post an item or bid on an item,
  you must first register. Without registering you
  may still view the different items up for bid.
• The Item Column identifies the number of items up
  for auction within that category.
• To get back to this page at anytime, click on the
  Category List option.

Menu options
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• Registering
• Click on the New Registration menu (you only need
  to register once).
• Handle/Alias This will be the name that is
  shown when bids are made or when you post an
  item. The name can not have any spaces, so I
  recommend that you use the following First
  Initial with last name (Jdoe) or First name,
  underscore and Last Name (Jane_doe).
• E-mail For most, it is first initial, last
  name_at_.(jdoe_at_odf.state.or.us)
• You MUST use the odf.state.or.us email address.
• Contact Information
• Full Name Enter First and Last Name
• Street Enter District, Unit or Program
• City Enter City
• Click the Register Me button.

Registration Notification The following
notification will tell you that your password
will be sent to your e-mail account Click on one
of the menu options to continue The e-mail
subject line will be Auction Password. It will
have your password and your alias.
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Changing Your Password Click the Change
Registration menu option. Enter your Alias and
current password that was sent to you. Enter new
password twice (do not use your network login
password). Click Registration button. Note
You will get another notification and e-mail with
the new password.
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Viewing a Category List Click on the category
you would like to view A list of items will be
provided Click on the name of the item you would
like to view The Item Information page will
open
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• Making a Bid
• Important note You must first be registered to
  make a bid
• You will need to follow these steps to make a
  bid
• Register
• Click on a Category Item
• View the Item
• Enter your Bid information (alias, password and
  bid amount)
• Click place bid button
• You will receive the following page for
  confirmation.

How do I know if Someone out Bids me? The system
will notify you by e-mail if you have been
outbid. Click the link to go back to the item to
counter their bid.
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• Posting an Item for Bid
• Important note You must first be registered to
  post an item.
• Click on the Post New Item option
• All fields are required, except Image URL
• Image (optional) See instruction on next page
• Click preview button
• You MUST click the Post Item button for item to
  post. If this step is left out, item will not be
  posted

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Adding an Image Click on the Upload an Image
button and browse for the image. Enter the name
and extension of the image at the end of the file
path in the text box. If you have any problems
uploading your image, contact Jeri Chase and she
can help you. Remember Images cannot be greater
than 200 x 200 pixels. If you do not want to use
an image, then you must clear the file path in
the text box. Just double click on the file path
and backspace.
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Other Information Highest bidder will receive
an e-mail at the close of a bid Person that
posted an item will get an e-mail notification
after the close of a bid View Closed Bids You
must be registered to view Click on the menu
option closed auction at the bottom of the
page