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This is where i-Lighter will appear in your web browser once downloaded & installed.

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When you are ready to start saving your information, open i-Lighter and click Start i-Lighting. Roll your mouse over the menu items and learn how to use all these features.

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This is your personal i-Lighter page where you will find the information you hightlighted. Roll Your mouse over the page to learn more about i-Lighter's features.

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What People are asking - FAQ
  • Q. What is i-Lighter?
    • A: i-Lighter lets you highlight and automatically save anything you want on any web page - then get it back later from any PC or laptop.
  • Q. Is i-Lighter easy to use?
    • A: Yes. It's as easy to use as a highlighter marker! Just turn it on and start selecting the text, tables, images and flash files that you want to save. Leave it on all day if you like. You can even add your own notes right on the web page.
  • Q. Is i-Lighter free?
    • A: Totally! Both your i-Lighter account and software are free. i-Lighter is not trial software and does not "time out".
  • Q. What browsers do i-Lighter support?
    • A: i-Lighter supports both the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox web browsers. Your PC also needs to be running Windows XP Home or Windows XP Pro.
  • Q. Is i-Lighter spyware?
    • A: No. i-Lighter does not install any spyware, adware, third party software, or other malicious products.
  • Q. Does i-Lighter collect any personal information?
    • A: No. i-Lighter only requires a user name, password and your email address (which we need to communicate with you). Any fictitious user name - Superman or Lois Lane - will work fine. A user name is needed to provide online storage and retrieval of your i-Lighted information to your account online.
  • Q. Is the information I highlight secure?
    • A: The snippets that you select are stored on i-Lighters servers. Access to this information is accessed by secure Web Service technology and uses industrial-strength password and authentication procedures.
  • Q. Does i-Lighter use cookies?
    • A: i-Ligher does not use cookies of any sort. Only the username is stored in the registry.
  • Installing i-Lighter
  • Q. Is it easy to install i-Lighter?
    • A: Yes. You only need to install i-Lighter where you want to i-Light - to retrieve you only need to log into your online account.
  • Q. Where can I find i-Lighter after its been installed?
    • A: Once downloaded, you will see i-Lighter in your IE or Firefox browser. The i-Lighter menu lets you grab and store formatted text, images and notes.
  • Q. Do I need to install i-Lighter to retrieve my i-Lighted information?
    • A: No! You can retrieve, create Notebooks, edit, email or post to your from any computer!
      There are 3 ways to retrieve your information:
      1. 1. click on Show i-Lighted content on the i-Lighter drop down menu
      2. 2. go to www.i-lighter.com and log in.
  • Using i-Lighter
  • Q. There are 3 components to using i-Lighter:
    • A:
    • 1. i-Lighting or saving your data.
    • 2. Retrieving your save content.
    • 3. Organizing and creation of Notebooks, i-Lighter's project manangement tool.
  • Q. How do I start using i-Lighter?
    • A: Click the i-Lighter menu, select Start i-Lighting and you will see your mouse pointer change to the special i-Lighter pointer. Thats it - you are up and running. i-Lighter does not interfere with other browser activities (like page scrolling or clicking toolbar buttons) so you can leave it on all the time.
    • The best part of i-Lighter is that you can continue to i-light from page to page, site to site without stopping!
  • Q. How can I annotate on a web page?
    • A: i-Notes are virtual Post-It-notes - your comments and ideas - that you add right onto the web page! To add an i-Note, click the "Add i-Note" menu item, then click the i-Lighted text or image you want the note connected to.
  • Q. What does Default Page mean?
    • A: When you start i-Lighting on a web page, i-lighter opens a dialogue box that asks you to assign a name to the page. I-Lighter automatically titles the page using the web address but you can name it as you wish. Click on the Default Page if you dont want to see the box appear and i-Lighter will automatically.
  • Q. How can I email what I highlighted?
    • A: You can i-Light only the content you highlighted or the entire page, with highlights in place. Simply click on either email choice from the drop down menu; the email dialogue box will open, allowing you to select from your address book or enter one yourself.
  • Retrieving your saved info
  • Q. Where can I find my information after I highlighted it?
    • A: Your information is stored in your free account online, accessible from any web browser on any PC or laptop, anytime, anywhere.
  • Q. There are 3 ways to retrieve your information:
    • A:
    • 1. Click on Show i-Lighted content on the i-Lighter drop down menu.
    • 2. Go to www.i-lighter.com and login.
    • 3. Everything you i-Light is saved to your Inbox. The last item you i-Lighted will appear in your web viewer whenever you come back to this page.
  • Q. How can I organize my i-Lighted content?
    • A: i-Lighter uses the familiar taxonomy of files and folders. You can add, delete, rename or change the order as you do in Word.
  • Q. Can I open more than one i-Light?
    • A: Yes! Open as many i-Lights as you wish! Go from folder to folder, opening and viewing your saved content.
  • Q. Can I preview my i-Lights?
    • A: Yes, with i-lighters new preview button located next to each i-Light. Simply run you mouse over the preview button and the preview dialogue button will appear. (If you have pop-up blockers, you will need to allow pop-ups on i-Lighter to use this feature).
  • Q. Can I email my i-Lights?
    • A: Yes- click on the email button to email whatever you see in the view panel. Unlike other clipping services, i-Lighter allows you to email snippets directly from the browser or a collection of snippets from your i-Lighter home page.
  • Q. Can I post to my blog?
    • A: Yes- click on the email button to email whatever you see in the view panel. Unlike other clipping services, i-Lighter allows you to post your snippets to your blog directly from the browser or a collection of snippets from your i-Lighter home page.
  • Q. What are Notebooks and Pages?
    • A: Notebooks is i-Lighters innovative organizational project tool. Save what you see in the view panel, whether you appended data from your folders or began editing it, into a Notebook. Simply click Save and name your Notebook in the dialogue box. Just like a standard Notebook have chapters, i-Lighter allows you to save multiple pages within your Notebook.
    • i-Lighter's Export button allows you to export your Pages or Notebooks as a HTML page. Once saved, you can download your work to your desktop or applications of your choice.