FAQs

Accessing GADs via Mobile Phone

Question 1: How do I query MyGADs from a mobile phone?

Text any query to 72044 and MyGADs will respond, even if you have not signed up as a user.

Question 2: I have not signed up as a user, can I do so from my mobile phone?

Yes! Simply text the following to 72044:

Signup user name

Notes:

• You choose your user name.
• MyGADs will respond with a new password that you can also use later to access your account on mygads.com.
• If the user name you entered is taken, MyGADs will suggest a new user name.

Question 3: How do I add Statements using my cell phone

Add Statements using either of the following two methods:

1. Simply text your Statement
2. Enter the word add followed by the statement in quotation marks.

Examples:

Add "John's birthday is 3/2/82"

Add "John's email is john@emailco.com"

Question 4: How do I question my GAD using my cell phone?

Text your question to 72044.

Examples:

John's birthday

John's email

Question 5: How do I know what GAD I am currently using?

Text the following to 72044:

what gad am i using

Question 6: How do I switch to another GAD using my cell phone?

Text the following to 72044:

hello gad name

Note:

• Specify the gad that you want to access as the gad name

Question 7: How do I get a list of the public GADs?

Text the following to 72044:

List public gads

Question 8: How do I get a list of my GADs?

Text the following to 72044:

List gads

Accessing GADs via a Web Interface

Question 1: How do I change my settings?

There are two types of settings:

1. Settings for your account
2. Properties (settings) for a GAD

To change the settings for your account, use the following steps:

1. Select Account → Settings. See Figure 1 below:
   
   Figure 1: Selecting the Settings option
   The Settings dialog box pops up. This window contains all of the settings for your account. See Figure 2 below:
   
   
   
   Figure 2: The Settings dialog box is displayed
2. Use the options in the Settings window to change your account settings.

To change the settings for a particular GAD, you must use the following steps:

1. Select GAD → Properties..., see Figure 3 below:
   
   Figure 3: The Properties... menu
2. Modify the your settings using the selections in the GAD Properties window. See Figure 4 below:
   
   Figure 4: The GAD Properties dialog box

These settings include:

GAD Name

Use the “Rename” button to access the Rename window to rename your GAD

GAD Description

This field makes it possible to search GADs using their descriptions. Press the “Update” button if you change your GAD description.

Users...

Share your GAD with one or more specific users by pressing this option.

Access Privileges...

Modify the public permission level of this GAD to allow the public to access your GAD using the permission level of your choice.

Note:

• Click on the links and buttons to open corresponding windows. Use the options in these windows to change specific settings. More information on Users... and Access Privileges... is available in the answers to Questions 2,3, and 4.

Question 2: How can I keep my information private?

Use the following steps to set the public permission level of your GAD to private.

Note:

• Unless you changed the permission level for the public using the Public Permissions window and/or made your GAD accessible to other users, your GAD information is private by default.

1. Go to GADs → Properties to open the GAD Properties window. See Figures 3 and 4 under Question 1.
2. Click on the Access Privileges... link in the GAD Properties window. See Figure 5 below:
   
   Figure 5: The Access Privileges... link is selected
3. Set the public permission level of the GAD to Private by clicking this radio button. See Figure 6 below:
   
   Figure 6: Set the private permission level

Your data is now private.

Question 3: How can I share information with other people?

Use the following steps to invite the users of your choosing to access your GAD:

1. Go to GADs → Properties to open the GAD Properties window. See Figure 3 below Question 1.

   The GADs Properties window will open, see Figure 4 below Question 1.

2. Click on the Users... link of the GAD Properties window. See Figure 7 below:
   
   Figure 7: Selecting the Users... link

The Users window will open. Use this window to:

• Add users to your GAD, see Figure 8 below:
• 
  Figure 8: Adding a user
• Remove users from your GAD
• Change the permission of a particular user, see Figure 9 below:
• 
  Figure 9: Changing the permission of the added user

Question 4: How can I make my information public?

Use the following steps to invite the users of your choosing to access your GAD:

1. Go to GADs → Properties to open the GAD Properties window. See Figure 3 below Question 1.

   The GADs Properties window will open, see Figure 4 below Question 1.

2. Click on the Access Privileges link in the GADs Properties window. See Figure 5 under Question 2.
3. Change the permission level for the public users who will access your GAD.

You can choose to set your GAD permissions to one of the following:

Private

This GAD is only accessible to you and the users that you select.

Public Read

All users of the GADs system can access this GAD, but they can neither modify the content of this GAD nor remove this GAD from the GADs system.

Public Write

All users of the GADs system can read/write the content of this GAD, but they cannot remove this GAD.

Public Admin

All users of the GADs system can read/write the content of the this GAD and remove this GAD.

Accessing GADs via Instant Messaging

Question 1: How can I access MyGADs from Google Talk?

We have prepared a HOW-TO to guide you through the process of connecting MyGADs to Google Talk. Click here to view the HOW-TO.