Your FREE Dashboard
How to make the most of your free membership dashboard options
Signing up with a Free Membership gives you access to limited dashboard options. It also gives you the chance to experience how Lifebook Memories works before upgrading to a Premium Membership. In this section, we show you how to make the most of your free membership dashboard options.
Free Options
My Data
The My Data option opens a form where you enter your name, date of birth, your parents’ full names and your current address. Click Submit to save the information.
My Text Files
You have access to the most important text files, but the information you can add is limited. Remember to constantly save your work, and do a final save before you close the file.
You don’t have to enter all the information at one time. To add additional details, or make any changes, click Edit on the relevant text file, enter or change the information, click Save and then Close.
You can also choose from three ways of listing your files on your dashboard – a stacked list, a large grid and a small grid. Choose whichever you prefer.
My Funeral Wishes
Describe your preferences for your final life celebration service, making sure those closest to you know your wishes. Add details such as your preferred style of ceremony, whether you want to be buried or cremated - and if you want a cremation, how you want your ashes to be handled.
Add any specific requests for the service. Add the names of your favourite pieces of music, and any specific requests for the service. This file will give you peace of mind that your final farewell aligns with your values and beliefs.
Where to find things
It’s vital to let people know where you keep your major documents, essential belongings, jewellery and other personal effects. Your will is very important, so make sure it’s up to date to reflect your wishes, and that you clearly state where it can be found.
Other information could be financial records, legal documents, bills, like utilities, rate notices, and credit card statements. You’ll also need to supply any passwords to your online files or bank accounts.
Who to contact
Add the names of people who should be notified in the case of an emergency, or of your passing. This could include family members, close friends, legal and financial advisers - anyone you want to be contacted. It could be a good idea to check your mobile phone to make sure you Include all the people you want notified. Add their phone numbers, and email addresses so people can reach out to them when it’s important.
My Life Story
While it could be tempting to write about your life in a chronological manner, it could be useful to add headings to keep some sort of order. Writing about your life as a story from your childhood to your later years, with everything in between, can be daunting for you - and for the guests you’ve invited.
Think of the My Life Story text file as a memoir. It’s not what you did in your life, but what you did with your life that makes it interesting. No doubt you’ll have a chuckle at some of the funny events you experienced, or maybe feel sad that some of the people in your life are no longer around.
If you’re not sure where to start, think of your childhood memories you may have shared with your siblings, or school friends. Any major milestones. Career highlights. Favourite things you liked to do. And what you’ve learnt in life.
And of course, you can always return to the file at a later date to add or change anything.
My Photographs
Save the photographs that are important to you.
In your Free account you can only upload a small number of photos and the file size is limited, so choose these carefully.
Your photographs are securely stored in the cloud. Again, you can also choose from three ways of listing your photographs on your dashboard – a stacked list, a large grid and a small grid. Choose whichever you prefer.
Notifications
Your notifications track all your account activity. Every time you perform some action, such as sending an invitation to a guest, uploading media files, or deleting a media file, this causes a notification to be added to your Notifications.
Edit Profile
If you want to change your password for any reason, this link opens a screen where you can enter your new password, confirm it and then click Change Password. You can also change your display name or email on this screen, then click Update Profile.
Subscription
View your current subscription details. If you need more storage, you can upgrade your Free subscription at any time to unlock additional features. If you cancel your Free subscription your account will be closed.
Log out
When you’re ready to stop working on your information, make sure you save what you’ve entered before you log out to close your session. Loggin out helps to ensure that your files and information are secure. You can log in again whenever you want to continue.