Signs By Chris' Online Proofing System (O.P.S. for short) shows you an Online Proof of your layout or a V-Sign (Virtual Sign) of what you location will look like.

Your V-Sign is a digital photo of your location with a superimposed digital image of your sign(s) added to it. This is very handy when you are curious to see how good your place will look with the new signs, before they are installed.

Your Online Proof is mainly for you to check out a layout or to see your layout in full color instead of a faxed copy. (Before final approval you will receive a printed proof unless agreed otherwise.)

O.P.S. is a very powerful tool to help you get the job done. Some ways O.P.S. can help:

Review your V-Sign or Online Proof in color from any computer connected to the Internet.* No more faxing a black & white copy that you can hardly read.

Share your login with your team and everyone will be able to review the same information, from anywhere in the world, at the same time. This saves paper and time.

No additional software to install.

You can bookmark your O.P.S. page or add it to your favorites for quick access.**

I am sure you can find many other ways that O.P.S. can help you. Signs By Chris is happy to offer you this service.  We want to make YOU look good.

* Browsers must have Java enabled to access this service.
** Some browsers and online services require a manual refresh, see My Page Hasn't Changed below.

O.P.S. Instructions

To review your Online Proof or V-Sign:

1. With your mouse, place your cursor in the rectangular field (dialog box) below the words Customer Login.

2. Type your O.P.S. login into the dialog box.

3. Click the button labeled "Click!" with your mouse or hit <ENTER> or <RETURN> on your keyboard.

A new browser window will open displaying your information.

O.P.S. Troubleshooting

There is no place to enter my Login:
Your browser is probably not configured to handle Java. Some services such as WebTV do not offer Java capabilities, in this instance you should follow the "In Lieu" instructions.

- To enable Java in Microsoft Internet Explorer go to Tools, Internet Options, Security Tab, Click the Custom Level button, Scroll to nearly the bottom to "Scripting of Java Applets", Check "Enable", Click "Okay", Click "Apply", Click "Okay" and then Refresh the page.

- To enable Java in Netscape Navigator go to Edit, Preferences, Advanced and then check Enable Java and Enable JavaScript and click "Okay."

- In lieu of enabling Java or if your Internet service provider does not offer Java you can access your information by typing the following address into the Address or Location area of your browser:

http://signsbychris.com/OPSFiles/-O.P.S. Login.htm

Where your O.P.S. login is preceded by a dash and followed by ".htm" as shown.

My page hasn't changed:

If you were logging in because you were told that there had been an update and the page looks the same as it did before then your browser may not refresh automatically.

- To refresh a page in Microsoft Internet Explorer click the Refresh button on the button bar, hit <F5> or go to View, Refresh.

- To reload a page in Netscape Navigator click the Reload button on the button bar or go to View, Refresh.

If, after refreshing the page, the information hasn't changed then either your page hasn't been updated or there may be a problem with your browser. Please send an e-mail explaining the problem.  We will resolve your problem as soon as possible.

My page wasn't found:

If the result is Unable to Locate, Error 404, Page Not Found or is otherwise not opened, then close the window that opened incorrectly and check the spelling of your Login.  If you login is spelled correctly, then please send an e-mail explaining the problem.  We will resolve your problem as soon as possible.

I still have trouble accessing my O.P.S. Page

If you still are having troubles, please send us an e-mail explaining the trouble and we will try to resolve your problem as soon as possible.  Please include your telephone number and a good time to reach you.