Welcome to the Home & Giving Interactive Trade Fair Planner that saves you time and energy by allowing you to plan your visit ahead of time to a Home & Giving Fair. The basic features allow you to:

• Search for an exhibitor.
• Locate all the exhibitors you wish to visit with customised floor plans.
• View information on exhibitors.
• Create a personalised must-see list of exhibitors with your own notes for reference.
• Save a must-see-list of exhibitors and their floor plan locations, retrieve and edit them as much as you want, then print a copy to bring to the Fair.
• Navigate using a touch screen or a mouse.

Before you get started, read these simple instructions to find out how to use the Interactive Planner.

One of the first things to note when your planner opens is that it has opened in a new screen. Please remember to not close this screen until you have saved your Must See List so that you don't lose the list of companies you have selected to visit at the Fair. There are also no buttons for back or forward as the navigation is done by using tabs.

To navigate around a floor plan, slowly move your roller in the middle of your mouse to zoom in (to see an aisle or specific stand) and out (to see multiple pavilions). You can also click and drag.
Must See List - Contains all the exhibitors or products you have selected that you plan to see at the Fair. This will be explained in more detail later in these instructions.

The main way to navigate around the Planner via the home page is through the five buttons:

Zoom In; Zoom Out; Print; Must See List; Search; Help.


Instead of using a keyboard, it is optional for you to make selections and navigate using a touch screen feature. This is done by touching one of the five buttons on the home page; and clicking on the Show keyboard button whenever it appears.


Click on the Search button and then the Text Search tab. Type in a key word and it will bring up related exhibitors. Every search result allows you to:

• Brings up name and logo of the company.
• Select: Click in the Select box to select an exhibitor you want to locate on the floor plan, details you wish to see or add to your Must See List.
• Locate button: brings up a floor plan with a flashing orange circle to show where an exhibitor stand is located. To navigate around the floor plan, slowly move your roller in the middle of your mouse to zoom in (to see an aisle or specific stand) and out (to see multiple pavilions). You can also click and drag.
• View details of exhibitor – When looking at an exhibitor’s location on the floor plan, you can see the exhibitor details by clicking on the flashing orange circle.

At the top of the Search Results there are 3 headings.

• Select all - Selects all the results on the screen you are viewing. Then click on Add to Must See List. This then brings up the Must See List tab showing everyone on the list.
• Select None - De-selects all the results on the screen you have selected.
• Add to Must See List - Adds the selected results to your Must See List.

Click on the Search button and then the Full Exhibitor List tab. This allows you to view listings of exhibitors alphabetically and numerically.
At the top of the Search Results there are 3 headings.

• Select all - Selects all the results on the screen you are viewing. Then click on Add to Must See List. This then brings up the Must See List tab showing everyone on the list.
• Select None - De-selects all the results on the screen you have selected.
• Add to Must See List - Adds the selected results to your Must See List.

You can add notes to any of the exhibitors/products you have selected to visit. Click on Edit and an area will appear within the Notes field where you can type anything you want to remember on the day relating to that exhibitor/product. Then click on:

• Save (disk icon). Will save these notes to your Must See List. However, this does not save the list itself. To save the list, refer to the instructions below.
• Cancel (green arrow icon).
• Delete (red cross icon).

You can save your Must See List on www.homeandgiving.com and retrieve it and edit your selections.

To save your list, click on the Must See List button. Enter your email address and click Save. The system will display an authentication code that is the key to accessing your saved list at a later date. There is also the option of having this code emailed to your nominated email address.


Under Load Another Must See List, enter your email address and your authentication code then click on Load Must See List to bring it up.


Once your planner is complete, remember to print a copy so you can refer to it at the Home & Giving Fair. Click on Open Printable Version, which opens it up as a PDF document. This will include floor plan(s) and your Must See List. You can also save this file to your computer or email it.

If the PDF doesn't open, you might need to download Acrobat Reader by clicking on the link on the Print page.

The Home & Giving Interactive Trade Fair Planner is about creating a hassle-free buying experience.