Helpful Hints and How To's for Posting in the Forums

[juliainkc]

Dear OUR Members,


Talker has been working on this for awhile taking into consideration Darrell's and my input on the questions we receive

from both new and existing members and also based on what is being asked throughout the forums threads.


This is ongoing as a growing list of How to's, so we are going to be fine tuning, cleaning up and tweaking this topic as well.

Patience seems to be the word of the hour it seems and is deeply appreciated as we desire to create an enjoyable

experience for all of the members here.

 
Printing this out will allow for ease of following the things you can do as a member participating in the forums.



Posting in the forums
 
You must first Login into the forum with your name and password in order to respond to a post or a private message.
 
When a topic is found that you want to respond to, go to the very
 
top of the page, and 'CLICK' the  'REPLY' button. Write your message.

Click on Preview, Spell check, Save or Post.
 
                                      ( OR )
 
When a post topic is found that you want to quote from do this:

Locate at the top right of wanted post, the words 'Quote' and 'click' it.

Write your message and do a 'Save' or click 'Post' when ready to send it into the forums.

                                        ( OR )

You can also click on Insert quote from another's post into your text box. You can now keep

or delete any part of the message you wish to focus on in adding your response.

Just make sure that the one you are quoting has the quote brackets at the beginning and ending of

the specific quote before you respond or it will box the whole message into one and make it difficult to see

where one's response is. It will run the whole message into one large quote box.

Make sure your response is not followed at the end of your signature with a closing quote box, if so,

remove the end quote box and it should adjust the view.

 
Quoting within a Quote
 
If you want to do a quote within a quote, use the brackets shown
 
here, at the beginning of the sentence:

Code:

 [b][quote][/b]  

and the brackets shown here at the end of the words you want

copied and pasted in the middle of the two quote brackets
 
quoted:

Code:

 [b][/quote][/b]  

 
Write your message and do a 'Save' or 'Post'.
 

Previewing Your Written Message Before Posting
 
When your message is ready, find 'Preview' at the bottom of the
 
post box, and click it to see how your message looks, scroll upward to view it.

If corrections are needed, move down the page below the preview box to your original post

and make the desired corrections you want. Do another 'Preview', and do a 'Save' or Post.

 
Spell Checking Your Post
                    
To check spelling, there is a 'Spell' check button, at the post
 
bottom, 'click it' to open and activate it. Anew window will open at
 
the left top area. Any words that show in 'RED' indicate a suspected
 
error or misspelled word. Read those indicated 'RED' words, as the
 
selected word may be a name that is correct.

If shown in 'RED' and your way is correct, go to the bottom of the page and 'CLICK' 'Ignore'.


If in the ' word suggestion box' there is a correct word you want to use,
 
place the cursor arrow on the word wanted and 'click' it, then 'click'
 
'Change'. There will be some sliding the shown message, up and
 
down, during the spell check to relocate the 'RED' suspected word
 
shown in  the lower left information box.


When the spell check is done,  a small window opens, saying 'Spell check complete',

'Click' it to return to the regular original post. If all is the way you want it to be, do a
 
'Save' and/or Post.


How to create a Quote box
 

Code:

-- keyboard keys you need to use to enclose a quote---

      [quote] what text you want here [/quote]

Editing a previously written Post

Locate your post and at the top right corner of your post

you will see 'Modify'. Click it and it will bring up your text box.

Edit or add anything you wish and then Click 'Preview', Spell check and

once satisfied, Click 'Save' or Post.


Dressing up your Posts

Emoticons

There are options above the type box for you to add your own

style to what you are writing. The faces are emoticons and you

simply click within the text box where you want the emoticon and then

click the emoticon you wish to express.


Changing Font Colors and Sizes

Highlight the text and then click on the

Change color box, select the color, click.

For changing font size, highlight the text

then click on the large black A with an arrow,

type in your desired font size and click.

Preview to see it before posting it or saving it.


Bolding and Italicizing Words

Same as changing the font colors.

First highlight the text you wish to bold or

italicize then click on the B for bold and the I for italicizing.


 
It takes longer to read all this, than it actually takes to do it as
 
outlined here. It will take only a few times to practice these uses and

once you do, it becomes quicker to perform these actions.


This will continue to grow as the questions come in and we will continue to do

our best to bring these answers to the most frequently asked questions in here to assist us all.




Topics

All are welcomed to post a response to any of the multiple topics being discussed here in the forums. Feel free to join in and share your voice on any topic. We have an all are welcomed here attitude and no one is ever dis-couraged from participating no matter who began the topic.

All we ask is that ones speak in a respectful manner towards one another even if your view is not the same as another. Keeping in mind, it's just another's point of view.

Enjoy spending as much time as you like in browsing through the many posts in the forums. They began in 2005, and you will find a goldmine of wonderful resources and unique expressions to suit all interests. May the forums open you to new experiences. Happy Posting and reading!