Post by Leofwine on Nov 1, 2010 15:37:26 GMT
Want to join the forum and post messages here, but not sure how? Here are the basics for you. There are more advanced options if you wish to use them later, but for now here are the basics.
It's simple, just follow these steps:
JOINING THE FORUM
1) If you are not yet a member click the 'register' option at the top of the page and fill in the form there. Choose any user name you like, but please keep it polite!! (Usernames can not contain spaces or other characters so FredBloggs is ok, but Fred Bloggs or Fred-Bloggs would not work.) Congratulations, you are now a member of the forum! It's that simple!
2) There is no more, that's it, you've done it!
Anyone may read messages but in order to reply to a message or post a new thread you will need to be logged in with the user name and password you chose above.
POSTING A MESSAGE
1) Choose the category you want to post the message in. There are guidelines under each heading, so choose the one that seems to fit best.
2) At the top of the message list you will see the option 'new thread' Click this and it will take you to a page to type your post. Simply type a Subject in the Subject box and the text of your message in the message box, then press the 'Post Message' button.
3) Sit back and see your post appear in the forum. Just like sending an e-mail.
REPLYING TO A MESSAGE
There are two ways to do this, it is up to you which you use.
1) The simplest is to use the quick reply box at the bottom of the page. Simply type your reply in message box and hit the 'Post Reply' button and you're done.
2) The other way is to click the 'reply' icon at the top or bottom of the message and then type your message in the box provided. When done click the 'post reply' button and you're done.
The advantage of the second way is that it gives you more options, such as posting images or adding bold, italic, etc into your posts if you wish to. If you only want to make a quick text reply the first method works just fine.
It's simple, just follow these steps:
JOINING THE FORUM
1) If you are not yet a member click the 'register' option at the top of the page and fill in the form there. Choose any user name you like, but please keep it polite!! (Usernames can not contain spaces or other characters so FredBloggs is ok, but Fred Bloggs or Fred-Bloggs would not work.) Congratulations, you are now a member of the forum! It's that simple!
2) There is no more, that's it, you've done it!
Anyone may read messages but in order to reply to a message or post a new thread you will need to be logged in with the user name and password you chose above.
POSTING A MESSAGE
1) Choose the category you want to post the message in. There are guidelines under each heading, so choose the one that seems to fit best.
2) At the top of the message list you will see the option 'new thread' Click this and it will take you to a page to type your post. Simply type a Subject in the Subject box and the text of your message in the message box, then press the 'Post Message' button.
3) Sit back and see your post appear in the forum. Just like sending an e-mail.
REPLYING TO A MESSAGE
There are two ways to do this, it is up to you which you use.
1) The simplest is to use the quick reply box at the bottom of the page. Simply type your reply in message box and hit the 'Post Reply' button and you're done.
2) The other way is to click the 'reply' icon at the top or bottom of the message and then type your message in the box provided. When done click the 'post reply' button and you're done.
The advantage of the second way is that it gives you more options, such as posting images or adding bold, italic, etc into your posts if you wish to. If you only want to make a quick text reply the first method works just fine.