Post by Matt Hall on Jul 8, 2003 17:27:34 GMT -5
This FAQ will HOPEFULLY answer questions about how to use this forum.
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[glow=red,2,300]POSTING[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I make my text a specific color?[/u][/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] On the drop-down menu to the right of the toolbar, click the color you would like to use. For this example I'll use red. You should see this:
[ color=Red] TEXT [/color ]
Now, whatever you want to be typed in that color, put in place where it says TEXT, like this:
[ color=Red] ABCDEFG [/color ]
When you post, you will see this
ABCDEFG
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I use the Bold, Italic, Underline, or Strikethrough features?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Click the appropriate button. You will see one of the following (without spaces):
[ b]TEXT[/b ]
[ i]TEXT[/i ]
[ u]TEXT[/u ]
[ s]TEXT[/s ]
Replace the word TEXT with whatever you want to say. Everything you DO NOT want in that format should be typed outside of the code.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I add a[/glow][glow=red,2,300]glow effect[/glow], [shadow=red,left,300]Shadow effect[/shadow], [glow=green,2,300]to my text?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] click the
, 
, or 
button, respectively. Delete the word TEXT and replace with text of your choice. You can change the color of the glow or shadow by deleting the name of the color from the code and replacing it with the name of the color you wish to use. The color MUST be listed in the drop down color menu.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. Can I use more than one of these together?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/u][/glow] Yes, EXCEPT for the shadow and glow. Just Click the one of the buttons, delete the word TEXT, and with the cursor between the two sets, press the button for the other. Repeat until all text effects and colors you desire have been added.
Example:
[glow=red,2,300][/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I post a link to a website?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Click the
button. To simply post the link, type the url between the [ url] and the [ /url]
Ex.- [ url]www.uncp.edu[/url ] will become www.uncp.edu
To Hyperlink text, or in other words make "Click Here" become a link without actually showing the URL, Click the button. You will see:
Insert an = and the URL inside the first set of brackets, after where it says url. example: [ url=www.uncp.edu].
Between the two sets, type the text you want hyperlinked. Example: [ url=www.uncp.edu]Click Here[/url ].
You will see this when you post: Click Here.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I post a picture?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Click the
above, and put the URL for the picture you want to post in place where it says URL. To obtain the URL, right-click on the picture, click properties, and find the "location" of the picture. That is the URL you want to use. example:
![]()
URL [ /img]
![]()
pnavy.com/uncpmatt/albums/album01/PMAHB.thumb.gif [ /img]
and you will see your picture:
[img src="![]()
i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/uncp_matt/MattPark.jpg"][/img]
Unfortunately, it is not possible to post pictures from your hard drive. Pictures MUST be on the internet. Furthermore, Some domains do not allow linking to photos. If you get a red "x", this may be the problem.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I use Smiley's?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Click on them and the code for that smiley will appear in your text. It will recognize the code when you post and display the desired smiley.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I quote something someone else said?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] There are two ways to do this. If you use the
button located in the upper right hand corner of each post, then whatever the original author of that post said will be automatically quoted.
If you use the
button located at the top and bottom of each thread, then the only way to quote something someone said is to do the following:
type [ quote] (without the space)
type or copy paste whatever the person said that you wish to quote.
type [ /quote] (again, without the space).
You will see the following when you post:
Except that the word TEXT will be replaced with whatever you are quoting.
Please, for the sanity of other board members, ONLY QUOTE whatever it is you are commenting on. Quoting three paragraphs to comment on the last sentence is very annoying.
[glow=red,2,300]PROFILE[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is a Profile?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] A profile is your way of telling other forum members about yourself, and finding out about other forum members. To access any user's profile, click on their username wherever it appears as a hyperlink. To access yours, click the
button in the toolbar near the top of the screen.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is a username? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] A username is the name used by the software to distinguish you from everyone else. Once set, your username cannot be changed.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is "Change Password and Verify Change Password? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A. [/glow] Whenever you need to change your password for any reason, go to your profile, and type the desired new password into the Change Password field. Type it again into the verify field to ensure that you got it right.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is the Name field for? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] This field is where you can set how your name appears to everyone else. This adds security because no one else can see your username, only the name you want them to see.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. Do I HAVE to keep a valid email address in my profile? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Yes.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. Do I HAVE to fill out the "Additional Information" section? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A. [/glow] Truthfully, no. The "Birthdate" field should be filled out, so that Administrators can use it to put your birthday into the forum calendar. Your birthday will not be visible to other users in your profile.
[glow=green,2,300]What is Personal Text?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A. [/glow] Anything you want it to be. Whatever you type in this field will appear in the space under your name whenever you post, and on your profile.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is a "Personalized Pic? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A. [/glow] Personalized Pics, or Avaters, are the pictures that are shown beneath your username whenever you post. You can use any one of the preselected ones, or you may use your own. In order to use your own it must be on the internet. In the box labelled "I have my own pic", type the URL for the picture you wish to use. The maximum size is preset, so anything bigger than 65x65 will be automatically resized.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is a signature? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Again, this is anything you want it to be. Anything placed in this box will be seen at the bottom of every post you make. Text effects, URLs, and pictures may be placed in your signature.
For the sanity of other forum users, please keep signature sizes down to no more than 5 lines of text.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. Do Administrators and Moderators have the ability/authority to edit my profile? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Yes. Signatures which are too big, or profile content which is inappropriate may be removed or edited by administrators at any time, without notice or explanation. These areas are covered by the forum rules just like posts are.
[glow=red,2,300]Members[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is the members page?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] The members page is a one-stop place to see who the members of the board are. You can see their username, email address (unless they chose to have it hidden), website URL (if applicable), and # of posts and member position.
[glow=red,2,300]Calendar[/glow]
All users may view the calendar. If you would like to place an event on the calendar, please contact an adminitrator and tell them the details. Old events will be deleted from the calendar after one week.
Events which appear on the calendar are hyperlinked. Click the link, and a window will open up telling more specific details on that event.
click here to go to page 2 of the FAQ!
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[glow=red,2,300]POSTING[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I make my text a specific color?[/u][/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] On the drop-down menu to the right of the toolbar, click the color you would like to use. For this example I'll use red. You should see this:
[ color=Red] TEXT [/color ]
Now, whatever you want to be typed in that color, put in place where it says TEXT, like this:
[ color=Red] ABCDEFG [/color ]
When you post, you will see this
ABCDEFG
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I use the Bold, Italic, Underline, or Strikethrough features?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Click the appropriate button. You will see one of the following (without spaces):
[ b]TEXT[/b ]
[ i]TEXT[/i ]
[ u]TEXT[/u ]
[ s]TEXT[/s ]
Replace the word TEXT with whatever you want to say. Everything you DO NOT want in that format should be typed outside of the code.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I add a[/glow][glow=red,2,300]glow effect[/glow], [shadow=red,left,300]Shadow effect[/shadow], [glow=green,2,300]to my text?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] click the
, , or button, respectively. Delete the word TEXT and replace with text of your choice. You can change the color of the glow or shadow by deleting the name of the color from the code and replacing it with the name of the color you wish to use. The color MUST be listed in the drop down color menu.[glow=green,2,300]Q. Can I use more than one of these together?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/u][/glow] Yes, EXCEPT for the shadow and glow. Just Click the one of the buttons, delete the word TEXT, and with the cursor between the two sets, press the button for the other. Repeat until all text effects and colors you desire have been added.
Example:
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I post a link to a website?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Click the
button. To simply post the link, type the url between the [ url] and the [ /url] Ex.- [ url]www.uncp.edu[/url ] will become www.uncp.edu
To Hyperlink text, or in other words make "Click Here" become a link without actually showing the URL, Click the
button. You will see:Insert an = and the URL inside the first set of brackets, after where it says url. example: [ url=www.uncp.edu].
Between the two sets, type the text you want hyperlinked. Example: [ url=www.uncp.edu]Click Here[/url ].
You will see this when you post: Click Here.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I post a picture?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Click the
above, and put the URL for the picture you want to post in place where it says URL. To obtain the URL, right-click on the picture, click properties, and find the "location" of the picture. That is the URL you want to use. example:and you will see your picture:
[img src="
Unfortunately, it is not possible to post pictures from your hard drive. Pictures MUST be on the internet. Furthermore, Some domains do not allow linking to photos. If you get a red "x", this may be the problem.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I use Smiley's?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Click on them and the code for that smiley will appear in your text. It will recognize the code when you post and display the desired smiley.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. How do I quote something someone else said?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] There are two ways to do this. If you use the
button located in the upper right hand corner of each post, then whatever the original author of that post said will be automatically quoted. If you use the
button located at the top and bottom of each thread, then the only way to quote something someone said is to do the following:type [ quote] (without the space)
type or copy paste whatever the person said that you wish to quote.
type [ /quote] (again, without the space).
You will see the following when you post:
TEXT
Except that the word TEXT will be replaced with whatever you are quoting.
Please, for the sanity of other board members, ONLY QUOTE whatever it is you are commenting on. Quoting three paragraphs to comment on the last sentence is very annoying.
[glow=red,2,300]PROFILE[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is a Profile?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] A profile is your way of telling other forum members about yourself, and finding out about other forum members. To access any user's profile, click on their username wherever it appears as a hyperlink. To access yours, click the
button in the toolbar near the top of the screen.[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is a username? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] A username is the name used by the software to distinguish you from everyone else. Once set, your username cannot be changed.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is "Change Password and Verify Change Password? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A. [/glow] Whenever you need to change your password for any reason, go to your profile, and type the desired new password into the Change Password field. Type it again into the verify field to ensure that you got it right.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is the Name field for? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] This field is where you can set how your name appears to everyone else. This adds security because no one else can see your username, only the name you want them to see.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. Do I HAVE to keep a valid email address in my profile? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Yes.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. Do I HAVE to fill out the "Additional Information" section? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A. [/glow] Truthfully, no. The "Birthdate" field should be filled out, so that Administrators can use it to put your birthday into the forum calendar. Your birthday will not be visible to other users in your profile.
[glow=green,2,300]What is Personal Text?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A. [/glow] Anything you want it to be. Whatever you type in this field will appear in the space under your name whenever you post, and on your profile.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is a "Personalized Pic? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A. [/glow] Personalized Pics, or Avaters, are the pictures that are shown beneath your username whenever you post. You can use any one of the preselected ones, or you may use your own. In order to use your own it must be on the internet. In the box labelled "I have my own pic", type the URL for the picture you wish to use. The maximum size is preset, so anything bigger than 65x65 will be automatically resized.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is a signature? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Again, this is anything you want it to be. Anything placed in this box will be seen at the bottom of every post you make. Text effects, URLs, and pictures may be placed in your signature.
For the sanity of other forum users, please keep signature sizes down to no more than 5 lines of text.
[glow=green,2,300]Q. Do Administrators and Moderators have the ability/authority to edit my profile? [/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] Yes. Signatures which are too big, or profile content which is inappropriate may be removed or edited by administrators at any time, without notice or explanation. These areas are covered by the forum rules just like posts are.
[glow=red,2,300]Members[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]Q. What is the members page?[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]A.[/glow] The members page is a one-stop place to see who the members of the board are. You can see their username, email address (unless they chose to have it hidden), website URL (if applicable), and # of posts and member position.
[glow=red,2,300]Calendar[/glow]
All users may view the calendar. If you would like to place an event on the calendar, please contact an adminitrator and tell them the details. Old events will be deleted from the calendar after one week.
Events which appear on the calendar are hyperlinked. Click the link, and a window will open up telling more specific details on that event.
click here to go to page 2 of the FAQ!
