How Do I....? A Dummies Guide to the Forum
If you are new to forums this thread will be invaluable:
"How do I...?" A Dummies' Guide to this Forum
It shows you how to:
- Create and Reply to a thread
- Quote and Mutiple Quote from another thread
- Subscribe to a thread
- Search the forums
- Report a post
- User control panel
- Settings & Options
- Finding a post/thread
- Posting links
HOW DO I........?
Internet Forums are not always the easiest thing to navigate, so here is a guide to some of the commands you can use. Some are very basic, some will take a little bit of practice. If you want to practise, don't hesitate to create yourself a thread in the Bear Garden, once confident enough, you can always ask a moderator to delete it for you.
Create a new thread:
Click on ,
this opens a new message box.
Give your thread a name, type your message, click on
.
If you want to double check that your post looks ok (for example, if you are quoting things, or posting a link or an image), you can first click on this
before submitting your new thread.
Reply to thread:
Click on
You can do that to reply to someone else's thread, or to post an update / query on your own thread. Alternatively, you can go to the bottom of the page, where there is a “quick reply” box:
Ok, so this is what you should now be seeing:
Let's go through the less obvious buttons.
This is the Hyperlink button, and allows you to post a link without the long http://consumeractiongroup.... showing. (Note: it works with all http://.... not just the CAG ones!)
Type "This is what I want to say", highlight it, click on
, paste your link in the box, click ok.
"This is what I want to say” should now look like this, and you can of course change colour, font etc, should you wish to do so (to match the rest of a signature, for example).
This does the opposite. You might want to post a quote from another site, but not carry the link. Click on the
, clear the box, click ok. "This is what I want to say”“ will now look like this: "This is what I want to say".
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