Using the site: A tutorial for newbies

[kathycf]

Basic tutorial for new members


Hello new people! http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/smileys/welc.gif

I thought I would put together some information for new members that may have a little trouble getting used to LitNet. Since I have no way of guessing information stored in somebody's brain, I am writing this based on the assumption that you just got on the internet this morning and have no knowledge about using a forum. So, some parts will probably seem pretty basic to most of you, but oh well! :D If you have a question that isn't answered here, feel free to post a reply and ask.

To answer a post, click on the "post reply" button. It will be found in two spots: On top of the page of replies, or just underneath the last post of a thread. When you click on it, it opens up a window for you to write your response.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/postreply.jpg


To start a new topic of discussion, (new thread) click on the new thread button.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/newthread.jpg


Navigating:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/navigating.jpg


Private Messages:
To send a private message, click on the avatar of the person you want to send it to.

Avatar:
An avatar is a small picture that can go under your user name. You can use one here, keeping in mind that this picture cannot be bigger than 100x100 pixels and must not be larger than 19.5 kb in size. You can make your own, or download one from a website such as this one; All Avatars. (http://www.allavatars.com/) If you don't find any you like you can do a search on google for "free avatars".

User Control Panel:
User CP is where you go when you want to upload an avatar from your machine, personalize your profile, add a signature and customize a few other preferences.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/Picture300.jpg



Adding a picture to your post:
If the picture is fairly small (under 100 kb) in size you can attach it to your post. When making your reply look towards the bottom of the page and you will see a section with some different additional options. Click on "manage attachments" and you can attach a picture to your post. When your reply is complete, the image will not display directly in the post, but it will be available for viewing. If you would like a picture to display directly in your post, you will find a tutorial about that here (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17798).



Quoting:
So, you want to quote another member in your reply. In the lower right hand corner of their post you will see a little button labelled "quote". Clicking on that button will open up a reply window for you with that person's words enclosed with the forum code needed to quote somebody. Oh, but wait. You decide you want to quote two seperate people in your reply? Not a problem, to do that you use some very easy forum code.

Multiple quotes:
To do this all you need is a little bbcode. What that means is if I want to have just a quote, I enclose what I want to say with the following code MINUS the " marks.

"["quote]to be or not to be[/quote"]"

This tells the forum to put to be or not to be in a quote box.

to be or not to be

If I want to quote somebody specific I use their name in the first instance of code and also use the = symbol.

"["quote=kathycf]I have a sock monkey[/quote"]" and I end the quote in the same way, with a /


I have a sock monkey
Code is always surrounded by brackets "[" and the ending part always has a slash "/" . Remember not to use any spaces in your code, and to omit the quotation mark and that should work for you just fine.

"["quote=Mary Jones]Hi, I am Mary Jones[/quote"]"


Hi, I am Mary Jones



Forum Rules (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/announcement.php?s=&forumid=9)

Forum Staff (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19944)

Why isn't my favorite author listed here with their own discussion forum?
Here is why! (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17769)


Literature Network Blogs
How to qualify for and start your own blog. (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/blogs/)
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****Posting Images: --> a how to (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17798)
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[Logos]

:thumbs_up

This is great Kathy, thank you so much for this :)

Maybe sometime in the future we can compile a specific FAQ that is alphabetised for even easier reference.

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One little 'tip' I want to add here that I myself only realised about a month ago: when you're composing your blog entry or forum post, in the top right corner of the grey message compose area, there are little grey up

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/images/editor/resize_0.gif

and

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/images/editor/resize_1.gif

down directional keys. By clicking those you can decrease or increase the box where you compose your post...for those of you who get a little wordy or just want it easier on the eyes, they are very handy :D

[kathycf]

Hi everybody, glad the thread is going over well. I was going to make it in alphabetical order, but most of the time, my brain isn't very orderly...:p

(just noticed those keys for changing the post box size myself when I was typing the initial post in this thread. I have to have large text size enabled in my browser to see stuff here and the boxes were looking mighty small as I tend to compose wordy replies). :lol:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/arrows.jpg


*edit* A couple of little things occured to me just now.

1.) If you need to add additional information to a post, or want to correct something you can click on the edit button. As you look at your posted reply, you will see two buttons in the lower right corner; "edit" and "quote" and of course on other people's posts you will only see the quote button. (unless you are forum staff...;) )

2.) This forum was started several years ago, and there are a lot of posts here. Sometimes you may find an interesting topic, and you will want to respond to a specific poster.

There is nothing wrong with that, but you should be aware that sometimes these posts were made several months or even years ago, and the person you want to reply to may have moved on from the forum. Here is a way to see when a particular post was made:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/post_date.jpg

[Nightshade]

Ok thought Id through my hat in the ring and say a couple of things about smilies because I do occasionally get asked and truth to tell I occasionally need reminding myself.

So Smilies you might know them as emoticons but around here we tend to call them smilies, and we tend to use the images rather than codes like -_- and :S.

So there are a number of smilies built into the forum:
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/smilieguide_1.jpg
SO for eg I have had an :idea: and I feel :sick: to day.

Because smilies count as images the minimum setting of the "10 charcter rule" generally doesnt allow you to just post smilies with no words, there is also a restriction to 10 smilie( and imgs per post) this includes the ones in your siggy.

The other main source of smilies youl see around here are from smilie hosting sites such as http://www.websmileys.com/ http://www.cosgan.de/smilie.php?wahl=0&ziel=froehlich&setlang=english http://www.smileyville.net/index.php etc.

usually these come already surrounded with tags and all you have to do is copy and paste.
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/smilieguide_2.jpg
The other usual way is to treat them like normal img and keep them in your photobucket or similar account.

Anyway hello welcome enjoy and Happy smilies peoplehttp://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/044.gif

[kathycf]

Thank you Night!

I am glad you mentioned the smiley sites that offer img code for people and also keeping them in an online album such as photobucket. If a site offers you img code, then you don't need to use img code here as well, just copying and pasting the original code is fine.


Another thing to mention is hotlinking. I explain this in detail in the "posting images" tutorial. Basically, when a site offers you image code, they are telling you it is ok to link their image back to you. But when you take a picture that is hosted on somebody else's website and use img tags to post it here, that is called hotlinking. Hotlinking is like stealing, you are taking somebody's bandwidth that they pay for and using it for yourself. (http://altlab.com/hotlinking.html)

That is why using a free image host like photobucket is a good idea. :) You upload a picture you like, post it so others can enjoy it and you don't steal bandwidth from somebody else. It is a win win situation! :D

[kathycf]

While it would not be appropriate for me to copy and post this entire list of FAQs it is informative about forums in general. There are a few things that are not relevant to the Literature Network forums, but I think overall there are some good answers here. Please note: these FAQs were written for the forums that they are posted in. Once again, while they provide a lot of good information about forums generally, you should address specific concerns of questions regarding THIS forum to people HERE. :)

FAQs (http://boards.diynetwork.com/infopop/faq.html)


FAQs (http://www.sysopt.com/forum/faq/index.html)



*edit*

I have been remiss in neglecting our very own forum specific FAQ section. This is also a valuable resource.

Litnet FAQ (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/faq.php)

[Logos]

How to subscribe http://www.online-literature.com/forums/images/buttons/subscribe.gif to a particular forum to get notification of new posts to it:

For example, to subscribe to the George Orwell Forum:
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=166

From the above link, click on the "Forum Tools http://www.online-literature.com/forums/images/misc/menu_open.gif" pull down menu near the upper right hand corner of screen.

Select "Subscribe to This Forum"

Select which option you would like for notification.

That gives you two ways of keeping track of a particular forum. Via email you get a notification and a link to the forum and/or when you do log on to the site you can go into your "User Control Panel" (upper left corner of screen), click on "List Subscriptions" (left-side menu) and that shows you all the forums you're keeping track of.

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The same procedure goes for any specific thread you want to subscribe to, say for example this thread "1984 and 2007":
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22768

Click "Thread Tools http://www.online-literature.com/forums/images/misc/menu_open.gif" then same steps as above.

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[kathycf]

*hugs drama*

I have noticed a couple of people have mentioned they are trying to send PMs to others and can't. Here is the private message option in the user control panel.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/PMs.jpg

So, here you can see the different options. This is mine, and I have enabled PMs and also a pop-up notifier when I get a new one. I like that because other wise I wouldn't think to check and might miss a PM, or not notice it until a few days go by.

You can limit PMs received to just buddy list members and mods. If you send a PM to someone who isn't on your buddy list they will not be able to reply. I have been here just about a year, and I don't have anybody on my buddy list, so I get messages from anybody. This isn't a problem because if someone harrasses you via PM, you can forward their message to a moderator and they will be dealt with.

Remember to periodically clean out your inbox and sent messages, so you can receive new ones. You can also download and save your PMs by going to the lower right hand corner of your inbox (or sent box) and you will see and option to "Download all Private Messages as:
XML | CSV | Text." I download mine as text files.

[Logos]

Images (animations, video, pictures, digital scans, website graphics, website designs, website layouts etc. etc.) are under the domain of "intellectual property" thus protected by copyright laws unless the owner has given permission for copying/distribution/re-use etc., the same as written material. At least giving credit where it is due is always a good thing, if you are going to use someone else's work. (citing your source)

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Buddy and Ignore List:

See the Forum FAQ. (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/faq.php?faq=vb_user_maintain#faq_vb_buddy_explain)

--> If you add someone to your Ignore list:
you still see their name in forum topics but their post or topic content doesn't show, their post is there but it says "This message is hidden because xXXXx is on your ignore list."

--> If you send someone you have ignored a PM:
they still get it and can read it and it says nothing to them about you having them on ignore.

--> If someone you have ignored sends you a PM:
it still shows in your Inbox, but the subject doesn't show, it says "xXXXx is on your ignore list" but there is a link to "View Message".

[Logos]

It's explained in this topic baz:

"Forum Staff & Usergroups"
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19944

[kathycf]

In addition to the quoting information that I put in the opening post of this thread, I thought this information would be extremely handy.


Also..if you want to quote multiple/more than one person like I have done in this post, you click this icon

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/images/buttons/multiquote_off.gif

under their post. It will turn red like this:


http://www.online-literature.com/forums/images/buttons/multiquote_on.gif

Then when you click reply the multiple posts will show in the text field and you can respond to them, in whole, or in part, just delete the text you don't want. That way it makes it clear who you have quoted :D

Scher posted this info somewhere as wel, but I am too lazy to go hunt for it. :blush: Thank you Logos and Scher! :D

[Logos]

Click on "View" at the top of your browser screen (Internet Exp or FireFox), then select "Text Size" :) (works for any page on the `net you are viewing)

[Logos]

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When you get that big red bar warning you that your Private Messages are almost full? the way to deal with that is:

#1: Don't Panic! :)

A: If you want to first Save/Back Up your Private Messages?

When you are viewing your Inbox or Sent Items page, waaaay down at the bottom of the page on right hand side there are three links to Download all Private Messages as:

1. I usually download (d/l) mine as TXT (.txt) file, so that it opens up in Notepad, a simple and easy way to read/find/navigate them.

2. Or, you can d/l them as XML which opens them up as a web page, but it shows all the funky code, hard on the eyes.

3. Or, you can d/l them as CSV which opens them as a spread sheet, again funky on the eyes.

Once you have opened them in any of the above ways, you will see that both your Inbox and Sent items are there. (If you save them as a .txt file, you will see that the Sent Items show at the top. Scroll down the page and you will see that your

##############
Folder : Inbox
#############

items are there too.

Next all you have to do is Save that TXT, XML, or CSV file to where ever you happen to save stuff like that on your computer hard drive (your "My Documents" folder for example).

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Note: downloading your Private Messages in any of the above ways does *not* delete them from your Inbox or your Sent Items folders. You then have to manually delete them, see below.

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B: If you just want to delete all of your Private Messages?

This method is the same whether viewing your Inbox or Sent Items page. Click the very top little white box on right-hand column so that a green check mark shows in *all* of the boxes beside each PM, then at the bottom of the page on right-hand side, select "Delete" and click the "Go" button.

Now your PM limit bar will look similar to this:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/c7767/misc/PrivateMessagelimitbargreen.jpg

Et voila! you can start PMing like crazy again and not worry that others will get a message that your PM box is full :lol:

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[kathycf]

I had taken a bunch of screenshots about two weeks ago, meaning to write a few details about the user control panel and forgot. Must be getting old, my memory is shot....:blush: :p


These are the different options that you can set in your profile:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/user_cp.jpg



Here are a few things you can do by editing profile; change your user title, birthday, contact information and your homepage if you have one.


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/profil_options.jpg



You can keep track of any files you have attached to the site here...sorry the pic is a bit blurry.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/profile_attach.jpg



Your current profile pic. You can display a picture here (in addition to your avatar) it can be whatever you want, as long as it is in accordance with forum rules. If you need to resize a picture to fit the specifications to be uploaded, you can always use Irfanview (http://www.irfanview.com/), a free image editor. Tips on using Irfanview can be found here (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showpost.php?p=305469&postcount=26).


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/profile_pic.jpg



You can keep track of threads you are subscribed to here...currently I am not subscribed to any so this is blank for me.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/profile_subsciptions.jpg



If you want to subscribe to a thread, all you need to do is go to the thread you wish to subscribe to and click on thread tools on the right hand side of the page.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/thread_tools_subscribe.jpg


There are a few more things regarding the user CP, but they can be covered another time. :)

[Logos]

how can i set a picture in my post easily?

Hello tulysg, here is a topic regarding how-to:
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17798


How to make a poll, and how to disable possibility of posting personal opinions about that question?

Sorry, the forum software does not allow a member to create a New Thread with a Poll and not allow posts to it.

How to create a Poll:

1. Click on the http://www.online-literature.com/forums/images/buttons/newthread.gif icon.

2. Type in your title. [My example is "What is your favourite number?"]

3. Type in your introduction/description of the poll, and/or questions etc. for the post. [My example is "I'm just curious, I love numbers, I want to know which one your favourite is ?"]

4. Scroll down the page and click the "Yes, post a poll with this thread" box in the Post a Poll section.

5. Select how many options or choices you want on the poll. [For my example poll it would be '10'] The default you will see is 4, you can change that number to whatever number you want, to a MAX of 10.

6. Click http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/c7767/misc/SubmitNewThreadicon.jpg button.

7. You are then taken to the Poll creating page. Fill in the poll question field. [Again my example, "What is your favourite number?".]

8. Make sure the number of poll options meets the number you wanted. ['10'] You can change it at this point if it is wrong or you changed your mind.

8. Fill in the poll option fields. [For mine they would be "Option 1: '1'", "Option 2: '2'", etc.]

9. You don't have to, but if you want, you can choose how many days your poll stays open. Type that number in the "Poll Timeout"--'Close Poll' field. [If you only want it open for a week say, type in the number '7'.]

10. "Miscellaneous Options":

You can choose whether people can vote for more than one option.

You can choose whether people can see [make it "Public"] the member's name beside each option of who voted for what; The below-linked Gender Poll is an example of a "Public" Poll where you can see who voted for what:
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=117

Click the white box in either of those categories if you want that part to be allowed for your poll.

11. Click the "Submit New Thread" button.

That's it :)

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[Logos]

There should be a http://www.online-literature.com/forums/images/buttons/newthread.gif icon in the top left corner of any of the specific Forums (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/index.php) you're looking at.

[AimusSage]

How to register at the Literature Network Forums

This is a step by step guide for everyone who has difficulty registering at the forum. If you have a problem with a specific step of the registration, use this quick overview to find the step you need in this guide.

1. The first step to registering
2. The forum rules
3. Filling in your information
4. Checking your email
5. Activating your account
6. Login in for the first time
7. Other guides
8. Troubleshooting (basic help if you can’t see any images)



1. The first step

In the illustration below, there are to encircled links. Either link will take you to the registration, and you only need to click on one!http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/register1.jpg


2. The Forum rules!

Make sure you read the forum rules, as they appear on the page (see image blow). You can scroll down by using the bar on the right of the text box.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/register2.jpg
After you have read the rules, click the little box encircled and number 2 on the image. Finally, press http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/registerbutton.jpg

3. Filling in your information

This is the biggest and most important step! Pay close attention. Each step is numbered in the image and corresponds as follows: 1 is 3.1 in the text. Etc.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/register3.jpg
You should see a screen that looks like the above, save for the red markings. On this page, you fill out all your personal information.

3.1 At the red number 1 you type in your username. Think carefully about this, as you will be stuck with it for the rest of your stay at the Lit-net.

3.2 The red number 2 is where you enter your password! Choose something you can remember, but is not too easy, a good passwords uses both letters and numbers. This is case sensitive you have to fill in your password twice. You will not see the password; instead you will see black dots. This is normal, and is done to protect your privacy.

3.3 Remember to give a VALID email address at number 3, since you will need it later to confirm your registration. Do not worry about unwanted junk mail; you won’t get any from the Literature Network!

3.4 This is a tricky bit, you have to match the letters and digits in the image to your right and enter them in the box. There are a few things that can go wrong here.
You may not be able to clearly discern the letters and digits in the image. The solution is to press the ‘refresh image’ link below the image until you get one that you can read.
You may not see an image at all, or a Red X. If this is the case, you should also not see any pictures in this guide! To check if your browser is set to not allow images, please see below in the troubleshooting section
3.5 This is entirely optional, and apart from the referrer, can always be changed at a later date.
3.6 This is the button you press when all is completed. Don’t press it just yet though.

Once you have filled out this information, it should look something like this:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/register4.jpg
I’ve given myself the username Bobtheturnip, but you of course, should stick to your own choice of username. Note how the verification image matches with the text I’ve entered. Check if everything is correct. If you are sure everything is correct, press http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/compregist.jpg near the bottom.

If you encounter troubles after pressing the button, there might be one of the following problems:
- Your username already exists; the only option is to change your desired username.
- You might have made an error in the password. Try to type it again to see if it helps
- You have not correctly entered the letters and digits that were in the image.

Check if everything is now correct, you will always need to re-enter your password and verify the image, no matter what problem you encounter.

After you clicked http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/compregist.jpg, and all goes well, you are taken to a page with the following message:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/register5.jpg
The circled email address is the address you filled in, and where the email message has been send.
You can now either opt to click the link in the message, keep it open, or close the current page.

Now, to the next step.

4. Checking your email

You should check your email inbox to see an email from ‘The Literature Network Forums’with the following heading:


Action Required to Activate Membership for Literature Network Forums

Please note that it could take a while for this email to arrive, if you still didn't get it after a few minutes, check your junk mail folder, as it might be classified as junk email by the program you are using. If you don’t find it there, something might have gone wrong, perhaps you entered the address incorrectly.

The email should contain the following text:


Dear bobtheturnip,

Thank you for registering at the Literature Network Forums. Before we can activate your account one last step must be taken to complete your registration.

Please note - you must complete this last step to become a registered member. You will only need to visit this url once to activate your account.

To complete your registration, please visit this url:
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/register.php?a=act&u=37703&i=97042917

<a href="http://www.online-literature.com/forums/register.php?a=act&u=37703&i=97042917">America Online Users Please Visit Here to be Activated</a>

**** Does The Above URL Not Work? ****
If the above url does not work, please use your Web browser to go to:
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/register.php?a=ver

Please be sure not to add extra spaces. You will need to type in your username and activation number on the page that appears when you visit the url.

Your Username is: bobtheturnip
Your Activation ID is: 97042917

If you are still having problems signing up please contact a member of our support staff at [email protected]

All the best,
Literature Network Forums

5. Activating your account

5a) As you can read in the mail, the standard way is to complete registration is to click the first link in the mail. If you are an AOL user, you should click the second link.
This should take you to a page with the following message:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/register6A.jpg

5b) If this does not work you can manually activate your account by copying the last url into your web browser. This is done by selecting it, and copy it by pressing ctrl + C together. Now open your web browser, click in the bar near the top, and press ctrl + V together. Now the url should be visible in the bar, and you can press enter to go the site.

You should now see a page with 2 empty textboxes:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/register6B1.jpg

In these boxes you can enter the information in the Email, in my case, this would be the following:

Your Username is: bobtheturnip
Your Activation ID is: 97042917
Make sure you copy the information exactly and press http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/activate.jpg. If done correctly, you are taken the same message as in 5a.

If everything is done correctly, you will also get a second email to inform you of your successful registration.

Congratulations, you are now a member of the Lit-net Community. You can now log in using your username and passport and take part in the discussions.

6. Login in
This is the last step you need to take before you can take part in the forum.

On the top right of the main forum page, you will find these two fields
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/register7.jpg
Ticking the circled red box allows you to automatically log in everytime you visit the forum. You should nevercheck this box when you are on a public computer, or a computer to which multiple people have access. If you do, anyone who uses this computer will be able to post on the forum using your account, and possibly cause lots of problems on the site. It is okay to do this on your own private computer.

Here’s how it should look if you are ready to log in. Note that again, the password is displayed as *, to prevent anyone from seeing it.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/register7B.jpg

All that’s left to do is press http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/login.jpg and you’re ready to go make your first post.

7. Other guides

To find out how to post messages or start threads, click >here< (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23208)
The link will take you to a thread with information on how to post messages, as well as other guides, including this one.

Of course, you can also go to the FAQ (or frequently asked questions), where you can find links to all this information and more. Click here for the FAQ (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25605)

8. Troubleshooting

8.1 No images
If you don’t see images when surfing the internet, it is possible your browser has disabled this option. In order to have images appear, you should adjust your browser options.

8.1a) If you are using firefox, do the following: go to extra in the top menu bar, and select options, you should see a screen similar to the one below. http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g104/Aimussage/firefoximg.jpg
Now press the ‘content’ button near the top. It is circled in the image. This should bring you to a screen with several options. One of these options has an arrow pointing at it in the picture, this is the one that needs to be checked. If it isn’t, check it, and you should be able to see the image next time you try to register. If it is checked, and you still cannot see the image, there might be something else that is wrong with your browser. Go to theFirefox official help site (http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/) for further assistance, or if you have other questions regarding the use of your browser.


8.1b) Internet Explorer
Depending on which version of IE you have, this is done a little differently

- Version 6:
On the menu bar, select tools then internet options
When in the menu, click on the advanced tab.
Under settings: multimedia check the box that says show pictures

- For version 7
Click on extra in the top right corner, just below the search bar. Next click oninternet options

You should now be in a menu. There you can click the advanced tab.
In the Settings scroll down until you see multi-media
There should be line that says display images make sure this is turned on.

If you are still unable to see the image, something else might be wrong with your browser Microsoft support (http://support.microsoft.com/)

The problem could also be with something else on the computer, unfortunately, it is impossible to cover all posibilities in this little guide.

This is the end of the guide

[Nightshade]

Just thought Id bump this thread with another useful hint. It took me nearly 2 and a half years to realise this button exsisted though it had been starting me in the face the whole time :blush: but got to sya it has made my life loads easier so remember the New Posts button
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[dafydd manton]

I wish all this had been available when I first joined the site. It is all incredibly useful. There just seems to be one piece of information that you haven't yet mentioned: Whatever you do, do not, under any circumstances whatsoever, EVER upset Scheherazade!! It is more than your life is worth!! Furthermore, she is an all-round good bunny who keeps us in order, and if you upset her, not only will we all hate you for ever more, she will have you for breakfast - poached, on toast, with marmalade!! Remember - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

[Scheherazade]

she will have you for breakfast - poached, on toast, with marmalade!!I prefer them grilled actually... Or roasted.

[Technophile]

Since this is a useful thread, shouldn't it be stickied so that members don't have to bump it the whole time?

[Scheherazade]

Since this is a useful thread, shouldn't it be stickied so that members don't have to bump it the whole time?Thank you very much for your kind suggestion.

However, this thread has been a sticky since the day it was started.

[Maximilianus]

I prefer them grilled actually... Or roasted.
Me too, with an egg or two on top, preferably runny http://smiles.kolobok.us/remake/nyam.gif

:D

[CarpeNixta]

Very useful, thanks for all the tutorials

[RJJennings]

Personally, I have lost so many replies and original posts due to IT idiosyncrasies (like hitting the [ESC] key) that I don't type directly into a text box any more. Well, I do if it's just 3 lines or less. Instead I use a text editor like NotePad which can SAVE text to a file and then COPY / PASTE. Slightly more work, but tremendously less grief.