Manual for Forum!
Oct 23, 2014 9:23:32 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2014 9:23:32 GMT
Need help with how to do certain actions on the forum? Well here is the place!
How To Report:
Simply go to the specific post you want to report, go to the settings icon and click on it, then go to report post and click this. A small box named 'Reason' should pop up with the limit of 256 characters. Well, type in the reason of the report and click 'Report Post'.
How To Block:
How To Follow Members:
How To Register:
click the "Register" link found in top-right hand corner of the forum you are visiting. This will take you to the registration page where you can begin to create your new account.
On the next page, you'll first be asked for your email address. Please enter a valid email address here as this will be what you will use to login to your account in the future. Once you have the email address typed in, click the continue button.
Email: The email address displayed here will be the one you typed in on the previous page.
Create Password: Here you will set the password that you want to use for your account. Type in a password that's at least six characters in length.
Verify Password: Type in your password again in this box.
Your Name: Enter in your name in the box provided. The name you enter here will be used on your profile after your account is created.
Birthday: Using the respective drop-down menus, select your birth Month, Day, and Year.
Gender: Lastly, choose your gender from the drop-down menu provided.
Creating A New Thread:
In the top right corner above the Last Post column, you will see a button labeled "Create Thread".
If this button is not displayed, forum staff may have restricted regular members from creating new threads, or you aren't yet logged into your forum account as most forums restrict non-members from creating new threads. If you do not have a member account on the forum you are visiting, you will need to create one before being able to create a new discussion thread.
Replying to an existing thread:
Since participating in forum discussions is the main reason to join a forum, replying to threads and posts is the primary communication activity for forum members. To create a reply in a topic, simply click the "Reply" button, which can be typically found in the top-right hand corner of the topic and you'll be brought to the posting page
Styling your posts:
Font Face: Using the drop down menu here, select the type of font that you would like to use for the text provided in your message. This drop down menu will display the font names within their font style so you can have a preview of what to expect. Once you have a font selected, you can start typing and you will see your text within the selected font.
Font Size: The drop down menu provided here will allow you to change the text size of the text you write in the message area of the posting page. The options provided to you range from as small as 8pt font on up to 36pt font.
Font Color: Clicking the provided button will allow you to change the font color to any color you would like to use. Once you click the button, a color picker will display allowing you to create the perfect font color you would like to use for your message text.
Adding attachments to your posts:
Add Attachment: If the forum staff has attachments enabled, you will see this button on the posting page. After you click the Add Attachment button, a new window will pop up letting you know how many files you can upload at a time, along with what the file size limit per attachment is. To attach a file, click the + Add Files... button, and then choose a file that you would like to upload from the Browse window that pops up. Once you choose a file, you will see a progress bar for the attachment that is uploading.
Quoting posts in a thread:
Occasionally, when reading through an interesting thread, you'll find a specific post you'd like to respond to; this is when you'll use the quote feature. When viewing the post that you would like to respond directly to, click the Quote button that will appear in the top-right hand corner of the post. Click this quote button and when that is done, you'll be taken to the posting page with a quote automatically provided in the message area for you.
Adding a poll to a thread:
Poll Question: This will be the question you ask for your poll. What you type here will depend on what you want the voting poll to be about.
Poll Answers: Here you will enter in the different options to provide to other members to vote for. You will be presented with five poll answer fields at first, but you can add more by clicking the add more link.
Poll Options: In this area, you'll be able to define how many answers member's are allowed to choose when voting in the poll. You can also set a date and time for when the poll gets locked, preventing further voting in the poll, as well as when to show the results of the poll to members.
After you have everything in place, click the Add Poll button found at the bottom of the pop-up window and the poll will be added to your thread once it's created.
Adding a video to your posts:
If you found a video on the internet that you would like to share with other forum members, you can embed the video into your post. When this is done, a video player will appear in a thread after your post is made. ProBoards supports a variety of video services to embed from, as well as supports direct links to video files you have hosted with a file host.
If you are stuck on any other subjects not stated above, then feel free to visit these links provided to be directed to the Proboards Official site!
Account Creation And Logging In
Threads, Posts, Polls, and Attachments
Bookmarks
Post Options
Search
Calendar
The Members List
Avatars
Viewing Profiles
Your Profile Information
Social Websites
Profile Preferences
Profile Privacy
Notification Options
Keyboard Shortcuts
Glossary
Developers!
Plugin System
How To Report:
Simply go to the specific post you want to report, go to the settings icon and click on it, then go to report post and click this. A small box named 'Reason' should pop up with the limit of 256 characters. Well, type in the reason of the report and click 'Report Post'.
How To Block:
How To Follow Members:
How To Register:
click the "Register" link found in top-right hand corner of the forum you are visiting. This will take you to the registration page where you can begin to create your new account.
On the next page, you'll first be asked for your email address. Please enter a valid email address here as this will be what you will use to login to your account in the future. Once you have the email address typed in, click the continue button.
Email: The email address displayed here will be the one you typed in on the previous page.
Create Password: Here you will set the password that you want to use for your account. Type in a password that's at least six characters in length.
Verify Password: Type in your password again in this box.
Your Name: Enter in your name in the box provided. The name you enter here will be used on your profile after your account is created.
Birthday: Using the respective drop-down menus, select your birth Month, Day, and Year.
Gender: Lastly, choose your gender from the drop-down menu provided.
Creating A New Thread:
In the top right corner above the Last Post column, you will see a button labeled "Create Thread".
If this button is not displayed, forum staff may have restricted regular members from creating new threads, or you aren't yet logged into your forum account as most forums restrict non-members from creating new threads. If you do not have a member account on the forum you are visiting, you will need to create one before being able to create a new discussion thread.
Replying to an existing thread:
Since participating in forum discussions is the main reason to join a forum, replying to threads and posts is the primary communication activity for forum members. To create a reply in a topic, simply click the "Reply" button, which can be typically found in the top-right hand corner of the topic and you'll be brought to the posting page
Styling your posts:
Font Face: Using the drop down menu here, select the type of font that you would like to use for the text provided in your message. This drop down menu will display the font names within their font style so you can have a preview of what to expect. Once you have a font selected, you can start typing and you will see your text within the selected font.
Font Size: The drop down menu provided here will allow you to change the text size of the text you write in the message area of the posting page. The options provided to you range from as small as 8pt font on up to 36pt font.
Font Color: Clicking the provided button will allow you to change the font color to any color you would like to use. Once you click the button, a color picker will display allowing you to create the perfect font color you would like to use for your message text.
Adding attachments to your posts:
Add Attachment: If the forum staff has attachments enabled, you will see this button on the posting page. After you click the Add Attachment button, a new window will pop up letting you know how many files you can upload at a time, along with what the file size limit per attachment is. To attach a file, click the + Add Files... button, and then choose a file that you would like to upload from the Browse window that pops up. Once you choose a file, you will see a progress bar for the attachment that is uploading.
Quoting posts in a thread:
Occasionally, when reading through an interesting thread, you'll find a specific post you'd like to respond to; this is when you'll use the quote feature. When viewing the post that you would like to respond directly to, click the Quote button that will appear in the top-right hand corner of the post. Click this quote button and when that is done, you'll be taken to the posting page with a quote automatically provided in the message area for you.
Adding a poll to a thread:
Poll Question: This will be the question you ask for your poll. What you type here will depend on what you want the voting poll to be about.
Poll Answers: Here you will enter in the different options to provide to other members to vote for. You will be presented with five poll answer fields at first, but you can add more by clicking the add more link.
Poll Options: In this area, you'll be able to define how many answers member's are allowed to choose when voting in the poll. You can also set a date and time for when the poll gets locked, preventing further voting in the poll, as well as when to show the results of the poll to members.
After you have everything in place, click the Add Poll button found at the bottom of the pop-up window and the poll will be added to your thread once it's created.
Adding a video to your posts:
If you found a video on the internet that you would like to share with other forum members, you can embed the video into your post. When this is done, a video player will appear in a thread after your post is made. ProBoards supports a variety of video services to embed from, as well as supports direct links to video files you have hosted with a file host.
If you are stuck on any other subjects not stated above, then feel free to visit these links provided to be directed to the Proboards Official site!
Account Creation And Logging In
Threads, Posts, Polls, and Attachments
Bookmarks
Post Options
Search
Calendar
The Members List
Avatars
Viewing Profiles
Your Profile Information
Social Websites
Profile Preferences
Profile Privacy
Notification Options
Keyboard Shortcuts
Glossary
Developers!
Plugin System