Some Helpful Hints

Welcome, hints for the new software, and a discussion of the transition
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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Fri Feb 16, 2018 12:02 am

Formatting Font Size on the New Forum

Text that has been formatted in a font size other than Normal on the "old" forum does not copy over equally to our "new" Forum. You can correct that once the text has been copied into a post on the new forum simply by removing the old font formatting and using one of the default fonts available from the font icon dropdown menu on the post editing toolbar or by creating a custom font by changing the number in the first set of brackets in the code copied over.

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Examples:
The font sizes below in red are forum defaults on the new forum (just the size not the colour!) The Fonts in blue have had their numbers changed within the coding bracket to create custom size fonts.

Default Fonts:

Tiny = 50
Small = 85
Normal
Large = 150
Huge = 200

Custom Fonts:

very small =65
Between Normal and Small = 90
Medium = 115
Very Large = 175
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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Fri Feb 16, 2018 1:14 am

How to Change Your Password

(Note: iPads are a bit different - please refer to the steps at the end of this post)


1. Click your "User Name" in the upper right corner of any forum page and choose "User Control Panel" from the dropdown list that appears:

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2. Click the "Profile" tab
3. Click "Edit account settings"
4. Complete all 3 boxes in the "New password" section
5. Submit

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for iPads:

1. Touch or tap your "User Name" in the upper right corner.
2. Tap "Profile"
3. Tap "Edit Profile"
4. Tap "Edit account settings"
5. Complete all 3 boxes in the "New password" section
6. Tap "Submit"
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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:09 am

How to Change Your Privacy Settings

1. Click your "User Name" in the upper right corner of any forum page and choose "User Control Panel" from the dropdown list that appears:

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2. Click the "Board preferences" tab
3. Click "Edit Global settings"
4. Choose the settings that are appropriate for you
4. Submit
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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:04 am

How to Link Back to an Individual Post

On the top left corner of the post to be "linked to," click either the little paper icon next to the user name or the "topic name" above it.

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You will see the page refreshing - when it has - copy the URL in the browser address bar. This is the link you need to "Link Back" to the post.


Update: If you're going to paste the link on another forum or Facebook or anywhere other than in this forum, the little piece of paper icon seems to work better.
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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:12 am

How to find.......


Go to "Quick links" (top of page, left hand corner) and click :

Your posts - to find a list of your latest posts
New posts - to find a list of the latest posts by other members
Unread posts - to find a list of posts you haven't yet read
Unanswered topics - to find topics with a post that has not had a response
Active topics - to find the latest active topics (I think?????)
Search - a way to search for specific members, posts, topics, etc. on the forum
Members - for a list of forum members (or click "members" at the bottom of most pages)
The Team - to find a list of volunteer members and their (titles, position on the forum, rank?????)

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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:19 am

Quick Way to Go to the Top of the Page

To quickly jump to the top of a page click the small "up" arrow at the bottom right hand corner of a post.
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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:40 am

How to Sort Posts in Descending Order


1. Click the icon with the arrow and small bars on it next to the "Post reply" button.
2. ''Click "Ascending" and choose how you want your posts to to be sorted.
3. "Go"

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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:14 am

How to Find Member Activity

To find when a member was last on line or their latest post, click the member's name under their avatar or when you click "members" in the quick links list at the top of the page or at the bottom of the page.

The "Search User's Posts" link will show you their most recent posts.
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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:27 pm

How To Find Your Bookmarks

1. Go to "User Control Panel"

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2. Click "Manage bookmarks"
3. Click the bookmark of your choice to go there

To Remove a Bookmark

1a. Click the box next to the bookmark(s) to be deleted
2a. Click "Remove marked bookmarks"

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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by JudyB » Wed Mar 07, 2018 3:52 pm

How to Report a Post

If you find a post that contains
  • obscene or offensive language
  • a personal attack on you, another forum member - or anyone else
  • pornography
  • ads for something other than Hancock Wildlife and its activities
  • text or images that have nothing to do with the thread where it's posted
  • anything else of a questionable nature
Please report it by clicking the little button with the exclamation point in it in the upper right corner of the post:
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This will send a notification to the Forum Support Team (the Admins, Forum Assistants, and any Topic Assistants or Content Providers who start threads or have the ability to edit or delete posts in the forum where the post is located).

And we'll take it from there!

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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by JudyB » Fri Mar 09, 2018 12:30 pm

How to Report a PM

If another member sends you an abusive email - or if we accidentally admit a spammer who is sending out links or pictures that are not appropriate here - you can report the message by clicking the little button with the exclamation button in the upper right corner of the message.
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That will open a screen that lets you pick a reason - and the last of the 4 reasons is basically "other" - and you can explain in the box below if appropriate.
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The Admins will be notified that you have reported a PM, and will be able to see the PM and your comments - and they will be in touch with you if they have additional questions.

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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:38 am

How to resize and reformat a scap/photo for FREE on the internet
Easily crop, resize, and edit your images online

Click Here:
http://www.picresize.com/


A. Click "Browse" to select a Scap/Photo (If you are loading a Scap/Photo with a “png” or “bmp” extension it may take as long as 10-15 seconds to load depending on the size.)

B. Click “Continue

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Next: Crop, Edit and Resize Your Photo

C. Step 1 Lets you crop and edit your photo.

Step 2 You can resize your photo - The table on the right lists the original and finished size of your scap/photo. As you change the percentage amount, the finished size will change accordingly. Adjust the percentage to obtain the desired size.

Maximum width of a finished Scap/Photo for posting on the forum is 2000 px or less

Step 3 Here you can edit to add any finishing touches to your scap/photo if you wish.

Step 4 Is where you can change the format of your scap/photo from “png/bmp,” etc. to “jpg” the preferred format for posting on a forum.

D. When you are satisfied with your photo click “I'm Done, Resize My Picture.”


(Click bigger)
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Next: Preview your finished photo

E. Click “View Image” to check the finished photo. If you wish you may edit some more by
clicking “Resume Edit”

F. “Save to Disk”(your computer)


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(Please limit the number of scaps/photos per post to three. Thank you.)
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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:02 pm

How to Contact Another member


1. Click the little balloon next to "contact" under the member’s avatar/name

2. Click the PM icon and it will open a PM addressed to the member. The PM will contain a link to the post, and the contents will be quoted - but you can delete those if you don't want to include them. It can be useful if you're commenting on their post - and deleting is quick if you're not.


*NOTE: . If “Contact” is not present under the avatar/name at all, the member has declined to receive PM’s.
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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by gemini » Tue May 08, 2018 8:36 am

How to View/Post a Video to the HWF YouTube Account

To View The Latest Videos Posted to the HWF YouTube ccount:

1. Click the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiO_1n ... XdroybtIUQ


2. Click ‘VIDEOS’ to view the latest uploads.

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TO POST YOUR VIDEO TO THE HWF ACCOUNT

Please contact a Forum Admin for instructions and sign in information.
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Re: Some Helpful Hints

Post by JudyB » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:42 pm

How to Delete the Cookies the Forum Uses to Remember Your Login Info

This is not something most people need to do most of the time, but occasionally we make changes in the way we record this data, and having "old" cookies may interfere with using the new format ones. Each browser is a little different, so please click the link for your browser - and let us know if the info is out of date (browser makers seem to enjoy moving things around). Thanks!

Chrome

Firefox

Internet Explorer

Microsoft Edge

Safari (including iPhone)

If there are other browsers that people are using, please let me know (send a Private Message or email me at [email protected]), and I'll see if I can find someone who knows how to delete their cookies and add the instructions!

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