Possible Topics for the User Guide

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May 2024

• Below is a list of possible topics for the User Guide.
• If there is a topic you would like covered ASAP, please see the Request topics page, let us know via the Contact page or post a Quick Comment --- >.
• Topics in blue have been completed. Just click on those to see the page.
• To open a linked topic in a new browser tab or window, hold down the control key and click.

General

• Request topics for this User Guide
• Possible topics for this User Guide
• Open User Guide pages in a new browser tab or window
• Bookmark pages for later
• Keyboard shortcuts to help with using the Forum

Quick Tours

• Quick Tour of the new Front Page
• Quick Tour of the new Attaching Process
• Quick tour of menus and links
• Quick tour of forum categories
• Quick tour of your member profile
• Quick tour of favourite features

Membership

• Creating a new account
• What information is required
• Activating your account
• Troubleshooting registration issues
• First steps after joining
• Clear unread topics
• Make it easy to see new posts
• Try things out
• Finding other members
• Contacting other members

Your Profile and Preferences

• Your User Profile
• Setting Your Time Zone
• Customize avatars and signatures
• What each of these do:
Account Settings
Profile Details
Look and Layout
Notifications
Ignore List
My Posts
My Drafts
My Messages
Alerts
Download profile data

Browse the Forum

• Forum categories
• Explore a single forum
• Sorting and filtering topic lists
• Navigating sub-forums
• Marking topics as read or unread
• Explore a single topic
• Jumping to specific pages
• Tips for efficient browsing

Post Messages in Forum topics - Basics

• Where to post your message
• When to create a new topic
• Start a new topic
• Change the size of the new topic window
• Choose a subject for your message
• What information to include in your message
• What information not to include in your message
• How to preview the message
• Posting a message
• How to use Drafts for saving and editing messages

Post a Quick Comment message

• What can I post in Quick Comments
• How to post a Quick Comment
• How to include a link in your message
• Add colour to your Quick Comment message

Format Your Messages

• Using the WYSIWYG editor
• Basic formatting
• Bold, italic, and underline usage
• Bullets and numbered lists
• Font and color options
• Add links, videos
• Enhance readability with line breaks and spacing
• Bulletin Board code

Set Notifications

• Know when people reply to your message

Get a Good Response

• How to get a better response to messages
• What to do if no one replies to a message
• Add to your topic to stimulate responses
• Bumping your topic is OK

Attachments

For Sale & Wanted Advertising

• What can I advertise and where?
• What makes a good advertisement
• Asking others to contact you

Likes and Mentions

• Likes
• Mentions

Moved & Split Topics

• How moved topics work
• How split topics work

Private Messages

• Messaging basics
• Settings
• Sending and receiving private messages
• Managing message folders
• Blocking and unblocking users
• Privacy considerations
• Adjusting privacy settings for private messages

Search the Forum

• The two search options
• Using the top search window
• Using the main menu search window
• Entering search queries effectively
• Filtering and reviewing search results
• Utilizing advanced search options

Keep Informed

• Quick overview of notifications
• Notifications vs alerts
• Set your notifications to keep up to date
• Receiving email notifications
• Handling notification frequency
• Set alert preferences
• Contact others

Community

• Forum etiquette
• Reporting content

Troubleshooting

• Common issues
• Any photo issues
• Lost password
• Lost account
• Session id
• Can't log in
• Setting the time
• Not receiving notifications or replies
• Not storing copies of PM's
• Login and Password Issues
• Login problems and password recovery
• Account security considerations
• Display and browser compatibility
• Dealing with display issues
• Understanding common error messages
• Troubleshooting steps for errors
• Contact us

Glossary