Post by Mommy on Mar 26, 2004 11:20:13 GMT -5
First, I highly recommend becoming a member. This way you can set up your own account and have a screen name (maybe your relation or link to the baby?).
How to Start Your Own Thread:
Go to the category that fits your post. For instance, if you want to tell about Jeff's first day at school, go down to "Growing Up." Once you are there, all you have to do is click on the “New Thread” icon
and you will have your form.
How to Reply to a Post:
So, you’ve just read an interesting post and want to reply to it. How do you do that? It’s really easy. Above the post, on the right hand side of your screen, you will see this icon:
Simply click on it and you will be given the form to post a reply.
How to Quote:
Let’s say you read a post and want to quote the person in your reply. Instead of clicking on the reply icon, you would simply click on the Quote icon. It looks like this:
That will take you to the same form to reply, but the text of the person you are replying to will be included. You can even delete some of the text that is quoted if you want to reply to a specific point. Just be sure to keep the words “quote” on both ends with their brackets. Click inside the form, past the quoted material, and type your reply!
Correcting Mistakes
Let's say you've just made a post, reread it and are horrified to realize that you've made some sort of mistake. It's really no problem! You can fix any problems by clicking on this icon:
It will take you back into your post so you can fix whatever needs fixing. When you are done, click the "Modify" button at the bottom and the post will go up the way you want it to. Note: Members may only modify their own posts.
Board Basics
In the upper right corner of the screen is your Welcome. There, you will see if you have any private messages waiting for you. They are a little like emails, but reside here on the site. If you have any private message, simply click on the yellow words ('Messages') and it will take you to your mailbox. Then, click on the subject of the message you want to read. Once you are there, private messages work much like posts do. After reading your private messages, and responding if desired, you can delete the message by clicking in the little square to the right and then clicking “delete”.
You can also send private messages to anyone on the board. Just click this icon
under their name (in any given post) and it will open up the form with the recipient’s name already typed in. Type your message and send it.
Clicking on this icon
will give you a listing of all our members and some of their information.
Clicking on this icon
will take you to our calendar. You can visit the calendar to see when scheduled doctor appointments are coming and other important dates! You can also add dates to it that you want to share.
To change your profile, click on this icon:
. That will take you to a form that allows you to regulate the amount of information that is made public to other members. This is also where you put in your signature and personal message if desired.
Let us know if you have any questions!
How to Start Your Own Thread:
Go to the category that fits your post. For instance, if you want to tell about Jeff's first day at school, go down to "Growing Up." Once you are there, all you have to do is click on the “New Thread” icon
and you will have your form. How to Reply to a Post:
So, you’ve just read an interesting post and want to reply to it. How do you do that? It’s really easy. Above the post, on the right hand side of your screen, you will see this icon:
Simply click on it and you will be given the form to post a reply. How to Quote:
Let’s say you read a post and want to quote the person in your reply. Instead of clicking on the reply icon, you would simply click on the Quote icon. It looks like this:
That will take you to the same form to reply, but the text of the person you are replying to will be included. You can even delete some of the text that is quoted if you want to reply to a specific point. Just be sure to keep the words “quote” on both ends with their brackets. Click inside the form, past the quoted material, and type your reply! Correcting Mistakes
Let's say you've just made a post, reread it and are horrified to realize that you've made some sort of mistake. It's really no problem! You can fix any problems by clicking on this icon:
It will take you back into your post so you can fix whatever needs fixing. When you are done, click the "Modify" button at the bottom and the post will go up the way you want it to. Note: Members may only modify their own posts.Board Basics
In the upper right corner of the screen is your Welcome. There, you will see if you have any private messages waiting for you. They are a little like emails, but reside here on the site. If you have any private message, simply click on the yellow words ('Messages') and it will take you to your mailbox. Then, click on the subject of the message you want to read. Once you are there, private messages work much like posts do. After reading your private messages, and responding if desired, you can delete the message by clicking in the little square to the right and then clicking “delete”.
You can also send private messages to anyone on the board. Just click this icon
under their name (in any given post) and it will open up the form with the recipient’s name already typed in. Type your message and send it. Clicking on this icon
will give you a listing of all our members and some of their information.Clicking on this icon
will take you to our calendar. You can visit the calendar to see when scheduled doctor appointments are coming and other important dates! You can also add dates to it that you want to share.To change your profile, click on this icon:
. That will take you to a form that allows you to regulate the amount of information that is made public to other members. This is also where you put in your signature and personal message if desired.Let us know if you have any questions!