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Operational Buttons - Email Notification - Board Navigation Links - Display Only Current Messages

This guide is intended as an orientation guide for normal Board users.
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Board Navigation Links

Your board can be divided into a maximum of 12 different forums/sections. Each Section/Forum is represented by a Green Folder icon. Each of these 12 folders can contain an unlimited number of topics/threads/messages. Double-Clicking on a green folder opens up the folder to display all topics/threads contained within that folder. Realize, each topic/thread/folder can itself contain an unlimited number of new topics/threads/folders. Clicking once on the "+", or "_" icons beside a folder will also open and close a folder. This interface imitates the MicroSoft Explorer Window interface, where one folder can contain many other folders.

Operational Buttons Top

These buttons, located at the top of your board, allow you to View, Modify, Delete, Create, and Search for specific messages. Your board manager may disable/hide one or more of these buttons. Below is a description of each button:

Use this button to view all messages on your board.

Use this button to create a new message topic within a forum.

Use this button to create a Reply to an existing message that you are viewing.

Pressing either of the buttons above causes the board to display a form allowing the user to post a message. Near the top of this form is an HTML Formatting Toolbar for inserting graphics, hyperlinks, smilies, and HTML code into their message. Users can easily add color, bold, italics, font type/size, etc. to their message using the HTML Formatting Toolbar. It's possible this feature may be disabled by your board manager.

If your HTML toolbar looks like this:

Click Here. for a detailed description of the HTML Formatting Toolbar

If your HTML toolbar looks like this:

Use the tutorial selection below for detailed instructions on using the toolbar.
These instructions are also available on the POST message form itself.

Tutorials for the WYSIWYG editor

These two buttons allows you to modify or delete messages you've created earlier. Pressing either button

causes the system to prompt you for the message id of the message you want to modify or delete. The message id of each message is displayed at the bottom of each message. Your also need to supply the password you used to create the message. This password ensures only you can modify or delete your message.

This button is used to search for specific messages on your board. Pressing this button

displays a form allowing you to specify search criteria used to qualify messages displayed.
This button is also used to view and search your board's Archived messages.

This button returns you to your board's home page, if the Board Owner has specified a home page, otherwise it returns you to the home page for BulletinBoards.com.

This button displays the Frequently Asked Questions page and links to the User's Guide(this page) and the Manager's Guide.

Other Buttons Associated with Threaded Boards

Used to display a smaller Message List Window

Used to display a larger Message List Window.

Used to show all message threads expanded.

Used to collapse all message threads, displaying only the board's category/section folders.

Used to view any archived messages associated with your board

Used to view messages in a "Semi-Threaded" format.

Used to view messages in a "Non-Framed" format.

Used to toggle from SideBySide to a Top-Bottom display format or ViceVersa.

Email Notification Top

For Non-Threaded and SemiThreaded Boards -- Located just beneath the operational buttons, at the top of your board or
For Threaded Boards -- Located at the bottom of the Message List Window
you'll see a link labeled:
"NewMsgAlerts"
Clicking this link displays the board's email notification form, allowing you to add your email address to the board's email notification list. The email notification form allows you to request email notification if any new messages are added to the board or alternatively, only if new messages are posted to a specific section/category of the board. Email notification is sent once each night if new messages are detected meeting your specification criteria.

Display Only Current Messages Top

This drop-down menu, located near the top of your board,

allows you to request messages for a specific date range. You can request to view messages for one of the following date ranges:
Today, Yesterday, 2 Days Ago, Last Week, Last 2 Weeks, Last Month, or All Messages.
Your setting remains in effect through subsequent sessions until you specify a different view.