Forum: Q&A

How do I change my user name? Thanks, Y

How to post a poll. * Click on 'New Thread' at the top right hand side of the poll forum page *Give your poll a subject, an icon, and a message to appear underneath it in the boxes provided *Tick the 'Post a poll' box at the bottom, and indicate how many options for answers you will...

Could not enter chat room tonight. Turned off firewall, made sure Java was on, no go. Any other thoughts?

Q. I'll bite!....What is an AVATAR? A. Avatars are small graphical images that you may choose in your profile. They are displayed below your username on all posts that you make. You can select the image that best describes yourself from your profile options. If you click on faq's and go down...

Hi guys and gals! When I respond to a PM that is addressed to multiple members, does everyone that received the 1st PM get my response as well? I usually just hit quote and respond...but it looks like doing it that way, the only person that get's my response is the original sender, and...

Is there a way to search certain states? Like into on Texas, or looking for an office in Durhan NC called Eyecare Center.

Q. How can I edit or change my posts? A. At the bottom of each post at the right hand side, there is a button which says "edit/delete"( You may only edit your own posts) Click on the button and you will be taken to your post which can be edited or deleted by you. You may also cut and paste from...

How to pay to post 4-sale add?

How do I use hyperlinks with text? For example, how would I write: "See CNN for details" (where "CNN" is a hyperlink) without having to place the link to " www.cnn.com " in the post? Thanks!

I don't know how to give reputation points :hammer:

Try this 5 step method if the other "How do I quote" is more technical than you can understand. I had a hard time figuring out how to quote until Steve made it easier by giving us less than savvy computer users a tab to click to make...

I am going to quote from this paragraph in the reply below. "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" In order to quote it I will start the reply then when I am ready to quote it go up to the vB Code area and click Quote. I will copy what I want to quote an insert it after the vB code. I...

Q.What are vB codes? or, How can I make posts in BOLD LETTERS Color ,,,, or large, or HUGE, or all of the above? A.When you start a thread or reply to a post, you will notice above and to the left of the message window, something called vB Code .Click on help and it will explain what the vB...

A few weeks back I attempted to attach a photo to a post in the test forum.The photo was 78K bytes and I couldn't reduce that number.How do you do it??

These vb Codes are not included in the original vBulletin board. They are available here because Steve has added them. I'm going to list as many as i know, hopefull others will add ones they know.. I will add this, While these look very good Please DO NOT over use them.... Code: Glowing...

The e-mailing function is similar to that of the former Optiboard.The new board allows you to access the e-mail function a couple of different ways. Hit the e-mail button at the bottom of the post of the person you wish to e-mail Click on the member button at the top of the page.This will...

A. Not at all! We have specifically set the board so that no one can learn the email address of any member unless that member posts the address in their signature or in a message. To test this out, go to the OptiBoard member's list: http://www.optiboard.com/forums/memberlist.php?s= Now...

Q: I posted to a few OptiBoard message threads; now I seem to be getting a bunch of emails from OptiBoard every day. Whay is going on? A: Your options when you registered are set to use 'Email Notification' by default. Using this option emails you whenever someone replies to a thread...

Q. I think a particular thread is outstanding! OR I think a particular thread is a few cards short of a full deck.How can I rate this thread to alert others? A. You will notice at the bottom right of the page where the thread appears there is a pull down menu entitled Rate...

Q: Members are trying to send me Private Messages but they are getting a message saying my mailbox is full. How do I fix it? A: OptiBoard Messaging will only allow you to store so many Private Messages; too many messages use up disk space. To fix the problem you have to go into your Private...

A. In the past we've had trouble from people using hotmail and other anonymous email account posting porno and other obscene messages on the Board. Since these accounts are totally anonymous there was no way of tracking these people down and stopping them from posting on the Board. Even if the...

Have you found that at times you cannot post due to this error message "Sorry! The administrator has specified that users can only post one message in 60 seconds But you have not posted anything for quite a while... :finger: Well we have the soluition to this problem, in 2 steps Step...

A: Great place to practice your skills can be found by clicking on the Test Forum. You can try all the features there without worrying about how it will look.These posts will be erased anyway so have some FUN experimenting! :)

The new OptiBoard allows you to set your time zone. Go to the Profile button next to the OptiBoard logo then go to Edit Options in the menu. Under the title Date & Time Options you can change the time zone and start of the week.

Please remember that any picture files in your posts will slow down the display of the thread and may stop some people with slow connections from viewing what you have to say, as they will not wait Well if you wish to add a pic to your post then this is what to do... select new or reply and...

PDF files and Netscape It should be noted that members using the Netscape Navigator Browser may have to save PDF files first and then open them in Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. To save a file right click on the file and click on "Save Link As ..."

When registering for the board you made out a profile.It is important when updating your profile for the New board, that you include as much information as possible.This information is how other board members will know you, and this is the stuff that friendships will be built upon. Try this! ...

Occasionally,in the heat of the moment:angry: :angry: you may be tempted to use language unsuitable in a public forum, or polite company! Please control your urges....or the computer and/or moderators will do it for you!....in the the form of those ******** ing asterisks...(the word was...

So you want your own pic next to your name? Well if you have enough posts (100 at this writing) you can create your own! First create or scan a pic onto your computer making sure that its a .gif and has a size of 50x50 pixels. Making sure that the file size is under 4000 bytes. To upload...

Q: How do I include a neat saying at the bottom of my posts without having to type it in every time? A: Click on the "Profile" button located next to the OptiBoard logo; this will take you to your "User Control Panel." Then click on the "Edit Profile" menu item. Scroll down to...

The Optiboard experience produces friendships.The new board contains a very useful feature that will keep track of your friends.Its called the Buddy List and it can be accessed at the bottom of any post.You will notice a series of buttons at the bottom of each post.If you click the button marked...

Custom Title Q: How do I change the title beneath my name? A: Currently users with over 100 posts and 100 days registered on OptiBoard can change their Custom Title. To do so, click on the "Profile" button located next to the OptiBoard logo; this will take you to your "User Control...

Q. What are Style Sets? A. Style Sets determine the background color of your pages.The default setting is for "cool blue" but if the administrator has allowed it, you may change the color to one which you (or your significant other) prefers.;) Click 'user cp' (also sometimes called...

Q: Our State Association is having a meeting this month. How do I announce that on OptiBoard? A: You can post Public events by clicking on the Calendar button next to the OptiBoard logo. Once you are on the Calendar page, click on the Public event button in the Calendar header. You will...