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Table of Contents

Getting Started
1. New Users
Using the Board
Customize Your Account
Topics/Messages
1. Posting
2. Replying
3. Editing
4. Viewing
Search
Who is Online

Getting Started

New Users

If you are new to the message boards, please read through this User's manual to familiarize yourself with the features of the boards.
If you wish to contact the forum moderator, you can send an e-mail to webmaster@forum.com.

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Using The Board

Registering to the Forum

This section explains how to register for a Message Board Forum. To join the forums, simply click on the menu tab labeled 'join'.
The Terms and Conditions for using the forum will be presented. Before joining, you will be required to agree to the Terms and Conditions of the forum.
To join, simply provide the necessary information on the form to create a profile of yourself. The fields that must required are marked with '*' like your First Name, a login name of your choice, password, and e-mail address etc. Although not required, if you would like to see the actual time that messages are posted you will want to fill in your time zone. When all necessary information is provided, complete your request by clicking the "Submit" button. Once you have submitted you will be gone to the forum main page if you are succeeded otherwise you will be shown errors, correct the fields and submit again. Some of forum information may be e-mailed to you. It is therefore important to provide a valid e-mail address.

Field Description

Login name* your username for logging in to the forums (e.g. jsmith).

Nick name* Optional nick name for displaying as the author of the message in the forum, if not provided then login name will be displayed. (e.g. smith)

E-mail Address* your e-mail address.

Password* your password for logging in to the forums.

Company name Optional, your company name for contact information.

First Name* your first name

Last Name* your last name

City the city in which you reside

Province/State the province or state in which you reside; if it is not listed, choose "Other".

Country the country in which you reside

Zipcode* the zipcode of your region.

ICQ ID if you have an ICQ (I Seek You) number, enter it here. ICQ is a program you can download that will let you know when friends and contacts are online on the Internet.

AIM ID if you have an AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) number, enter it here. AIM is an AOL program you can download that will let you know when friends and contacts are online on the Internet.

MSN ID if you have an MSN Id, enter it here. MSN is a program you can download that will let you know when friends and contacts are online on the Internet.

Yahoo ID if you have a Yahoo Id, enter it here. Yahoo is a program you can download that will let you know when friends and contacts are online on the Internet.

Web Site URL your website address.

Occupation your Occupation.

Interests your Interests.

Signature your signature block, which will appear below each message you post.

Topics Per Page The number of topics displayed on each page in the forum when you log in the forum.

Posts Per Page The number of Posts displayed on each page in the forum when you log in the forum.

Hide Online Status if yes, then it will be not be accumulated in total no. of logged in users displayed on main page "Who is Online" panel.

Message Order select either ascending or descending, for listing of message display.

Profile Visibility if yes, attaches an icon to each message you post allowing other users to view your profile information.

Attach Signature if yes, attaches your signatures at the end of each message you post.

Time Zone for the convenience of those not in the same time zone as the forums, you can select your time zone. All topic and message times will then be displayed in your time zone.

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Logging In

To participate in a forum you must be logged into the forum. If the forum allows anonymous login you do not require logging in to participate. To log in to the forum, select the link "login" on top left of the page. Enter the registered username and password, and select the 'Login' button.

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Logging Out

To log out of the message board, select the link 'logout' at top left of the page. You will see a confirmation page if you logout successfully. From here you can go back to forum without login.

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Folder Icons

There are three main areas of the Message Boards. The first area is the main page, which displays the categories in the forum. These are essentially the areas of discussion within a particular forum. On the left of each category name is a Folder icon. Below is a table of the different Folder icons that you may encounter on the main page of the forums.

Forum Main Page (index.jsp)

Folder Description

No New Posts Open Forum Icon - No new topics have been posted in this category since your last visit.

Open Forum Icon - New topics have been posted in this category since your last visit.

Locked Category - No New Messages Locked Category Icon - category is locked category to general users, but you have access to it. You will not see this icon if you do not have access to the locked category.

Locked Category - New Messages Locked New Messages Category Icon - category is locked to general users, but you have access to it, and new topics have been posted since your last visit.

Private Category - No New Messages Private Category Icon - category is confidential and private to general users, but you have access to it. Note: Administrators and Moderators are the only users who can see private categories.

Private Category - New Messages Private New Messages Category Icon - category is confidential and private to general users, but you have access to it, and new topics have been posted in this category since your last visit. Note: Administrators and Moderators are the only users who can see private categories.

The second key area of the forums is the topic listing for a particular category. Below is a table of the different folder icons used here.

Topic Listing Page (categories.jsp)

Folder Description

Plain Topic Icon - no new messages has been posted in this topic since your last visit.

New Messages Topic Icon - new messages have been posted in this topic since your last visit.

Answered Topic Icon - topic contains important information for you to read.

Answered New Messages Topic Icon - new messages have been posted in this alert topic since your last visit.

Locked Topic Icon - topic has been locked and no further messages can be posted.

Locked Topic Icon - topic has been locked and new messages has been posted.

The third area of the forums is on how to read messages. This is discussed in the "Viewing Topics/Messages" section.

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Customize Your Account

This section allows you to customize your account. Below is an explanation of the function of each option.

Edit Profile

This section allows you to customize your profile. After setting your options and clicking the 'Update Profile' button at the bottom of the page, your profile settings will be saved.

Field Description

Login name* your username for logging in to the forums (e.g. Qaiser).

E-mail Address* your e-mail address

Password* allows you to change your password

Confirm Password* a second password field used to verify your password

Company name Optional, your company name for contact information.

First Name* your first name

Last Name* your last name

Address* your postal address

City* the city in which you reside

Province/State* the state or province in which you reside; if your state is not listed, choose "Other".

Country* the country in which you reside

Zip Code* your regional zipcode

Phone# your phone number for contact

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Change Password

Below is the description of fields that must be filled to change your password. After entering the required information click on 'Change Password' button.

Field Description

Old Password* Your old forum password that you want ot change.

New Password* New forum password of your choice.

Confirm New Password* New forum password to verify.

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Forum Preferences

The following is a list of all the forum preferences that a user can change to customize his/her forum.

Field Description

Nick Name Your nick name. If you enter here then it will be displayed with your posts, if you left it blank then you login name will be displayed.

ICQ ID if you have an ICQ (I Seek You) number, enter it here. ICQ is a program you can download that will let you know when friends and contacts are online on the Internet.

AIM ID if you have an AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) number, enter it here. AIM is an AOL program you can download that will let you know when friends and contacts are online on the Internet.

MSN ID if you have an MSN Id, enter it here. MSN is a program you can download that will let you know when friends and contacts are online on the Internet.

Yahoo ID if you have a Yahoo Id, enter it here. Yahoo is a program you can download that will let you know when friends and contacts are online on the Internet.

Web Site URL your website address.

Occupation your Occupation.

Interests your Interests.

Signature your signature block, which will appear below each message you post.

Topics Per Page The number of topics displayed on each page in the forum when you log in the forum.

Posts Per Page The number of Posts displayed on each page in the forum when you log in the forum.

Hide Online Status if yes, then it will be not be accumulated in total no. of logged in users displayed on main page "Who is Online" panel.

Message Order select either ascending or descending, for listing of message display.

Profile Visibility if yes, attaches an icon to each message you post allowing other users to view your profile information.

Attach Signature if yes, attaches your signatures at the end of each message you post.

Time Zone for the convenience of those not in the same time zone as the forums, you can select your time zone. All topic and message times will then be displayed in your time zone.

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Email Notification Subscriptions

It manages your topic email subscriptions. It displays the list of those topics in which you are subscribed along with the last post date and author name. From this page you can Unscribe to any of the topics in the listing by selecting your required topic(s) and clicking on 'Unscibe' button on top right of the page.

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Private Messanger

From this page, you can Read and send Private Messages between yourself and other forum members. There are three main areas of the Private Messanger.

The first area is the "Member's InBox", which displays your private messages in the forum sent from others.
The second key area is the "Member's OutBox", that contains the messages sent by you to others.
The other area is from where you can send private messages to yourself or to other members of the forum.

On the left of each message name is an icon. Below is a table of the different icons that you may encounter in your private messanger.

Folder	Description
	Read Messages - messages has been read in your private messanger.
	Unread Messages - messages has not been read in your private messanger.

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Topics/Messages

Posting a new topic

The key actions of any forum are, of course, posting, replying, and viewing messages. The process of doing each of these tasks is as follows.

To post a new topic in a particular category, go to that category or sub-category in which you want to post to and click the 'new topic' button on top right of the page. The "Post New Topic" form will appear, where you can enter the message subject and description. Press on the 'Post Topic' button when completed. And if you want to preview your post, click on the "Preview Topic" button that will display your topic in a pop up window. See below for the list of fields in this form and their definitions.

Above the message box, you will see a toolbar with symbols that resemble "B" and "I". This toolbar allows quick access to bolding text, changing font to italics, underlining text, and putting links around words/sentences. On the right of the panel is the list of Smilies that you can attach with your topic text.

Field/Function Description

Message Subject the title or short description of the message.

Message Text the body text of the message.

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Replying

To reply to a message/topic, click the 'Reply' or 'Quote' button located in each message within a topic. The difference between the two options is that by pressing the 'Quote' button, the original message is automatically added to the beginning of your reply message. See below for the list of fields in the Reply form that will appear, and their definitions. Above the message box, you will see a toolbar with symbols that resemble "B" and "I". This toolbar allows quick access to bolding text, changing font to italics, underlining text, and putting links around words/sentences.

Field Description

Message Subject the title or subject of the message.

Message Text the body text of the message.

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Editing
	You can edit a message that you have posted. You can only edit messages if you are the originator of the message. To do this, navigate within the forums to locate your posted message. At the bottom right of the message, there is an 'Edit' link. Click on this link and the Edit Message form will appear. Above the message box, you will see a toolbar with symbols that resemble "B" and "I". This toolbar allows quick access to bolding text, changing font to italics, underlining text, and putting links around words/sentences.
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Viewing

To view messages in the forum, navigate into a category and click on a topic that interests you. A list of messages will appear. If the number of messages in that topic exceeds the number of messages that you've allowed to be displayed per page, you will see page numbers at the bottom of the listing. This will assist you in navigating through the page(s) of messages.
Every message consists of the following features: the message subject, the message body, the posted date, the author of the message, His number of posts in the forum, His member no, and Joining date.

Bottom Right Message Toolbar
The toolbar located at the bottom right of each message, allows you to perform various tasks. Following is a description of each task.

Link Description

Subscribe To Topic Subscribe link - allows you to subscribe to the topic; if any new messages are posted, you will be notified via e-mail or private messaging depending on your profile settings.

Email Topic E-mail Topic link - allows you to send the URL link to this topic to someone else by e-mail.

Print Topic Print Topic link - allows you to view text version of the topic and print it.

Bottom Left Message Toolbar

Buttons Description

View Profile Button - allows you to view the profile of the user who posted the message. (This will only be displayed if the user has allowed user to view their profile.)

Private Message Button - allows you to send this message to any other member of the forum.

Edit Posted Message Button - allows you to edit a message (This will only be displayed if you are the author of the message).

Delete Posted Message Button - allows you to delete a message (This will only be displayed if you are the author of the message).

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Search

In the Message Board, you can search the forum for topics and messages that are of particular interest to you. There are two ways in which you can search for forum information; selecting the "main" button in the main navigation area for an advanced search or by using the single keyword search function available in each category.
See below for the descriptions of the fields and their functions.

Field Description

Search by Keyword enter your search criteria here. What is it you are searching for?

Search by Author filter your search by author name. You can also search for messages ONLY by the author name.

Forum Categories select the categories that you want to search from the list.

Refine Search There are two options for refining your search results:

Use the drop down menu and select 'Find threads with at least/most' replies; replies are entered in the text field.

Use the drop down menu and select how many days prior to the current date; and where Newer or Older you want to search for posts.

Sorting Options Search results will be displayed according your selection from the drop down menu and ascending/descending options you specify.

Sorts results by message Title.

Sorts results by number of Replies.

Sorts results by number of Views.

Sorts results by last Posting Date.

Sorts results by Author name.

Sorts results by Forum.

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Who is Online

Who is Online
	On the main page of the forum, located below the category list to the left, is a panel, "Who is Online", which displayes a list of users who are currently logged in. This information is accurate to approximately 15 minutes. You can view the User profiles, send e-mail, or send a private message to any one of these users.
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