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**DJT** · 19 February 2011, 09:11

Hi Julian,

As they said in that sci-fi movie "You are not alone"

I am unable to log on via my mobile phone, which I do when waiting around at airports, because the username and password boxes won't respond to the touchscreen. The remaining buttons do, but they aren't much use if I can't log on

I guess we will get used to it eventually................

PS my phone is a Nokia 5230 if anyone can help..........

**nitronig** · 19 February 2011, 09:16

i generally use quick reply to reply to a thread .this way you do not get the previous persons comments in your answer . as to photos and images i use photobucket to store my images then you just copy and paste the img code into your reply . it sounds complicated but once you have done it a couple of times it is quite easy.

**jleyton** · 19 February 2011, 09:19

Hi Dave,

Glad I'm not alone ! Together with Martin who, like me, can't see how to post pics, it seems that the more prolific contributors are the ones who are finding it hardest to get it !!

Julian

**dasadrew** · 19 February 2011, 09:20

Taking it step by step, when you reply, click on the "go advanced" button. You will see a lot more options like smilies etc and all the picture options.

The messages were imported from the old system and the easy way to get rid of the notification is to open each message just once, then close it.

Go to "Settings" at the top of the page and you will get into your profile where you have to modify the eMail notifications to get an eMail sent each time. You will see a lot of options there which will solve most of your problems.

Try out all of the above, then let's tackle the remaining questions afterwards...

Drew

If you allow friendship requests, you two will see request from me too!

Subscribe simply means that you will be notified when someone adds a post to a thread.

**jleyton** · 19 February 2011, 09:21

Thanks Nige, trouble is, I haven't got a clue what img code is or how to use photobucket

Originally posted by nitronig View Post

i generally use quick reply to reply to a thread .this way you do not get the previous persons comments in your answer . as to photos and images i use photobucket to store my images then you just copy and paste the img code into your reply . it sounds complicated but once you have done it a couple of times it is quite easy.

**jleyton** · 19 February 2011, 09:24

Thanks a lot Drew, that's really helpful. Cheers.

Now you won't be hearing from me for a while as I go and look at all of my 631 PMs again !!

Julian

Originally posted by dasadrew View Post

Taking it step by step, when you reply, click on the "go advanced" button. You will see a lot more options like smilies etc and all the picture options.

The messages were imported from the old system and the easy way to get rid of the notification is to open each message just once, then close it.

Go to "Settings" at the top of the page and you will get into your profile where you have to modify the eMail notifications to get an eMail sent each time. You will see a lot of options there which will solve most of your problems.

Try out all of the above, then let's tackle the remaining questions afterwards...

Drew

If you allow friendship requests, you two will see request from me too!

Subscribe simply means that you will be notified when someone adds a post to a thread.

**dasadrew** · 19 February 2011, 09:27

For pictures, there are multiple ways.

Try this:

When you reply, you will see a task bar of icons B I U A etc. just above the box where you type your reply. You will see a little icon which displays "Insert Image" when your mouse hovers over it. Click on that and you can insert images from your PC just where you want them in the text.

When the inserted image appears in your reply box, you will see a small pencil point in its top left corner. Click on that and you can choose options for the size and placement of the image.

Drew

**dasadrew** · 19 February 2011, 09:33

Subscribing to Threads

A very useful feature is found when you look at a thread that interests you, but you don't actually want to post a comment. At the top of the thread you will see a pull-down menu called "Thread Tools".

If you then click on "Subscribe to Thread", you will be notified whenever someone posts something on that thread.

How you are notified depends on the Settings in your profile (see above posts from me).

If you click on "Settings" at the top of the page, you will also see what threads you have subscribed to; and if you then click on "View All Subscribed Threads" you will see what notification will be sent when a new post is made.

Drew

**dasadrew** · 19 February 2011, 11:17

Julian, if you have so many messages, then mark all and select "Mark as read" from the pull-down menu at the bottom of the message window.

**Giles** · 19 February 2011, 11:24

Julian - do not loose heart - Drew seems to be sorting you out so I will not complicate things but it is Ok once you sort a few bits out - if you are still stuck just keep asking.

Sorry Dave do not know about phones but I am sure someone does

**V Mad** · 19 February 2011, 11:32

Patience, patience! My approach to new stuff like this is just to do the easy stuff first, and learn one new thing at a time. I find this builds confidence, and seems the natural way to learn.

**DJT** · 19 February 2011, 11:47

Originally posted by Giles View Post

Sorry Dave do not know about phones but I am sure someone does

Giles,
I now seem to be able to log on via the phone. The boxes are now responding. No idea how that changed

The next hurdle is to be able to post/reply via the phone. Normally by touching the character box my phone opens up a QWERTY keyboard with a preview pane which shows what I am typing. Now nothing appears in the preview pane, but when I exit the keyboard and go back to the web page you can see what I have typed. My memory ain't good enough to type a whole message without seeing it in front of me before I post, so until this is resolved I am restricted from participating unless sat at a PC.

**StagnJag** · 19 February 2011, 12:04

Hi Julian,

I think experimentation is the key to most of your questions ;-D - in other words I don't know yet!

As far as "Automatically parse links in text" goes, when ticked, the software will process the text and if it recognises a web link it will turn it clickable as opposed to just leaving it as text.

The key thing to remember is that you don't need to know the whole system all at once. As long as you can post a message and read the replies you have got the hang of the fundamentals and the rest can come later as and when you have the time to play around a bit.

Ok, playing as I type!

Regarding No 7, Linear mode is a display identical to the previous forum i.e. the replies are just listed in chronological order. Threaded mode gives you a hierarchical 'tree' structure. This ties in with your No. 5. Under each entry there is a reply button. When you click this you are not replying to the whole thread as before, but to that persons entry. This builds up the 'Threaded' structure.

Anyone know the difference between 'Reply to Thread' and 'Quick Reply'?

Rgds

Dave

**whitev8stag** · 19 February 2011, 12:09

it could be due to your phone not supporting flash, i will try it on a few phones tonight.

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