How to post a thread
1. From the homepage, click on the ¨post thread¨ button in the top right corner
Then select the section where you wish to post your thread
or
2. Go to the section in which you want to post and click the ¨post thread¨ button in the top right corner
or
Click in the bar along the top of the list (marked with an arrow in the picture below). The text box will open below
You will now see a text box. Type a thread title in the top box and then your message in the second, larger box,
***My name is public, but if you do not wish to include your name when saying hello, you do not have to***
You can use the icons above the large text box the same way you can when replying to a comment.
B= Bold
I= Italics
U= Underline
S= Strikethrough - helpful when editing a previous comment
(Waterdrop symbol)= Change colour
A= Font - there are a few to choose from
T= Text size - big, normal, tiny
(Link symbol)= Hyperlink - highlight the words you want to add the link to, then click this symbol, paste the URL in the box and click ¨insert¨
(Picture symbol)= Insert picture - you can also do this by clicking the button ¨attach files¨ or by dragging and dropping the image into the text box. Maximum 25 images.
(Smiley face)= Smileys -
... = Insert - here you can;
- Insert a video, by pasting the URL in the box
- Insert a quote - you can´t insert a quote when starting a thread as you have nothing to quote, unless you quote something from another thread (by copying and pasting).
- Insert a spoiler title - put the titles in the box, then click ¨continue¨
The words ¨Spoiler¨ will appear in brackets like this:
Type your message between the brackets:
When your thread is posted it will look like this blue button:
(Click the button to reveal the message)
- Insert an inline spoiler - when you click this feature, you will see the word ISPOILER in brackets appear twice. Type your message between the two sets of brackets, like this:
your message will appear like this when posted: THIS IS A SPOILER! (Click the blur to reveal the message)
The next icon along is the ¨Alignment¨ button, here you can align your message to the
Left,
center,
or right
Highlight the text you want to align, then select ¨left¨, ¨center¨ or ¨right¨
Next icon is for adding bullet points or indents. Highlight the text, and choose either numbered bulletpoints (as used above)
The square icon (that looks like a window) is for adding a table to your post. Click the icon, then select how big you want the table to be (max. is 10x10),
It will appear like this;
Click on the spaces to fill in the text,
Food Chart | Eat Veggies? | Eat pellets? |
Jaime | Yes | Yes |
Adélie | Yes | So/so |
The next icon is to ¨undo¨, so if you make a mistake you can click this circular backwards arrow
Clicking the forward circular arrow will re-do anything you ¨undo¨
(Cog symbol)= To toggle the BB code. If you are not so techy, best leave this button alone. If you notice all of your icons go dark and you cannot use them, click this cog and that should fix it.
Once you are happy with your message, you can click the big blue ¨Post thread¨ button.