Beginners guide to using this forum.

[Rob]

Welcome to the Zell Networking Forums! You have access to everything a normal member would plus a few extras as well. This tutorial will guide you through how to get the most use out of this forum. Please note that there is a lot more that you can do on this forum. These are just a "getting started" guide.

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Important! You may not see all the options that are in the following pictures. Your security level will dictate what options you have available to you.

Profile and Security related functions:

1) To change your password and other account related info:
    A) First hover your mouse over PROFILE on the top menu, then click on "Account Settings":


   B You can change your PASSWORD, add or change a SECURITY QUESTION, and set whether other members may email you:
Change Password:


Add or Change Security Question:


Allow or disallow others to email you (your email will remain invisible):


YOU MUST ALWAYS ENTER YOUR CURRENT PASSWORD TO MAKE THESE CHANGES!



Topic and Thread related functions:

1) To start a new TOPIC in any forum board, just click "New Topic":


2) To start a new POLL (a way to vote on something or anything) click "New Poll":


3) To mark the forum board as READ (Note: read boards will not show up in your recent topics list), click "Mark Read":


4) To REPLY to a topic, click on the topic and then click "Reply":


5) To mark a topic as UNREAD, click on the topic and click "Mark Unread':


6) To PRINT a topic, click "Print":


7) To quickly and easily move to the NEXT or PREVIOUS topic, click on a topic and click "Previous" or "Next":


When posting a new topic or replying to a topic:

1) You can add attachments:

To add a file:


To add up to three more files (max of four per post):


2) You can choose to be notified of replies to a topic:


To send and view personal Messages:

1) To view your PERSONAL MESSAGE INBOX, click on "Personal Message":


2) To send a PERSONAL MESSAGE, click on one of the following three things:
From within board:


From the main menu:


From within your inbox:


3) To view your SENT MESSAGES, click on "Sent Items" from within your inbox: