Post by maebean on Jan 4, 2009 11:42:16 GMT -5
Since many people may be new to Pro-Boards (including us), Jay and I thought we might get a little ‘how-to’ going for you. Just a few simple things to get you acquainted with the boards. We’re still learning, too, so if you’ve used pro-boards or can give any advice, feel free to post it here, too. Post any questions, too, and if you can answer it, by all means, go for it.
How to:
Register
1. Click the register button located at the top right hand corner near the banner.
2. Fill out the required fields. Make sure to register with your character’s first and last name IN LOWERCASE LETTERS please. DO NOT PUT A SPACE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND LAST NAME. You have to register with only numeric and letters and crap. You can edit the display name, though, so it has a space.
3. You should get an email with an activation code. Click that link to ‘activate’ your account.
4. Fill out an application in the appropriate forum!
Get an Avatar
1. Click on ‘profile’ at the top of the screen in the buttons next to the banner. Once you click this, you’ll be ‘viewing your profile’.
2. Click ‘modify profile’.
3. Under personal information, it will ask for the ‘avatar url’. Your avatar has to be uploaded to a site such as photobucket or tinypic. If you don’t have an account, it’s not a big deal. You can register for one or if you don’t want one, I can upload it for you and send you the link. Post the avatar url there.
4. For the avatar height and width, enter the pixels. Usually an avatar is 100x100. Please don’t make the avatar any bigger than 125x125.
5. Here, you can also add a signature.
6. When you’re finished, click modify profile in the bottom left hand corner.
Get a Signature
1. Very similar to adding an avatar. Your signature shouldn’t be terribly huge - keep it to 300x600, give or take a few pixels. This must also be uploaded to photobucket or tinypic.
2. Once it’s uploaded, take the link that has an IMG code around it - image code. It should look like this > [*IMG]www.linkhere.com[*/IMG] without the asterisks.
3. Paste it into the signature section.
4. Click modify profile to save it.
Start A Thread
1. Select the forum in which you’d like to start (i.e. forks hospital) and click it.
2. In the black topic bar, click ‘new thread’. It has a folder with a blue plus sign next to it.
3. For the subject, just title your thread and list/tag who’s invited to reply (ex. ‘on the beach - tag bella’ or ‘hanging around - open’)
4. Write your post.
5. Click ‘post message’.
Use The Chat Box
1. Register with your alias you’d like to be known as on the board.
2. Check your email for a link to activate.
3. Log in. It talks to you. Scares the crap out of me. Just warning.
4. Be respectful, but chat away.
How to:
Register
1. Click the register button located at the top right hand corner near the banner.
2. Fill out the required fields. Make sure to register with your character’s first and last name IN LOWERCASE LETTERS please. DO NOT PUT A SPACE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND LAST NAME. You have to register with only numeric and letters and crap. You can edit the display name, though, so it has a space.
3. You should get an email with an activation code. Click that link to ‘activate’ your account.
4. Fill out an application in the appropriate forum!
Get an Avatar
1. Click on ‘profile’ at the top of the screen in the buttons next to the banner. Once you click this, you’ll be ‘viewing your profile’.
2. Click ‘modify profile’.
3. Under personal information, it will ask for the ‘avatar url’. Your avatar has to be uploaded to a site such as photobucket or tinypic. If you don’t have an account, it’s not a big deal. You can register for one or if you don’t want one, I can upload it for you and send you the link. Post the avatar url there.
4. For the avatar height and width, enter the pixels. Usually an avatar is 100x100. Please don’t make the avatar any bigger than 125x125.
5. Here, you can also add a signature.
6. When you’re finished, click modify profile in the bottom left hand corner.
Get a Signature
1. Very similar to adding an avatar. Your signature shouldn’t be terribly huge - keep it to 300x600, give or take a few pixels. This must also be uploaded to photobucket or tinypic.
2. Once it’s uploaded, take the link that has an IMG code around it - image code. It should look like this > [*IMG]www.linkhere.com[*/IMG] without the asterisks.
3. Paste it into the signature section.
4. Click modify profile to save it.
Start A Thread
1. Select the forum in which you’d like to start (i.e. forks hospital) and click it.
2. In the black topic bar, click ‘new thread’. It has a folder with a blue plus sign next to it.
3. For the subject, just title your thread and list/tag who’s invited to reply (ex. ‘on the beach - tag bella’ or ‘hanging around - open’)
4. Write your post.
5. Click ‘post message’.
Use The Chat Box
1. Register with your alias you’d like to be known as on the board.
2. Check your email for a link to activate.
3. Log in. It talks to you. Scares the crap out of me. Just warning.
4. Be respectful, but chat away.