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Editing a Discussion Once a Discussion and/or Comment is published, it is possible to edit it at any time. The "edit" button appears to the right of your Username in each Comment that you make. (Note also the "block user", "block comment" buttons, which allow you to block all formatting (e.g. colour; images; code) in a comment or attributable to a user, and the "quote" button, for referencing published comments).
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Text Only Mode:[/color] In your user's Control Panel on the left edge of the screen, you'll find the Text Only Mode button. When in Text Only Mode, no images or colourful code will be displayed in any Comments. This is handy when user's are concerned about content not suitable for viewing in public, or in the workplace, or when you just don't want to see any images and colour in Comments.
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Invite Friends On the Account page there is an option for inviting friends to join the Forum.
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we'll leave it for now, then once its established and used to, we'll put some points like this to the masses to decide.
the format comments bit should be done before you click 'add your comments'.
if you are posting a link, make sure it is clicked in the 'text' box,
if you are quoting, make sure you are clicked in the BBCode box.
That's what I've tried to do and it doesn't seem to work for me?! See:
i think sometimes it may go wrong if when editing a quote, you accidently delete part of the scripting bits of the quotes.
couple of simple rules.
the format comments bit should be done before you click 'add your comments'.
if you are posting a link, make sure it is clicked in the 'text' box,
if you are quoting, make sure you are clicked in the BBCode box.
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Sorry, but what does this mean?
However, if you are using BBCode (the format you need to make quoted text from another's commnet appear in yellow), the simplest way to format text, such as bold, italic etc, or to add images, or links without actually knowing code, then select BBCode in the "Format comments as" below and when you want to add a link, instead of just pasting (or typing) it in, select the link icon from the toolbar that appears above this box and follow the directions. It will do all of the coding for you. Run your mouse over the toolbar above and it will tell you what each of the buttons does.
I know my instructions and explanations are as clear as mud, but have a play and if it doens't work let me know and I'll write it out more systematically ;-)
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And where has my previous post on this disappeared too?!
not something i've seen before i'd add.