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Ok, lol, I tried to color my text and put it in bold, no luck. I did manage a smiley, lol, will you give us a hint on the other stuff? Thanks, Sue

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Originally posted by loa23:
I've been coloring my posts BK. You have to actually type your message in the dropdown-box when you select your color. After you hit okay, you will see what surrounds your text. I assume it works the same for bold type. Hope that helps!

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Or you can just type a word or two in the box and just keep going. But I think once you get a hang of what the tags are and how they work, it would almost be quicker to type the tags as you go.

But it doesn't look like you can type things out first, then highlight, then click the button above the post to have it format your text. (And unfortunately there's no preview feature, unlike, well, pretty much every other forum format out there.)

Think of it this way: everything you did at the Official Forums? Now you have to do the opposite. Make any sense?

When I try to post or start a thread, I type in whatever my sage advice is, then it post (or reply)-whichever it is. But then it takes me to the next page which says
"MESSAGE_BODY is a mandatory field. You must enter a value for it"
So I can only post in Quick Reply, but I can't start a thread w/ that. Can you offer a ray of hope?

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Originally posted by AIisJP:
When I try to post or start a thread, I type in whatever my sage advice is, then it post (or reply)-whichever it is. But then it takes me to the next page which says
"MESSAGE_BODY is a mandatory field. You must enter a value for it"
So I can only post in Quick Reply, but I can't start a thread w/ that. Can you offer aray of hope?

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Look at the menu in the top left corner and click on "New". You will get a drop down menu. Select "discussion" and you will be given a box in which to post. There is a "subject" box and if you type in your new topic, it will start a new thread.

If you don't log out, does it appear that you are here all the time? I haven't logged out since the first day.......does that mean I'm showing up as "here" that whole time?

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Originally posted by bonnieskid:
does that mean I'm showing up as "here" that whole time?

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Hi Sue I thought you were here for a long time the other day. ;D

I have a question. Is there a way to clear out the messages after you select "New since your last visit". I get the new posts but I also still have all the old ones. And also I don't always read all of the topics so I want to clear them out, too.

Loves to talk--
It turns out I was already on Basic, so I tryed switching to Advanced. Still the same KRUD!!! Oh well, maybe the Basic thing will will work for Beachlvr???




Though many have tried to help, I still live in dismay= I AM AIisJP

Hey Mish, I e-mailed you to put my avatar setting on my thng for me! Now what do I do?

I am also sorry for the continued issues you two are having with the reply features. I know it must be frustrating.

Since it seems that all the communities attempts at troubleshooting haven't worked for you I will put in a service ticket to Infopop and hope they have come up with better solution than they had when the aticle schade_vdk referenced was written.

Thanks for your patience.

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Originally posted by JonPeterIsMyHero:
Hey Mish, I e-mailed you to put my avatar setting on my thng for me! Now what do I do?

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Go to your My Space or JPLm Community page and access your profile. Click on edit profile and on that page you can change your avatar. Hit edit next to the pic and then, at the top of the pop-up box, click "custom avatar".

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Originally posted by AIisJP:
Loves to talk--
It turns out I was already on Basic, so I tryed switching to Advanced. Still the same KRUD!!! Oh well, maybe the Basic thing will will work for Beachlvr???

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OK...here is a bit of troubleshooting advice:

Problem - any one or more of the following:

Users cannot see new content, even after they have just posted it.
Users do not appear to be able to log in.
Cookies do not appear to be set despite the browser being configured to accept them.
Some users report that the light bulbs are not working correctly.

Cause:

This is most likely caused by the Web Browser drawing pages from either a local disk cache or a cache at the ISP or Firewall level. Windows XP users could also be experiencing trouble with the default "Personal Firewall" sofware. Other such similar "Personal Firewall" software (Zone Alarm Pro for example) could cause similar problems.

Resolution (look for your browser for specific instructions):

Internet Explorer through Version 5 Series:

Select Tools -> Internet Options -> Temporary Internet Files section
Click "Delete Files"
Click "OK"


Note that Microsoft has identified a bug with this version of IE that causes it to ignore cookies set by 'two-letter domains' as noted in this Microsoft Knowledge Base article: Internet Explorer Does Not Set a Cookie for Two-Letter Domains If you are using Internet Explorer 5 you will need to make the changes outlined in the article if you are having trouble with a two-letter (.cc, .nu, etc.) domain.


Internet Explorer Version 6 Series

Tools -> Internet Options Privacy Tab
Ensure settings are the following:

-> "Medium"


If not - please use the "Restore Defaults" button and try logging in again.

If you are unable to move the Settings down to a level where cookies are allowed please contact your System Administrator for clarifications on local cookie policy within your organization.

Note that Microsoft has identified a bug with this version of Internet Explorer which causes it to ignore cookies set by 'two letter' domains as noted in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article listed above - Internet Explorer 6 Service pack 1 addresses this issue, more detail is available here: How to Obtain the Latest Service Pack for Internet Explorer 6 If you are using Internet Explorer 6 you will need to install SP1 if you are having trouble with a two-letter (.cc, .nu, etc.) domain.

In addition, UBB.x™ & OpenTopic™ applications will be unable to set cookies if they exist within a frameset. Internet Explorer often sees these UBB.x™ & OpenTopic™ cookies as "third party" and will block the cookies.

Netscape:

Select Edit -> Preferences -> Click the '+' next to "Advanced"
Select "Cache"
Menu on the right says "Document in cache is compared to Document on network:"
->"Once Per session"
->"Every time"
->"Never"
Choose "Once Per Session"
Click "OK"


Close down all your Netscape browsers and load a new browser to start a new, clean session and try loggin in again.

Windows XP or Win2k users with "Norton Personal Firewall" software, or similar (adding a trusted site):

Open NIS.
Click Options.
Click Internet Security (or Personal Firewall).
Click Advanced Options.
Click the Web tab.
Click Add Site. A new site/domain box appears.
Enter the url of the site that you want to receive the referrer information and click OK. That site name appears in the left frame of the Advanced Options window.
Click the name of the new site.
Click the Privacy tab.
Check the "Use these rules for..." box.
Change the Referrer from "Block" to "Allow."
Click Apply, and then click OK.
Click OK to close the Options window.

Thanks to Lisa_P at Threadsdev for these!

If you wish to disable all filtering: Click on custom settings and make sure enable privacy is checked. Then click on the Custom Level tab. Under Confidential settings select medium. Under Cookie Blocking select None:Allow Cookies. Do not place a check mark next to Enable Browser Privacy. Place a check mark next to Enable Secure Connections (https). Click OK and you're all set. Thanks Bob P.!


Additional Information:

Check your local computer's clock settings. If it is inaccurate, please reset it to your current local time, clear out your browser cache, clear out any cookies set by the site, and try again.

If you are using a cable modem, please contact your cable modem provider to discuss the page cache that they may be running on the system. Be prepared to use an alternate provider (dial up) as a test of the page cache if they are indeed running one. Many hosts with cache systems claim that they are 'transparent' when that is not the case.

Also know that many large ISPs around the country will run cache servers that only clear out at scheduled intervals. This can affect performance regionally and make content fail to show up correctly for your users in these areas where the cache has not cleared for a while.

Since "Computers for Dummies" is my favorite book right now, could someone tell me how to use the quote option?