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The Forum Board Message Board
Frequently Asked Questions
Here is a brief explanation of some of the questions
you may have about using the The Forum Board board.
Entering Your Name
Enter your company's name or your personal name. Because this is a
professional forum, use of handles is discouraged. This is a required
field.
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Entering Your E-Mail Address
A valid email address is required to post within this board. Entering
your email address allows others reading your message to respond to you
via email. This is a required field.
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Entering The Subject
This should be a few words summarizing the topic of your message. After
posting your message, this is the line that others see when viewing the
index of messages. A good descriptive subject line helps others identify
the subject matter of your message. This is a required field.
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Entering Your Message
This is the heart of the board. By being clear and concise, your
questions can be easily answered, your opinions and thoughts are
better conveyed. When complete, you are given the option of previewing
the message before actually posting it on the board. To edit your message,
simply press the [Back] button on your browser. This is a required field.
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Entering Optional Link URLs
The Optional Link URL field allows you to enter the full URL for a link elsewhere on the Web. Enter the
complete URL here. This is an optional field.
Example: http://www.dbasics.com/index.html
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Entering Link Title
The Link Title field is used in conjunction with the Optional Link URL.
Enter the title/name of the page linked under Optional Link URL.
This is an optional field. Example: DBasics Software Company
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Entering Optional Image URL
The Optional Image URL allows the linking of a graphic image elsewhere
on the Web. Enter the full URL of the image to be displayed at the top
of the message. This should not be used unless the image to be displayed
is directly related to the subject matter of the post. Articles with
linked images that are excessive in size may be removed without notice.
This is an optional field.
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Can I put HTML tags anywhere in my posts?
No. You can not use HTML tags in any field except body of the message.
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Why are there colons in the message when I try to post a followup?
Colons appear in the message dialog box when you try to followup up on a
message to indicate that those lines are quoting the previous document.
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Why didn't my post show up?
Your post most likely did not show up, because your browser did not
reload the page, it simply pulled it out of cache. Please reload
your browser and it should then appear.
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