On the forum's main page, you'll find the login box at bottom right. In this box is a small link titled "Register". Click on it and fill in the requested fields. The only required fields are "Required Information" and "Board Settings", all the rest are optional. Once you've finished, click "ok"!

On the forum's main page, you'll find the login box at bottom right. Enter your username and password and click "Login". Also, if you try to enter a members-only forum without logging in, you will be requested to login.

To logout, just click on "Logoff [yourusername]" at bottom right.

The memberlist is accessible by clicking on "Members" in the top right menu. As the name suggests, it is the list of board members. The username links to a member's profile, "email" allows you to send an email (if this functionality is supported by the board), "www site" links to a member's website, and finally "Posts" gives the number of posts the member has written.

"My Home" is your personal area. The front page displays community news, any new private messages, and updated Favorites. Using the menu, you can access your Profile, Settings, Messages, and Favorites.

Your profile is what others can see about you, and your settings are options which allow you to customize the way you view the board. To access this information, click on "My Home", then "My Profile" or "My Settings".

In "My Profile" you can change your contact details and biographical information.

In "My Settings" you can change the display settings and other preferences. Under "Configuration", the "Status" is what will be displayed beneath your board rank: you can use anything you like, such as a nickname. You can also change your password by clicking on the link "Click here to change your password". You will be asked to enter your new password twice, in order to confirm you've typed it correctly.

This is also accessible in "My Home", and lists topics you have chosen as your favorites. Please note that if you have chosen "Add own topics to favorites" in your Settings, each new topic that you post will automatically be added to this list.

In "My Favorites" you have quick access to your favorite topics, can choose to subscribe or unsubscribe (subscription means that new replies will be emailed to you if this functionality is supported by the board), and can delete any as you wish.

"Avatars" is a term which used for the picture that will be in your profile. This enables one to simply look at an avatar and recognize who is posting without looking at the username.

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To post a new topic to a forum, click on the "New Topic" button. Enter a subject and description - the description isn't required, but if given will be displayed beneath the subject. You can choose to give your topic an icon in the "Message Icon" row. This icon expresses a mood for your topic. Finally, enter your message. In the "Options" area you can choose to preview your post, attach a poll, automatically make web addresses into clickable links ("Automatically Parse URLs"), and/or disable smilies in your post. By disabling smilies, any text emoticons you type will not be translated into graphical smilies.

Also read How do I use smilies? and Что такое BB-Коды? for formatting options.

Check the "Attach Poll" box in "Options" when posting your new topic. After clicking "ok" for your new topic, the following page will display your poll options. Simply insert the choices you wish to make available for your poll. Please note that your poll will have the same subject as your topic, and that there is a minimum of 2 choices for a poll.

When reading a topic, you can add a reply by clicking on the "New Reply" button or by clicking on the "Quote" icon at the bottom of a post you specifically wish to address. By clicking on "Quote", the message you are replying to will be quoted within your reply.

Your "Post Subject" will not replace the topic subject: it will create a subject only for your reply, and will be displayed in bold at the top of your reply. Enter your message in the "Your Reply" area. In the "Options" area you can choose to preview your post, automatically make web addresses into clickable links ("Automatically Parse URLs"), and/or disable smilies in your post. By disabling smilies, any text emoticons you type will not be translated into graphical smilies.

Also read Как пользоваться смайлами? and What are BB Codes? for formatting options.

Find the post you want to edit, and click on the "Edit" icon at the bottom right of the post. You can change the Subject, Description and Message, but not the topic icon (even if it's the first post in a topic).

To delete your post, in the "Options" area choose "Delete Post".

Click on "Edit" once you've finished your changes, or to delete your post.

This functionality may or may not be available depending on the board's configuration or your usergroup's permissions.

To send an email to a member, you can either view the memberlist to find the member you wish to email and click on "Email" next to their name; or click on the member's name to view their profile, and click the link "Send an Email". You will then be able to send an email with a subject and message.

Private Messaging (under "My Messages") enables members to send and receive "PM"'s from other members. This service is unique to the board, you do not need to install a separate messaging service to use it. When you view the main index page of the board, the "My Messaging" area will list any new messages, as well as the number of messages already received.

To manage your messages, click on the "My Messages" link, which will take you to your inbox. You can create unlimited folders to sort your messages. You can also use "My Home" to check your messages: the main page will display any new messages received. When viewing a message (by clicking on it), you will have the options to Reply, Forward, Delete, Download, and Save.

To send a PM, there are several possibilities. First, you can click on "Create New" in your "My Messages" area. Second, you can click on the member name you want to send it to (in the Memberlist, for example), and on their profile page you will have the option "Send a private message". If you use the "Create New" option, you'll need to know the member name you want to send the message to. Then fill in the requested fields and press "ok" to send!

Также прочтите Как пользоваться смайлами и Что такое BB-Коды для форматирования текста.

When you create a new topic, reply, or message, a box with available smilies is displayed to the left of your message area. If there are several smilies, the pulldown menu beneath the smiley box will show "View All": select this to display a pop-up window with all of the smilies. Sometimes several sets of smilies will be available, in which case these will also be displayed in the pulldown menu. In both the box and pop-up window, the smilies are clickable: this means that by clicking on a smiley, its code will automatically be added to the end of your post. The smiley graphic will show up once your message has been posted.