Help if needed.

[Matt]

If anybody wants to know anything on how the forum works just give me a shout. This can be anything form posting pictures, adding a signature, to inserting links etc....

Cheers

Matt

[Jonny]

Good lad,if matt is not on line, then you can also give me a bell,always happy to help:good3:

[Victor Meldrew]

I have just joined your forum recently.

I have no real problems so far but find the way you have the date set rather difficult.

Currently all dates on the site are in American format, that is month-day-year.

Since all your participants are in UK, how about a format we are all used to ie. day-month-year. Today for example would be 09-12-2008.

Keep up the good work.

[Matt]

I have just joined your forum recently.

I have no real problems so far but find the way you have the date set rather difficult.

Currently all dates on the site are in American format, that is month-day-year.

Since all your participants are in UK, how about a format we are all used to ie. day-month-year. Today for example would be 09-12-2008.

Keep up the good work.

Im used to it now, took me a while though!

Ive had a quick look in user control and we cant alter it for individual users, its somthing that has to be done for the whole board!

Its somthing The Gaffer may look at.

Thanks for the possitive feedback.


Matt

[Victor Meldrew]

Ah.
You are way ahead of me. I hadn't even considered having special treatment with my own version of the date.
Anyway, if you struggled a bit and I don't find it easy either, then there must be many others out there with the same problem.
I'll leave it with the pair of you.

[Matt]

Should have said you cant alter it via your user control pannel! :roflmao: .

Sorry :lookaround:

Matt

[The Gaffer]

Done :smile27:

I usally cant rember what day it is never mind the date :dunno:

[Supertractorman]

Its like trying to read the date on your watch on a cold frosty morning in the dim lights of the coach for your tacho disk.:smile21:

David

[Victor Meldrew]

Thanks for that.

It's not often that anyone pays any attention to me!

[Karl]

No worries Victor.
We are always looking to improve the forum so your comments good or bad, are always appreciated.

[Victor Meldrew]

I have another little problem.

When I copy and paste a table from Word into the topic submit reply, it appears in the submit reply page correctly in a table format.

However, when I then preview the post, it has lost the table format and is just a list of numbers and words.

Any suggestions?

Victor.

[Matt]

Dont think you can copy and paste off word, Karl will probably know why. But you can attatch a word document. To do this click the little paper clip you can see above the reply box. Brouse your computer to find the document and click upload, and submit. Then in your post it will have a little box saying view attahment. Hope thats some help to you.

If your still having trouble just ask!

Thanks

Matt

[Victor Meldrew]

Thanks,
I could attach the word document I suppose, but it was rather large and only the table was of interest.
It's easy enough to make a word document of just that table and attach that as second best!
Thanks for your quick reply,
Victor.

[Karl]

Its probably best to make a new word document with just the table in and attach it to the thread. Word formats tables different to Html so can't copy and paste to here.

[Matt]

No problem Victor, i told you Karl would know:music_whistling::wink_5:.

[Victor Meldrew]

Can you help with this please.

In a recent post I refered to a previous thread and wanted the thread to open at a particular post.

See here post #9 (another example of the problem!)

http://www.coachdriverforum.co.uk/welcome/showthread.php?t=4929

in my post I wished to have the link open up directly at post #12.

How do I do it.

I am sure I have seen it done in other sites.

Victor.

[The Gaffer]

like this

http://www.coachdriverforum.co.uk/welcome/showpost.php?p=12599&postcount=9

[The Gaffer]

Click on the post number then when it opens full page use that address :thumb_yello:

[Victor Meldrew]

Thanks for that, and it's so simple too!

Victor.

[bladeastrid]

hi, just joined forum and was wondering how i could get an e-mail to inform me about topics i'm involved with

[Matt]

Welcome fella, when you have typed in your relpy scroll down. You will then see additional options,. If you click thread sibscriptions it drops a menu, you will see a instant email notification. Click it then you will recive an email when ever someone replies to the thread your watching..

Hope that helps...


Matt

[bladeastrid]

thanks a lot matt, i'll give it a go

[Victor Meldrew]

like this

http://www.coachdriverforum.co.uk/welcome/showpost.php?p=12599&postcount=9

In a previous posting as above you showed me how to make a link to a particular posting in a thread.

Now, how would I go about 'condensing' this down to a one word link which, when clicked, would do the same as clicking on the original longer link.

I think this is called a hyperlink but I could be wrong!

Victor.

[The Gaffer]

1) write the word in the post IE: Click Here, then highlite it

2) add the hyperlink as you normaly would

3) Hey Presto :thumbup:

[Victor Meldrew]

Got it.

The bit I was missing was the 'as you normally would'

I have previously right clicked, but here its that little earth globe link ikon at the top.

Thanks,

Victor.

[montymunroe]

Hi, how do I start a new subject or thread or whatever these things are called? Thanks for any help that may be afforded.

[The Gaffer]

Click on the forum you want the thread in then you will notice in the top left hand corner above the threads a button that says ' new thread '

Away you go :thumb_yello:

[Victor Meldrew]

Got it.

The bit I was missing was the 'as you normally would'

I have previously right clicked, but here its that little earth globe link ikon at the top.

Thanks,

Victor.

Something's not quite right.

I tried this hyperlink thingy again today as above and it would not work to my satisfaction.

See here
http://www.coachdriverforum.co.uk/welcome/showpost.php?p=14033&postcount=10

I wanted to make the words 'Unity Fatigue' a hyperlink but all it would give me was the Compassion fatigue arrangement and I hadn't even entered the words compassion fatigue!

I'll bet it's my old finger trouble again.

Victor.

[The Gaffer]

Have you copied & pasted the words as it looks like you have a image in there.

Type the word you want, Highlite it, then cut the link from the page you want to link to, add the link with the http://www.coachdriverforum.co.uk/welcome/images/createlink.gif above the reply box

[Victor Meldrew]

That's what I did. No messing with images or anything complicated.

Just copied from the address bar up at the top of my screen on the target site, then pasted it into the lower hyperlink box that says URL and left the top box at http. I have tried it again here. Lets see what happens.

Bikers Site (http://www.bikersoracle.com/central/forum/)

Well it's working now. Clearly trouble with my fingers.

Must pay more attention in class!

Thanks,

Victor.

PS. How did you manage to put the hyperlink ikon into the text. Good trick that. V M

[The Gaffer]

lol good to see you got there as for the image i saved the picture to my computer bit drawn out but it saves confusion on which icon to use.

[Victor Meldrew]

I have tried twice to add to your excellent Llandudno Town & City thread but each time after hitting the Submit Reply button my posting has been lost.
There my be a problem there.
Victor.

[Matt]

I have tried twice to add to your excellent Llandudno Town & City thread but each time after hitting the Submit Reply button my posting has been lost.
There my be a problem there.
Victor.


Strange, its just worked fine for me. Try again with a short post to test it, let us know how you go.

[Matt]

Hang on i see your problem!! Ill have a look at fixing for you.

Nope sorry, its one for The Gaffer

[The Gaffer]

I have tried twice to add to your excellent Llandudno Town & City thread but each time after hitting the Submit Reply button my posting has been lost.
There my be a problem there.
Victor.

Sorry Victor all my fault i had set the replys to bypass moderation for all usergroups but missed the members, oops

Thanks for pointing it out all fixed now :thumb_yello:

Also made it so links show properly in custom fields.

[bilko]

If anybody wants to know anything on how the forum works just give me a shout. This can be anything form posting pictures, adding a signature, to inserting links etc....

Cheers

Matt

how do you put a post on and see reply

[ROG]

How do you wrap url tags around a link without writing them in manually ?

example - www.coachdriverforum.co.uk (http://www.coachdriverforum.co.uk) to CDF (http://www.coachdriverforum.co.uk)

[Matt]

Here you go.... Copy the link you want to insert....

Highlight the text you want to insert it in, press the little world button with the little sideways 8, this opens a little box. Delete the http// and paste youe link....

FMC CLICK HERE>>>> (http://fordmotorclub.co.uk/index.php) :wink_5:

[8 speed]

MATT could you explain to me this being thanked system(never seen it before)and the courteous way of responding.
:dunno:

[Matt]

MATT could you explain to me this being thanked system(never seen it before)and the courteous way of responding.
:dunno:

If you like a post press "thanks" or if you ask a question and someone replys with a good answer again just press "thanks" Thats it really.