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Computer questions you'd be embarrassed to ask any where else!
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24-09-2011 09:41PM#1
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Look at one of Old Goat's posts, he has a banner affair about 'Boards photography yearbook' and also a list of forum charters. That is his signature.
If you can't see it it is probably because you have the signature tick box unticked in your user control panel.
- Go to Boards.ie in the menu bar at the top of the page. Click on 'Control Panel' on the dropdown menu'.
- Under 'Your Control Panel' - 'Settings and Options' - click on 'Edit Options'. You will find the Signature tick box in there.
If you want to create a signature you can do it in 'Edit signature' in the Settings and Options box.
When you make any changes you have to go alllllllll the way to the bottom of the page and click 'save changes'.
Hope this helps
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Well I do have trouble with multi quote. No biggie as I just post more than once or cut and paste.
Multi Quote is an easy one Rube....firstly, click the quotes you want to reply to, using the "multi quote" icon to the right of the post (the one with the inverted comma and the plus sign...then click "post reply" which is the icon at the bottom of the page of the thread you wish to reply to..
all the quotes appear in your reply- just like I have them below...you can edit these quotes to just concentrate on the text you want to reply to by deleting the rest of the unnecessary text...Picking up on a point raised by Ramette, lets see if there is any interest in a thread for 'stuff you don't understand about computers and the internet'.
'How do I...?' 'what does this mean...?' Any questions you want to ask but are worried that you will look stupid, well you won't, we all had to start sometime.
Serious, sympathetic answers only. No messing, or smart remarks. No jargon answers or bunches of initials unless you explain them.
As you use a computer you get to a stage where, if you don't understand something, you know how to find the answer. At the start though it can all be a bit of a mystery, and there is no obvious way of figuring it out. If you are at that stage, this is the place to ask!I hope nobody reads this and i think i've looked everywhere what is the 'signature' on boards.ie.Look at one of Old Goat's posts, he has a banner affair about 'Boards photography yearbook' and also a list of forum charters. That is his signature.
If you can't see it it is probably because you have the signature tick box unticked in your user control panel.
- Go to Boards.ie in the menu bar at the top of the page. Click on 'Control Panel' on the dropdown menu'.
- Under 'Your Control Panel' - 'Settings and Options' - click on 'Edit Options'. You will find the Signature tick box in there.
If you want to create a signature you can do it in 'Edit signature' in the Settings and Options box.
When you make any changes you have to go alllllllll the way to the bottom of the page and click 'save changes'.
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How do you do this thingy? Where someone writes click here and it goes into another link?
Click on "post reply" (as opposed to the quick reply icon)- this will give you the larger reply menu...
select the word you wish to post a link to by highlighting it with your mouse (left click and highlight as if you're about to bold it)
Look at your reply menu...one of the icons is a globe with a link on it
while keeping the word you want highlighted, click on the globe/link icon..up will pop a box where you input the URL you want..for example...O&O Forum....
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1480
click OK...the word is now a "clickable link"....like this one.... here
you can colour the word as well if you want to. The word will appear with a line underneath it indicating that it's a clickable link1 -
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Thanks Zaph, is it user friendly for old fogeys like us? Many of us need help in finding the keyboard, our dentures, glasses and wooden legs let alone understanding some stuff.
Thanks for the link though, It will be useful for those who have yet to find it.
It's split into sections, including one called "How do I..." which may be useful for some people. I appreciate however that there's a lot on the page and it could be a bit daunting for some. However there's always plenty of people around to assist, and don't forget that Shield and Spear are great at explaining stuff in the Newbies & FAQ forum. 0 -
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Great thread
Can I ask how I find out what my computer is currently whirring away at at any given time
there are occasions when its really slow, the little lights flash and on screen I get the egg timer or equivalent telling me its "thinking" but on what? cos when I press Ctrl Alt Del the panel tells me what I already know to be open, so whats slowing it down??
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whirrr whirrrr
dials spinning:D
you could be right, yes sometimes its downloading an update to my security thing - Macafee, but other times its not and I worry its copying my stuff to some hacker somewhere on the other side of the world or giving me a virus or something
well there you go, you found the answer all on your own
seriously McAfee is the biggest pile of resource hungry piece of shít out there and you should think of ditching it
I deal with it in where i work and we just hate it, it is really bad for slowing pc's especially if they are old when it does a scan
get rid of it and download the free anti-virus Microsoft Security Essentials
Surprisingly considering it comes from MS it is very good and unobtrusive and it is what all my fellow IT colleagues use at home
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