Post by summerthyme on May 30, 2015 16:33:54 GMT
If you have a question on how to do things, or whatever, ask and someone will help!
Below are a few tutorials on how to use some of the messaging functions on the Forum:
Posting a Tweet Using the Embed Function
At the very end of every Tweet there are three dots, and if you hover over them it says "More".
Click the dots and choose "Copy Link to Tweet".
Go back to where you want to post the Tweet and hit "Reply".
At the top of the composing window is the formatting bar where you can link a URL, etc. On the bar, click the Embed button. That button is the very last button on the bottom row, and it looks like this </>
Click the </> (Embed) button and then click the Twitter bird icon. A box will come up. Paste the URL you have copied into the "Tweet URL" box.
At the bottom right, of the compose window, click "Create Post" and your tweet should be posted.
How To Post a YouTube to the Forum
Go to the location, on YouTube.com, to the YouTube you want to post.
Click the URL, of the YouTube, in the Address Bar to highlight it, and copy.
Go to the thread where you want to post the YouTube and hit "Reply".
At the top of the composing window is the formatting bar where you can link a URL, etc. On the bar, click the “Insert Video” button. That button is black and in the middle of the bottom row, if you hover over it, it will say “Insert Video”.
Click the “Insert Video” button and a box will come up. Paste the URL you have copied into the "Video URL" box.
At the bottom right, of the compose window, click "Create Post" and your YouTube should be posted.
How To Post a Facebook Post to the Forum
On the Facebook post you want to post to the forum, there is a clickable Time with the Poster’s name (i.e. Scotty McCreery · 37 mins)
Click the Time (i.e. the example above, click the 37 minutes)
At that page, copy the URL in the Address Bar
Go to the thread where you want to post the Facebook post and hit "Reply".
At the top of the composing window is the formatting bar where you can link a URL, etc. On the bar, click the Embed button. That button is the very last button on the bottom row, and it looks like this </>
Click the </> (Embed) button and then click the Facebook icon. A box will come up. Paste the URL you have copied into the " Facebook Post UR " box.
At the bottom right, of the compose window, click "Create Post" and your Facebook Post should be posted.
How to Delete a Post
If you made a post you wish to delete, it is very simple:
Go to your post you wish to delete.
At the top of the composing window, in the upper right hand corner, there are four buttons: Quote, Edit, Like and Gear (which has an arrow with a drop-down menu)
You will use the Gear button to delete your post. Click the arrow, and from the menu, simply select “Delete Post”.
Below are a few tutorials on how to use some of the messaging functions on the Forum:
Posting a Tweet Using the Embed Function
At the very end of every Tweet there are three dots, and if you hover over them it says "More".
Click the dots and choose "Copy Link to Tweet".
Go back to where you want to post the Tweet and hit "Reply".
At the top of the composing window is the formatting bar where you can link a URL, etc. On the bar, click the Embed button. That button is the very last button on the bottom row, and it looks like this </>
Click the </> (Embed) button and then click the Twitter bird icon. A box will come up. Paste the URL you have copied into the "Tweet URL" box.
At the bottom right, of the compose window, click "Create Post" and your tweet should be posted.
How To Post a YouTube to the Forum
Go to the location, on YouTube.com, to the YouTube you want to post.
Click the URL, of the YouTube, in the Address Bar to highlight it, and copy.
Go to the thread where you want to post the YouTube and hit "Reply".
At the top of the composing window is the formatting bar where you can link a URL, etc. On the bar, click the “Insert Video” button. That button is black and in the middle of the bottom row, if you hover over it, it will say “Insert Video”.
Click the “Insert Video” button and a box will come up. Paste the URL you have copied into the "Video URL" box.
At the bottom right, of the compose window, click "Create Post" and your YouTube should be posted.
How To Post a Facebook Post to the Forum
On the Facebook post you want to post to the forum, there is a clickable Time with the Poster’s name (i.e. Scotty McCreery · 37 mins)
Click the Time (i.e. the example above, click the 37 minutes)
At that page, copy the URL in the Address Bar
Go to the thread where you want to post the Facebook post and hit "Reply".
At the top of the composing window is the formatting bar where you can link a URL, etc. On the bar, click the Embed button. That button is the very last button on the bottom row, and it looks like this </>
Click the </> (Embed) button and then click the Facebook icon. A box will come up. Paste the URL you have copied into the " Facebook Post UR " box.
At the bottom right, of the compose window, click "Create Post" and your Facebook Post should be posted.
How to Delete a Post
If you made a post you wish to delete, it is very simple:
Go to your post you wish to delete.
At the top of the composing window, in the upper right hand corner, there are four buttons: Quote, Edit, Like and Gear (which has an arrow with a drop-down menu)
You will use the Gear button to delete your post. Click the arrow, and from the menu, simply select “Delete Post”.