SpiritBoard Instructions

Setting Your Preferences

The forum is highly configurable and to help you set it up as you want there are three pages of settings:

 

Basic Profile

  • Password

    Type in your new password here.  Verify it to have your password changed.

  • Email Address (Administrative)

    This is the email address that is only available to the administrator and the one that is used if forum notifications are sent out to you.

  • Email Address (Displayed)

    This email address will be displayed in your profile.

  • Full Name

    Your full name for display in your profile.

  • Signature

    A signature to add to each post you make.

  • Homepage

    A link to your homepage which is visible in your profile.

  • Occupation

    Your occupation details which are visible via your profile.

  • Hobbies

    Any hobbies that you have which will be displayed in your profile.

  • Geographic Location

    Where about in the world you are located.

  • Biography

    Some details about yourself and your past.

  • ICQ Number

    Your ICQ number.

  • Your Picture

    If you have a picture of yourself loaded onto the web then you can link to it so that it is displayed to other users.

  • Visible on "Who's On-line" Screen

    Choose whether or not you will show up on the "Who's On-line" screen.

  • Accept Private Messages

    Choose whether or not you want to be able to be sent private messages.

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Display Settings

  • Choose Language

    Allows you to choose the language that forum messages are displayed in.  This does not change the language of the messages themselves!

  • Default Sort Order

    Messages can be sorted in a variety of ways.  Select your favorite.

  • Default Display Mode

    You can default to viewing messages in flat or threaded mode.

  • Default View

    View message lists as collapsed or expanded threads.

  • Total Parent Posts To Show Per Page

    Select how many messages you want to show per page.

  • Total Posts To Show On One Page When Viewing A Thread In Flat Mode

    Select how many messages to display per page in flat mode.

  • Post Format

    Top puts message headers above the message, side puts message headers on the left hand side of each message.

  • Preview Post Screen Off Or On

    When you are posting messages or replies, do you want the Preview option selected as default?

  • Text Area Columns

    When you are posting a message or a reply, this sets how wide you want the text entry area to be.

  • Text Area Rows

    When you are posting a message or a reply, this sets how high you want the text entry area to be.

  • Increase Or Decrease Font Size

    If you find the font size used too small or too large then you can increase or decrease it.

  • Set The Default Font To Use

    If you don't like the font face used in the forums you can select your own here.

  • View Other User's Pictures In Their Profile

    If users have linked their profile to a picture of themselves this setting allows you to choose whether to view it or not.

  • View User's Pictures With Their Posts

    As above but you can view their picture against each of their posts.  This is only available when post headers are on the side.

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Email Notifications/Subscriptions

  • Email Notifications For Private Messages

    If you want an email to be sent to you each time you receive a private message, set this to yes.

  • Email Replies To Posts

    If someone replies to one of your posts their response can be emailed to you.  This option only sets the default setting and this can be over-ridden each time you post a message.

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