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How-to: Mark already read topics unread again (for later reading)

Last post by Site Admin « Thu Jan 07, 2016 3:42 pm

by Site Admin » Thu Jan 07, 2016 3:42 pm

It is now possible to mark posts that you have already read as unread again, for example if you want to continue the reading later on:

The icon with...

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How-to: Quick links (new posts, unread posts, search, ...)

Last post by Site Admin « Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:54 am
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by Site Admin » Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:24 am

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Many of the most used features, like the search, links to unread and new posts are now placed in the Quick links dropdown.
As of today (Aug 30 2015)...

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We have added a link to Your own topics, this will show a list of topics that you have started.

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How-to: Private Messages (PM)

Last post by Site Admin « Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:56 pm

by Site Admin » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:56 pm

In the upper right area you will find a link to the Private messages :

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When clicking the link you will be redirected to the Private...

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How-to: Uploading pictures and documents

Last post by Site Admin « Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:27 am
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by Site Admin » Sun Aug 30, 2015 12:59 pm

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This is one of the great improvments!
1) Upload images just by drag&drop them into the message area .
You can then follow the upload progress in...

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Additionally you now can see a preview of your uploaded photo in both versions.

Upload Pic already had a preview.

The Drag&Drop attachment now...

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Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:27 am
How-to: Browsing the forum effectively

Last post by Site Admin « Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:11 am
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by Site Admin » Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:49 pm

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Hello,

everybody has another way of browsing the forums, but there are three essential links to use that make sure that you dont miss anything:

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At first I thought it is very hard to get to the first unread post in a long topic.
But it is easy, also on the phone and tablet.

Clicking your way...

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Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:11 am
How-to: Rotate your photos

Last post by Site Admin « Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:23 am

by Site Admin » Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:23 am

Hi all,

now you can rotate your images. :)
This can be done after submitting your post!
Only the uploader and admin/mods can do this.

Use the two...

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Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:23 am
How-to: Random topics and Similar topics

Last post by Site Admin « Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:24 am

by Site Admin » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:24 am

Today we have enabled two new features:

1) Random topics
On the forum startpage, at the bottom, you will find an area with Random topics.
This is...

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Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:24 am
How-to: Choose your flag

Last post by Site Admin « Thu Sep 17, 2015 8:46 am

by Site Admin » Thu Sep 17, 2015 8:46 am

Today we added a lot of flags to choose from.
Sadly the settings from the old forum could not be transferred!

Go to this page:
Choose your flag at...

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How-to: Explaining some of the icons

Last post by Site Admin « Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:29 am

by Site Admin » Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:29 am

Some basic understanding:
ORANGE icon means: new/unread content
GRAY icon means: no new/unread content
A LOCK in the icon means the topic or forum is...

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Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:29 am
How-to: Add your avatar

Last post by Site Admin « Wed Sep 09, 2015 11:23 am

by Site Admin » Wed Sep 09, 2015 11:23 am

To make the forum a little bit more "cozy" it would be great if you upload an avatar.
An avatar is a small image shown in your profile and...

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Wed Sep 09, 2015 11:23 am
How-to: Thank for post

Last post by Site Admin « Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:58 am

by Site Admin » Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:58 am

You can thank a poster by one click.
Use the thumb-icon in the upper right corner:

The list of thanker will show up below the post:

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Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:58 am
How-to: Embedding Youtube-videos

Last post by Site Admin « Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:16 pm

by Site Admin » Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:16 pm

As the forumsoftware had som changes the usual way of embedding Youtube-videos does not work anymore.
So, please just link to the video OR use the...

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How-to: Preview of topics

Last post by Site Admin « Mon Sep 07, 2015 11:18 am

by Site Admin » Mon Sep 07, 2015 11:18 am

When hovering the mouse over a topic-title you will see parts of the first and the last post in a small popup:

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How-to: Annotations in photos

Last post by Site Admin « Sun Sep 06, 2015 10:14 am

by Site Admin » Sun Sep 06, 2015 10:14 am

As of today it is possible to put highlighting text directly in the attached photos! :D
This is very useful if you want to support someone with...

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Sun Sep 06, 2015 10:14 am
How-to: Switching profile left/right

Last post by Site Admin « Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:50 am

by Site Admin » Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:50 am

The profile area with the avatar, join date and other items can be switched from left to right and back.

By clicking on the little tool you can see...

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How-to: Notifications

Last post by Site Admin « Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:34 am

by Site Admin » Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:34 am

One of the new features in this software is the Notifications area.
There you will for example see links to new posts in threads that you are...

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Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:34 am
How-to: Logout

Last post by Site Admin « Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:21 am

by Site Admin » Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:21 am

In the new forum software (from Aug 29 2015 onwards) the logout link is in your personal area:

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