Tips
for Using
the Forum
Here
are Instructions for Registering, Navigating and Posting on the
Discussion Forum. It's not as hard as it
looks.
Registering
If
you Register, you can post messages, set up your preferences, and
easily see the most recent messages.
1.
On the right side of the Discussion Forum screen, click on 'Register
As New Member'
2.
Enter your name (It could be your first and last name or it could be
a shortened version like 'Barbara H.' or even an alias like
'Ellington Road Mom')
3.
Type in a password and your e- mail address. Then hit enter.
4.
Next, you will get an e- mail confirming your new membership. Read
the instructions of the e- mail. You will have to click on words in
the e- mail to confirm your registration.
Navigating
and Posting
1.
On the Discussion Forum, you will see various 'Discussions',
including
+ General Discussion
+ Fair Lawn Schools
+ Radburn
+ Improving Broadway and River Road
+ National Issues
+ Local Politics
+ River Road Discussion
+ Broadway Discussion
2.
You can click on any of these Discussions to read the postings. Or
you can click on the PLUS SIGN (+), to the left of each Discussion.
Then you can go directly to an individual posting within that
Discussion.
3.
When you are inside one of the Discussions, you can type in a box to
post a new message. However, if you want
to post something in the new Forum, you will need to have Registered
first.
Just
Looking at New Messages
If
you are 'logged in', the new postings are highlighted on each of the
'Discussions'. You just need to click on the NEW buttons to read the
postings you haven't seen yet.
You'll
know if you are logged in by looking on the right side of the Fair
Lawn News Forum screen. It will say ''You are logged in as your
name'. If the screen says 'You are browsing as a
guest', then you can login here. You can also register here if
you already haven't.
Navigation
Tips
Within
a long Discussion, you can click on one of these four choices: 'To
Top', 'Previous Messages', 'All Messages' 'Outline'
If
you ever want to go back to the page that has a list of all the
Discussions, click on 'Fair Lawn Speaks Forum'.
Useful
Settings
Viewing
Most Recent Postings First
If
you want to be able to see the most recent postings when you go into
a Discussion, you will need to do the following just once:
1.
Log in with your name and password.
2.
On the Fair Lawn Speaks Forum screen, click on 'Change password or
preferences'.
3.
On the next screen, under 'Display Options', check the box 'Starting
with the Most Recently Active'
4.
Click on 'OK' on the next two screens.
Now,
when you go into a Discussion, you will see the latest postings,
with the most recent one on the bottom of the page.
Saving
Time When You Log In
You
won't have to type in your name and password every time you enter
the Forum, if you do the following:
1.
Log in with your name and password.
2.
On the Discussion Forum page Click on ‘Change password or
preferences’
2.
Scroll down the Screen and check the box next to: 'Use cookies
to remember name and password after login This option lets you skip
the login prompt.'
3.
Click on “OK” at the bottom of the page.
