04-23-2008, 08:32 PM
[font "Times New Roman"]One of the ways you can “personalize” all of your posts is by adding a “signature” to your defaults. In other words, your signature will appear at the end of all your posts, replies and PMs without having to write it in each time.[/font]
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[#ff0000][font "Times New Roman"]REGULAR SIGNATURE:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][/font][/#ff0000][font "Times New Roman"]You can add a “plain vanilla” signature, using standard font size, color and style, by following these steps:[/font]
[ol][li][font "Times New Roman"]Click on “Forum Settings”, in the light blue menu bar. This will bring up your personal profile page.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Find the “Signature” box…the third one down from your username.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Put the pointer inside the box and click to locate the cursor.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Begin typing your signature. [/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]There is no editing toolbar so you cannot change the size, style or color of the font in this mode. Look ahead to “Custom Signatures” if you want something different.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]When finished, click on “Save Forum Settings” at the lower right corner of the page.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Bring up one of your previous posts to check how your new signature looks. [/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Start with #1 if you wish to delete or edit your signature.[/font][/li][/ol][font "Times New Roman"][#ff0000]CUSTOM SIGNATURE:[/#ff0000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][/font][font "Times New Roman"]Setting up a signature with different fonts, colors, etc. requires some extra steps. For BFTers without Microsoft Notepad, or a lot of HTML experience, here is the simplest method.[/font]
[ol][li][font "Times New Roman"]First, set up a PM to yourself. Click on “Private Messages” and when the PM screen come up, click on “Compose Message” and then enter your BFT username in the window for “Recipient”.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Using the Advanced Editor toolbar, choose the size, style and color of the letters you want to use for your signature. You might play around with this first in a Word document, until you get what you want. Note, the shorter and simpler the better.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]When you are finished, and before you click the send button, click on “Switch to Basic Editor”. [/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]This will bring up a bunch of computer language that is the code for the signature you have created.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Highlight all the letters and symbols, and right click to bring up a menu. Click “Copy”.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Now, complete steps 1 – 3 for “Regular Signatures”…to put your cursor in the signature box.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Right click for the menu and then click on “Paste”…to put the code for your signature into the box. It should be loaded and ready to post.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Click on “Save Forum Messages” and bring up a previous post to check results.[/font][/li][/ol][font "Times New Roman"]NOTE: There is no need to complete the sending of the message in order to capture the custom text.[/font]
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[#ff0000][font "Times New Roman"]REGULAR SIGNATURE:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][/font][/#ff0000][font "Times New Roman"]You can add a “plain vanilla” signature, using standard font size, color and style, by following these steps:[/font]
[ol][li][font "Times New Roman"]Click on “Forum Settings”, in the light blue menu bar. This will bring up your personal profile page.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Find the “Signature” box…the third one down from your username.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Put the pointer inside the box and click to locate the cursor.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Begin typing your signature. [/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]There is no editing toolbar so you cannot change the size, style or color of the font in this mode. Look ahead to “Custom Signatures” if you want something different.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]When finished, click on “Save Forum Settings” at the lower right corner of the page.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Bring up one of your previous posts to check how your new signature looks. [/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Start with #1 if you wish to delete or edit your signature.[/font][/li][/ol][font "Times New Roman"][#ff0000]CUSTOM SIGNATURE:[/#ff0000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][/font][font "Times New Roman"]Setting up a signature with different fonts, colors, etc. requires some extra steps. For BFTers without Microsoft Notepad, or a lot of HTML experience, here is the simplest method.[/font]
[ol][li][font "Times New Roman"]First, set up a PM to yourself. Click on “Private Messages” and when the PM screen come up, click on “Compose Message” and then enter your BFT username in the window for “Recipient”.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Using the Advanced Editor toolbar, choose the size, style and color of the letters you want to use for your signature. You might play around with this first in a Word document, until you get what you want. Note, the shorter and simpler the better.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]When you are finished, and before you click the send button, click on “Switch to Basic Editor”. [/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]This will bring up a bunch of computer language that is the code for the signature you have created.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Highlight all the letters and symbols, and right click to bring up a menu. Click “Copy”.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Now, complete steps 1 – 3 for “Regular Signatures”…to put your cursor in the signature box.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Right click for the menu and then click on “Paste”…to put the code for your signature into the box. It should be loaded and ready to post.[/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"]Click on “Save Forum Messages” and bring up a previous post to check results.[/font][/li][/ol][font "Times New Roman"]NOTE: There is no need to complete the sending of the message in order to capture the custom text.[/font]