How do I post a new question?
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Before you can post a message you need to become a registered member. This is completely free and confidential.
To register go to www.UtterAccess.com/forums/uajoin.php
Please read the rules and guidelines and "the legal stuff" and if you agree, check the 'I Agree' box and enter a username and your email address.
When you click submit, a verification email will be sent to you with a password, so please ensure that you have entered your email address properly and your email spam filters are set to receive email from webmaster@UtterAccess.com. If you do not receive your verification ~ password within a few minutes then you probably mistyped your email address so try again. You will need to click the verification link first and this must be done within 24 hours of registration, or the Username will be automatically deleted.
Once you have completed the verification you may log in. To do this go to www.UtterAccess.com/forums/login.php (or use the small login form "Access UtterAccess" found towards the top left of any page) and enter your username and password. If your login details are correct then you will see your 'My UA' page which displays various pieces of information and allows you to configure UtterAccess to your requirements.
It is essential that your computer and network are set to accept 'cookies'. Cookies hold your Username and an encrypted version of your password, so UtterAccess will know 'you are you'. If you have any trouble these settings are found in your Internet browser security and privacy settings. One other thing to remember is that cookies 'expire'.... Therefore please make sure your computer time settings are realistic - give or take a few hours is acceptable.
To post a question you should select the most appropriate forum from the Main Index( www.UtterAccess.com/forums/index.php ). Please note that you can only post a message if you are logged in.
You may start a new thread (ask a question) by clicking the link "Start a thread here" under the appropriate forum. Please read the forum description as some forums are dedicated to FAQ answers only.
Alternately you may select a forum by clicking on it's name and you will then see that forum's index page.
Towards the top right of the screen you will see a link "Start A New Thread (Ask a question)" in red. Click on this to post a new question.
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| Why should I register a Username? |
By registering a Username, you will be able to edit your profile and preferences. You will get the most out of your time here if you change your profile to suit your individual tastes. There are a lot of options in your profile to make your experience here more enjoyable, so please take a few moments to try the various settings. Also only people with registered Usernames can take advantage of the "New Posts" feature upon each visit.
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| Why do you ask for two email addresses? |
The real email address is used for email notifications and forum subscriptions and to email your password. The other is what other users see when they view your profile. We realize that some people don't want everyone to know their normal email address, but we need to know it in case you want to subscribe to a forum or if you want to have replies emailed to you. For this reason you can give us your real email address that only we will see and you can provide a different one for the general public. Some people like to put in something like scream@no.spam.domain.com. This way people can still figure out what your real email address is, but spamming agents can't just parse through the page and spam you.
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| Do I have to accept cookies? |
Yes. Cookies are used to track your Username/Password and which posts you have read for your current session. Without accepting cookies some functions won't work properly.
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| How do I login? |
If you have registered an account (username) within these forums, you must login in order to take advantage of the personalization features. To login, look in the upper left-hand corner of your screen for the ''Access UtterAccess'' form where you can enter your Username and Password. Keep in mind that the password is always case-sensitive. This means that S and s are considered different by the software.
Once you have entered your Username and Password, you'll be brought to what is called the Start Page. If you have any Private messages, you'll see a flashing envelope at the top left of the menu bar. You can now enter the main forum area by clicking the Main Index link at the top of the page. This will list all of the UA forums for you. |
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| Help! I'm having trouble logging in |
This checklist may help you successfully login:
1) Make sure you are entering your password correctly. They are case-sensitive.
2) Ensure that your browser supports cookies; if so, check the security level you are using. High levels of security restriction in certain browsers will automatically reject cookies. In order to use the key features of these forums, you'll need to accept cookies.
3) Completely logout by hitting the Logout link on the page, and then log back in again.
4) After logging in, you may have to hit the reload/refresh button on your Web browser to expedite the authentication.
5) If these steps don't work you can try purging your cookies from this site using the My Cookies tool.
6) If you continue to have problems, go to the login page. Enter your Username in the Username field and click the "I forgot my password" button. A temporary password will be generated and emailed to the email address used for the account setup. You MUST enter a Username in the Username field before you use this feature. |
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| What are the titles about? |
Everyone has a title within UA. You will notice them below the Username in each post. Some titles are automatically assigned based on the number of posts a user has made, and some titles are assigned by the forum owner to denote official representatives of the company or other VIPs in the forums.
0 New Member
5 Utter Access Member
20 Utter Access Enthusiast
50 Utter Access Addict
200 Utter Access Veteran
500 Utter Access Guru
1000 Utter Access Ruler
5000 Utterly Certifiable!
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| I forgot my password! |
If you have forgotten your password, dont worry! You can very easily have a temporary password emailed to you. All you need to do is go to the login page of the forums and enter your Username in the Username field. Then click the button marked I forgot my password, and a temporary password will be emailed to the email address of the username you registered.
This process is safe because the password is only emailed to the original owner of the account. There is no way to steal the password by using this feature.
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| How do I change my password? |
You may change your password any time. All you need to do is click the My UA option found on any page. Towards the bottom right, click the link 'User Profile'. The page which is returned to you provides all the options which you may modify to suit your taste, including your password. Once you have entered the new password, click submit to save the information. (Keep in mind that passwords are case-sensitive.)
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| How do I add an image to my message? |
In order to add an image to your message or your signature, you must have the image already available on a web server. This can be an image on your own personal web page, for example. To place an image within a message, simply use the following Markup Tag:
[image]http://www.url_to_image.com/image_name.gif[/image]
For example, if you have an image called cateye.gif and its available from your own website at http://www.mywebsite.com/pics, then you would use the following image markup:
[image]http://www.mywebsite.com/pics/cateye.gif[/image]
You can do the same for your signature. Click the My UA option found on any page. Then, under the Main Configuration heading, click on "Personal Information, email, password...". Look for the Signature box, and enter your desired information, including any images/markup as above.
Note: To keep the forums loading quickly for everyone, it is recommended that you do not exceed 35k for your image size.
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| Is there a limit to signature image size? |
We ask that you keep your images relatively small. As a rule, please do not exceed 125 x 600 pixels and/or 35k for a signature image. This will ensure that the forums load quickly for all users.
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| What are the rules? |
Registration as a User implies acceptance of the following terms and conditions:
• Participants shall not post any material that (1) is likely to cause offence, (2) has to do with copyright infringement or is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right - without the express permission of the owner of such copyright - or (3) contains personal information, such as phone numbers, addresses, social security numbers, etc.
• Participants may not use the Forums to post or transmit advertisements or commercial solicitations of any kind.
• The appropriate Forum Moderator has the right to edit, censor, delete or otherwise modify any posted message.
• This web site does not verify or guarantee the accuracy of the material posted to the Forums or bear any responsibility for any loss, damage, or other liabilities caused by any posted message.
• These rules are subject to change without notice.
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| How do I edit my profile? |
Click the My UA link on the Menubar. At the bottom of the next screen you will see options for editing your profile.
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| How do I edit my display preferences? |
Yes, you'll be missing a trick if you fail to take advantage of the versatility UtterAccess offers! There are many aspects of how the Forums are displayed that may be customized. The procedure is similar to that for editing your profile, but in this case, after clicking the My UA link on the Menubar, you need to select the 'Display preferences, .....' option in the Main Configuration area.
You can choose what language you want the Forums to use, the stylesheet that you want to govern the Forums' look and feel, how many posts there are per page, whether or not you want to view Users' pictures alongside their posts, and much more. Once saved, these become your default settings. You may edit these preferences again at anytime.
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| Why is a post's subject so important? |
The first post of a given thread establishes the subject by which all subsequent replies will be known. Make it as descriptive and as specific as possible, and even in a reply, feel welcome to change or improve your post subject to reflect your post content. For example, 'LCD burn-in questions', is much better than something completely generic, such as 'Please Help!'. Not only is it more likely to elicit a response, but it'll also make it much easier for all posts in the thread to be subsequently located.
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| How do I find posts that may already have the answer to the question I have? |
One of the key benefits of the discussion board format is that it enables commonly asked questions to be answered once, for the benefit of all. Before posting your question, it is always worth checking to see if it has already been asked - and answered! You can do this via the Search link on the Menubar. Various options are available, both for how the search term is specified and for controlling how much of the Forums database you want to search. This is where the specificity of thread subjects is important, making it much easier to locate precisely what it is you're after from a list of search results.
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| What does the flashing envelope icon on the Menu bar denote? |
It means that you have unread Private Messages.
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| What do the letters in the Received Private Messages display denote? |
'N' denotes an unread message.
'R' denotes a message that's been replied to.
A space denotes a message that's been read but not replied to.
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| I'm having problems getting the URL tags to work |
If the tags are showing up in your text or you're getting a link, but it's to 'http:///', you're including some unwanted spaces. Avoid any intervening spaces, and everything will work fine.
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| How do I layout my posts so as to have white space between paragraphs? |
By hitting carriage return twice at the points where you want to insert a blank line. If you opt to preview your posts, you get the opportunity to do a further iteration of editing before you finally accept the post.
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| Is there a spellchecker? |
Yes there is! Once you've written your post, click the spellcheck button and your text will be verified. Copy / paste back in to your post if required.
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| What if I make a mistake in my post? |
Users can edit their own posts up to 1 hours after they are made. Where the change is substantive, you should mark the post as edited so as to alert viewers to the changed content. For cosmetic changes it's better not to do so.
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| What if I post in the wrong forum? |
Let the Forum Administrator know - he/she will be able to move it for you.
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| Can I use html in my posts? |
The following tags are available for your use with UACode:
[b]
text
[/b]
= Makes the given text bold.
[email]
joe@email.com
[/email]
= Makes the given email address clickable.
[i]
text
[/i]
= Makes the given text italic.
[code]
text
[/code]
= Surrounds the given text with pre tags.
[quote]
text
[/quote]
= Surrounds the given text with blockquote and hr's. This tag is used for quoting a reply.
[url]
link
[/url] = Makes the given url into a link.
[url=link]
title
[/url] = Makes the given title into a hyperlink pointing to link.
[list]
[*]Item 1
[*]Item 1
[/list] = Makes a bullet list. [list=A] or [list=1] will make order/numbered lists.
[blush] or :o
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[cool]
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[crazy]
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[frown] or :(
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[laugh] or :D
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[mad]
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[shocked]
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[smile] or :)
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[tongue] or :p
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[wink] or ;)
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[color:red]
text
[/color]
= Makes the given text red.
[color:#00FF00]
text
[/color]
= Makes the given text green.
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| I want to see more (or less) posts per page. |
You can change the number of posts to be displayed per page by editing your profile. You can set this from anything between 1 and 99 posts per page. When you first sign up this gets set to 10 posts per page.
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