Content FrameHelp for Novice Mode | pan F ora

| Content Frame displays the content of the selected message in their entirety.
| In the Content Frame, you can view messages in context, reply to messages, edit your own messages, and send emails.
| From the Content Frame you can also view user profiles, edit your user profile, and access many other Message and Content Frame Action Tools.

panFora Messages
| One of panFora's neatest features is that you can always view a message in its context, since messages are displayed in message threads.
| In Novice Mode, the default is to show only the selected message in the Content Frame.
| 1. To select a message, click on its name in the Threads Frame.
| The message content in its entirety will be shown in the Content Frame. The selected message is highlighted in the Content Frame.
| Tips Use the and buttons in the Content Frame title bar to navigate to the previous or next message in the selected thread . You can also use the button to display at once all the messages in the thread in the Content Frame For more on viewing messages in context, please refer to the Content Frame Action Tools section. If the message is too long, you may need to scroll in order to view it in its entirity. You can also resize the Content Frame by dragging its Frame Borders.

Message Properties

| The selected message is highlighted

| The following information is available for each individual message: Complete message text, message title, author username, date of posting, author photo, and author profile.
| Whenever appropriate, the following elements will also appear:
| This icon indicates messages posted in the last 24 hours. This icon or similar indicates messages with attachments. The file size information appears when attachments are larger than 100K. Edited messages include a modification line that includes modification date, and author information.
| Notes The author name and profile features are configured by the Forum Administrator, and may not available in your forum.

| Tips

| Click on the author's name link to send an email message addressed to author. Please note that this feature is unavailable if the author chooses to hide his email address. Please refer to Editing Your User Profile for more on hiding your email address.

Author Properties

| A photo of the author precedes each message.The color of non moderator photo frames is configured by the Forum Administrator. Gray is the default color, but yours may be different.

| Message posted by User.
| Message posted by Moderator (indicated by the green frame).
| Message posted by Guest.
| Message posted anonymously.
| Notes The Forum Administrator enables showing user photos. Therefore this feature may not available in your forum. The Forum Administrator also enables and sets up the posting permissions. Therefore, Guest and or Anonymous posting may not available in your forum. If a user hasn't given his permission to use his photo, a default graphic (Guest image) will be displayed in lieu of his photo. For more on posting to panFora, please refer to the Posting section. If you are experiencing trouble displaying user photos, please refer to the Troubleshooting section.

Action Tools

| There are two groups of action tools:

| Message Specific Action Tools Posts a reply to the message. Edits a message. Views user profile of the message's author. Selects a non selected message and traces its precise location in all panFora frames. This tool is only available when Show All Messages is selected Please note that some of the features above may not be available in your forum, as they are configurable by the Forum Administrator.

| Content Frame Action Tools
| Displays content of all messages in the selected thread.
| Shows the content of the selected message only.
| Shows previous message in the thread.
| Shows next message in the thread.
| Prints the contents of the Content Frame.
| For more information on these functions, please refer to Content Frame Action Tools section

Message Specific Action Tools

| Reply to a Message
| 1. Click in a message to reply to it.
| The Reply Window pops up.
| If this topic no longer allows posting, the Reply button is disabled. For more information on replying to messages in panFora, please refer to the Posting section.

| Select a non-selected message
| 1. Click in a non-selected message to select and highlight the message in the Content window.
| The Threads Frame will automatically update to highlight the newly selected message.

| Edit a Message
| 1. Click next to the message title to edit it.
| An edited message displays a modification line at the end of the message body text, displaying the editor username and modification date.
| The edit button is only available next to your own messages. For more information on editing a message in panFora, please refer to the Posting section

| View User Profile
| 1. Click next to the message title to view information on the author.
| The User Profile Window pops up to display User Information and Posting Statistics.
| User Information includes personal information. Posting Statistics compares total numbers of posts this author has generated in the forum versus the Top Scorer for the forum. This number is tallied for today and also cumulatively. For more on User Information please refer to Editing Your User Profile in the Customizing section

| Edit User Profile
| You can only edit your own User Profile.
| 1. Click next to the message title to view information on the author.
| The User Profile Window pops up to display User Information and Posting Statistics.
| 2. Enter or modify any user information.
| 3. Check "Hide My Email Address from Other Users " checkbox to hide your email.
| If you check "Hide My Email", forum users will still be able to email you in direct response to your message, but your email address will remain hidden.
| 4. Enter your signature in the Signature text box.
| Once you create a Signature, it can be appended to desired messages. For more on Signatures, please check the Posting section
| 5. Enter a path to the image you want to upload, or click on the Browse button to upload your own Photo.
| 6. Click Submit.
| For more on User Information, please refer to Editing Your User Profile in the Customizing section Depending on your forum configuration uploading your own photo may be unavailable. Please check with your Forum Administrator for more information on your forum specific configuration.

| View or download Message Attachments
| 1. Click on the attachment icon (or similar graphic) at the bottom of the message to download or open the attached file.
| The attachment will either download to your computer or be opened directly in the browser.
| 2. To open the attachment file in a new window click the "open in new window" link.
| 3.If the attachment is an HTML file , you will be provided with three options:
| a. View Source - this option is recommended to prevent downloading files that may corrupt your system.
| b. Safe HTML - download file with all the javascript code (contained in the original HTML file) stripped out.
| c. Open file as it was posted - Clicking on the file name will bring up a window warning you of the potential dangers of opening an HTML file from an unidentified or unsafe source. You may still choose to open it,
| Depending on your forum configuration, option c may be unavailable. Please check with your Forum Administrator for more information on your forum specific configuration.
| Tips File size information is provided next to any attachment above 100K. It is recommended that you always view the source of an HTML file attachment before downloading it. For more information on viewing or downloading attachments, please refer to the Troubleshooting section

Content Frame Action Tools
| You will find the following action buttons in the Content Frame title bar.
| Show All Messages
| 1. Click to display content of all messages in the selected thread.
| This feature is particularly helpful when you want to print the entire contents of the message thread. For more on printing, please refer to printing messages section.
| Show One Message at a time
| 1. Click to show the content of the selected message only.
| This is the default mode. Selecting a new thread will automatically display the messages in the Show One mode. Note The Show All and Show One buttons toggle.
| Show Previous Message
| 1. Click to navigate to the previous message in the message thread.
| If there are no previous messages, the previous button is disabled. The previous and next buttons apply to the selected message thread only. If you wish to view messages in another message thread, you need to select it first in the Threads Frame.
| Show Next Message
| 1. Click to navigate to the next message in the message thread.
| If there are no more messages in the message thread, the next button is disabled. The previous and next buttons apply to the selected message thread only. If you wish to view messages in another message thread, you need to select it first in the Threads Frame.
| Print Messages
| 1.Click to print the contents of the Content Frame.
| Click Show One to print only the contents of theselected message. Click Show All to print the entire contents of the message thread.

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