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Registration & Login
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How do I Register?
Each Projection employee should be setup with an account automatically. If you don't
know your account information please contact ndebrosse@projection.com.
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I have a Username and Password, How do I Login?
You can then visit the Sign In page and enter your username and password
to login.
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I already logged in, why do I get logged off automatically?
When logging in if you do not check the Remember Me option you will be automatically
logged off after an administrator-defined length of inactivity, usually 20 minutes.
If you would like the site to always log you in automatically, please check the Remember
Me checkbox.
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I forgot my username and/or password.
If you forgot your username and/or password please contact ndebrosse@projection.com.
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User Profile & Settings
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What is a Profile?
A profile is information about your account that controls how you view information
within the Projection Intranet. This includes details about posts youve contributed
to, personal information you wish to share such as your web address or weblog address,
as well as setting that control how you interact with the Projection Intranet site
such as: themes, time zone, and many other settings.
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Why do I want to set my time zone?
Setting your timezone will enable the Projection Intranet to display all dates and
time relative to your time zone.
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How do I add Signature to my Post?
A signature is a message that is appended to the end of any posts you make in the
forums. You can edit your signature from the profile page. This signature will then
appear at the bottom of any messages posted by you.
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What is an avatar?
An avatar is a feature of the forums which allows for an image to be displayed along
with your posts. Avatars may be enabled or disabled by your administrator.
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How do I set my avatar?
If avatars are enabled by the administrator you will see and avatar section when viewing
your profile. From here you can complete the forum to name the avatar you wish to
use, either uploading an avatar or specifying a URL to your avatar. You will also
need to enable your avatar for it to be displayed with your posts.
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How do I set the date format?
The date format used to display any date information can be configured from your profile.
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How do I turn off email-tracking?
Email tracking is a feature which will send emails to you when messages that you are
subscribed to change. You can turn off all email tracking globally from your profile.
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What are the other icons/avatars that show up next to users?
There are many different icons that can show up next to usernames in the forums. Common
examples are administrators, moderators, or top posters. Other images may be displayed
based on groups the user belongs to.
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Privacy & Security
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How do I change my Password?
Once logged in you can change your password from your Profile page.
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How do I change my Username?
You cannot change you username. Please contact ndebrosse@projection.com with
questions.
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How do I change my email address?
Once logged in, you can change your private email address from your Profile page.
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What Profile settings are required?
The only profile setting that is required is your private email address. This is the
email address that is used when you subscribe to the forums, when a forgotten username/password
is emailed. The private email address is never shared or displayed publicly. If you
wish to share an email address publicly, use the public email address field. The remainder
of the profile settings is optional.
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Navigation
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What is a Forum Group?
A Forum Group is a top level grouping of related forums. A forum group contains 1
or more forums.
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What is a Forum?
A Forum is a grouping of related threads of discussion. A Forum contains 0 or more
threads and 0 or more sub-forums.
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What is a Thread?
A Thread is a grouping of related posts. A Thread contains 1 or more Posts. The first
post becomes the Thread and replies to the original post increment details on the
Thread, such as the reply count or last post.
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What do the Thread icons mean?
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Thread Icon Legend
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Topic with posts you have not read.
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Topic with posts you have read.
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Popular topic with posts you have not read. A topic becomes popular after a certain
number of views and posts (administrator defined).
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Popular topic with posts you have read. A topic becomes popular after a certain number
of views and posts (administrator defined).
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Announcement you have not read
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Announcement you have read
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A pinned topic with posts you have not read. Pinned topics are displayed before other
topics until they become unpinned.
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A pinned topic with posts you have read. Pinned topics are displayed before other
topics until they become unpinned.
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A pinned popular topic with posts you have not read. A pinned topic with enough views
or replies to become popular.
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A pinned popular topic with posts you have read. A pinned topic with enough views
or replies to become popular.
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A locked topic with posts you have not read. Locked topics do not allow replies.
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A locked topic with posts you have read. Locked topics do not allow replies.
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When I view a Forum I dont see any Threads/Posts?
A forum may not display any threads if there are no threads in the forum or if filters
on the forms have been applied and no threads match the filter. An example of a filter
is filtering to display threads newer than a certain date, such as threads new in
the past 2 weeks.
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I just posted a message, how come I dont see it?
A forum may or may not be moderated depending upon how the forum has been configured.
After posting a message in a moderated forum you may receive a message stating that
the post is awaiting moderation. Once the moderator(s) approve your post you post
will become visible. The moderators may choose to move, edit, or delete your post
to ensure that the post is topical to the current forum.
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What are the different icons next to threads?
The icons next to threads when viewing a forum indicate different status. You can
move your mouse cursor over these icons to see what the different status / types of
threads are.
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What is an Announcement Thread?
An announcement is a special post type that is always displayed at the top of a forum
for a configured amount of time. The purpose of an announcement is to increase the
visibility of certain topics.
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What is a sticky Thread?
A sticky topic is a special post that causes a post to sort to the top of a forum
for a specified amount of time. A sticky topic is similar to an announcement, whereas
an announcement is displayed separate from other threads and usually does not allow
replies.
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What is a Locked Thread?
A locked thread is a special post that does not allow replies. Once a user locks a
post or an administrator/moderator locks a thread no more posts are allowed.
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Can I sort Threads when viewing a forum?
Yes, you can sort threads when viewing a forum by Author, Replies, Views, and Last
Post. The default sort for a forum is to display the newest threads first (Last Post
descending). To sort simply click on the options button at the bottom of the screen
and select your desired sort order and click 'Apply'.
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What is the XML icon at the bottom of a forum?
The XML icon is linked to the RSS feed for the forum. RSS is used to allow other applications
to subscribe to a forum's posts.
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What is the red/green icon next to a users name when viewing a
Post?
This icon indicates the users online status. A green icon means the user has been
active recently (usually within the last 15 minutes). A red icon means the user has
not recently been active. You can hover your mouse over this icon to see details about
the users past activity.
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I cant access a forum I know exists.
If you are attempting to access a forum that you have visited before, but now receive
an unknown forum error there are two likely causes. The first cause is that the forum
you are attempting to access is private and you are not signed in. The second cause
is that the forum has been removed.
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Posting
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Can I use HTML?
Yes and no. You cannot type HTML directly into the editor. If you are using Internet
Explorer the default editor for creating new posts will be a Rich Text Editor that
will automatically format posts using HTML. If you post with a browser other than
Internet Explorer a standard HTML textbox is used and BBCode can be used to mark-up
posts.
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Can I add attachments to my posts?
Yes, however, this requires the moderator(s) or administrator(s) to enable this permission
for users on a forum-by-forum basis.
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What are Emoticons?
Emoticons are graphical elements that can be added within the body of a post to add
emotions to the post. Common examples are the use of smilies within the contents of
a post. The Projection Intranet comes with a pre-defined set of emoticons, however
the administrator can add additional ones.
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How do I post a new message to a forum?
You can post a new message to a forum in several ways depending upon how the administrator
has configured the site. When viewing a forum you should see an image button reading
New Topic. Clicking on this image button will take you to a form for posting a message
or ask you to login first. Depending upon how the administrator has configured the
site you may be able to post anonymously, i.e. no login required. If you do not see
the New Topic image button you may not have enough permissions even after logging
in to post a message to the forum even though you are allowed to view the forum.
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How do I reply to an existing post?
You can reply to an existing post using either the Reply or Quote image buttons displayed
with the post. If you do not see the Reply or Quote image buttons when viewing a post
you either do not have permissions to reply or the post may not allow replies.
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How do I edit my posts?
If the administrator or moderator has configured the forum or your role to allow editing
of posts you will see an Edit image button next to posts you have made. Clicking on
this image button will allow you to edit your post.
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How do I delete my posts?
If the administrator or moderator has configured the forum or your role to allow deleting
posts you will see a Delete image button next to new posts you have made. If a post
you have made has one or more replies you will no longer be able to delete the post.
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My Post has words replaced with ***?
The administrator may have specified a word filter for posts. When word filters are
enabled certain words that are deemed to be offensive are filtered and replaced with
the * character.
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How do I add a signature to my posts?
See How do I add Signature to my Post? in the User Profile and Settings section.
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How do I add an avatar to my posts?
See What is an avatar? And How do I Set my Avatar in the User Profile and Settings
section.
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User Groups & Permissions
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What are Permissions?
Permissions control what you are or are not allowed to do while browsing the site.
The permissions you are granted control all aspects of your view within the Projection
Intranet.
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What is an Administrator?
An administrator is the highest permission level within the Projection Intranet. By
default, an administrator has full permissions to perform any action, e.g. moderating
posts, approving users, and so on.
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What is a Moderator?
A moderator is the second highest permission level within the Projection Intranet.
By default a moderator can perform any number of tasks within a particular forum or
set of forums. This includes approving posts, moving posts, deleting posts, editing
posts, or banning users. If you have a problem with a particular forum the best place
to start is with a moderator. Moderators belong to varying groups configured by the
Administrator.
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What is a Role or User Group?
A user group, also known as a role, is grouping of common users for the purpose of
assigning permissions. In addition to common permission assignment a role can also
be used to display an image for a user in that role. Roles make the job of administering
and moderating the site easier since users can be assigned to roles and then permission
applied based on those roles.
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Private Messages
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What is a Private Message?
A private message is like email within the Projection Intranet. You can send a private
message to other users within the Projection Intranet site that is visible only to
them. No private information, such as the user's email address, is ever disclosed.
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