Lukario
01-18-2008, 11:19 PM
Note - I would appreciate that you not copy this on other sites. I've spent a long time on this and I don't want people taking credit for my work. It's just common courtesy. Also, don't reply with that's cool, or thanks for the info. Please reply if this helped you in any way, cleared something up for you, or you have other questions that were not in this guide. This is not a place to post all of your questions, this is just for helping people out with general things to know.
First let me just tell you what this is for. I've noticed a lot of threads about signatures and other things, and these can easily be taken care of. So this thread is here to address all of that and more. I will also include an expanded and condensed version of each step to make it easier, but the expanded version is in more detail and you should read both before you ask for help. Some of this might need to go on another post, so if need be, you might see two posts. So hopefully I cover most if not all issues you may be concerned about. If there is something you would like to see added please let me know via PM. Also, if there is anything in this thread that you are unclear about, please send me a PM. I don't bite, so don't be afraid to ask. So let's start, shall we?
Index of what will be covered [chronological order]
How to insert a signature.
Setting an avatar.
An explanation of BB Code and how to use it.
Image hosting.
How to make a thread, post.
Explanation of various pages in the forum.
How to use the User CP and explanations of various buttons.
Glossary of terms.
vBulletin 3.7 extras.
vBulletin 3.8 extras.
The arcade.
Miscellaneous.
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Article One - How to Insert a Signature (Related Articles: Image Hosting , How to Use the User CP and Explanations of Various Buttons)
Expanded Version-
This is an issue that pops up on the forum a lot. Some people may or may not know exactly how to insert a signature. Well, for one thing, a signature can be placed simple by going into the User CP, located on the top of every page, and clicking edit signature. Some of you also may want to know how to edit a signature, and I will tell you. First off, you want to find the Universal Resource Locater (URL, for short) of the image. You can find this by finding the image you would like in your signature, and right clicking on the image. From there, you want to hover all the way down until you find a tab called "Properties". Then, you will see a box that contains a bunch of info. What you are looking for is one that says Address (URL): and then you will see an address like this: http://forum.cheatmasters.com/images/smilies/wow.gif. Copy the URL by left clicking and highlighting all of the URL and right clicking and pressing copy. Then, go to the edit signature tab and paste the URL into the field. IMPORTANT: You also need to add tags around the URL, so it looks like this http://forum.cheatmasters.com/images/smilies/wow.gif. After that, you will then need to save your signature, and there you go.
Condensed Version-
- Find the image that you want.
- Right click on it, scroll down to "Properties"
- Copy the URL by highlighting the URL and right clicking and click copy
- Go into the "Edit Signature" tab under the User CP and then paste the URL into the field
- Add tags around the URL like so http://forum.cheatmasters.com/images/smilies/wow.gif
- Click "Save Signature"
Article Two - Setting an Avatar (Related Articles: How to use the User CP and Explanations of Various Buttons , Image Hosting)
Expanded Version-
So many of you may not know how to set an avatar and signature, or just don't know the terminology. First off, an avatar is a small image (80 x 80) that is displayed next to your name. An avatar can be almost anything you want, as long as it abides by forum rules. To set an avatar, you first need an image (presuming you don't want to use one from the avatar gallery in the forum). Places to find images is one of the "Image Hosting" links that I posted in an earlier article. Anyway, you will need to right click on an image and click the button called properties. Then, you should find the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (URL), and copy it. Then just go into the User CP and copy the URL into the appropriate section, then click "Save Avatar". If you did it right, you should then see the image.
Condensed Version-
- Find the image you want to use.
- Right click ==> Properties
- Copy the URL
- Go to the User CP
- Click the tab called "Edit Avatar"
- Paste the avatar URL in the correct field.
- Click "Save Avatar"
Article Three - An Explanation of BB Code and How to Use it (Related Articles: None)
Helpful Links-
Explanation of vB Codes, BB Codes (http://forum.cheatmasters.com/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_vb_special_codes)
List of vB Code, BB Code (http://forum.cheatmasters.com/misc.php?do=bbcode)
Expanded Version-
BB Code can also be called vB code, but BB Code is more formal seeing as it can be used on most "Bulletin Board" software, hence the name. BB Code is loosely based of HTML, so if you have some experience in that, then BB Code should not be that hard to learn. Most of the code that you may need to know is probably formatting code, but there are several others out there as well. Anyway, BB Code is pretty easy to learn, and you should be able to get the basics down in just a few minutes. So anyways, you can use BB code in a lot of ways. You can use code buttons, that automatically insert the tags, which is available in WYSIWYG editor interfaces, which is available in the User CP under "Edit Options". To use it, simply click one of the Code buttons like this one: http://forum.cheatmasters.com/images/editor/bold.gif and type in your text. When you are done, click the button again to stop typing using that code. If you are more experienced, then you can insert the code yourself like this Cheat Masters ROCKS!!!, and that will turn into Cheat Masters ROCKS!!! when you submit your reply.
Condensed Version-
- To use BB Code, click one of the code buttons, like this one: http://forum.cheatmasters.com/images/editor/bold.gif, and start typing. When you are done, click the button again to stop typing in that code.
- If you are more experienced with BB Code, you can type the code in manually, like this Cheat Masters ROCKS!!!, and it will yield Cheat Masters ROCKS!!! when you submit your reply.
Article Four - Image Hosting (Related Articles: None)
Helpful Links-
www.photobucket.com
www.imageshack.us
www.tinypic.com
Expanded Version-
Image hosting is helpful in a lot of ways. It can help you to upload and share pictures on the internet, it is helpful for signatures for forums and many other things. There are several tools now that come available with image hosting that can help you get things done. The links above are all popular image hosting sites, and they are all free to use. So if you need to host an image from your computer on the internet for others to see, you can't beat image hosting.
Condensed Version-
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First let me just tell you what this is for. I've noticed a lot of threads about signatures and other things, and these can easily be taken care of. So this thread is here to address all of that and more. I will also include an expanded and condensed version of each step to make it easier, but the expanded version is in more detail and you should read both before you ask for help. Some of this might need to go on another post, so if need be, you might see two posts. So hopefully I cover most if not all issues you may be concerned about. If there is something you would like to see added please let me know via PM. Also, if there is anything in this thread that you are unclear about, please send me a PM. I don't bite, so don't be afraid to ask. So let's start, shall we?
Index of what will be covered [chronological order]
How to insert a signature.
Setting an avatar.
An explanation of BB Code and how to use it.
Image hosting.
How to make a thread, post.
Explanation of various pages in the forum.
How to use the User CP and explanations of various buttons.
Glossary of terms.
vBulletin 3.7 extras.
vBulletin 3.8 extras.
The arcade.
Miscellaneous.
--------------------
Article One - How to Insert a Signature (Related Articles: Image Hosting , How to Use the User CP and Explanations of Various Buttons)
Expanded Version-
This is an issue that pops up on the forum a lot. Some people may or may not know exactly how to insert a signature. Well, for one thing, a signature can be placed simple by going into the User CP, located on the top of every page, and clicking edit signature. Some of you also may want to know how to edit a signature, and I will tell you. First off, you want to find the Universal Resource Locater (URL, for short) of the image. You can find this by finding the image you would like in your signature, and right clicking on the image. From there, you want to hover all the way down until you find a tab called "Properties". Then, you will see a box that contains a bunch of info. What you are looking for is one that says Address (URL): and then you will see an address like this: http://forum.cheatmasters.com/images/smilies/wow.gif. Copy the URL by left clicking and highlighting all of the URL and right clicking and pressing copy. Then, go to the edit signature tab and paste the URL into the field. IMPORTANT: You also need to add tags around the URL, so it looks like this http://forum.cheatmasters.com/images/smilies/wow.gif. After that, you will then need to save your signature, and there you go.
Condensed Version-
- Find the image that you want.
- Right click on it, scroll down to "Properties"
- Copy the URL by highlighting the URL and right clicking and click copy
- Go into the "Edit Signature" tab under the User CP and then paste the URL into the field
- Add tags around the URL like so http://forum.cheatmasters.com/images/smilies/wow.gif
- Click "Save Signature"
Article Two - Setting an Avatar (Related Articles: How to use the User CP and Explanations of Various Buttons , Image Hosting)
Expanded Version-
So many of you may not know how to set an avatar and signature, or just don't know the terminology. First off, an avatar is a small image (80 x 80) that is displayed next to your name. An avatar can be almost anything you want, as long as it abides by forum rules. To set an avatar, you first need an image (presuming you don't want to use one from the avatar gallery in the forum). Places to find images is one of the "Image Hosting" links that I posted in an earlier article. Anyway, you will need to right click on an image and click the button called properties. Then, you should find the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (URL), and copy it. Then just go into the User CP and copy the URL into the appropriate section, then click "Save Avatar". If you did it right, you should then see the image.
Condensed Version-
- Find the image you want to use.
- Right click ==> Properties
- Copy the URL
- Go to the User CP
- Click the tab called "Edit Avatar"
- Paste the avatar URL in the correct field.
- Click "Save Avatar"
Article Three - An Explanation of BB Code and How to Use it (Related Articles: None)
Helpful Links-
Explanation of vB Codes, BB Codes (http://forum.cheatmasters.com/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_vb_special_codes)
List of vB Code, BB Code (http://forum.cheatmasters.com/misc.php?do=bbcode)
Expanded Version-
BB Code can also be called vB code, but BB Code is more formal seeing as it can be used on most "Bulletin Board" software, hence the name. BB Code is loosely based of HTML, so if you have some experience in that, then BB Code should not be that hard to learn. Most of the code that you may need to know is probably formatting code, but there are several others out there as well. Anyway, BB Code is pretty easy to learn, and you should be able to get the basics down in just a few minutes. So anyways, you can use BB code in a lot of ways. You can use code buttons, that automatically insert the tags, which is available in WYSIWYG editor interfaces, which is available in the User CP under "Edit Options". To use it, simply click one of the Code buttons like this one: http://forum.cheatmasters.com/images/editor/bold.gif and type in your text. When you are done, click the button again to stop typing using that code. If you are more experienced, then you can insert the code yourself like this Cheat Masters ROCKS!!!, and that will turn into Cheat Masters ROCKS!!! when you submit your reply.
Condensed Version-
- To use BB Code, click one of the code buttons, like this one: http://forum.cheatmasters.com/images/editor/bold.gif, and start typing. When you are done, click the button again to stop typing in that code.
- If you are more experienced with BB Code, you can type the code in manually, like this Cheat Masters ROCKS!!!, and it will yield Cheat Masters ROCKS!!! when you submit your reply.
Article Four - Image Hosting (Related Articles: None)
Helpful Links-
www.photobucket.com
www.imageshack.us
www.tinypic.com
Expanded Version-
Image hosting is helpful in a lot of ways. It can help you to upload and share pictures on the internet, it is helpful for signatures for forums and many other things. There are several tools now that come available with image hosting that can help you get things done. The links above are all popular image hosting sites, and they are all free to use. So if you need to host an image from your computer on the internet for others to see, you can't beat image hosting.
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