How to Post/Reply Messages To begin a new message click the words NEW DISCUSSION Next type your message and make sure your put the title of your message/posting in the subject box. Now hit Send. And you are done.  TO REPLY: Click into the message that you would like to reply to. Click the word REPLY Now it will open a new window and you can type in your reply.   When you are finished. Click Send. And you are all done. Explanation of Characters This will explain what all of the symbols mean that are on the message window.  Scissors--cut Papers--Copy Clipboard--Paste Paragraph--To set different heading sizes Font Style--to change your font (script) Font size--to change the size of your words B---bold print I--Italics U--Underline Text line up on the left Center text Text line up on the right    Number your sentences, etc Dots instead of numbers Arrow pointing left----move item/words left Arrow pointing right---move item/words right Dash---divider line Globe--add a link Grid---Use this to make grids/websets,etc Picture---click on this to upload a picture to post that is saved in a group album A--change the color of your words Smily icon----emoticons, to add unanimated expressions to your posting    HOW TO VOT E Open the thread that says "Vote Here: Visit the Top 50" click on: http://www.top100recipesites.com/cgibin/sites/rankem.cgi Visit the Top 50   This  will oen the browser that says " Click here to enter Top100Recipesites.com!"   Click on the "here"   This will take you the page where different sites are located. Scroll down the page, (you may have to go to a socond page sometimes), until you see the following:   Cooking on a Shoelace A group devoted to cooking. We have a lot of recipes and information on cooking. Whether you are a beginner cook or an experienced chef there is somethig here for everone. Stop by and check us out and join us today for a lot of fun and good food!   The actual spot will look like:     11 Cooking on a Shoelace A group devoted to cooking. We have a lot of recipes and information on cooking. Whether you are a beginner cook or an experienced chef there is somethig here for everone. Stop by and check us out and join us today for a lot of fun and good food! 10 51   High light the above ( numbers will change daily on it) in its entirety. ( you are now copying this.)(Copy & Paste)   click on the Cooking on a Shoelace in the box.   This will redirect your browser page back to Cooking on a Shoelace.   Open up the general board and look for "Vote Here: Visit the Top 50"   Open the thread up and reply as you would to other messeages.   When message board comes up click on the clipboard icon in the upper left corner of the message board to post your     11 Cooking on a Shoelace A group devoted to cooking. We have a lot of recipes and information on cooking. Whether you are a beginner cook or an experienced chef there is somethig here for everone. Stop by and check us out and join us today for a lot of fun and good food! 10 51   You can add a siggie if you so  desire.   You have now voted for Cooking on a Shoelace.             Also see "How to Post/Reply Messages"