Message Board

To start a message and reply is straight forward enough, but there are many things you can do to make your messages stand out.

When you reply to or start a message, there is a row of icons at the top of the message box in which you are typing.

To change the style of your writing, click on ‘font style�? a box comes up and then choose the style you want to use, left click on it, then choose the size of your writing by clicking on ‘font size�? a box will come up, most peeps choose no. 4.

Then to add colour to your writing, click on the A button, a little box comes up with a list of colours, click on the colour you want to use. Then type your message as usual.

To add a background colour you will need to use the 'insert table' button (7th icon from the left) Choose 1 row and 1 column.Choose your border colour from the pop up and the same for background colour. Left click in the tiny box that appears in the composition window and type as usual.The table will expand to fit your message.You can also change the font & font colour as described above.

You can also centralise your message by clicking on the box two boxes away from U with the underscore. You can also add emoticons onto your message, by clicking on the smiley face to the right of the A button, simply choose the emoticon you want to add by clicking on it.

(Reproduced with thanks to Paula’s clean chat community)

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CAN'T SIGN IN, CAN'T POST ON THE MESSAGE BOARD, CAN'T GET INTO THE CHATROOM.....try this

1. Close Internet Explorer if you currently have it open
2. Right click on the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop and select 'Properties.'           In the 'General' tab, click  'Settings', then 'View Objects'
3. Holding the shift key, right click and select Remove. Ensure that all entries are deleted
4. Click 'OK' to close each window associated with removing the controls and return to the General tab
5. Next, click on 'Delete Files'
6. Click  'OK' to delete all temporary files
7. To delete cookies, click  'Settings'
8. Click  'View Files' then delete everything in it's content and click  'OK'
9. When complete, close all windows associated with these actions. Reboot your computer and open only one browser for the meantime.
10. You should now be able to sign in and post a message or enter the Chatroom.

N.B. You will have to re-install the chatroom programme, just follow instructions     

 Information supplied by MSN Groups Customer Support

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A REMINDER

PLEASE DON'T POST YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IN A MESSAGE

 

One of the reasons we get new members is that peeps can have a look round the VG including the message boards and they realise what an excellent site this is so it encourages them to join.

However this also means that some of the more unscrupulous surfers on the internet can also browse our site and if you include your e-mail addy in a message then they can see it and use it to sell on or to send you any kind of nasty e-mail they want.