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    How to's + Hints & Tips on how to use the Vine

    A thread for us all to aid each other by explaining the way/s we find easiest to achieve goals (posting,searching,etc) within the forums & sometimes for other search engines.
    NO chatting please as we want this to be searchable (Mod's please delete non informative posts),to aid this please use the Go Advanced reply tab then put a brief description in the Title box before posting.Cheers
    Like in gardening there is invariably more than one way to do a task,so if you do things in a different way to an already posted method please post your way as well.
    Shortly I will start another thread (& link it here) where we can ask each other if there is a known method to get a particular task performed expediently.

    EDIT: If the answer is not already in this thread,please ask your question In THIS thread
    Last edited by bearded bloke; 22-06-2012, 10:55 PM.
    He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

    Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity
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    Adding an image/picture to a post

    Firstly find your image,right click & from the drop down list & left click copy image location in this case .... http://www.bazingawebdesign.com/site...zinga_logo.png
    This can be done under the advanced tab by clicking on the 6th button from the right which will open a box for you to paste the copied link,click ok
    Or in the quick reply use the img tag ... type [img] paste link (then type) [/img]

    so .....



    Remember that in the advanced tab there is the Preview Post button
    He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

    Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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    • #3
      Fair play BB.

      Is there a way we can set up an index for the posts that will be received, otherwise we are at the mercy of the inadequate search engine. Perhaps we could update the first post when information is added and put it in some alphabetical order. Is that feasible? I'm up for it.

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      • #4
        Adding a video to a post

        The video in this case is ... The Seekers - Morningtown Ride - YouTube..
        Again there is an option under the advanced tab,copy the URL of the video,click 5th button (insert video) from the right, paste link, click ok
        In the quick reply box we use tags [?] link[/?] replacing ? with video,so leaving the brackets open for a moment............

        video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsqNcZ1JqW8[/video

        And now with the brackets closed at both ends ....


        (There yer go Flo )
        Last edited by veggiechicken; 18-01-2016, 10:25 PM.
        He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

        Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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        • #5
          Originally posted by binley100 View Post
          How do we report spam? the red triangle thingy is there no longer ?
          The triangle looks black but when you hover on it, it turns red!!

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          • #6
            Originally posted by donnakebab View Post
            Fair play BB.

            Is there a way we can set up an index for the posts that will be received, otherwise we are at the mercy of the inadequate search engine. Perhaps we could update the first post when information is added and put it in some alphabetical order. Is that feasible? I'm up for it.
            Or just subscribe to the thread.

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            • #7
              Searching the vine via google

              Originally posted in another thread,reproduced here with kind permission from Farmer_Giles

              N.B the asterisks are an edit done by me by prior arraignment with Farmer_Giles

              Originally posted by Farmer_Gyles View Post
              *** **** ****** ** * *** **** .... i prefer to search through google - type something like this into google:
              site:growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine "growing lettuce"

              this will do an exact search for "growing lettuce" within growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine - i currently get 94 results for this search - they all have the words "growing lettuce" together

              remove the quotes and i get 3930 results of posts that include those two words (and variations such as "grow", but the words are not necessarily together (ie, the words "lettuce" and "grow" can be in different places on the page)

              there are loads more search options for google (and other search engines) - a valuable one is negating words and phrases by using the minus symbol - this can help narrow down results - so you might want to find information on growing lettuce which is not iceberg type - so your search could become:
              site:growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine "growing lettuce" -iceberg
              this gives me 91 results - not the best example, but it shows how to do things
              He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

              Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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              • #8
                Highlighting text

                In the advanced tab we have the Bold,Italic & Underline buttons

                You can do the same in quick reply by highlighting text (left click & drag) & then use any or all ...........

                control + b = =Bold
                control + i = = Italic
                control + u = =Underline
                He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                • #9
                  Reply with Multiple Quotes

                  This can be done by left clicking the button in the lower right corner of each post you wish to reply to,then use the "Reply with Quote" button.
                  Last edited by bearded bloke; 23-06-2012, 12:28 AM.
                  He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                  Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                    Or just subscribe to the thread.
                    Why? How do I subscribe to a thread? Please help.

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                    • #11
                      Permalinks

                      Are the number allocated to each post on the forums.
                      To use the permalink,simply right click (the #number in the top right corner of the relevant post),left click Copy Link Location & paste into your post to get an automatic redirect.You can even paste it into a PM & send the message to yourself as a memory aid

                      The Multi-Quote answer ^^ was in response to this question http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1011591
                      Last edited by bearded bloke; 23-06-2012, 12:33 AM.
                      He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                      Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                      • #12
                        Why does Zaz say I should subscribe to the thread? Is it only accessible to those that subscribe? If it is how do I do it? Do I want to or need to?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by donnakebab View Post
                          Why does Zaz say I should subscribe to the thread? Is it only accessible to those that subscribe? If it is how do I do it? Do I want to or need to?
                          Donna,I believe if you subscribe to any thread then you are notified of any new posts but this thread & the questions thread have been made "sticky" they will remain at/near the top of the chatback index page,this will ensure that they are easy for all to find
                          He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                          Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by bearded bloke View Post
                            Are the number allocated to each post on the forums.
                            To use the permalink,simply right click (the #number in the top right corner of the relevant post),left click Copy Link Location & paste into your post to get an automatic redirect.You can even paste it into a PM & send the message to yourself as a memory aid
                            But what would I use a permalink for? From what you're saying, it's a number?!? Sorry I know you probably think this is a stupid question but this thread is already going over my head

                            Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                            Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                            • #15
                              A 'permalink' is a permanent link to a specific post, rather than a link to the whole thread. You find the permanent-link on each post where the post number is on the top right hand corner of each post. If you right click on the number, you should get an option to copy the link. Then if you paste that link somewhere else, it will take anyone who clicks it straight to that specific post

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