Forum tips

[Harvey]

This sticky post has links to commonly-asked questions about various forum topics:

How to set up your avatar. (An avatar is a small picture that appears on the left side of your posts in the forum.)

How to insert a picture into your post. Adding a pic to your post is fun, and easy!

How to stop animated graphics. Put a stop to it when the GIFs get too animated.

How to post text (and a bookcover image) that links to Kindle Store. Create links in your posts that go directly to a book (or any item) on Amazon!

How to link your text to an Amazon search. This method uses our Amazon button (on the posting page) to link any text on your page to a search on Amazon!

How to post a picture of a DecalGirl skin that links to the DG page for that skin. Create links in your posts that go directly to DecalGirl skins.

How to subscribe to KindleBoards forums. Subscribe to our RSS feed to easily see the latest forum posts in your feedreader.

How to subscribe to the KindleBoards blog. Subscribe to our RSS feed to easily see our latest blog entries in your feedreader.

How to change the forum's color theme. Go wild with your forum colors.

Linking to KindleBoards. How to link to this forum, from another web page or discussion forum.

How to edit your forum signature. Set up your forum sig with your own text, graphics, or userbars.

How to edit / tidy up your link text. Clean up and/or shorten those long hyperlinks in your posts.

How to add KindleBoards userbars to your forum signature. These are the small rectangular graphics to go in your forum sig's.

How to capture a screenshot. Save a picture of the screen on your PC or Mac.

'Quick Reply' tips. Post a reply in a thread quickly and easily.

Get KindleBoards on your iPhone. We have a cool icon for your iPhone home screen.

How to embed YouTube videos in your posts. Make a post that includes a video.

Your Guide to Forum Speak! SOMSIA. ("Sometimes our members speak in acronyms.")

Why is my status "Dr. Seuss"? Here's an explanation of our mysterious member status rankings.

[Linda S. Prather Author]

Wow!  As a newbie I just had to say--THANK YOU!  Your post is extremely informative and helpful (just as you meant it to be, of course).

Have a great day!