1)You need to change your browser settings so that it will automatically refresh every time you visit a web page. Go to start...then control panel...then internet options...click on browser history settings tab...choose refresh every time I visit....click ok

By the way, if you are using internet explorer 6 or above you should be able to refresh the page by simply hitting the F5 key on your keyboard.

2)The thanks tab will allow you to simply thank someone for posting a message without actually posting a reply to say thanks.

The quote tab will plsce the message you are replying to in a quotation box inside your reply to that message.

the quick reply will allow you to post a reply without the frills of having to name it or give a title for it.

3)In order to get better search results on what you are looking for, choose the advanced search features tab. In the advanced search you can choose to search by topic or by name or by key word and you can choose the dates that you want to search.

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