I thought maybe some folks would like some help with some of NT's features.

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one of the biggest complaints that I've read is how when folks would type out a long post only to have it lost once they've hit the submit button.

The best way to avoid that is to click on "remember me" when one is logging in.



some folks like to type their posts on their word processor first such as WORD or Works or notepads then cut and paste into their posts. That's a great tip also.

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an Avatar

Avatar in forum definition would be that little photo/picture one has below their user name.



to create an avatar, first one needs find a photo or picture that is about 85 by 85 pixels or 29.3 KB (whichever is smaller). NT has a software that might shrink it down for you but it cannot be too large of a size otherwise you'll get a failed message.

To create an avatar, click on "User CP" (located at top left) and scroll to

"Edit Avatar" and click on that.



once there, one has the choice of adding the photo from a url from the internet or browse something that is on their desktop (picture file).



Just need to make sure the sizes are small enough.

the quickest way to find out the size of a photo (on your own computer, not on the web) is to place the mouse over the picture and let it hover for a couple of seconds and it'll give you the details.

If not, right click over the photo/pic and scroll down to properties. It will give you the info on the size of the photo/pic. (this is also for the photos/pics you see on the internet)

then click on save changes.