I thought I'd start an area that has some tutorials that you could use here in NavyDads. From changing your profile name or photo to a step-by-step to creating a clickable hyperlink these are some things that will make navigating around the site a little easier and will give you a little knowledge that can help you make your page look and act the way you want.
If you would like to see something here, post your request and we'll look into getting it up here. These are not the easiet to put together in a timely manner, so please be patient and let us know if this helps.
These are also available on almost all NavyDads pages by clicking on the link found in the About This Site area:
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Mark Zimmerman said:
katie99 said:
Thanks Katie99 :-)
I thought I'd show all how to find a group. Often (at least I know when I post) we'll say something like "check the PIR - Tips and Hints" group or "check the USS Theodore Roosevelt group". Those of us that have been on the site for awhile know how to root through the pages to find what we need....but the newbies out there might not understand that there is A LOT of info not displayed on the main page and you have to know know where to look for that stuff.
So--- let's say I want to look for a post that was made in the USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 group. It does not show on the home page--- that is because the home page displays the groups in order of the the most recent activity. That is why the Bootcamp group and is usually at the top of the page...those groups less visited are down aways in the activity ratings and won't show up on the main page.
So--- the main page looks like this:
As you can see there is no USS Theodore Roosevelt Group showing--- that tells me ther hasn't been any recent activity and I'll have to search for the group. At the bottom of the groups section there is a Show All Groups link....
When you click that link you'll go the Groups area of NavyDads and can search of the group you want:
You'll see that there are 5 pages of groups---- almost 95 Groups have been added to NavyDads so if you don't see what you want on the first page you can go to page 2 and then 3, etc..
It's kind of fun to root trhough the pages and see what there is. Or if you know what you want you can search for the Group by text by entering search criteria in the Search box:
You can see that I have entered "CVN 71" in the search box. Be careful with your search criteria because CVN 71 is not the same as searching for CVN71...Little things like spaces and dashes in the Name can confuse the search engine so if you don't find what you want in the first search try another. I've entered CVN 71 and will ckick on the search button (the magnifying glass) and lo and behold, all the groups that mention the search phrase "CVN 71" are displayed:
You can click on any of the links to go to that post.
One of the features that makes browsing the site easier on everyone is the use of hyperlinks. What's a hyperlink? They are the text, photos, graphics, banners, etc., that you click on and you your browser takes you to another page or website. They make browsing much easier than having to copy text and to paste it into your address bar. So hopefully after this tutorial you too can make a hyperlink and help organize your page a little better for those that read through it.
Now a note- this works for IE7 and IE8 as those are the borwsers I have used. If you use Firefox or Chrome or any of the other browsers, you may have a different look to your page, but the thought will be the same. Also- depending on your security settings yo9u may or may not get a warning about scripted windows. My settings are kinda high so I always get the warning....you may not.
First- browse to the website you want to create a hyperlink for. I've browsed to a site that lists Medal of Honor citations for the Vietnam war through today. When you right click the address bar you should get a menu that allows to to Copy the hightlighted text. If not, you may have to click the address of the site and then right click to select copy:
I've decided to add a blog post and have entered text for the title. In the comment box you'll see an icon in the header that looks link a chain link--- guess what.....this is the icon you clink to create a hyperlink. When you do so (on my system at least) you get a warning box at the top of the window about the website trying to use a scripted window:
When you click it you get a box that opens that you'll need to click to verify that you want to temporaily allow a scripted window:
Click it and enter some text in the comment box that will be your link. This text is what the viewer will click to open the page for the website you are creating the link for. You can see I've entered some text: Click for Link to Medal of Honor Website. Use your cursor to actually select the text for the link. If you do not do so, nothing will be "clickable" and you won't have a link. So be sure you have something highlighted:
Now you click the hyperlink icon again and a box should open at the top of the page. This is the script prompt when you will paste the website address you selected earlier:
Right click in the prompt area and you should get a menu that allows you to paste:
You can see that when you click paste the address is written into the box and when you click OK the script replacing the highlighted text you had in the comment box:
The script looks a littler different-- the system adds from commands that tell the computer that this is a link, colors it blue and underlines the link.
You can add any other text and stuff you want to the comment area....just do not change anything in the script text that the system has authored. At the very bottom of the page, typically for blog posts, you have a choice to publish or preview the post. Until you get some practice it is a good idea to preview what you've done:
You can see the link in blue text and the options you have, now at the top of the page to either go back and continue to edit, or to publish the post. When you hit publish you'll see the final blog and the hyperlink:
Mind you, you do not get the preview option for discussion posts link this one or comments to other pages.....
It is much harder to describe these steps that to actually do them.....it only takes a couple of minutes to do and they make your comments and blogs much easier to navigate around. Once you master these, you can add hyperlinks to photos and graphics as well--- an example is the USO graphic on my page....when you click it your browser should open the USO website and let you either make a donation or browser for more information.
Let me know if you are interested in this technique and I'll see about trying to put a How-To together for that.
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