Adding and Responding to Articles

To post an article in a forum, click on the Create button to get to the appropriate screen.

Figure 10.4. A new Forum Article

A new Forum Article

Next to the subject line in the actual message, you can also set the forum module to send you an email anytime there are any changes in the forum. You can also use a scripting language to format your article in many different ways.

Formatting

The forum in the web groupware client allows you to use a scripting language to help you add different formatting options and additional effects to your article. Implement each formatting selection by clicking on the button below the article you are writing. The following individual functions are available:

Web link

Click on the http:// button to include a web link in your article. You can enter the address of the link in the window that opens. Confirm the information you entered by clicking the OK button.

Email address

Click on the @: button to include an email address in your article. You can enter the address of the link in the window that opens. Confirm the information you entered by clicking the OK button.

Adding pictures

Click on the IMG button to include a picture or graphics in your article. The image itself has to be located at an address somewhere on the internet. You can enter the address of the link in the window that opens. Confirm the information you entered by clicking the OK button.

Bold

You can use the article editor to show individual sections of text in boldface. Simply click on the "B" button and enter the text that you want to appear in boldface print. The text will now be displayed in the appropriate formatting of the script language in the forum.

Italic

You can use the article editor to show individual sections of text in italics. Simply click on the I button and enter the text that you want to appear in italic print in the window that opens. The text will now be displayed in the appropriate formatting of the script language in the forum.

Underline

You can use the article editor to show individual sections of text with an underline. Simply click on the U button and enter the text that you want to appear underlined in the window that opens. The text will now be displayed in the appropriate formatting of the script language in the forum.

Emoticons

The editor in the forum allows you to include emoticons in your articles. Emoticons are the little smiley images that help you express emotions without long verbal explanations. Emoticons have become established as more than just a fashionable novelty in the age of digital communication. Instead, they serve to expand the expressiveness of normal texts. To include an emoticon in your forum article, simply click on one of the emoticons shown on the right-hand side of the forum. The true meaning of an emoticon depends, of course, on its context in the article.

If you reply to a forum article, your new article is inserted at the corresponding location in the tree structure. You can use the following emoticons.

Relax

That's strange!!!

I could cry

That's great

Raised Eyebrow / Are you sure?

I don't like that

I'm surprised

Grin

I don't understand

Cool!!!

I could cry

I'm angry

I'm happy / That's funny

I don't like that

Enjoy

Yawning - I am tired

That gets on my nerves

I'm happy / That's funny