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  • Visual Guide: How to Search the Forums.

    11. 22. 2005 06:13

cKaL
There are several different forums, I take for granted that you do know how to access them
and that you know how do make a post. But many people have asked WTF how do I search? So
I'll just double/triple/quadruple/XXXXX post. Here's a visual guide on how to search the
forums (TEXT ABOUT THE PICTURE IS ALWAYS UNDERNEATH/BELOW THE PICTURE!!!!!!):




1. Choose whether to search for SUBJECT or AUTHOR. Try to make your subject search as
broad as possible AND if that's not working think of any possible synonyms that might have
anything to do with this. But before you post after having tried this: ALWAYS READ THE
STICKIES (THE ONES WITH THE ANCHORS)

2. This is where you type your keywords for the search.

3. Do not press enter, use your MOUSEPOINTER to click here.


This is what happens when you press on #1 as described above.

Choose whether you want to search for subject or author!!!!


This is what happens when you press on #2 as described above for SUBJECT.

Then after you click SEARCH:

The results are listed here, and the button that says "Back to list" brings you back to
the last index you were at, so if you opened the forum and then searched you would go back
to the first page of the forum.



This is what happens when you press on #2 as described above for AUTHOR.

Then after you click SEARCH:



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Before you flame, yes I might have double posted once or twice, but at least I usually
recognise it in the topic.

Here's another helpful search guide :D
http://navyfield.com/board/view.asp?Num=338&Sort=D07&Order=re_upday&PageSize=20&Page=1&SearchPart=id&SearchText=jdashn&Mode=ok&Page2=1
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  • Re : Visual Guide: How to Search the Forums.

    11. 30. 2005 17:16

cKaL
thanks ... maybe this will teach people to search. and btw. I forgot to mention: check the
last two pages first...

  • Re : Visual Guide: How to Search the Forums.

    11. 23. 2005 21:08

Marks
Good Stuff... Simple enough and should be STICKIED!

  • Re : Visual Guide: How to Search the Forums.

    11. 23. 2005 13:05

cKaL
Are you going to make an evil FAQ for the forums ?
Because the official "forum guide" takes for granted that you have been in a forum before.

  • Re : Visual Guide: How to Search the Forums.

    11. 23. 2005 11:32

jdashn
It's okay Ckal, It is like the 14th post in this forum area.. i'm sure those having
difficulty seacrching arent going to find it.

These how to use forum posts have given me an idea.

J-n

  • Re : Visual Guide: How to Search the Forums.

    11. 22. 2005 15:33

cKaL
Here's a useful addition to my guide, actually many important points like: check other
forums etc.

http://navyfield.com/board/view.asp?Num=338&Sort=D07&Order=re_upday&PageSize=20&Page=1&SearchPart=id&SearchText=jdashn&Mode=ok&Page2=1

Sorry JdashN. I did a poor job myself in searching.


cKaL@PoW

  • Re : Visual Guide: How to Search the Forums.

    11. 22. 2005 07:44

bperl1
Nice.... though maybe we also need a guide on how to name topics. So that a search will
actually be useful.

  • Re : Visual Guide: How to Search the Forums.

    11. 22. 2005 06:33

cKaL
I bet some dumb n00b will ask for a guide like this anyway. "how do I search the forums ?"
BLAH.. LOL

cKaL@PoW

  • Re : Visual Guide: How to Search the Forums.

    11. 22. 2005 06:27

WingHo
Good job cKaL, now hopefully dumb n00bs won't spam the forums as much.
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