With so many new members here at Reef Frontiers, I thought it would be nice to take the time and provide some info on how to get around the site a bit. I have taken some screen shots from my computer and will try to outline how to get around.
Starting with our home page at http://www.reeffrontiers.com/ we have a main menu section that looks like this:
Each item is described below briefly:
Home Page = Reef Frontiers Home Page
Forums = The discussion area to exchange info with everyone else
Fish Gallery = Our vast library of fish pictures and information
Coral/Invert Gallery = Our vast libray of coral and invertebrate pictures and information
Member Photo Gallery = This is the place for our members to upload the pictures you would like to share with the rest of the community.
Equipment Gallery = Our vast library of equipment with pictures and information and a place to provide your feedback as well.
Resource Library = Our vast library of reef related articles that have been gathered and organized to make it easier for our members to get educated.
Reef Frontiers Chat = A place where our members can chat with one another real time.
Premium Membership = Information on how to become a premium member which gives you more gallery space, web space and a RF email address.
Our next two menus are located on each and every page that loads. Some are the same links that are on the main menu above, so I will only address the unique ones, but want you to know that these menus exisit:
Sponsors = A current listing of all of our great sponsors where you can quickly link to their web pages as well as a quick way to find out how to get a hold of them. Please go to our sponsors when looking for your products, they may get you a nice price.
User CP = This is where you go and update your personal information, your RF browsing preferences, your signatures, your passwords, etc
RF Store = We have set up a place so you can buy your very own RF related merchandise such as t-shirts, mugs, mousepads, etc ...
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions on how to generally use the vbulletin forum software. Also includes our user agreements along with our posting policies.
Members List = A complete listing of our members
Calendar = A calendar which can be used to post important upcoming events.
New Posts = Just want to see the new posts that have been made since your last visit? Click on this link.
Search = Search our site, use the quick search box or choose the advanced search feature.
Quick Links = A variety of frequently used tasks in one menu. New Posts, Mark Forums Read, Buddy List, Edit key user profile items, Private messaging, subscribed threads, and see who's online.
Log Out = kind of self explainatory.
One last menu bar is one that shows up when you are reading a thread:
Thread Tools = Check out the tools to see what is available. This is the easiest way to subscribe to a thread to get notifications on updates to the information.
Search this thread = a quick way to search only within the thread you are reading
Rate this thread = A feature not used very often but available for use.
Display modes = play with this feature to choose the style of displaying the threads that fits your needs.
Anyway, I wanted to give a little tour on how to use the site. I hope this helps not only the new members but also those that have been around for a while.
Thanks for enjoying and being a member of Reef Frontiers.
Chuck
Starting with our home page at http://www.reeffrontiers.com/ we have a main menu section that looks like this:
Each item is described below briefly:
Home Page = Reef Frontiers Home Page
Forums = The discussion area to exchange info with everyone else
Fish Gallery = Our vast library of fish pictures and information
Coral/Invert Gallery = Our vast libray of coral and invertebrate pictures and information
Member Photo Gallery = This is the place for our members to upload the pictures you would like to share with the rest of the community.
Equipment Gallery = Our vast library of equipment with pictures and information and a place to provide your feedback as well.
Resource Library = Our vast library of reef related articles that have been gathered and organized to make it easier for our members to get educated.
Reef Frontiers Chat = A place where our members can chat with one another real time.
Premium Membership = Information on how to become a premium member which gives you more gallery space, web space and a RF email address.
Our next two menus are located on each and every page that loads. Some are the same links that are on the main menu above, so I will only address the unique ones, but want you to know that these menus exisit:
Sponsors = A current listing of all of our great sponsors where you can quickly link to their web pages as well as a quick way to find out how to get a hold of them. Please go to our sponsors when looking for your products, they may get you a nice price.
User CP = This is where you go and update your personal information, your RF browsing preferences, your signatures, your passwords, etc
RF Store = We have set up a place so you can buy your very own RF related merchandise such as t-shirts, mugs, mousepads, etc ...
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions on how to generally use the vbulletin forum software. Also includes our user agreements along with our posting policies.
Members List = A complete listing of our members
Calendar = A calendar which can be used to post important upcoming events.
New Posts = Just want to see the new posts that have been made since your last visit? Click on this link.
Search = Search our site, use the quick search box or choose the advanced search feature.
Quick Links = A variety of frequently used tasks in one menu. New Posts, Mark Forums Read, Buddy List, Edit key user profile items, Private messaging, subscribed threads, and see who's online.
Log Out = kind of self explainatory.
One last menu bar is one that shows up when you are reading a thread:
Thread Tools = Check out the tools to see what is available. This is the easiest way to subscribe to a thread to get notifications on updates to the information.
Search this thread = a quick way to search only within the thread you are reading
Rate this thread = A feature not used very often but available for use.
Display modes = play with this feature to choose the style of displaying the threads that fits your needs.
Anyway, I wanted to give a little tour on how to use the site. I hope this helps not only the new members but also those that have been around for a while.
Thanks for enjoying and being a member of Reef Frontiers.
Chuck
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