Also See: Moving Your Profile Page
Elements Around
Also See: Changing your
Profile Photo
How do I Change My Login Password and
E-mail Address?
Log in to the site and click "My Settings" from the top
right hand box with the green border.
You can change your e-mail address on this
page.
How Can I Add More Things to My Page -
Like Videos, Links or a Picture?
On your profile page ("My Page") you'll see a box on top
of your profile questions labeled "Text Box". It's in this box that
you can add almost anything you like - pictures, videos, links to
other sites and so on. Click the edit button to the right
(shown above) and add wahtever elements you like.
Adding Pictures: You'll see a series of icons
just above the text entry box that look like this:
Click the picture icon (circled in red) and you can choose to
either upload a picture from your PC or paste the URL of picture
you've already uploaded.
Adding Links: You'll see a series of icons just
above the text entry box that look like this:
Click the link icon (circled in red) and a box will pop up
asking you to enter the address (URL) of the page or site you want
to link to.
The link code will now be added to your post and the mouse
cursor will be flashing between the two arrows like this:
Just add some text between the arrows - whatever you want the
link to say i.e. "Click here" or "Here's my favorite art supplies
website". Whatever you type here will be the link text that appears
underlined in blue.
Adding Videos: You can add a video from say
YouTube or Meta Cafe (or any video sharing site for that matter).
Simply go to YouTube for example and find the video you want. To
the right you'll see a box with some embed code
in. Copy and paste this into your Box and presto... the video will
appear!
At YouTube, highlight the code circled in red, copy it to your
clipboard (press "Ctrl" and "C") and then paste it into your How to
Draw & Paint Community Box.
How Do I Add Pictures to Comment Walls?
You'll see a series of icons just above the text entry box that
look like this:
Click the picture icon (circled in red) and you can choose to
either upload a picture from your PC or paste the URL of picture
you've already uploaded.
How Do I Change the Color Scheme and Layout of My
Page?
Go to your profile page ("My Page") and under your profile
picture on the left you will see a link labelled "Theme".
Click the "Theme" link and you'll be presented with a list of
different color schemes and styles to choose from.
PLEASE NOTE: Some default styles look better
than others and a few aren't very user friendly (navigation links
are obscured by background images). You can change tweak the colors
of various elements (such as links for example) or add your own
header graphic by using the Customizer:
It's important that the Tabs (Home - My Page - Pictures - Forums
etc.) at the top of the page are clearly visible. For example, if
you upload your own header graphic and it's the same color as the
links, these tabs won't show up.
Changing the font color to black makes the tabs more
visible.
What if I Want to Leave BoatCentralFlorida?
Obviously we hope you never do. But should you want to leave you
can do so with minimum fuss. Go to the "My Settings" link in the
top left hand box with the green border. Scroll to the bottom of
this page and you'll see a link that says "Leave
BoatCentralFlorida.com".
Privacy Settings
How Do I Control Who Can See/Comment on My
Pictures and Blog Entries?
Log into the site and from any page click on "My Settings" in
the top right hand box with the green header.
Click "Privacy" from the list on the left hand side. You can now
check or uncheck the boxes according to what you want to keep
private or visible just to your friends.
You can overide these default settings for individual pictures -
so for example, if you set all pictures to by visible to "anyone"
you can set an individual picture (by clicking on it in "My
Photos") to be visible only to you or your friends.
PLEASE NOTE: If you set a pciture(s) to be
private (i.e. so only you can view them), they will still show up
in the "pictures galley" but only for you. In otherwords, although
you can see them in the main picture gallery other members
cannot.
Can I Check and Vet Comments Before They Appear
Next to My Pictures and Blog Entires?
Yes... you can choose to review comments first. This is done
from the "Privacy" link under "My Settings" - see the question
above for details.
Can I Block Other Members from Sending Me
Messages?
You can block private messages from friends with the click of a
button. However, if you have reason to block their messages it may
be worth simply removing them as a friend!.
To block messages, click on the friends icon in the very top
left hand corner of any page.
Click on the member that you want to block and click "Block
messages from this user" underneath their profile picture. You can
also remove them as a friend from here too.
How Do I Turn Off E-mail Notifications?
Log in to the site and click on "My Setting" which
you will find located in the top right hand box with the green
header.
Click "E-mail" from the list on the left hand side.
You can now check or uncheck the boxes according to what e-mail
alerts you do and don't want to receive. If you don't want to
receive ANY e-mail, check the box at the very bottom.
Please note: This won't prevent
you from receiving private messages from within your account - it
just stops the e-mail alerts when something happens in your
account.
How Do I Send Private Messages to Other
Members?
You can only send a private message to someone in
your network of friends. To add someone as a friend click on a
member's profile. Underneath their photo on the left you'll see an
"Add as Friend" icon. Clicking on this will send a friend
request.
To send a friend a private message, click on the
"Send Message" link underneath their profile photo, on their
profile page.
You can manage all of your private messages by
clicking on the envelope icon in the very top left of your
screen.
