WBI-ICC Homepage Link: http://www.wbi-icc.com/

Focus Area Message Board Link: http://www.cs.wright.edu/~vhub/phpBB2/index.php

Focus Area Message Boards: The “Shared Forum” can be accessed by all members.  Group specific forums can only be accessed by members of that specific group by request.

Upper Right Menu: Located on the upper right of the message board screen.  Contains links to the site FAQ, Search, Memberlist, Chat, Profiles, Private Messages and user Log Out.  Frequently referred throughout this Quick Reference document.

PHPBB FAQ: Message board frequently asked questions regarding passwords, log in, and posting issues. (Generic to the software.)

Search: Allows users to search posts by words, phrases, authors, and dates.

Memberlist: List of registered users, links to user profiles, and links to send users private messages.

Chat: Located at the top of Forum Index. It links users to the chat room forum where registered users can exchange text with other users in the room immediately. The chat section has several options to change the format or appearance of your comments.  Hold the cursor over the various buttons in the chat room to reveal their name/purpose.

Profile: Each user has a profile page. The profile button appears at the bottom of each post.  Use it to view that member’s profile.  Click the word “Profile” in the upper right menu to access and update your own profile.

Private Messages: Users can access their own Private Message Box in the upper right menu where a link is denoted by a square icon.  The image is followed by a comment informing users if the box contains any new messages.  To leave a user a message click "New Post" in your own message box and type in a user’s screen name or click the "PM" button located at the bottom of each post to send a private message to the author of that message.

Log Out: Users can click the Log Out button in the upper right menu to log out and exit the workshop forum. 

Thread/Post Indicator Legend: The legend is located in the lower left corner of the forum screen. It denotes the meaning of each thread/post icon.  These icons can be used to identify announcements, locked threads, threads with new posts, and thread popularity.

Jump To Drop box: Located in the lower left corner of the forum screen. Can be used to quickly change from one forum to another. 

Permissions List: Located in the lower left corner below the Jump To Drop box.  The permissions list can be used to determine what a user can and cannot do on a given page.

Upload Button: Used to create a new thread.  In order to upload a file: 1. click “Browse” and find the file to be uploaded. 2. Click “Add Attachment.” 3. Give the thread a “Subject” title. 4. Type a short message in the “Description” textbox.  In order to create a new thread without uploading a file simply click the upload button and follow steps 3 and 4.

Downloading Documents: Click the download icon in the body of a post to download documents posted by others.

Post Editing/Deletion Options: The author of a post has the power to edit or remove it.  Click the edit button to change the content of a post. Click the delete button (an "x" shaped icon) to remove an existing post.

Quote Options: Users can set-off sections of quoted text by placing them in a grey shaded box. To Quote an entire post in a post response click the quote button in the upper right corner of the thread being quoted.  This will open a response box.  Add text to response and click “submit.” 

Users can place also place quotes in a grey shaded box in the middle of a message.  Press the quote button ("Quote") once then type or paste your material and hit the quote button once more.  The box will appear once you have posted your message.

Text Format Options: To change the appearance of text a command must appear at the beginning and end of the text to be altered.  Text appearance options that utilize a button must be clicked once before and once after the text the user wishes to alter is entered.  Text appearance options that utilize a drop box need only be clicked once; however the text must then be typed or pasted between the two codes that appear. The codes generated by code buttons and drop boxes can be typed into posts manually.  Multiple codes may be used with a single block of text.

Bold: To bold text click the bold button once.  The code “[b]” will appear.  Enter text, and then press the bold button again. The code “[/b]" will appear. 

Italics: To place text in italics click the italics button ("i") once.  The code “[i]” will appear.  Enter text, and then press the italics button again. The code “[/i]” will appear. 

Underline: To underline text click the underline button. The code      “[u]” will appear. Enter text, and then press the underline button again.  The code “[/u]” will appear.

Insert Image: images posted on the internet can be inserted to the text of posts.  To insert an image click the image button: "IMG" and the code “[img]” will appear. Next, type or paste the image’s complete address. Press the image button again and the code “[/img]” will appear.

Insert Hyperlink: To insert a hyperlink press the hyperlink button: "URL" and the code “[url]” will appear.  Then paste the link’s entire address. Finally, click the hyperlink button again, and the code “[/url]” will appear.

Scribble: The scribble function can be activated by clicking the add scribble button.  The scribble function allows users to add small notes or drawings created with a mouse or stylus. 

Locking and Unlocking Posts: The workshop site can be used for different users to take turns editing and reposting the same document in a single post.  Click the lock button to freeze the content of the post.  Another group member can unlock the same post by clicking the unlock button. The post can then be edited including the attached document.  Once the next user is done editing the document the post should be relocked so that others can have the same access.