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  • #145665
    AusWoody
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      PC Basics 001
      Tips On Editing Your Stories For Publication

      AusWoody.
      Edited and Proofed by Brandybee

      The recommendation is you use Microsoft Word or similar for large posts or stories. Then copy and paste to the Forum Text box to post in Forum.

      1. Use Spell Check.

      • Click on “Review” at the top of the page and it will bring up a drop down menu.
      • Click on “Spelling and Grammar”. This will high light any errors for you to correct.
      • [/list]

        2. To check spacing.

      • Press keys “Control or ctrl “ and “H” together to bring up an edit box – “Find and Replace”
      • In “Find what” click your cursor in the box and hit the “space bar” twice (No written text)
      • Then in the “Replace with” click your cursor in the box and hit the “space bar” once. (No written text)
      • Then click on the “Replace All” button underneath.
      • It will take out all the error spaces to single spaces between words and tell you how many it has corrected.
      • [/list]

        3. To check your paragraphs are the recommended 2 enter spaces.

      • Press keys “Control or ctrl “ and “H” together to bring up an edit box – “Find and Replace”
      • Click “Special” at the bottom of the ” Find and Replace ” box to bring up a menu.
      • Click on “Paragraph Mark” (P). “ ^P “ will appear in the “Find What” box.
      • Click cursor in the “Replace with” box and click on the “Special” button.
      • Click on “Manual Line break” “ ^l “ will appear in the “Replace with” box.
      • Then click on the “Replace All” button underneath.
      • It will take out all the error extra “Enter” spaces to 2 enter spaces between paragraphs and tell you how many it has corrected
      • [/list]

        As you can see this “ctrl and H” edit tool can be used to correct your writings in other ways. It is particularly useful when using the 'special' characters in the sub menus and when you think outside the box. Play around and let us know the most useful you use.

        5. Copy and Paste.

      • Once you are happy with your story, spellings, grammar and spacings, its time to copy and paste it into a “Reply” or “New Topic” box in forum.
      • Write your text in a blank page on Microsoft word / office or similar.
      • Then highlight by using 'ctrl' A.
      • One high lighted, press the keys 'ctrl' C  this copies the selected text.
      • Then place your cursor in the text box and and press the keys “ Control & V together. After a few moments it should paste all the text you high lighted.
      • [/list]

        Stay tuned for further enlightenment from the above authors
      #145666
      AusWoody
      Participant
        PC Basics 002
        Screen Capture Made Easy

        AusWoody.
        Edited and Proofed by Brandybee

        How to take a picture of your Screen or Avatar to Post or PM.

        1. Open an account with photobucket. Its free and ideal for this purpose. – photobucket.com. I’d advise to use your forum username and remember an easy password. You will need to provide an email too. Use you game email.

        2. Make a new folder in your “Pictures” on your PC. To do this, find or search for your “ Pictures” Open it up and in a vacant space, right click to bring up a menu. Click on “New” “Folder” and name it “Forum Edited Picture's” or something you can easily remember. Then close that down.

        3. Most PC's have windows paint but you can also download for free “Gimp” and / or “Bandicam.

        4 If you have Windows 8 – On the App screen (which is the one with the tiles), near the bottom of the screen there should be an arrow in a circle. Click that. That should change your screen to the Apps by name screen.

        5. In the top right corner there is a search box. (Its in the top right corner on mine). In that box type PAINT. This should bring up the Windows Paint programme on your PC.

        6. Click on That and it should open your Paint program.

        Lets have a quick lesson.

        7. Minimise Paint, but leave it running. Then open AChat. You don't have to log in, just let it load or you can log in and room. Once AChat is loaded:

        8. Take a screenshot – if in a room, turn the camera till you find the right view you want, then press the “Print” button on your keyboard (or “stamp”, depend where you live!). Usually it's placed near the “F12” button. It also can have “prt sc” on it
        Take a screen shot of the AChat page.

        9. Bring your paint programme back up by clicking on the paint icon at the bottom of the page. Try pasting that into Paint. (I use CTRL + V keys to paste)

        10. At the top of the Paint page you should see Crop. Click on that to crop the image so it includes only what you want. Drag the window for the selection you want and click on Crop again. If you mess up, there is an undo arrow at the top of the screen. This takes some practice, but don’t give up. Use the square or rectangle and start at the left top edge, drag it around. You will find your own best practice and as you get better, you can practice with the other crop shapes if you want.

        11. Click on the cropped picturer, it gets rid of the part of the picture you don’t want.

        12. Then use SAVE AS in File on the top bar, to save it. But save it in JPEG (JPEG uses less Kb's than the default PNG). Just remember where you saved it to. I would probably save it to Forum Edited Picture folder, you made earlier.

        13 – If you want to upload a picture to Achat Game – login in the AChat main web page and, in the right corner of the screen under “Buy A$” you will find “Character picture upload”: hit it and follow the instructions that appear. Be sure you have 99 A$, cause it costs to upload personal pictures.

        14. Go to Photobucket. Click on “Upload” and then ” Choose photo or video” Follow the instructions for it to upload.

        15. On the right click on “Direct ” to copy the URL for your picture.

        16. Paste it in your Forum ” Message ” or ” Reply” box. The URL will appear.

        17. Then high light it (Holding left button down on your mouse and dragging across )

        18. Above the smiley faces above is a square box ” insert image” ( 2nd one from the left),

        19 . Click on that, it will bracket the URL for you

        20. Then preview, using the preview button below the typing box. The picture should come up above this section. Check its looks right and not too large. If its not, try again

        21. Then send / post it. Practice . You just learnt a new skill   

        It can occur a picture can be to large and it doesn't fit in the post window (maximum width is 800). you can resize it without modifying it off-line.

        To do it, just have to add this simple code: width=200

        converting this
        (img]link of the picture[/img)

        to this

        (img width=200]link of the picture[/img)

        where 200 is the size you want to set. I can give a hint: for room example, a good size is from 700.

        Stay tuned for further enlightenment from the above authors
        #145667
        AusWoody
        Participant

          HOT TIP 101!!!
          Link Navigation

          Did you know ….. You can actually get to links posted in aChat Forum without copying and pasting them into a new page address bar

          • highlight the link
          • right click the link
            a pop up menu appears
          • the second choice is  “GO TO 
          • click this one  normally
          • a new browser page opens at that address
          • [/list]

          #145668
          AusWoody
          Participant

            HOT TIP 102!!!
            Web and Document Page Navigation

            Did you know ….. its easy to navigate  aroound a page   either  Web or Document?
            there are four <4> keys that you need to find

            • HOME
              this returns you to the top of the page
            • END
              this takes you to the bottom of the page
            • PAGE UP
              this up the previous screen of the page
            • PAGE DOWN
              this brings up the next screen of the page
            • [/list]

              Depending on the operating system and the coding of the page adding with it may be necessary

              Experiment with different pages  and  editors and different key combinations
              shift  ctrl alt  ect you cant  hurt your pc  be brave, expand your  own knowledge
              and i love to receive feedback from you both positive  and negative

              knowledge is power  and sharing that knowledge is divine

              Stay tuned for further enlightenment from the above authors

            #145669
            Brandybee
            Participant

              HOT TIP 101.  I never knew this, I've tried it out. It works with the Forum links to other topics and the songs.  Thanks Aus. I will be using  this in future.

              HOT TIP 102.  I have been using this for some time now, after Covems told me how to use it.  Saves loads of time scrolling up or down.

              Thank you.

              #145670
              AusWoody
              Participant

                HOT TIP 103!!!
                Colour options for forum

                Brandybee has a list of colours that work in forum
                https://funnyadultgamesplay.com/forum/index.php/topic,2788.msg117690.html

                which is fantastic :)

                i done a slightly improved version listing 140 colours  by name and hex code and made them in the actual colour

                the ones that work in fourum and messages here show the actual colour
                those that are not forum compatible show as code  tho they will work on web pages.

                NOTE!!! the written colours thayt dont show  will show if you use the HEX CODE,
                LavenderBlush #FFF0F5 doesnt show but
                LavenderBlush #FFF0F5 does because the name is replaced by hex code

                NOTE!!! color must be spelt american for coding not the REAL and correct english spelling  :P

                hope this is useful for some

                ColorName    HEX
                AliceBlue #F0F8FF
                AntiqueWhite #FAEBD7
                Aqua #00FFFF
                Aquamarine #7FFFD4
                Azure #F0FFFF
                Beige #F5F5DC
                Bisque #FFE4C4
                Black #000000  haha guess what colour this one is
                BlanchedAlmond #FFEBCD
                Blue #0000FF
                BlueViolet #8A2BE2
                Brown #A52A2A
                BurlyWood #DEB887
                CadetBlue #5F9EA0
                Chartreuse #7FFF00
                Chocolate #D2691E
                Coral #FF7F50
                CornflowerBlue #6495ED
                Cornsilk #FFF8DC
                Crimson #DC143C
                Cyan #00FFFF
                DarkBlue #00008B
                DarkCyan #008B8B
                DarkGoldenRod #B8860B
                DarkGray #A9A9A9
                DarkGreen #006400
                DarkKhaki #BDB76B
                DarkMagenta #8B008B
                DarkOliveGreen #556B2F
                DarkOrange #FF8C00
                DarkOrchid #9932CC
                DarkRed #8B0000
                DarkSalmon #E9967A
                DarkSeaGreen #8FBC8F
                DarkSlateBlue #483D8B
                DarkSlateGray #2F4F4F
                DarkTurquoise #00CED1
                DarkViolet #9400D3
                DeepPink #FF1493
                DeepSkyBlue #00BFFF
                DimGray #696969
                DodgerBlue #1E90FF
                FireBrick #B22222
                FloralWhite #FFFAF0
                ForestGreen #228B22
                Fuchsia #FF00FF
                Gainsboro #DCDCDC
                GhostWhite #F8F8FF
                Gold #FFD700
                GoldenRod #DAA520
                Gray #808080
                Green #008000
                GreenYellow #ADFF2F
                HoneyDew #F0FFF0
                HotPink #FF69B4
                IndianRed  #CD5C5C
                Indigo  #4B0082
                Ivory #FFFFF0
                Khaki #F0E68C
                Lavender #E6E6FA
                LavenderBlush #FFF0F5
                LawnGreen #7CFC00
                LemonChiffon #FFFACD
                LightBlue #ADD8E6
                LightCoral #F08080
                LightCyan #E0FFFF
                LightGoldenRodYellow #FAFAD2
                LightGray #D3D3D3
                LightGreen #90EE90
                LightPink #FFB6C1
                LightSalmon #FFA07A
                LightSeaGreen #20B2AA
                LightSkyBlue #87CEFA
                LightSlateGray #778899
                LightSteelBlue #B0C4DE
                LightYellow #FFFFE0
                Lime #00FF00
                LimeGreen #32CD32
                Linen #FAF0E6
                Magenta #FF00FF
                Maroon #800000
                MediumAquaMarine #66CDAA
                MediumBlue #0000CD
                MediumOrchid #BA55D3
                MediumPurple #9370DB
                MediumSeaGreen #3CB371
                MediumSlateBlue #7B68EE
                MediumSpringGreen #00FA9A
                MediumTurquoise #48D1CC
                MediumVioletRed #C71585
                MidnightBlue #191970
                MintCream #F5FFFA
                MistyRose #FFE4E1
                Moccasin #FFE4B5
                NavajoWhite #FFDEAD
                Navy #000080
                OldLace #FDF5E6
                Olive #808000
                OliveDrab #6B8E23
                Orange #FFA500
                OrangeRed #FF4500
                Orchid #DA70D6
                PaleGoldenRod #EEE8AA
                PaleGreen #98FB98
                PaleTurquoise #AFEEEE
                PaleVioletRed #DB7093
                PapayaWhip #FFEFD5
                PeachPuff #FFDAB9
                Peru #CD853F
                Pink #FFC0CB
                Plum #DDA0DD
                PowderBlue #B0E0E6
                Purple #800080
                RebeccaPurple #663399
                Red #FF0000
                RosyBrown #BC8F8F
                RoyalBlue #4169E1
                SaddleBrown #8B4513
                Salmon #FA8072
                SandyBrown #F4A460
                SeaGreen #2E8B57
                SeaShell #FFF5EE
                Sienna #A0522D
                Silver #C0C0C0
                SkyBlue #87CEEB
                SlateBlue #6A5ACD
                SlateGray #708090
                Snow #FFFAFA
                SpringGreen #00FF7F
                SteelBlue #4682B4
                Tan #D2B48C
                Teal #008080
                Thistle #D8BFD8
                Tomato #FF6347
                Turquoise #40E0D0
                Violet #EE82EE
                Wheat #F5DEB3
                White #FFFFFF
                WhiteSmoke #F5F5F5
                Yellow #FFFF00
                YellowGreen #9ACD32

                #145672
                foxman57
                Participant

                  Here is a useful tip for users. A shortcut to Forum in the game …
                  hit gift
                  hit add money
                  wait for browser to open
                  then go to forum
                  then you can click cancel on the add money when you click back over to room or wherever you were

                  #145673
                  AusWoody
                  Participant

                    HOT TIP 104!!!
                    Upgraded Screenshots

                    There is a great app for improving screenshots

                    Its called lightshot and free it alows you to draw on ur screenshot   text arrows ect 

                    Its easy to use and the features are very useful try it out let me know what you think

                    http://app.prntscr.com/en/download.html

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                    Knowledge is power  and sharing that knowledge is divine
                    Stay tuned for further enlightenment from the above authors

                    #145671
                    AusWoody
                    Participant
                      uploading a banner to your forum signature

                      open an account at photobucket  or imgur i prefer imgur
                      upload banner to there
                      get the link from there

                      gotoforum /profile / Forum Profile Information

                      scroll down to signature box
                      paste the banner url in that box

                      save

                      and your done:)


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                      #145674
                      Anonymous

                        Thanks Woody for sharing
                        much to read but deff worst the time

                        #145675
                        AusWoody
                        Participant
                          Happy to help
                          #145676
                          Momma_andrea
                          Participant

                            The colors of the Forum.
                            https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_names.asp

                            The pic below is just a very partial list simply for examples sake.

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