How do I?
Learn how to use the features of The Nest and create a siggy so everyone will recognize you.
Create a picture in my post/siggy?
In a new post or thread, above the text box, locate the Tree icon, insert the image URL into the box that asks for it, then click insert. In the text box you may re-size the image by dragging the outside perimeter boxes.
You can also go to www.tinypic.com or www.photobucket.com. Upload your picture, select the size you want, and paste the link that begins with IMG into your post or siggy.
Create a signature image?
Find the image you want in a photo sharing site such as tiny pic, shutterfly, photobucket, smugmug... there are MANY sites. You want the DIRECT link. Copy this. Next, go to www.tinyurl.com and make the link short and cute! Copy the short link, it will look like www.tinyurl.com/xxxxxx. Click your name in the Nest. Click Edit My Profile. At the bottom of the page, there is a signature box, paste this link into the signature box **<img src="http://tinyurl.com/xxxxxx" height=200">** (between the stars), insert your tiny url, and change the height to increase or decrease the size.
Create a link in my siggy?
With the link you want use, click your name in the Nest. Next click on Edit my profile. At the bottom of the page there is a
signature box. Use this link, but insert what you want the link to say where indicated. Directly paste this into your siggy.
**<br><a href="your link here" target="blank">what you want the link to say here</a>** (between the stars)
Send someone a private message?
In blue at the bottom of every post, there are several options. One of them is "Contact". Click that. When you do a box will pop up, and there will be three options.The first one says Send ____ a private message. Create your message, and click submit .
Check my private messages?
On the left hand side of the page towards the bottom is a section called "my boards." There you'll find this link: Check Private
Messages. Voila!
In a new post or thread, above the text box, locate the Tree icon, insert the image URL into the box that asks for it, then click insert. In the text box you may re-size the image by dragging the outside perimeter boxes.
You can also go to www.tinypic.com or www.photobucket.com. Upload your picture, select the size you want, and paste the link that begins with IMG into your post or siggy.
Create a signature image?
Find the image you want in a photo sharing site such as tiny pic, shutterfly, photobucket, smugmug... there are MANY sites. You want the DIRECT link. Copy this. Next, go to www.tinyurl.com and make the link short and cute! Copy the short link, it will look like www.tinyurl.com/xxxxxx. Click your name in the Nest. Click Edit My Profile. At the bottom of the page, there is a signature box, paste this link into the signature box **<img src="http://tinyurl.com/xxxxxx" height=200">** (between the stars), insert your tiny url, and change the height to increase or decrease the size.
Create a link in my siggy?
With the link you want use, click your name in the Nest. Next click on Edit my profile. At the bottom of the page there is a
signature box. Use this link, but insert what you want the link to say where indicated. Directly paste this into your siggy.
**<br><a href="your link here" target="blank">what you want the link to say here</a>** (between the stars)
Send someone a private message?
In blue at the bottom of every post, there are several options. One of them is "Contact". Click that. When you do a box will pop up, and there will be three options.The first one says Send ____ a private message. Create your message, and click submit .
Check my private messages?
On the left hand side of the page towards the bottom is a section called "my boards." There you'll find this link: Check Private
Messages. Voila!