Settings
Our Web conferencing interface is highly configurable. Settings
give you significant control over the look and functionality of the
conferencing interface.
Changing your options
To examine or change your settings, select
Settings on the Toolbar. The General Options
window will open.
At the top of the General Options page are the buttons that give
you access to the following features:
- Profile:
- View and edit your profile
- Password:
- Change your password.
- Filters:
- Remove the responses of specified participants from your view when
reading topics.
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- Edit My List:
- Add, remove, and arrange the conferences listed on your Personal
Conference List.
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- Custom CSS:
- Customize the way The WELL looks to you.
Below the top toolbar, you will see links to three other Settings
windows. Each will be discussed in detail below. Each of these
windows must be edited and saved separately to preserve
any changes you make.
To change an option:
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Click Settings on the Toolbar. You will be shown the General
Options page.
- Choose a category of options.
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Answer each question by selecting the appropriate switch or
entering a number.
- Click Save Changes on that page.
To see the results of your changes, close the General Options
window and refresh the display of your conferencing window. For
most changes, you should see the results of your changes
immediately. Some changes require that you log out and log back in
before the changes take effect.
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General options
An explanation of each option follows:
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Do you want the interface to display
graphics?
Yes: displays buttons, conference banners,
and icons with graphics.
No: displays all functions as text links.
Tip: If you have a slower connection
selecting "No" may decrease the time you have to
wait between each screen.
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Do you want to display the conference banner while
reading topics?
Yes: displays the conference banner graphic
at the top of each discussion.
No: displays the conference name as a large
text banner instead of an image.
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Where would you like your Toolbar?
The Toolbar can be placed on the top, bottom, or left side of
the page.
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Do you want to pin your Toolbar in place?
A pinned Toolbar doesn't scroll with the rest of the page.
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Increase the height allocated to the pinned Toolbar?
This can be useful when your browser is set to use bigfonts and the Toolbar overflows the space allocated to it.
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Base font typeface
You can adjust the font typeface on everything but responses.
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Base font size
You can adjust the overall font size. You can experiment with
these font sizes, but different browsers may handle the
changes differently.
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Font size for text buttons and Toolbar
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Font size for responses
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Font size for text entry boxes
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Do you want to use keyboard shortcuts?
Keyboard shortcuts allow you to use keyboard commands to move
through your Conference List. They may interfere with some browser
features or add-on software. These special keyboard equivalents
are in addition to the commands that you type into the Shortcut
Box.
Shortcuts won't activate/deactivate until you open a new page.
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Conference display options
Conference Display Options configure the features available on the
Personal Conference List page.
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Should Global See New put all new items on one
page?
Yes: displays all new discussion items in all
conferences on one browser page.
No: displays new items, one topic per page.
Caution: If "Yes" is selected, the
single page could take a significant time to load. Also, if
for some reason you don't finish reading the page, all of the
topics will still have been marked "seen". It's best not to
use this option unless you have a small amount of material to
catch up with.
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Limit See New to approximately how many responses (0
indicates no limit)?
Determines how many responses will be displayed during each
See New activity.
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Topics display options
Topic display options configure the information provided on the
topic list for each conference you visit. Explanations of each
option follow:
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How many topics would you like displayed in a topic
list?
Sets the maximum number of topics to be displayed on one
browser page. This setting also determines how many topics
will be displayed at one time while navigating the topic list.
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How do you want topics sorted?
Sets the default sort method for topics.
By Number: Sorts from lowest to highest topic
number.
By Name: Sorts alphabetically by title of
topic.
By Date of Last Post: Places most recently
posted-to topics at top of the list.
By Number of New Responses: Places topics
with the most new responses at top of the list.
By Number of Total Responses: Places the
topics with the most responses at the top of the list.
In the default topic list include topics:
With New Responses (Current): Places topics
with new responses at the top of the list.
That are not Forgotten or Retired (Active):
Shows topics that are not Forgotten or Retired, sorted
according to the setting selected in How do you want topics
sorted?" section.
That have been Forgotten (Forgotten): Shows
only Forgotten topics.
That have been Retired (Retired): Shows only
Retired topics.
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Which columns do you want displayed in the topic
list?
Sets the information displayed in the topic list.You may turn
on or off the following columns:
- Topic number
- Linked Indicator
- Frozen Indicator
- Retired Indicator
- Forgotten Indicator
- Date Last Modified
- Number of New Responses
- Number of Total Responses
- Topic Placemark
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Should See New in the conference put everything on one
screen?
Yes: displays all new discussion items in a
conference on a single page when either See New or the New
flag in the conference list is selected.
No: displays new discussion items one topic
at a time.
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Responses display options
Response display options configure the information provided to you
when reading a discussion.
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How many responses should be shown at a time?
Sets the maximum number of responses displayed on one browser
page. If there are more new responses than the number
specified, you will receive "navigation" options
that will enable you to see all of the new responses by
clicking on the navigation links.
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How many responses should be shown before new responses?
Sets the number of previously-read responses to show before new
responses.
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How many responses should be shown if there are no new
responses?
Sets the number of responses a participant wants to reread
before moving on to new responses.
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Do you want certain strings (http:, etc.)
translated to links?
Yes: enables active hypertext links whenever
they appear in a discussion.
No: disables hypertext linking. All links
references are displayed as text.
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Do you want HTML markup to be used in
responses?
Yes: displays responses with HTML formatting
such as bold and italic.
No: displays responses as plain text without
formatting.
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How many lines should the post box be?
Specifies the size of the text entry box following each
discussion. "Lines" refers to number of horizontal
lines within the post box, not its width.
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Do you want to filter responses from some
users?
Removes the responses of specified participants from your view
when reading topics.
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Do you want a button to Post and Go after
Responses?
Post and Go tends to be used in the context of See New or
Global See New tours. It enables you to post to a topic and
then move on quickly to the next topic. You may want to enable
this feature if you tend to read conversations using See New
or Global See New.
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INTRODUCTION
Getting started
THE BASICS
Your personal conference list
The Toolbar
Settings
Inside a conference
Reading and responding
Learning more about your fellow WELL members
ADVANCED TOOLS
Hypertext linking
Placemarks
Shortcuts
REFERENCE
Frequently asked questions
Glossary
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