To Navigate within the L.I.F.E. Online Community, use the linked titles that are at the top and also at the end of the page. These begin with the open folder icon and are separated by . Note that the title of the folder or discussion page you are currently accessing appears at the end of the line and is red, like this:

 The L.I.F.E. Online Community  Folder with Major Topic  Discussion Within Folder

A Discussion is a collection of messages on the same topic, and has this icon: . You can post messages in a discussion.

A Folder like the folders on your hard drive, is something which holds other folders and discussions within it, and has this icon: .

To post a new message, either scroll down to the bottom of the page in a discussion or click the "Post Message" button in the toolbar to go there. Type your message into the text box. If you want to add special formatting such as bold, italics, bullets, etc. you can use either the QuickEdit commands or regular HTML as you're typing it in. Help pages are linked just above the post box. When you're ready, click "Post My Message" just below the text box where you've been typing. The page will reload and your message will appear with the others.

To edit or delete a message click the "Edit" or "Delete" buttons next to your post. You can edit for only 30 minutes, to allow you to fix typos or reword something, but you can't edit after that. Use the "Edit" button to correct errors rather than using the "Back" button in your browser. If you use the "Back" button your comment will be posted twice instead of edited.

Subscriptions are a way to find new messages quickly. You can track just the discussions and folders you're intereted in following. To subscribe to a folder or discussion, click the "Subscribe" button in the toolbar toward the bottom of the discussion or folder you wish to subscribe to. You can

• check for new material by visiting the website and clicking the "Check Messages" button
• get posts in email
• get URLs of posts in email and visit the site to read and reply
• get a digest of posts in email and visit the site to reply

If you're subscribed by email, you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in an email message or by using the "Change Subscriptions" button in the toolbar. To unsubscribe from web checking, use the "Change Subscriptions" button.

To Set Preferences such as font size, personal profile, favorite URLs, email settings, or change your password, use the "Preferences" button in the toolbar toward the bottom of each page.

The "Mark" button next to each message allows you to bookmark a post so you can find it easily later. It will be listed in your Message Center page. The Message Center button sends you to a page listing all of your bookmarks and, if you have subscribed to any discussions or folders, a list of the new posts

Visited Links here won't turn a different color like you're used to seeing. Making your browser think you haven't been there yet makes sure you get all the new messages with a fresh page each time you visit.

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