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| PinDax online message board service is designed to allow users to easily navigate, find and post information.
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A. Category Navigation
B. Current Category
C. QuickNav Message List
D. QuickNav Radar (Wide Area View)
E. Board Navigation and Tools
F. Status and Location Field
G. Selected Note
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Getting Started
When the board loads you will be greeted by the help dialog which displays the "about" tab. This screen contains basic information about the board you are viewing. Click the "Enter Board" button to dismiss this dialog. This dialog can be disabled by the board's administrator.
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Using the Category Tabs
Each board can be set to have one or more categories (B). When there are more than one category to be displayed, category tabs are listed across the top of the screen. Each board is created with a single default category and must have at least one category.
Each category has its own "note space" that extends along an X and Y axis. Note spaces are infinite in size. You can see your location in the note space displayed in the lower right of the screen (F).
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Using the QuickNav
Along the left side you will find the QuickNav which contains a number of tabs.
Selecting "tools" will show the tools available to you. These are the same tools found in the toolbar.
Selecting "new" will show the latest posts within the selected category.
Selecting "active" will show the most popular notes within the selected category.
When you are signed in, a third tab is available titled "My Posts". Selecting "My Posts" will show your posts.
Beneath the list is a wide-area (12x12) view of the board as seen from your current location. In this view you will see your current view area highlighted with a black rectangle. When you move your mouse over this view a green rectangle shows where you can move to. As you view notes they become "punched" indicating that you have seen those notes during the current session.
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Navigating using the Mouse or Key Board
You can move along the board by dragging it with your mouse or by using the arrow keys on your keyboard. You can also scroll the board by clicking along the edge of the note area. Additionally the "home" key on your keyboard will take you to coordinates 0,0.
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Navigating using the Tool Bar
The tool bar along the bottom of the interface (E) is where you can access all the main features of the board. Use the Goto dialog, available only on the full-sized board, to enter specific coordinates. Use the Home button to position the board at coordinates 0,0.
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Posting Notes
Items placed on the board are called "notes". Notes can be created pressing the post button and then using the Post dialog. After you create a note, you can drag it into any empty space on the board. Board administrators may require that you be signed in to access posting. Posting images, files, and polls always requires that a user is signed in.
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Duplicating Notes
Notes can not be edited, but they may be duplicated by the user who posted the note, or the board's administrator. To duplicate a note, select it, then press the duplicate note button. The post dialog will appear using the selected note as a starting point.
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Deleting Notes
Notes can not be edited, but they may be deleted by the user who posted the note, or the board's administrator. To delete a note, select it, then press the delete note button. A confirmation dialog will appear asking if you really want to proceed.
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Moving Notes
Notes can only be moved by the user who posted the note, or the board's administrator. A note can be moved from its current location to an empty location by holding down the shift key and dragging it or by selecting the note and pressing the move note button. Notes can be moved from one category to another, by selecting a new category while the post is being dragged.
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Viewing Messages
Notes can link to messages. Messages are html pages that can contain further information regarding the note. Underlined words in notes can be clicked to view the note's message.
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Searching For Notes
Press the search button to access the Search dialog. Within the Search dialog specify the category to search in and the key words to search for. You can conduct three different kind of searches:
- Exact Phrase - Notes that match the text you entered exactly are returned.
- All Words - Notes that contain all your keywords are returned.
- Any Words - Notes that contain any of your keywords are returned.
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Sending Notes Via E-Mail
When you have a note selected you can press the Send E-Mail button to access the Send E-Mail dialog. Within the Send E-mail dialog you can specify the sender and recipient of the e-mail. Users who are signed in can access a contacts list that allows them to save recipient information. Additionally, the full-sized board also allows a user to view and choose to send their recent note selections.
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Setting Up Notifications
Signed in users can press the Manage Notifications button to access the Manage Notificatoins dialog. Within the Manage Notifications dialog users can set up a notification to be sent to an e-mail address every time a user posts on the board.
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