Saturday, November 21, 2009

Setting Up A Delphi Signature

 As a Delphi member, you can set up a signature that will be appended to every message you post (in all forums). The signature can be simple text, or it can include an image. Here's how:

Text Only

Go to the My Forums page Click on the "My Preferences" link (left side of page, toward the bottom).

Scroll down to the "Personal Signature" area.

Type the desired text in the box.

Scroll down and click the "Apply" box.


Image (and Text, if Desired)

Finding an Image
The first step is finding an image to use. The file must be in GIF or JPEG (JPG) format. If you have access to a scanner, you can scan a photo, drawing, etc., to use in your signature and save it on your computer's hard drive. There are also many copyright-free images available on the internet. Please DO NOT link to an image file stored in someone else's space if you use an image from a collection. Instead, right mouse click on the image and save it to your computer's hard drive. The image file should be less than 20KB (20480 bytes), the smaller the better.

Storing the Image
Now that you have an image to use, you must store the image file on the web. If you already have space available on your internet provider's server for a homepage, you can use that space. If not, you can use the free member homepage service available here at Delphi. How?

Go to http://members.delphi.com/.

Scroll down and click on the "Create or Update Your Personal Homepage on Delphi" link (on the left).

Scroll down to "2 - Title Section."

Click the button for "Uploaded Image."

Click "Here" where it says "to upload press Here."

Click the "Browse" button and select the image file from your computer's hard drive.

Click the "Upload" button.

Scroll down and click the "Publish" button.

Click on the "My Forums" link at the top right to return to the My Forums page and do the next step.



Adding the HTML Code to Your Signature File

Click on the "My Preferences" link (left side of page, toward the bottom).

Scroll down to the "Personal Signature" area.

Enter this code if you have stored your image file in your Delphi free homepage space:


Love, Silly


Replace "SILLY" with your Delphi membername (see blue bar at top of your "My Preferences" page for your membername if you don't know it).

Replace "sillypic.gif" with the name of the file you uploaded (images saved in JPEG format will have a ".jpg" at the end, so the file name would be "sillypic.jpg" instead).

Try the height and width numbers as they are here. When you post, check the image. If it looks too wide or too tall, you can change the height and width amounts.

Replace "Love, Silly" with any text you'd like to add to the image, or just delete it.

Click on the "Contains HTML" box just below the text box.

Scroll down and click the "Apply" button.

That's it!

Modifying the Signature File

To change the file name or height and width tags, simply go back to the My Forums page, click on "My Preferences," and edit the text in the "Personal Signature" box.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

What Is Mosty Posty???

Carole Hymer is the moderator that will be doing this contest, and special gifts from members will be used to award the person that has the most post hits in a month's time. Some months it will be announced we are doing this...and other months a surprise mosty posty will be given, or not done at all..we never know!  .Carole is a sneaky one...we'll never know what she is up to!
any questions? contact ..Carole Hymer carolehymer@hotmail.com

Swap information Schedule Dec 2009-Oct 2010

I will post signups when the swaps are starting so watch for them.. please dont send emails or post till they start..so i can keep track.. THANKS
Kathy

Kathy Kirian


rustyolethangs@yahoo.com


nov: Christmas ornie , quilt blocks ...CLOSED!

Dec o9 signup 11/1-6 due 12/1

Secret Santa and Card swap

Jan '10 signup 12/1-6 due 1/22

pincushion 10 per group

Feb '10 signup 1/1-6 due 2/1

love in a bottle..everything must contain a heart!

Mar'10 signup 2/1-6 due 3/5

unbirthday in a bottle..pamper me with my fav things

April '10 signup 3/1-6 due 4/2

Spring banner ..pendants either fabric or paper decorated Spring.. 6 per group

May '10 signups 4/1-3 due 5/1

Garden swap.. seeds, garden signs etc

June'10 signups 5/1-7 due 6/11

R/w/b.. show your American Pride

July '10 signups 6/1-5 due Aug 1

since this is vacation month how about an Alter my book swap? you'd start with a kids board book(goodwill) gesso it..pick your theme, do the cover.. then there will be a list of 10? you send your book to the first on the list she does a page per what the theme means to her.. and then on to the next on the list.. when it comes home you have a great altered book!

Aug '10 7/1-3 due 8/6

fall bowl fillers 10 per group

Sept '10 signup 8/1-6 due 9/3

harvest pendant banner swap , 7 per group

Oct.'10 sign up 9/1-4 due 10/2

trick me.. bottle swap

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Friends Visiting the Office



We have had many wonderful recipes and pictures shared at the Keeping Room, so I have made some special rooms in our new home to keep all this information. when ever you are looking for something once posted , like a recipe, each room will have the addy of where to go and of course you can always come to the offfice to ask or email Cindy   primcyn@thewisp.net
The Keeping Room   The main House!
The Annex  has~ websites of members and tutorial websites, suppliers etc. ~birthdays as well!
The Parlor has members pictures and their written "about me" info.

The Kitchen has our recipe book, cooking tips and canning info. and related pictures.
The Front Porch is where we will share our gardens,porch and yard pictures. also Seasonal decorations we want to show and tell about.
The Craft Room is where we show latest craft project and ideas, some tutorials by our members, and craft brain storming sessions will be saved here, and of course...pictures!
The Carriage House. is the only room open to the public. It is where we will feature a member every 1-2 months, spotlighting their work, collections etc.. , teaching others by sharing life experiences, and special talents ( art, poetry .crafts, writings)
The Office is where we will keep the guidelines and sign up dates for various swaps and contests info.
In the months ahead, we will have more rooms to add...including a garage for a garage sale and an attic to post our collectibles . any suggestions are always welcome! Judy has announced plans for a folder that members can direct us to some great shopping from their websites !

Survivor Guidelines ~ Kathy

Kathy wrote..survivors are taken by Thurs at 7pm est. we will play till we get down to how ever many are spoken for....many of you know how its run.. you'll sign up for how ever many names you wish there are 19 survivors.. you send me 1 crafty item per name plus a dollar for postage to mail the winning pkg...
crafty item: stained tags, wool, rusty pins etc.. scrapbook items for altering.. some examples.. we can get more ideas on this
hope we have enough to run this its always been a favorite!! you dont have to watch the show to play we'll let you know if your still on or voted off! 
 let kathy know you want in on the game rustyolethangs@yahoo.com
send a small gift item of craft supplies for around 5.00 value and 1.00 for postage. to kathy ..she will email you her address and the name of the survivor assigned you. If your survivor wins at the end of the season's shows..you will win all the goodies sent in by us all. You don't even have to watch the show..she will let us know when our guy( or gal) is voted out. 

Bingo guidelines ~ Judy

Watch each month or two for a bingo game at the Keeping Room! Judy Reynolds is the contact person and will announce in advance of a bingo game coming to the forum. You sign up for it by letting her know you want to play...she will send you a large list of words that you will choose 20 words from or what ever amount she says...Keep a copy of these for yourself and a copy to email her... along with your name, address and email addy. ( in case you win the prize!) She will ask you send a specified type of gift and maybe a small monetary offering to help cover postage.  she then will announce when it is time to play bingo!!  Watch her...she is tricky!..sometimes she sneaks in the middle of the night to announce a word or three..or hides them in another topic space....but usually they will be under the Bingo topic!  have fun!!m BTW..the first to bingo will get all the goodies mailed in!

Spread a Little Sunshine & RAK

This folder , at The Keeping Room,  is where you'll find birthdays and anniversarys celebrated! .. Also, if you wish to " spread a lil sunshine" you can send cards or ecards..It would be nice if someone knows of someone with an illness to post it here so we can send cards also..If any questions, contact Dawn , Our Sunshine Momma!  GammyE49 {Dawn *Ü*}Dawn also has a list of members emaila and addresses for ROK requests ( random acts of kindness) if there is a special member you wish to do something for.

Rules of the Keeping Room

RULES OF THE KEEPING ROOM


1) YOU MUST POST AT LEAST 3 TIMES A MONTH.

2) THIS IS A PRIVATE FORUM!! ABSOLUTELY NO SHARING OF PASSWORDS FOR OTHERS TO PEEK IN.

3) ABSOLUTELY NO LURKING!!!

4) PLEASE TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD EXPECT OTHERS TO TREAT YOU!!

5) NO FOUL LANGUAGE OR PICTURES!!!!

6) WE AGREE THAT IT IS OK TO DISAGREE!!

7) NO ARGUING!! TAKE IT OFF THE BOARD!

8) DO NOT BREAK ANY COPYRIGHTS!!!

9) SPREAD A LITTLE SUNSHINE WITH THANK-YOUS!! SHOW SOMEONE YOU CARE!

10)LAST BUT NOT LEAST HAVE LOTS OF FUN!!

Anyone found to be breaking any and all of these rules will be blocked from The Keeping Room immediately .