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USING ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Sat, 04/05/2008 - 19:51
HI EPI, I WONDER IF YOU COULD DO SOME DAMAGE CONTROL OR IF I SHOULD EMAIL WARREN SO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT, LIKE ME, THERE ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE ON THIS SITE WHO NEED ALL CAPS, REGARDLESS OF HOW OUR COMPUTERS ARE ACCESSORIZED? IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP. SOME PEOPLE, LIKE MY FRIEND, BANFFGIRL HAVE PEOPLE ACCUSING HER OF YELLING AT THEM BECAUSE SHE IS USING ALL CAPS SO I AND OTHERS CAN SEE. ANY HELP WOULD REALLY BE APPRECIATED. THINGS ARE GETTING PRETTY UGLY HERE. THANKS A BUNCH, HOPE YOU ARE WELL, BLESSINGS, JAN   

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Re: USING ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Submitted by spiz on Sat, 2008-04-05 - 22:59

JAN,

I'M NOT EITHER OF THE ABOVE NAMED, OBVIOUSLY, BUT HAVE A SUGGESTION. TYPING

"I TYPE IN CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED"

  UNDER OUR NAMES OR HAVING IT AS A PERMANENT 'SIGNATURE'.

THOSE WHO GO BY THE 'ETIQUETTE' RULES WILL BE QUICK TO UNDERSTAND THIS AND NOT TAKE OFFENSE.

IN THE YEARS ON THIS FORUM, I'VE SEEN CAPS USED FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND EVEN TO EMPHASIZE HERE AND THERE IN A POST WHAT THEY ARE SAYING...BUT YELLING? I'VE YET TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONE. TAKE CARE!

-SPIZ

- I TYPE IN CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED -

 ~ We all matter, even when we haven't the slightest clue why ~

JAN,

I'M NOT EITHER OF THE ABOVE NAMED, OBVIOUSLY, BUT HAVE A SUGGESTION. TYPING

"I TYPE IN CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED"

  UNDER OUR NAMES OR HAVING IT AS A PERMANENT 'SIGNATURE'.

THOSE WHO GO BY THE 'ETIQUETTE' RULES WILL BE QUICK TO UNDERSTAND THIS AND NOT TAKE OFFENSE.

IN THE YEARS ON THIS FORUM, I'VE SEEN CAPS USED FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND EVEN TO EMPHASIZE HERE AND THERE IN A POST WHAT THEY ARE SAYING...BUT YELLING? I'VE YET TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONE. TAKE CARE!

-SPIZ

- I TYPE IN CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED -

 ~ We all matter, even when we haven't the slightest clue why ~

Re: USING ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Submitted by ROCKNROLL on Sat, 2008-04-05 - 23:07

HI SPIZ, THANKS........NOW I DON'T HAVE TO SEARCH YOU DOWN SO I CAN THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION ON THE TOPIC I DELETED SHORTLY AFTER I WROTE IT! SUGAR, SUGAR SUGAR AND JAN JUST DON'T GO WELL TOGETHER! MAKES ME REALLY CRANKY! ANYWAY, HOW DO I MAKE IT A PERMANENT SIGNATURE? I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW PEOPLE DO THAT, AND SYL TOLD ME HOW ON GMAIL, BUT WHAT IF I AM NOT USING GMAIL,  WHICH I DON'T USE THAT OFTEN? I'M GOING TO CHECK OUT YOUR CABANA GROUP! LATER, JAN

HI SPIZ, THANKS........NOW I DON'T HAVE TO SEARCH YOU DOWN SO I CAN THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION ON THE TOPIC I DELETED SHORTLY AFTER I WROTE IT! SUGAR, SUGAR SUGAR AND JAN JUST DON'T GO WELL TOGETHER! MAKES ME REALLY CRANKY! ANYWAY, HOW DO I MAKE IT A PERMANENT SIGNATURE? I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW PEOPLE DO THAT, AND SYL TOLD ME HOW ON GMAIL, BUT WHAT IF I AM NOT USING GMAIL,  WHICH I DON'T USE THAT OFTEN? I'M GOING TO CHECK OUT YOUR CABANA GROUP! LATER, JAN

Re: USING ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Submitted by spiz on Sun, 2008-04-06 - 01:58

JAN,

AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE, RIGHT BESIDE WHERE YOU SEE - 'HELLO ROCKNROLL' - IT SAYS 'MANAGE MY ACCOUNT'. CLICK ON THAT. ONCE YOU'VE DONE THAT, A BOX WILL DROP DOWN. AT THE TOP OF THAT BOX ARE 3 TABS. THE FIRST ONE IS OPEN ALREADY AND SAYS 'ACCOUNT INFO' IN BLACK. IN LIGHT BLUE WILL BE TWO OTHER TABS THAT SAY 'ACCOUNT PREFERENCES' AND 'COMMUNITY PROFILE'.

CLICK ON THE TAB THAT SAYS 'ACCOUNT PREFERENCES'. THEN CLICK ON THE TOP ORANGE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX THAT SAYS, 'EDIT ACCOUNT PREFERENCES'. ON THE PAGE THAT WILL POP UP, SCROLL HALFWAY DOWN THE PAGE AND YOU WILL SEE 'COMMUNITY PREFERENCES' IN BOLD LETTERS. BELOW THAT IT SAYS 'COMMENTS' AND BELOW THAT IT SAYS 'SIGNATURES:'.

YOU WILL SEE A BOX BELOW WHERE IT SAYS 'SIGNATURES:'. TYPE WHAT YOU WANT YOUR SIGNATURE TO BE AND AS YOU WANT IT TO BE SEEN IN THAT BOX. SUCH AS IF YOU WANT TO USE ~, -, *, OR ANY OTHER SIGN BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR PHRASE, BE SURE TO PUT IT IN.

THEN SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE PAGE AND CLICK ON THE FIRST SHORT ORANGE BUTTON. THAT'S IT, YOU'RE DONE AND REMEMBER, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR SIGNATURE ANY TIME YOU WANT. HOPE THIS HELPS!

HOPE TO SEE YOU AT 'THE CABANA'!!!

-SPIZ

- I TYPE IN CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED -

~ We all matter, even when we haven't the slightest clue why ~

JAN,

AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE, RIGHT BESIDE WHERE YOU SEE - 'HELLO ROCKNROLL' - IT SAYS 'MANAGE MY ACCOUNT'. CLICK ON THAT. ONCE YOU'VE DONE THAT, A BOX WILL DROP DOWN. AT THE TOP OF THAT BOX ARE 3 TABS. THE FIRST ONE IS OPEN ALREADY AND SAYS 'ACCOUNT INFO' IN BLACK. IN LIGHT BLUE WILL BE TWO OTHER TABS THAT SAY 'ACCOUNT PREFERENCES' AND 'COMMUNITY PROFILE'.

CLICK ON THE TAB THAT SAYS 'ACCOUNT PREFERENCES'. THEN CLICK ON THE TOP ORANGE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX THAT SAYS, 'EDIT ACCOUNT PREFERENCES'. ON THE PAGE THAT WILL POP UP, SCROLL HALFWAY DOWN THE PAGE AND YOU WILL SEE 'COMMUNITY PREFERENCES' IN BOLD LETTERS. BELOW THAT IT SAYS 'COMMENTS' AND BELOW THAT IT SAYS 'SIGNATURES:'.

YOU WILL SEE A BOX BELOW WHERE IT SAYS 'SIGNATURES:'. TYPE WHAT YOU WANT YOUR SIGNATURE TO BE AND AS YOU WANT IT TO BE SEEN IN THAT BOX. SUCH AS IF YOU WANT TO USE ~, -, *, OR ANY OTHER SIGN BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR PHRASE, BE SURE TO PUT IT IN.

THEN SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE PAGE AND CLICK ON THE FIRST SHORT ORANGE BUTTON. THAT'S IT, YOU'RE DONE AND REMEMBER, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR SIGNATURE ANY TIME YOU WANT. HOPE THIS HELPS!

HOPE TO SEE YOU AT 'THE CABANA'!!!

-SPIZ

- I TYPE IN CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED -

~ We all matter, even when we haven't the slightest clue why ~

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