New here

I am new too and still trying to navigate my way around. I find that there are interesting topics every day and the members are really nice and engaging. It's like having a get together with friends over coffee and cake - and unlike some other forums, people are polite to one another, despite any differences of opinion 😊

Didn't there used to be a thread specifically for newbies?

Great to see you post on the GM thread! X

Dont worry joseann i liked your daft pic , i dont take things seriously, im happy you acknowledge me 🙂🙂

Sorry, Claralou, I've just realised I welcomed you with a daft picture when you entered the inflating knickers thread for the first time. Apologies, you will get used to posters' weird senses of humour.
Welcome to Gransnet, it's interesting and useful.

Hi Claralou. Was hoping you’d perhaps join in on the Good Morning thread and tell us a bit about yourself. It’s a gentle start to the day. No pressure.

Mizuna, that is strange. I need to use -- on my Samsung phone for strike through.

I recently learned that the * bold function works on WhatsApp!

Welcome Claralou, enjoy your GN journey! I use my Samsung phone for posting and for me to strike out a word I have to put this ~ (a tilde) before and after the word with no spaces.

Claralou thanks for the bolding help,ladies. It worked and I have learnt something new today!

What a lovely post Llamas99.

Claralou I am somewhat new also! I read the posts a lot but seldom post! I love these posters! They are so caring toward their friends. They are also a brave and well-traveled and well-informed group! They share their dilemmas and successes. I have learned so much here. You will love this site like I do!

I think it was strikethrough that was causing problems for some on the ipad, as some of the Goodmorningers will testify. 😉

Yes, it's the same on an iPad. Just type an asterix then the name, then another asterix - no spaces.

nanna8

Welcome Claralou. I am sure you will enjoy some of the topics here. As to bolding, I have no idea about that , never done it, how do you do it on a tablet anyway?.

The way I demonstrated works for a PC and tablet. I believe it may be different for an ipad.

When I joined many moons ago, it was customary to write a poster's name in bold, when addressing a comment to them.
Many of still do so.

Welcome Claralou. I am sure you will enjoy some of the topics here. As to bolding, I have no idea about that , never done it, how do you do it on a tablet anyway?.

Welcome Claralou ..

Hi Claralou welcome from me too hope you enjoy your time on GN
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Hello Claralou you’ll soon get into the thick of it! It may seem as though we’ve all known each other for ages, but we were all newbies here once.

Have a read, gel used to the tone and dive in when you see something that interests you. The’Good Morning’ thread is a nice friendly place to start. 😊

Hi Claralou nice to meet you! Thankyou Marydoll I didn't know how to go bold either!

Welcome, Claralou!

We're a good bunch of eggs here!

Welcome to Gransnet Claralou. In my opinion, the trick is to post whatever you want to say (within the rules of course), not to take it too seriously, not to take anything too personally, not get too heavily invested in it at the expense of life outside Gransnet.
Otherwise enjoy.

Oops I did preview, I promise!!!

Welcome Claralou.

You may notice that the protocol on GN is to put a poster's name in bold text. This is how it is done.
Bold An asterisk, at the begining of the name, no spaces.
Italics this symbol at the begiining and end of the text, no spaces.
Strikethrough no spaces. Although some devices don't seem to allow this.

I have added a screen shot my post, before I posted, so that you can see what I wrote to include the different types of text.

You can add images by chooing a file from your device.

People often use acronyms, you will see a tab at the top left hand corner of the page, with a list of them.

Remember to preview first!
Good luck!!

Welcome, Claralou Most of us are technologically challeneges to some extent or another.

Overall we are a kind and friendly bunch, but with any group of people there will be the odd person who pours the odd cup of vinegar over us, we just ignore them.

Hello and welcome Claralou.
Some people enjoy posting on the Good Morning thread. If you look in Active you'll find it there every day.
Soop's Kitchen is another. Best wishes.