Flier: DeckTools User Guide (F-DTUSERGD12) - Simpson Strong-Tie

8DeckTools ®User Guide70PostingIf you wish to post your own reply to any topic, just click the Add Reply button within that topic.This brings up the Post Reply screen. In the message box, you can change the font style and sizeand even insert images and hyperlinks.Tip: When you’re done typing your message, you may want to click the Spell Check buttonor click the Preview button to see what your post will look like in the forum before posting.Contacting Post AuthorsInstead of posting a reply to a topic, you can instead contact a post author directly, whether it isthe person who started the topic or somebody who replied to the topic. The following buttonsappear at the bottom of each reply within a topic. The “user” is thus the person who posted thereply, not necessarily the person who initiated the topic.Send PME-mailWebSend the user a private message within theDeckTools Customer Support Forum. Themessage appears in that user’s DeckToolsCustomer Support Forum inbox.Send the user a message that is delivered totheir private e-mail address.Visit the user’s homepage. This option onlyappears if the user has entered a home pageURL via the Contact Details page (accessiblethrough the Control Panel).AttachmentsF-DTUSERGD12 ©2012 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.You can also attach files to any post via the Edit Attachment button. However, if you are postinga rail or object you wish to share, the best way to do this is not by replying to just any topic orstarting a new topic or poll, but by posting in the Sharing Libraries (see Sharing Designs below).New Topics and PollsWhen you post a new topic or poll (by clicking the New Topic or New Poll button), you are askedto enter a subject for the topic/poll. You may also write a description if you choose.