Welcome to ATP Sandy
The best way to get help for navigating the site is to just ask questions; someone will come along and answer them.
To change font size you can do one of these::
Press the CTRL key and the + key to enlarge - key to reduce
Press the CTRL key and scroll your mouse wheel up or down
The quickest way to get to the current postings on a thread is to click the last page number shown and scroll down or click to jump to end link at the right top of the thread. If you set your preference in your profile to automatically jump to the newest post since you last visited it will take you there as soon as you click on the thread link.
If you click the watch forum or thread on the upper left of a page it will show up on your homepage afterwards until you decide to unwatch it. You can also set your preference in your profile page to watch threads you post to.
The star you see at the bottom right of posts is for marking pages with information you want to keep up with and refer back to. Starred items are saved on your profile page.
The thumbs up next to the star is for showing you like the information given or picture or whatever.
To get back to your home page quickly just click on the ATP link anywhere you see it; Top of page in the banner, on the All Things Plants homepage link at the bottom of threads and at the bottom of every page you visit you can click on All Things Plants link.
The plants database is found at the tab labeled Plants at the top of the page.
The list of articles is found under the articles tab at the top of the page
Blogs are found under the Blogs tab at the top of the page.
To find any of the gardening tips you've missed click the Tips tab at the top of the page
A complete list of Forums is found under the Forums tab at the top of the page
Also at the top are tabs to take you to your profile page and mail page.
Your home page is set up as follows
Any threads you are watching will show up at the top left hand side when there are new postings since you last visited.
Underneath that is the list of Forums you are watching. When a red Yes is showing that means there's new threads in that Forum for you to check out.
Underneath that is three pictures that have been recently added to the database
On the right hand side of your homepage you will see Tip of the Day followed by recently published articles and a random posting from one of the forums.
Below all of that you will find a listing of the most recent threads with new postings.
I hope I haven't confused you but if I did just ask more questions someone else will add to what I've said or clarify the information for you.
I hope you enjoy your visits to ATP
Margaret
