# \[How-to\] Some tips to get along with the community forum **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous\ **Created:** [May 17, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.simplicite.io/t/how-to-some-tips-to-get-along-with-the-community-forum/8 "2016-05-17T12:51:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://community.simplicite.io/user_avatar/community.simplicite.io/system/32/4700_2.png) [@system](https://community.simplicite.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.simplicite.io/t/how-to-some-tips-to-get-along-with-the-community-forum/8/1 "2016-05-17T12:51:01Z")
#[Community.simplicite.io](http://Community.simplicite.io) is your space to share and talk You can discuss about anything related to the platform. This tool is here to provide the best experience for everyone using the platform. ##First thing first, save bookmark of what’s interesting You can bookmark what you find the most interesting by clicking on this icon at the bottom of a topic ![](https://community.simplicite.io/uploads/default/original/1X/1a41a0bcf142d7b3e2096f81b80141668fa50eb3.png) If you click on your profil you can check all your bookmarks. ![](https://community.simplicite.io/uploads/default/original/1X/b25500efe028e8b6b910919c6ec39f4712e24fc5.png) ##Markdown Post in the community forum are formatted using Markdown. If your not familiar with markdown you can [see here how it works](https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/markdown/). Put your text on the left, see the result on the right. ![](https://community.simplicite.io/uploads/default/original/1X/51d09d801a605547318e1db189bc33409999c689.png) ##Go home If you want to go back to the homepage, it’s easy as a pie, just click on the Simplicité logo on the top left of the site. ##Reply with a quote To do a reply with quote, highlight the text you want to quote and a pop-up will appear saying "quote reply. Click it and that text will be copied to a new post. To reply to multiple posts in the same thread, repeat the process again until you get all your quotes. ![](https://community.simplicite.io/uploads/default/original/1X/8285b979f159efb5ac8a5a7d8b153b6be0a5cc20.png) ##Reply as new topic Sometimes a topic may be closed, but you want to add to the conversation. Or you may want to start a new discussion based on an existing one. In this case, go any post in the old topic and click the ![](https://community.simplicite.io/uploads/default/original/1X/2a27c0baa2842618597a2e76ed91b549140367d3.png) button in the bottom right of the post. That will enable you to create a new topic that references the old one. ##Inserting an image Once you reach Trust Level 1 you will be able to insert images using: - drag & drop (it even works for multiple images at once ) - the upload button in the composer toolbar (keyboard shortcut: CTRL+G) - a link to the image (on a line by itself) - copy & paste (Chrome only) ##Make a poll If you fell the need to make a poll. You can do it with a simple shortcode like this one ``` [poll] - option one - option two - option three [/poll] ``` Find here a preview of the result : ![](https://community.simplicite.io/uploads/default/original/1X/69559b8e1ee3276ed48930871e71c8a001dc92ef.png) If you need to make a multiple choice poll, simply add type=multiple like this ``` [poll type=multiple] - option one - option two - option three [/poll] ``` You can also set the minimum and maximum options a user can select by using min=X and max=Y ``` [poll type=multiple min=1 max=2] 1. option one 2. option two 3. option three [/poll] ``` ##Find everything with the search Search uses the Postgresql database and has a few quirks. Things to note: 1. The “preferred results” are affected by what page you’re on when you use Search. - If you are on a Category page Search will prefer results from that Category - If you are on a member’s Profile page Search will prefer results from that member - If you are on a member’s Profile page Search will prefer results from that member 1. The Search feature uses auto-suggest and depending on what’s entered may show results for Topics, Categories, or Users 2. If a phrase is enclosed in quotes, searches for a word in the phrase will not find it. eg: A search for flagged will not return a post with “flagged by users” in it because all words between the quotation marks are treated as though they were a single word. 3. Search is case-insensitive. ##Follow your topics of interest There are several way to follow topics and categories you want to : - **Watching -** You will be notified of every new post in the topic. The count of unread and new posts will also appear next to the topic’s listing. - **Tracking -** You will be notified only if someone mentions your @name or replies to your post. The count of unread and new posts will also appear next to the topic’s listing. - **Regular -** You will be notified only if someone mentions your @name or replies to your post. - **Muted -** You will never be notified of anything about this topic, and it will not appear on your unread tab. **If you want to subscribe to a category** you can do as follow, go to your preferences ![](https://community.simplicite.io/uploads/default/original/1X/90b6b061f30ae67dd20eef681edae106c95fea63.png) then scroll to the **Category** field. This way you can choose the categories you want to **watch / track / mute** ![](https://community.simplicite.io/uploads/default/original/1X/5b137735b1e53cbea2298ccb8b919133a16064ff.png) If you want to do the same thing for a **topic** , go to the topic you want to follow, then at the bottom you’ll have same option as before ![](https://community.simplicite.io/uploads/default/original/1X/74d58ea62c4343e51d06ecbdaad4f808a6dcccb1.png) ##Keyboard shortcut If you prefer your hands agility on the keyboard you can use the keyboard navigation. You can access theses shorcuts by hitting the ? ![](https://community.simplicite.io/uploads/default/original/1X/fc957df4d626ab9b4b3948b95f20b258852ed031.png) ---
**Author:** ![nathalie](https://community.simplicite.io/user_avatar/community.simplicite.io/nathalie/32/4427_2.png) [@nathalie](https://community.simplicite.io/u/nathalie)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.simplicite.io/t/how-to-some-tips-to-get-along-with-the-community-forum/8/2 "2018-06-06T13:08:40Z")
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**Author:** ![nathalie](https://community.simplicite.io/user_avatar/community.simplicite.io/nathalie/32/4427_2.png) [@nathalie](https://community.simplicite.io/u/nathalie)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.simplicite.io/t/how-to-some-tips-to-get-along-with-the-community-forum/8/3 "2018-06-06T13:11:58Z")
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**Author:** ![HowardJDavis](https://community.simplicite.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a6a055/32.png) [@HowardJDavis](https://community.simplicite.io/u/HowardJDavis)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 7:59am UTC](https://community.simplicite.io/t/how-to-some-tips-to-get-along-with-the-community-forum/8/4 "2019-01-24T07:59:52Z")
Thanks for sharing! It is very useful.