STEP
1:
Bring up the AOT Page. Enter your user name and password. Then
choose which topic area you want to post your material to (eg,
"Chat", etc.). For instance, click on the "Chat" folder. In
Fig. 1 see the "Chat" screen below -- click on
"Start New Thread"
Fig. 1
STEP
2:
You will see the following screen in Fig. 2 -- "Start New
Thread". You must fill in the "Subject" line with a
heading of your choice. Then scroll down a little to the
"Post" field. Go to Step 3.Fig.
2
STEP
3:
You will see in Fig. 3 the "Post" field where you can write
your message for posting -- or you can paste text from the clipboard.
You
can also adjust your text here
and edit your text as you like. The BOLD, ITALICS, UNDERLINE, COLOR,
FONT, and SIZE buttons are used for these effects. You will have to
experiment until you find it easy to use. To do this, place the
cursor at the beginning of any text you want to place the
effect on -- then press the corresponding button; then move the
cursor to the
end of the text you want to apply the effect to -- press the
same corresponding button again. You
will then see the inserted format codes.
Note:
When pasting text (previously created in a Word Processor) it is best to save your work as a Text document
(.txt) and copy it to the Clipboard. Then paste into this field
(below) in Fig. 3.
After making the text formatting changes you want ... go to
Step 4.
Fig. 3
STEP
4:
See Fig. 4. If you want to attach a file to your Post -- then click on
"Upload Attachment ..." button and follow the prompts. If
not, click on the button labeled "Preview/Post Message" this
will allow you to see how your Post looks and give you the
opportunity to change it again to your liking. To make further
changes simply scroll down to the Post field (as before) and make your
changes. When you have finished -- click on "Post Message". (Note your username
and password will already be in their assigned fields -- so you do
not have to enter them again.) That's all there is to it.
Fig. 4
I
hope this is helpful. If you have any suggestions about AOT or about
how to use it -- please let me know. I will try to accommodate what
ever seems useful. Thank you for your support.
Fr.
Malcolm Broussard
