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182 topics in this forum

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   IPS FORUM LOGO FOR IPS MEMBERS

   December 19, 2007 by PALM MOD

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   There has been a lot of requests recently asking how to get the IPS logo under your name when you post. First, of course, is you need to be an IPS member. Second, you need to let me know you are a member, and that you wish to have the logo displayed when you post. So if you PM me and give me some indication of your member status, I will check it out and make the neccesary changes. If you have just joined, let me know when, and if you can give me a copy of any confirmation you have received, I can initiate the changes more quickly. If you wish to join, click on the link at the very top of the page to the IPS Home Page.

   

   Last reply by Howeadypsis, June 7, 2016

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   So You Want To Add a Photo? 1 2 3

   May 26, 2008 by John in Andalucia

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   PART I - UPLOADING A PHOTO Introduction Adding a photo to your forum post is really quite easy. First, some basic facts. To display a photo on the forum, you need to upload your photo(s) from your computer to the Internet. Photos are saved from your digital camera to a folder somewhere on your computer, so you need to be familiar with where they are stored. Photos are technically referred to as image files. Each image file has a unique name followed by a default image extension. For example, an image file from your camera might be labeled: HP0123.jpg The first part, "HP0123" is the file name, and ".jpg" is the extension. The extension represents a recognized image fil…

   

   Last reply by Kelern, December 30, 2022

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   TEST PHOTO POSTING HERE 1 2 3 4 13

   September 9, 2009 by PALM MOD

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   Test posting photos here.

   

   Last reply by John2468, April 7

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   Adding captions to photos

   August 31, 2009 by PalmatierMeg

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   I've been on Palmtalk over 18 months and, I'm embarrassed to say, have not figured out how to caption individual photos (either above or beneath). Nor have I any clue how to stack captioned photos vertically, which many newbies do without problem. Consequently, my photos show up without captions and laid out horizontally. Please, would someone tell me how to caption & place my photos in an informative way in the future? Thanks.

   

   Last reply by Kathryn, September 1, 2009
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   Another Test

   November 23, 2009 by Kathryn

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   What do you think about polls?

   

   Last reply by Kathryn, November 24, 2009
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   Areca Vestiaria

   September 23, 2013 by Bismark

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   Areca Vestiaria purchased in Brisbane this weekend. Thoughts please?

   

   Last reply by Bismark, September 23, 2013
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   Avatar Uploading to my profile

   July 18, 2016 by tunku2

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   I have looked twice. How to have an Avatar in my posts/profile? Thanks!

   

   Last reply by PALM MOD, July 19, 2016

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   Beccariophoenix alfredii

   January 2, 2022 by MikeB

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   Beccariophoenix alfredii

   

   Last reply by MikeB, February 11, 2022

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    beccie

    November 22, 2016 by quaman58

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    Last reply by gilles06, November 22, 2016
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    Birthday!

    April 29, 2017 by tony_the_bluetooth

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    Hi there! Guys, need your advice! I wanna congratulate my best friend with his Birthday day! But i doubt how to do it...Unfortunately, I'm not eloquent enough..So, is it better to use some phrases like here http://quotespill.com/birthday-wishes-for-boys/ , or shall I use something own?

    

    Last reply by tony_the_bluetooth, April 29, 2017

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    Can I delete my old PM threads?

    November 1, 2015 by Steve Mac

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    It is not obvious to me.

    

    Last reply by Steve Mac, November 3, 2015

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    Can i subscribe for emails to a whole forum?

    February 26, 2023 by Hardypalms

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    If i want to be emailed everytime there is a new post on any forum, Is there a way to do this? I m on iphone even if I also have a laptop. I can’t figure it out on my phone. Thxs Pat

    

    Last reply by Hardypalms, February 26, 2023
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    checking up votes

    January 24, 2019 by Palm crazy

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    Since the new updates to PT, I have not been able to see who is upvoting my postings. Is there something I need to turn on or something else. Any help would be appreciated. I do get notifications but that's it. Thank you.

    

    Last reply by Palm crazy, January 24, 2019

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    Compressed Photos

    January 10, 2010 by Natureguy

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    Currently I use MS office picture manager to compress my pictures from my digital camera. I see many large photos on posts, but when I compress the photos and then upload them to the forum they look much smaller. Is there a better way to compress photos in size without making the photos smaller? thanks Bob

    

    Last reply by Kathryn, January 11, 2010
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    Compressed Replies

    March 18, 2009 by Zayin

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    Hey all is there any way to view a posting by just scrolling through the replies. I thought that I was able to do that before, now I have to click through all the replies as they are all compressed at the bottom of my window, I have checked controls etc, but I cant find the right setting to expand all of these. Is there a way? thx

    

    Last reply by Kris, September 11, 2009
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    Conditions for a germination\ chamber box

    January 20, 2014 by maxtboshoff

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    Hi good day all! I am building a germination box out of an old fridge! I would please like some suggestions as to the perfect conditions inside the box. Do I need lighting inside or is the thermostat element sufficient as the only source of heating. I am using a old polystyrene box used to germinate eggs. So I did germinate some washingtonia robusta inside it, but do you also need lighting when germinating the palm seed? Thank you

    

    Last reply by maxtboshoff, January 20, 2014
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    Convenient Forum Features

    November 9, 2006 by PALM MOD

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    How do you view the forum? Do you log in, click on "Discussing Palm Trees Worldwide," and peruse the topics one at a time, trying to remember what interested you, or whether you entered a comment that should have elicited a response? Then when you are done, you may or may not click on another forum, and do the same thing? More often than not, do you just log out, leaving many of the other forums unread? Apparently this is what many members do, because the other forums are visited far less often. And that is something many of you have found lacking. It has been coming to my attention that some of the Forum's most convenient features go unused. Features that are designed t…

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, November 9, 2006
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    dasterdly

    March 30, 2010 by Don

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    Last reply by Don, March 30, 2010

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    dasterdly

    March 30, 2010 by Don

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    Last reply by Kris, April 14, 2010

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    Display name

    January 28, 2015 by Matt in OC

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    I'd like to change my display name from the generic one I originally chose. I saw there's an option to do this under the HELP info, but I couldn't see a link to do so under my settings. Is it possible? Thanks.

    

    Last reply by _Keith, January 28, 2015
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    Document Sharing

    September 19, 2010 by Palmaholic John

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    Hi, I was thinking about starting a topic to share & see how others keep record of their palms & related information (Excel, Word, electronic database system). I was hoping that interested PalmTalkers might share the electronic tool that they use....and, we all could get ideas from each other. However, I'm not sure how to do this. Obviously there's a way to upload pics....but, is there a way to upload documents? If so....sorry; I'm still learning the site. If not (and if it's possible to do)....PalmTalkers might like a document sharing function; should I poll to see if there is even enough interest?

    

    Last reply by MattyB, October 9, 2010
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    Duplicate posting

    August 17, 2010 by John in Andalucia

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    Trying to figure out why posts should duplicate.

    

    Last reply by PALM MOD, August 17, 2010
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    E-mail notification "reply on post"

    July 29, 2008 by rimo

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    Hello, I would like to know if it is possible to get an instant email notification when someone replied on a subscribed post. Thanks Regards, Richard

    

    Last reply by rimo, July 29, 2008
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    Editing post headings/titles

    November 13, 2007 by SubTropicRay

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    Posts can be edited within the first 1/2 hour but how about headings? Is there a way to modify these. Thanks in advance, Ray

    

    Last reply by 96720, January 24, 2021
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    Embedding YouTube Videos

    May 14, 2014 by Funkthulhu

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    • 21 replies
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    Trying to embed a YouTube video to a post. I've tried the direct link, and the embed code provided by YouTube. I have tried the "Link", "Code", and "Special BBC Code (Media)" all to no avail. What am I, or the website, doing wrong?

    

    Last reply by RyManUtah, November 11, 2019

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