Ok. So you have signed up.
You have logged in.
Now you want to fix up your profile.
But you are a bit overwhelmed by all the stuff in there.
The first section has 5 parts
Username : this can't be changed. This is the name you used when you signed up.
Password : this is where you can change your password.
Password : just to make sure about the new password.
Email address : pretty self explanitory
Display Name : this is the name that people see on the board.
Ok, the personal information section has a bit more. 10 things to be exact.
Gender : you have 3 choices - male, female, and don't say
Location : you can type in where you are located
Website Name : If you want to add a website, you can put the name of it here
Website Address : the address of the website
Avitar : Here you can choose to use one of the preloaded avitars (avitars are the pictures you see under the names when people post)
Avitar URL : if you want an avitar, but don't like any of the selections from the pre-loaded ones, you can enter the web address of the picture you do want to use.
Avitar Width :Avitar Height :If you use another avitar, and it is bigger than the maximum size allowed, it will get re-sized. Sometimes when that happens, it gets our of proportion. These two settings allow you to adjust the width and/or the height of your avitar.
Personal Text : in this field, you can add any text that you want displayed under your avitar
Signature : this is where you can add your signature. A signature is the text that you see at the bottom of a persons posts.
These next 7 are more about how you see things on the board, and how others see you
Show Age : select yes to allow others to see how old you are
Hide Email : select yes to keep people from seeing your email address
Stay Invisible : select yes to keep your name from appearing at the bottom of the forum when you are browsing.
Show Signatures : if no, then you won't see peoples signatures
Show Avitars : same as above, except with avitars
Show Images : if you select no, then you won't see any pictures posted on the board. This includes the smilies as well.
Select Skin : this is where you choose the board skin (skins will be explained in another post.
This last section is all about the time.
And is pretty self explanitory.