If you have lost or forgotten your Password or Username follow these instructions to get back on-line.

• [1]Click Here!
  [2]Enter your Email in the box.
  [3]Click "Request Username / Password"
  [4]An Email will be sent to you. (Please check your spam folder if not received)
  [5]Follow the instructions in the Email and click the first link.
  [6]You will now see a message telling you a new Password has been sent.
  [7]Check your Email again and you will see your Username and a new Password.
  [8]Go to Log-in on the forum.
  [9]Type your Username in the first box.
  [10]If there is a row of Dots in the second box, remove them and enter the password from the Email you received. *Don't copy & paste, you need to type it in.
  [11]Click the Login button.
  [12]You should now be logged in to the forum.
  

• Click Here!
  
• In the first box enter the new password you got from the Email.
  
• In the second box enter your chosen password.
  
• In the third box enter your chosen password again.
  
• Click "Update Password"
  

You may not have time to visit the forum to see if there are any new threads, but you can get an email if someone starts a new thread in a section you are interested in.

Lets say you always want to know if anyone starts a new thread in Introductions so you can pop in and say hello.
Go to that board and just under the New Thread button you will see "Subscribe to this forum" click that, and you will get an email if a new thread is started in Introductions.

Note: you can subscribe to as many forums as you wish, but you will only get notified if you have "Instant email notification" turned on in your UserCP options.

So now you can keep a check on your favourite boards via email.

If you want to receive the Around Montmorillon Newsletter in your Email, you need to join the Newsletter Group in your User CP under Group Memberships. If you're not sure how to do this please follow these instructions. Or Click Here!

   

• Go to your User CP via the link in the menu bar at the top of the page.
  
• Once in your User CP scroll down and on the left you will see a section "Miscellaneous"
  
• Click the link "Group Memberships"
  
• Now you will see two sections "Groups You Can Join" and "Groups You're a Member Of"
  
• Under the groups you can join you will see "Newsletter Group" on the right hand side click the link "Join Group"
  
• You will now see the link now says "Leave Group" this means you have now joined the Newsletter Group.
  

Want to be different to everyone else and have an Avatar (Photo in your profile and posts ?)

Click "User CP" in the green bar just below the main menu, then Under your profile on the left click "Change Avatar"

You can choose one of the default Avatars, or load your own. A Google search for "Avatars For Forums" should find you something. or you can use your own photo, If using your own photo this website is handy https://shrinkpictures.com maximum avatar size 100x100 pixels and 50 KB

You have 2 options to add your avatar the first option is to download from your computer. Click the "Browse" button and choose an image from your computer. The second option is to link to an off site avatar by pasting the URL. I would recommend you save your avatar to your computer and use option 1 because if you use option 2 the avatar may be removed by the people that host it or they could change the avatar to something else.

Still not sure ask away, we would rather you have an avatar as it makes you different.

By default there are User titles/ranks. When you first join you are a "Newbie" after 5 posts you become a "Novice" and so on.

Bonus: As you move up through the ranks there are perks like using the PM system, starting polls, posting in certain sections, and more. Once you have made 10 Posts you can choose your own User title/rank or stick to the default ones as you progress. To use your own Title/Rank click "User CP" / "Edit Profile" and on the right hand side you see a new box "Custom User Title" make your choice scroll down and click "Update Profile"

When you register as a member you can read messages sent to you by other members but you can't send any until you have made 5 posts.

Click "Private Messages" in the bar just below the menu. from here you can use the internal message system. it works similar to emails with an inbox, compose message, sent items, trash, etc.

You can also send another member a PM by clicking on a members post.

Keep an eye on your % of PM space used after 5 posts you can have 25 messages in your folders. after 10 posts you can have 50 messages in your folders. etc.

*Please let us know if you are getting PMs from another member that you would class a spam, trolling, or bullying.

Any questions please ask.

Did you know as a member of Around Montmorillon you have a Personal Notepad?

To access your Personal Notepad click "User CP" in the menu bar when logged-in, then scroll down and there it is. Put in your content and click "Update Notepad"

Your Personal Notepad can only be seen by you and is not seen by other members (but please remember it is stored on the forum database) the database is protected, but it wouldn't be wise to include personal information like bank details etc just in case!

You can make changes as and when you like.

As a member of Around Montmorillon you have your own User Control Panel (User CP) where you can make changes to the way your account works. To access it you need to click the link in the menu bar above where it says (User CP_Log Out) Or Click Here!

OK now you're in your User CP lets run through what you can do here.

At the top you will see your Usename, Number of posts you have made, Your email address (*don't worry only you can see this), The date you registered, And your primary user group.

Below that you will see your Personal Notepad. You can put in here whatever you want, as no one will be able to see it accept you. Make as many changes as and when you want, but remember to scroll down and hit the "Update Notepad" button. More on personal notepad Here!

Next you will see thread subscriptions and your threads, self explanatory really.

• Menu
  
• User CP Home: Your user control panel.
  
• Messenger More on PMs Here!
  
• Compose: From here you can send a private message to another member.
  
• Inbox: This has private messages you have received from another member.
  
• Sent Items: A list of private messages you have sent.
  
• Drafts: Messages are stored here that you have not sent or finished with.
  
• Trash Can: Private messages you have deleted are stored here until you empty it.
  
• Your Profile
  
• Edit Profile: Here you can change things that are shown in your profile. Bio, , Location, Likes Speaks French, Birthday, And after you have made 10 posts you can choose a Custom User Title. More on custom titles Here!
  
• Change Password: Change your password here.
  
• Change Email: You can change your email address here.
  
• Change Avatar: Here you can add a nice little picture to your profile so you look different to everyone else. More on Avatars Here!
  
• Edit Options: This is where you change your options like Emails, Notifications, Time, View, Etc.
  
• Miscellaneous
  
• Group Memberships: Here you will see your default group plus any others that you can join. I recommend the newsletter group which will send you a monthly newsletter. More on the newsletter Here!
  
• Saved Drafts: This is where posts that you have saved as a draft for publishing later are stored.
  
• Subscribed Threads: Here is a list of all threads that you have subscribed to.
  
• Forum Subscriptions: This is different to the above. Here you can get a notification of new threads posted in your chosen boards. More on subscriptions Here!
  
• View Profile: This is what your profile will look like to other members.