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Bookmarks, Subscriptions, and RSS

• How do I use bookmarks?

  Bookmarks allow you to list community content -- boards, articles, ideas, topics, or individual posts -- on a special page so you can easily find it again.

  
  To bookmark a piece of content:

  1. Go to the item you want to bookmark.
     You can bookmark a board, a blog article, an idea exchange, or any other location in the community. You can also bookmark a specific post.
  2. To bookmark a location, choose (Location) Options > Bookmark this ....
  3. To bookmark a specific post, go to the post and choose (Post) Options > Bookmark this ...
     That's all there is to it!

  
  To view and manage your bookmarks:

  1. Click My Settings and click the Subscriptions & Bookmarks tab.
  2. Click Bookmarks to see a list of the items you've bookmarked.
     You can click a bookmark to go to the item.
  3. To delete a bookmark, click the check box for the bookmark and choose Bookmark Options > Delete Selected Bookmarks.

• How do I use subscriptions?

  Subscriptions let you get email updates whenever new content appears in an area of the community that you're interested in. You can subscribe to a board, a blog article, an idea exchange, or any other location in the community. You can also subscribe to a specific post.

  
  To subscribe a piece of content:

  1. Go to the item you want to subscribe to.
  2. To subscribe to a location, choose (Location) Options > Subscribe to this ....
  3. To subscribe to a specific post, go to the post and choose (Post) Options > Subscribe to this ...
     That's all there is to it!

  
  To view and manage your subscriptions:

  1. Click My Settings and click the Subscriptions & Bookmarks tab.
  2. Click Email Subscriptions to see a list of the items you've subscribed to.
     You can click a subscription to go to the item.
  3. To delete a subscription, click the check box for the subscription and choose Email Subscription Options > Delete Selected Subscriptions.

• What is RSS and how do I use it?

  RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication." It is a way for you to get the latest content from this community, along with many other sites that you visit, all in one place. With an RSS feed reader, you subscribe to Web sites, and those sites feed you headlines so you can stay up to date. To use RSS, you'll need a feed reader, such as Google Reader, MyYahoo, or the Live Bookmarks feature of Firefox. There are many free options. Once you have your feed reader set up, you can find RSS feeds in the community by going to a board, blog, thread, or message and selecting Subscribe to RSS Feed from the options menu. There you will see a preview of the feed. Most RSS readers give you a button to click at this point. Once you click it, the RSS feed will appear in your reader, and you will see new content from that section of the community whenever it becomes available.