Editing your Signature, Profile, and Preferences

Discussion in 'Announcements & How to use the FDMB' started by BJM, Dec 24, 2014.

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  1. BJM

    BJM Well-Known Member

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    Editing your Profile and Signature
    In the upper right corner of the screen, within the dark blue bar, you will see ID, Inbox, and Alerts

    Click on your ID.


    On the left, under Settings, Personal Details:
    If there is a small image you would like to use as an Avatar, click on the Avatar box.
    The picture should be at least 200*200 pixels.

    Indicate gender, if you wish it to be known.
    Optionally fill in your birth date; you can check if you want it to show year or not.

    Fill in as much location as you would like known.
    Fill in Occupation if you would like it known.
    If you have a home web page, you may enter that.
    You may indicate when you joined FDMB.

    In About You, create a "FDMB Profile" using details you would like to share. See this post, "Creating a FDMB Profile" for information you may want to include.
    Click the Save Changes button at the bottom.

    On the left, under Settings, Click on Signature.
    This is where you will put information that helps us give you feedback.
    There is a limit of two lines which may include two links; you may separate pieces with commas, dashes, | etc.
    This is where you paste the link for your spreadsheet, once it is set up.
    Add any other text, such as

    • Caregiver & kitty's name (optional)
    • DX: date
    • Name of insulin (do not include dose or date insulin started)
    • Name of your meter
    • Diet: "LC wet" or "dry food" or "combo"
    • Dosing: TR or SLGS or Custom (if applicable)
    • DKA or other recent health issue (if applicable)
    • Acro, IAA, or Cushings (if applicable)
    • Spreadsheet link on the last line by itself (for quick access) in the format “XXXX's Spreadsheet” (where XXXX is your kitty’s name)
    Click the Save Changes button at the bottom.

    On the left, under Settings, Click on Contact Details.
    This section lets you customize what communications you receive.
    Adjust those you wish to alter.
    Click the Save Changes button at the bottom.

    Continue through the section list of
    Privacy
    Preferences
    Alert Preferences
    People You Follow
    People You Ignore
    Password

    Always click the Save Changes button at the bottom when you have changed anything.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jan 4, 2021
    Reason for edit: Edited to reflect software changes to Signature block and Profile info.
  2. Thank you BJ!
     
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  3. Red & Rover (GA)

    Red & Rover (GA) Well-Known Member

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    How do I put the GA in my avatar name?
     
  4. Jill & Alex (GA)

    Jill & Alex (GA) Senior Member Moderator

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    • Click on your user name in the bar running across the top of the page (right side). You'll land on the "Personal Details" page.
    • There's a column on the far left. Scroll all the way down to "Advanced Options". Click on "Change username".
    • Follow the instructions and then click on "Save".

    I'm sorry for your loss...

     
  5. Kathleen and Fred

    Kathleen and Fred Member

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    How do I update Fred's info? Weight, etc?
     
  6. Jill & Alex (GA)

    Jill & Alex (GA) Senior Member Moderator

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    To edit your signature,
    • Click on your username in the bar running across the top of the page (right side).
    • Select "Signature" from the drop down menu. You'll land on the "signature page".
    • Edit your information in the signature field/box.
    • Click "Save changes" before leaving the page.
     
  7. Kathleen and Fred

    Kathleen and Fred Member

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    Thanks!
     
  8. Jill & Alex (GA)

    Jill & Alex (GA) Senior Member Moderator

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    You're welcome! :)
     
  9. vbc2000

    vbc2000 Member

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    Getting error message that my signature is too long when I try to put history. Any suggestions?
     
  10. Red & Rover (GA)

    Red & Rover (GA) Well-Known Member

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    Tigger - 8 yr old male 12.4lbs. Food/skin allergies. 2.5 prednisolone every other day. Hill's z/d wet 2x at shot. Dx Apr 2017. Unregulated. 5u Vetsulin 2x day. Advocate meter/ 5mg fluoxetine per day NY.

    Is this better?
     
  11. vbc2000

    vbc2000 Member

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    Thank you, I was able to shorten it. Appreciate your help.
     
  12. Noah & me (GA)

    Noah & me (GA) Well-Known Member

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    There's one more thing I found very helpful, what time zone you're in. A 911 post that says "At 8:00AM he was at 60" is not nearly as informative as it could be. Just a thought.
     
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  13. DammitDeb

    DammitDeb Member

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  14. DammitDeb

    DammitDeb Member

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    Hi. I guess this is where I introduce myself since apparently I'm unable to do it anywhere else. I don't have privileges to just post a thread introducing myself and can only reply. I also don't have privileges to edit my profile as suggested, which is odd. I just joined a few minutes ago.

    I had 2 lynx siamese cats. One I lost last week due to diabetes complications and had to put him down. It was horrendous----I had no support system, so I had to see him die at the vet by myself. I switched vets because my previous vet wasn't catching any of this and they contributed to his death by not giving a damn. They just wanted me to continue getting all tests done in their office and to pay constantly, which was sickening.

    I had a checkup in August for my 15 year old siamese kitty where I paid through the NOSE for vaccinations, teeth cleaning, and a checkup to catch anything weird like this. They said he was fine although he was losing weight. After my 1st cat died and I realized humans aren't told to just go to the doctor every few months for a blood test to guesstimate how much insulin to take in order to live (because they'll die that way!) I switched vets. That vet ran tests the previous vet should have done and diagnosed him with diabetes also. They also claimed the previous vet didn't really clean his teeth and they want to clean his teeth again for me. I've moved to many cities for jobs as an analyst in tech fields and Indianapolis has the absolute worst veterinarians I've ever come across in my entire life.

    Oh, also...my 15 year old cat who's been diagnosed with diabetes also has asthma. I have asthma and also have one of those Aerokat type containers, so I give him a few puffs of my Albuteral when absolutely necessary. I'm not sure if there's anything else someone could recommend. My cat, Bailey, has always had asthma and it's not a heart issue nor is it heartworm---it's asthma. He had steroid injections (not even very much---maybe 5 total over time) to stop his asthma attacks, which must be how he obtained diabetes.

    Any guidance would be appreciated. I can copy/paste this elsewhere if you'd like but I would like to have the proper permissions to do so, as well as the proper permissions to update my profile please so people don't think I'm a troll.

    Thanks,

    Deb.
     
  15. Elizabeth and Bertie

    Elizabeth and Bertie Well-Known Member

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    Hi Deb, and welcome. :bighug:

    I've copied your post to the main forum. You can see it here:
    Posting for new member, 'Duppy'

    Eliz
     
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