Using a Smartphone? If not, you can skip this.
The first and most important point is that the Alumni application DOES we believe work on all mobile platforms. Some of them are a bit fiddly though, hence the advice to start your usage on a desktop/laptop if you can. Once you know where things are, it’s easier to find them!
In terms of providing detailed instructions, the Apple and Android platforms behave a little differently. They both use the same icon though for menus like the one attached underneath.
Broadly, the Android platform uses icons similar to the desktop/laptop version, but without the useful ‘hover’ feature that helps you work out what they are.
The Apple platforms use a combination of icons (usually above a post) and labelled buttons (usually below a post).
If you are working on a smartphone, when you are in a topic, you can reply to any post in that topic. The forum will show you five things you are allowed to do to any given post:
1) You can thank the author for their post (the tick icon or the word ‘thank’)
2) You can PM the author of the post (the envelope icon or the word ‘private’)
3) You can quote the message in your reply (the quote mark icon or the word ‘quote’)
4) You can flag the post as inappropriate (the flag icon or the word ‘flag’). Site Admin will then decide whether to delete/amend the post.
5) You can simply reply (the plus sign icon or the word ‘reply’)
Once you are writing your post (ie you took either options 2 or 4 above) there are five further options you have, shown as options below the reply box.
a) You can add smileys (the smiley icon on the left or the word smiley)
b) You can add attachments (the paperclip icon on the left or the word attachment)
c) You can review your post (the first icon on the right or the word preview). This is useful if you are ether quoting or have used a smiley so you can see your post looks ok
d) You can delete your post (the X icon middle on the right or the word delete) if you’ve changed your mind
e) You can send your post (the disk icon on the far right or the word ‘reply’. This is confusingly the standard icon for saving,)
You can definitely use this site effectively on smartphones, though most people find the desktop/laptop version easier, certainly at the beginning. The behaviour of the forum on each type of device is a little different, so it is hard to write definitive clear instructions. If you are having problems that you can’t work out, please contact Site Admin for assistance.
