champagneja - Well, there doesn't seem to be any kind of documentation on this, but all of these are self explanatory to some extent.But below is just a quick go through with each setting option in the users settings menu. Before going through, just a note, some of these are the settings which otherwise are available in the topic options for each threads etc, and some are moderator settings, which are native to you.
Personal Profile:
- Username - Your user name, can't be changed unless the admin/ moderator does so.
- Email - Your registered email, can be changed by you, but need to be verified if you need to participate in forums, everytime you change it.
- Password - Password change tab.
- Personal Information - Personal details, like first name, last name, title and signatures etc
- IM Screen Names - Your IM screen names.
- Auto Sign-in Options -
Preference Options:
- Preference Options - Timezone, language etc. settings.
- Display - Display settings for posts/ threads for linear or default display which is generally found under the topic options in the boards page. Date format type etc.
- General - Mark posts as read, sorting etc.
- Linear Layout - Threshold for number of posts in a page etc in linear layout.
- Topic Layout - Threshold for number of posts in a page etc in topic layout.
- Home Page - Number of items in the default lithium widgets such as "My Bookmarks", "Friends" etc
- Privacy - Your privacy settings.
- Private Messenger - Your inbox settings
- Kudos - Kudos coponent and timerange of displaying kudos.
Avatar:
- From the Community - Choose from default set of avatars
- From Uploaded Images - Select from your uploaded images, requires Moderator approval.
Tagging Options:
- Tagging Options - Settings for the tags
- Tags - Tags posted by you
Macros:
- Macros - Macros let you create boilerplate text that you can paste into any message with the click of a mouse.
To set up a macro:
- Click My Settings and click the Macros tab.
You can create up to nine macros. - Type a name for the fist macro in the Macro 1 Title box.
Make the name short, but memorable (you'll choose it by name from a menu). - Type the text you want to be able to paste in the Macro 1 box.
If your community allows HTML, you can use HTML tags in your macro. - Enter names and text for your other macros.
- Click Save Changes.
Note: If you want to have special text at the bottom of post, you can put that text in a signature instead of a macro.
To use a macro when you post:
- Go to a Post page.
The Macros menu is on the right side of the Post page toolbar. You can use a macro in any sort of post: a message, a reply, a comment, an idea, you name it. - Click in the Subject or Body area where you want to paste the macro text.
Tip: It's a good idea to keep your subjects short, though.
- Choose a macro in the Macros menu.
That's all there is to it! The text of your macro appears wherever your cursor was.
Subscriptions & Notifications:
- My Subscriptions - All your community subscriptions
- My Bookmarks - Your community bookmarks
- Search Subscriptions - Search subscriptions
- Notification Settings - Your Notifications settings
- Email Format - Your email format preferences.
Social Connect:
- Facebook Connect - Setup facebook connect.
- Twitter Settings - Connect twitter a/c and post tweets from community.
- Profile Cards - Setup profile cards to show up additional details along with your avatar when you post, just like you can see below in my avatar.
Mobile:
- Mobile Settings - Settings for mobile view, like signatures, landing page when you visit from mobile.