New to the Online Community - some help in getting started

Are you new to the Online Community and looking for help with getting started? We're here to help.

How to get started on the Online Community

We have produced a short video, showing you step by step how to get started.

This video shows you step by step how to join a group/forum and post a message.

If you're unable to see the video below, you can view it here.

https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-03-89-19/3124.How-to-post-a-message-in-a-forum.mp4

Written instructions for getting started

If you prefer written instructions, you can find them here: 

• If you haven’t already joined the forum click in the joining banner at the bottom, then click ok.

• To add a new message in the forum, click on the ‘create new post’ button.

• On a mobile, this looks like a plus sign at the top right of your screen.

• In some groups, you can choose from different forums. If you’re new, you might want to choose ‘new here say hello’

Subject line - Write your post title in the subject line, this should just be few words to describe what you want to talk about or discuss

Description - Use this space to write your post. This will start a new discussion in the forum.

You could:

• Introduce yourself
• Share a few details about your cancer experience

You might want to:

• Ask a question to other members
• Share your cancer experience
• Talk about how you are feeling, vent your emotions or share your fears
• Or ask for other member's experiences

It's ok if you're not sure what to talk about yet, we'd encourage you to introduce yourself so that other members know that you're here.

Once you have finished writing, click ‘post’ in the green button at the bottom to post it in the forum.

If you have allowed email notifications, we will send you an email to let you know when someone replies to your post.

Let us know what you need help with

We are producing further videos to help users of the Online Community access the support you need. Please do let us know if there is a function you would particularly benefit from some extra help with.