Here's the promised blog post about how to edit the magazine (or any other) Yahoo! database.

1. Follow the previous instruction to get to the database page of the Yahoo! groups site.

2. Click on the Edit Table button (see Figure 1).  NB: There is no point searching first because when you click this button it 'helpfully' reloads the page.

3. Use the search box to find the row you want, if you are adding a new row you do not need to search first.  Refer to my previous blog post on searching for help.

4. When you mouse over the row you will see a trash can and a plus sign in the last column.  I can't show a picture of this as they disappear when you move the mouse from them.

5. To delete a row from the database, click on the trash can icon for that row.  You will then see a confirmation window (see Figure 2).  At this point you can press the Delete Record button to confirm or the Cancel button if you clicked in error. 

6. To add a row to the database, click on the plus sign icon for any row.  You will then see a blank row where you can type into each box (see Figure 3).

7. To edit a row, just type over the details that are already there.

8. Once you have deleted, added or edited a row you MUST click the Save button or you will lose your changes (see Figure 4).

9. If at any point you are not happy with your changes or you think you've really mucked it up, just click on the Cancel button next to the Save button and all your changes (up to the last point you saved) will be undone.

 

At some point, in the not to distant future, I will be asking all of you to check your entries in the database.  Now I know that some of you are not sure how to do this now that Yahoo! has been upgraded, so here are the instructions.

1. Clear your browser cache.  I have found this really helps when Yahoo! appears to be misbehaving.  If you don't know how to do that (and you really should) use this link http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-Cache and find the instructions for your browser.

2. Go to the Yahoo! groups site at https://groups.yahoo.com/neo

3. Down the left hand side of the screen you will see a list of the groups to which you are subscribed (see Figure 1). Click on the magazine group

4. Underneath the photo you will see the 'More' tab (see Figure 2).  Click on that and select Database.

5. You will now see a list of databases.  Click on 'Who posts what?'  (see Figure 3)

6. In the search box (see Figure 4), type in your email, first name, last name or magazine - then click the magnifying glass.  The search is case sensitive and you can use partial words.

Get familiar with doing this and I will put instructions on how to edit the table in the next blog post.

 

As many people have been having trouble searching for posts on the 'new and improved' Yahoo! site, I thought I'd spll it out for you here.

1. Clear your browser cache.  I have found this really helps when Yahoo! appears to be misbehaving.  If you don't know how to do that (and you really should) use this link http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-Cache and find the instructions for your browser.

2. Go to the Yahoo! groups site at https://groups.yahoo.com/neo

3. Down the left hand side of the screen you will see a list of the groups to which you are subscribed (see Figure 1). Click on the one you want to search

4. At the top of the screen is a box that says 'Search Conversations' (see Figure 2).  Type in that box what it is you are looking for, the click the 'Search Groups' button just to the right. By default the message subject and body are searched for your criteria.

5. You should be able to find what you were looking for in the results.  If not, there is an 'Advanced Search' button (see Figure 3) that allows you to be a bit more specific.

Please let me know in the comments if this helps or not.