If you go to this topic- scroll down on PatriceJs' first topic she has a PDF download file that answers many of these questions
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...*-t164085.html
as Terri said we all are learning as we go along - heck just tonight I found my smileys again WOO HOO

They are under your profile settings at the bottom of the page so go to Settings - on the left look for general settings- scroll all the way to the bottom of the page - click on Enhanced interface and VIOLA you have smileys and all kinds of neat ways to answer messages - there my tip for the day