The Colleges of the Fenway Orchestra has an online message board where you are able to post messages and get in touch with other members of the orchestra. If you are not playing in the orchestra, then you may also use this virtual space to arrange chamber groups. You may also download these instructions as a Word Document.

2. Click on the link labeled "Message Board".

3. Click "Register" -- located at the top of the page.

4. Read the agreement, which was written by the administrators of the message board. Click "Agree" if you agree to abide their rules or "Cancel" if you do not.

5. Next, fill out the registration form according to the instructions. The only fields that are required are as follows:

• User Name
• Password - Remember to use a password that you do not use for everything else in your life, as the administrators can see it.
• Enter Password Again
• Email

6. Click "Submit Registration".

7. To continue to the Colleges of the Fenway Orchestra Message Board, click "View Bulletin Boards".

8. Then, click on the link for "COF Orchestra".

1. Click on any topic to read what has been posted.

2. If you wish to reply to a previously posted message, then click on the icon. You may have to enter your username and password when you are ready to post the reply. You may spell check your message by clicking "Spell Check". Click "Submit Reply" when you wish to post the reply.

3. If you wish to create a message from scratch, click , fill out the fields, including your new topic, then click "Submit New Topic" when you have finished.

4. You may also edit messages that you already posted by clicking on the icon next to the date of your message. Please note that you can only edit messages that you posted.

1. To see the profile of the person who posted a message, click on the icon next to the date of the message.

2. As the site states, you are responsible for keeping your own profile up to date. To do this, click "Profile" at the top of the page, type in your username and password, and click "Submit Identification". Then, make your changes and click "Submit Modifications".

3. A list of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about how to use the message board is available at:

http://www.simmons.edu/ubb/faq.html