Hi Swift, welcome to EvC. Glad you found someplace to sit and put up your feet. I'd like to suggest a few links that most newbies should find informative. Please take the time to read them.
The most important link is to our
Forum Guidelines.
Two more that are helpful are:
Assistance w/ Forum Formatting (please pay special attention to the section on reply buttons) and
Style Guides for EvC
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