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Creating an account
Only registered users with an ECMWF account can post to the forums. If you do not have a ECMWF userid, you can register on the ECMWF website, which is simple and quick to do.
Go here to register : https://www.ecmwf.int/auth/login/ and click 'Log In' top right of the page, then 'Register'.
Search forums for answers
Before posting to the forums, it's good practise to first search for the answer to your question from previous posts.
Go to the OpenIFS User Forums page, and choose the most appropriate forum to search.
Then type your search query in the text box 'Search for topics...'.
Creating a new
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topic
Go to the OpenIFS User First, on the Forums page, and choose the most appropriate top-level forum to post to.
To start a new forum thread, type your post in click the 'Comment field' at the bottom of the page which looks like:
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New Topic' button: 
This will create a blank page. The first line should be the title of your new topic or question, then type the body of your question.
The buttons at the top can be used to format the text much like any word processing package. Also images and attachments can be added.
Comment on existing topic
You can also post a reply comment to any existing post in a forum. Simply click Write your post in the 'Comment' box at the bottom of the list of comments, or add a new comment.
If you prefer, you also reply to individual comments by clicking the 'Reply' link underneath the post and adding your post:
Watching a page
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