# Question re helping newbies and canned text/links

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426>\
**Category:** Meta\
**Created:** [14 August 2022 22:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426 "2022-08-14T22:23:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![craigcurtin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Post date:** [14 August 2022 22:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/1 "2022-08-14T22:23:59Z")

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Guys,

I notice that some of the more prolific regulars on the forums quote the same stuff over and over again to newbies - this is one that i just pulled out from Colin

> [@Create a function with 2 outputs with condition](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-function-with-2-outputs-with-condition/66424/6):
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> I recommend watching this playlist: [Node-RED Essentials](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyNBB9VCLmo1hyO-4fIZ08gqFcXBkHy-6). The videos are done by the developers of node-red. They're nice & short and to the point. You will understand a whole lot more in about 1 hour. A small investment for a lot of gain.

Just interested in what everyone uses to keep track of these so they can easily access them when the time calls for it. ?

I personally use Notepad ++ on my production machine and have a tab for each of the forums i am active in with this sort of boilerplate stuff - how does everyone else do it ?

Craig

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [14 August 2022 22:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/2 "2022-08-14T22:43:39Z")

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They are under the cog in the toolbar Craig ☝(the toolbar visible above the text box when writing a reply)

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**Author:** ![craigcurtin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Post date:** [14 August 2022 22:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/3 "2022-08-14T22:47:53Z")

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Huh ???

If i go to the COG/Wheel in the reply window - where i am now i only get

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Not seeing any way to keep boilerplate links etc ?

Craig

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**Author:** ![HaroldPetersInskipp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/haroldpetersinskipp/32/42319_2.png) [@HaroldPetersInskipp](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HaroldPetersInskipp)\
**Post date:** [14 August 2022 22:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/4 "2022-08-14T22:49:50Z")

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That is all I see as well,

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**Author:** ![craigcurtin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Post date:** [14 August 2022 23:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/5 "2022-08-14T23:03:19Z")

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I think the Head Honchos get a different menu to us !!! 😆 🤣

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [14 August 2022 23:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/6 "2022-08-14T23:42:58Z")

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Use trustees get it as well 🙂  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/6/16dbc8c077ab1b8ea46b9080aece3416f56df2a6.png)

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [15 August 2022 00:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/7 "2022-08-15T00:10:19Z")

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A perk for the moderators group presumably.

Something to do with this?  
 ![Untitled 1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/6/96af8344ab42ac9a559a350bd8bc79cf05e5ff6d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![craigcurtin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Post date:** [15 August 2022 00:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/8 "2022-08-15T00:56:09Z")

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aah - the problem with being part of the great unwashed !

So back to my original question then (for the rest of us !)

How does everyone else manage this sort of thing ?

Craig

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [15 August 2022 08:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/9 "2022-08-15T08:18:00Z")

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I am moving this into the Meta category, as that is for discussion about the forum.

@knolleary, in case you haven't seen this, would it be possible and desirable to allow everyone to pick up the canned replies? I can see that perhaps not everyone should be able to create new canned replies, but I can't see a reason to prevent them from using them.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [15 August 2022 09:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/10 "2022-08-15T09:53:15Z")

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Or indeed just adding a few more of the regulars like Craig

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**Author:** ![craigcurtin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2022 09:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/11 "2022-08-16T09:57:13Z")

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Steve and i have done some messing around and changing me to a regular made no difference either.

Be good if the canned text could be made available to all regulars after a certain number of posts or some such

Craig

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [15 September 2022 09:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-re-helping-newbies-and-canned-text-links/66426/12 "2022-09-15T09:57:19Z")

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