POL Guide (revised w/ pics)

[TBoTB]

Last time i posted in the wrong fourms so it didnt get much attention. this time with the new screen cap program im going to make a better guide that can help you customize settings and such in the POL viewer. each section will have sub headings and endingds. i hope this time around im able to reach/help more people ^_^

[TBoTB]

here you learn how to change you avatar, its the pic thats in the upper left corner. lets begin ^_^ ::

first go into POL navigator (POL-N for short)
press the button the cursur is on, its looks like mail.

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youll be taken to this screen... continue to follow the cursur ^_^

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a list will pop up, all the choices are the same as in they take you to the same palce but more directly. for now just choose the first one.

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now a 2x4 list of pics will show up, there are only 8 pics per page but 125+ pages ^_^ surf around till you find the pic you want (~^_^~)

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once you select your avatar you will automaticly be takin back to the preciouse screen. now select the last button left side bar and a pop up should appear, choose the left most button. and you done ^_^

[TBoTB]

this ends the avatar section. i forgot to screen cap the part of the last step were you choose the left most option but i hope its clear enough. the next section will be BGM and Wallpaper rotation and choosing ^_^ baibai till next time *hopes his guide gets a stick sometime*

[TBoTB]

first i would like to thank starving artist for the sticky (~^_^~)

Now on to the good stuff ^^:

From POL click this button titled Options.

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to get to the options we want first select the third button down from top (follow the cursur of course ^^)

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next choose the fourth option down under the sub heading. (still following the cursur) this will allow us to set our BGM setting rotattion.

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on this screen select any (all if you want) bgm you want to be rotated. the far left button selects all, the next button to the right de-selects all. the button after that (the button you want to press when finsih) confirms selection/s the last button cancels.

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if you go back to the options screen, under the same subheading and choose the second optoin from top of subheading, you will be able to choose background rotation.

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you will be taken to this screen were you can select (all if you want) backgrounds that you want to be cycled when you boot up POL or return from it when you exit FFXI. the button layout is the same as selecting BGM rotation.

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now you can listen to the music you want while timelessly (sp?) gazing at your glorious background for hours if you want. the next section will cover adding, deleting buddies from buddy list within POL-N. till next time BaiBai (~^_^~)

[Buttermilk]

Wow!!! My little taru Terianstar has grown up so much!!!

You are now an expert at this game!!!!

:thumbsup:

Hope to see you again soon~ someday;;

[TBoTB]

buttermilk were have you been ^_^ ive missed you somuch /sniff /sniff i hope to see you again (ffxi) some day... then we can pt together once more like old times.... /sniff

[Seishi]

Hi! Can you put up a quick guide how to change pol email? It has too many numbers, hard to remember :sweat:

[TBoTB]

sure^_^, id first have to find out how to do it my self (always through trial and error hehehe). ill do as soon as i get a chance to log back on to pol.

[Lady Kelenae]

/bonks TboBT Get on AIM ! ^_^

[TBoTB]

Edited by AKosygin:
The guide to re-configure your POL mail client (after changing address) has been moved. It is now in the Translation/Guides section under "Config Mail Client".

It can be found here: http://www.ffxionline.com/modules.php?s=&name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=35

Thank you Terianstar for your guide, it has been entered on to the site.

[TBoTB]

to make sure setting took effect try sending an email to one of your other email boxes like hotmail or yahoo. if you get the mail then it works ^_^ till next time (were i would resume guide schedule) this is terianstar sighning out BaiBai (~^_^~)

[AKosygin]

Well, I would like to contribute something. For those of you whom want to customize your profile, follow the instructions on the above posts to get to just before where you change your picture, the below screen caps are the translation for the various items.
I hope this is useful to you all.

[AKosygin]

This is page 2 of the profile screen, I included some of the options that I have made which may be helpful to some of you out there.

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Oh, almost forgot, the side menu options are:

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And finally, so that you can decide whether to publish or hide your profile entirely or part of it, these are the corresponding "Kanji" for show and do not show.

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Available Gender Options:

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Page 1 of Occupation menu:

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Page 2 of occupation selections:

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Occupation page 3:

[Lady Kelenae]

Wow... Gamer =P

[AKosygin]

Should have done this in the first place.......
Page 4 and 5. (Should have put all the pages on one long image.)
Sorry. :sweat: :p

As for the option below occupation, "where you live" there are currently two option at the main menu, Not specified and Asia. If you click on Asia, you only have the option of Japan. Then you have the various regions followed by the area, then the city. If you do live in Japan, you can figure it out. If you do not live in Japan, you don't need to fiddle with it for most pratical purposes.

[AKosygin]

Then the language options are as follows in order (some I do not understand as my knowledge of nations are not as sharp as it used to be.)

Items where it is preceeded by three stars *** indicate that I do not know the entry.

Not Specified
Japanese
English
***Aisurando
Italian
Indonisian
***Oranda
***Giritsa
Sweedish
***Supein
Thai
Danish
*** Toruko
Dutch (could be German, Deutch)
Nepal
Norweigian
Hangarian
Hindi
Phillipino
French
Bulgarian
Vietnamese
Perusian
***Porando
Portugese
***Mare
Romanian
***Roshia
Korean
Chinese

[kokopuphz]

The email address changing thing that TBoTB posted is not entirely correct. Actually, it's not correct at all. The email address has to be changed from Services & Support. I don't have the screen shots, as I only have the PS2 version, and I don't have a vid capture card. I'd appreciate it if someone could take them for me. These aren't really detailed, but here are the steps:

1. Go to Service & Support [ƒT?[ƒrƒX?•ƒTƒ|?[ƒg]
2. Click Member Information [‰ïˆõ?î•ñ]
3. Click Mail Account [ƒ??[ƒ‹ƒAƒJƒEƒ“ƒg]
4. Choose Confirm/Change Account [ƒAƒJƒEƒ“ƒgŠm”F?E•Ï?X]
5. Log in using your PlayOnline ID and password
6. After this, I forget exactly what the steps were, but somewhere in here, there's an option that'll allow you to enter a bunch of email addresses to request for from POL. I entered 4, and all came back with the "already in use" type message, however when I entered only one email address, it seemed to work better. If there's an email address you want, try it out by entering it in the top box and requesting it. It'll tell you if it's okay or not. If it's okay, it'll display the email address in the middle of the screen in white. If not, then it'll have a generic error message. After you select okay and continue, it'll ask if you want to save your email password internally. I chose yes. And this should be done.

Once everything is set here, the Account Management that TBoTB showed will be automatically updated with the new information. The part that TBoTB drew up in his guide is basically like setting up Outlook Express. You can specify a email address and you can send out using that email address, however you won't be able to receive with that email address because it hasn't been registered with POL (as in Outlook, you can specify whatever email address you want, and as long as there's a valid SMTP server that you can use that allows for this kind of usage, you can send mail as anyone)

So for all of you here that listed your POL email address, I suggest going through the above process to actually register the POL address. I thought it weird when I was reading the POL Guide that no where does it say whether the email address was taken or not, and I started searching around for other ways to change it.

Good luck =D

[TBoTB]

/cry
/cry

how could i have missed that >.<

anyhow... ill post the picks of what you said kokopuphz ^^

also i like to thank kokopuphz and akosygin for their contribution toward the POL guide ^^

[TBoTB]

(the text will be from what koko said, also follow the cursur rule in effect =p)

1. Go to Service & Support [ƒT?[ƒrƒX?•ƒTƒ|?[ƒg]

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2. Click Member Information [‰ïˆõ?î•ñ]

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3. Click Mail Account [ƒ??[ƒ‹ƒAƒJƒEƒ“ƒg]

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4. Choose Confirm/Change Account [ƒAƒJƒEƒ“ƒgŠm”F?E•Ï?X]

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5. Log in using your PlayOnline ID and password (part1)

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5. Log in using your PlayOnline ID and password (part2)

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6. After this, I forget exactly what the steps were, but somewhere in here, there's an option that'll allow you to enter a bunch of email addresses to request for from POL. I entered 4, and all came back with the "already in use" type message, however when I entered only one email address, it seemed to work better. If there's an email address you want, try it out by entering it in the top box and requesting it. It'll tell you if it's okay or not. If it's okay, it'll display the email address in the middle of the screen in white. If not, then it'll have a generic error message. After you select okay and continue, it'll ask if you want to save your email password internally. I chose yes. And this should be done.

(-T_T-) i for got to take pics too but all you have to do is press the furthest most left button itll you get back to the screen in step 3

[TBoTB]

well im glad thats finished i hope... thanks again to those that contributed toward the guide... if any else want to contribute you can post pics with descriptions OR post steps (w/kanji preferable) and i will post the pics later of what you said. till next time this is terianstar signing out (~^_^~)

[TBoTB]

well, so far i have pics for a login name change some asked over the legion ls, i am aslo going to post asbout delting HN-ID's since i accidentlay create two extas and didnt know how to delete them till i did my good ol trial and error (my only fear of this method is to accidently set all options to default IE: my wallpapers and music settins) so ill post that as well, im still working on pol friend adding so that be just a little while longer ^_^. till then stay tuned, terianstar sighining out (~^_^~)

[TBoTB]

first think input any passwords you have for loggin in to get to your account name if you have a password for loggin name. this is the screen you should be looking at (follow the cursur rule in effect for intire guide unless specified)

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next select the second optoin on the left menu to get to the login settings

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type name you want the login name to be here

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type the password of what you want it to be here, and then type it agai in the space directly below for confirmation

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dont change these two settings down here as its the assigned pol and password given to you when you signed up

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when finish select the button on the bottom thats to the left

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youll get this confrimation screen next, press the button at the bottom thats to the left

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now select the button on the left menu thats all the way at the bottom and your done ^_^

[TBoTB]

well, not a big update but one at that, next is the deletion of HN ID's. ill have to wait till after the severs are up tough. stay tunded, this is terianstar signing out (~^_^~)

[Aldo]

Time to steal Terianstar's thunder :thumbsup: Follow the cursor:

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‚Í‚¢

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Click the smiley

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[Aldo]

You can click two places :
where the cursor is is to add.
Where the HD is is to adjust options.
The star signifies the "active HD"

[Aldo]

Type the new HD (15 character limit)
BTW: You cannot use kana.

[Aldo]

‚Í‚¢ to confirm creation

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‚Í‚¢ to jump to the new HD's profile menu. ‚¢‚¢‚¦ to return to the HD menu

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When you click on any HD's avatar you get a list of options to the right. In order to set the "active HD" you must have atleast two HD's or the top option ƒ`ƒBƒ“ƒW‚·‚é, will be greyed in. The cursor lies on "Delete this HD"

[Aldo]

‚Í‚¢ to confirm deletion, ‚¢‚¢‚¦ to retain HD. And that's the tooth folks :biggrin:

[TBoTB]

*said in vash the stamped voice from trigun*
hey.....
thats were my thunder went....
well.....
make sure to clean it off when you give it back...
or ill be forced to make you pay......
*insert crazy vash laugh here*

[TBoTB]

well thanks for providing that guide on hn deletions (and subsequent creations) Aldo =P

so what shall i do now =P.... im sure something in POL-V will rear is fugly head and ill be foreced to deal with it, then i will make a guide about it. till then, stay tuned =P terianstar sighning out (~^_^~)

[Aldo]

Why don't you explain how to use the search function in POLV, atleast what the slots mean on the lefthand side. Also a couple tips on how the mailing system works wouldn't do any harm :)

[AKosygin]

How to get the friends list to work:

This can help you fix some problems with the friends list and add friends to your friends list and delete some people whom are no longer your "friend".

SUMMARY:
You can not see your friend's online status even when you have permission OR you can not send authorization request to be added to friends list.

SYMPTOMS:
1. ) Friend is listed on your friends list, but you can not see them online and you can not send request for permission to allow you to see your friend. Also, you are sure you are not blocked and the friend has opened his profile to the public fully and is not hiding. AND your friend is online and has told you so.

2.) Your friend accidentally deleted the permission request you sent and can no longer authorize you to see his/her online status.

3.) Your friend is on your list, and you are on his list, but you can not see each other online. You have tried to send each other messages to try to give permission to each other, but the system never asks you for authorization.

4.) You created a new HN profile, you want to see your friend online and allow your friend to add your new HN to his list. You can not send him an authorization because he is already on your list. Your friend tried to send an authorization but can not.

5.) Your friend has allowed you to see when he is online, and your friend is not hiding and not in "annon" mode, but his status remains offline.

CAUSE:
There is a problem with POL in that it can not detect when authorization is needed again.

Authorization to view online status is only given on a per HN basis and the permission does not carry to other HNs that you may have, even when your friends list do carry to other HNs.

Both parties must be authorized to see each other and must have each other on their friends list or they will never see each other's online status.

RESOLUTION:
At each of the HN where your friend's status is not working, you must delete your friend from your list and add him again, requesting authorization. You must do it to each HN you have in which you want to ask for permission.

Follow the steps below and in the following posts to delete and re-add your friend.

STEP 1.) Go to the PlayOnline viewer and move your mouse up near the top, the profile display should come up, click on the smily face icon on the left side of the screen as shown in the image below. This will get you to the friends list.

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The friends list will pop up.

If the friend you want to add again, or to resend authorization is in your list, you will need to delete the friend. Otherwise, skip to step 6.

STEP 2.) Left click on the name of the friend and select the FIFTH option down to see your friend's profile.

The profile should come up.

STEP 3.) Copy down the HN-ID of your friend.

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STEP 4.) Exit out of the profile back to the friends list.

STEP 5.) Left click on your friend's name again, this time select the FOURTH option down and delete your friend from the list. If it ask you for confirmation, select Yes (hai).

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Now you need to find your friend (again) and add him to the list.

STEP 6.) Click on the magnifying glass icon, third option as seen below. And go to the search screen.

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STEP 7.) Enter the HN-ID of your friend that you want to add (re-add/re-request authorization) in the field on the left where it says HN-ID.

STEP 8.) Click SEARCH (where the cursor is at in the image below).

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STEP 9.) Your friend should then be listed on the right side, click on your friend's name and the screen will dim and options should be shown on the right.

STEP 10.) Select the second option to send a message.

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You will then see the message composing screen.

The SUBJECT and MESSAGE body should default to what is shown in the picture. (3rd and 4th fields down). Of course, the name will vary and it will not be Tifa. If you do not see this default message, something is wrong and you will not send an authorization request.

STEP 11.) Click the first option as highlighted by the cursor in the picture to send authorization request.

Your friend will now recieve an authorization request to approve you or deny you. Just click where it says "YES" to authorize when your friend sends you an authorization request.

If the system defaults to the message as the image below shows, it means it will send an authorization request. Now you will know that your friend can authorize you for sure.

There is the shortcut way as posted elsewhere on the boards: http://www.ffxionline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5707&highlight=friend+list

But this method, you know for sure an authorization request is being sent.

[TBoTB]

actually i did explain it in my last topic but it didnt have pics and it was on the wrong board so i delted it . =P the friend list was teh last thing i had left to do but time is always a fleeting dream, being there in one moment then gone inthe next. im glad you posted it thoug.

also i think i did explain the mail system, i think. i should have, espically about add/deleteing pics and attaching pics as well. if i missed anything feel free to add to it which im sure you did.

edited on march 17, 2003 8:10 USA EST

ALSO, i think you have to have POL level at lv 3, your is at lvl 2 =P, on lv 2 you cant see other online or they cant see you but there name is in the list =P as added friends. unless you purposely setted it to 2 then thats ok =P

ALSO, cant you enter the name of the HN id in the ifrst field above HN-ID field in search =P

edited on march 18, 2003 610 USA EST

Also in friend menu, the first sub heading is for those that are online, the second is for those that have accpeted your firend inviter but are not online or dont have there pol status on 3, the third is people who have not accepted your inviter and have declinded (but not sure though if those that decline are in list =P)

[Vyse]

I know its not pol but could someone show how to change the chat box skin in game?

[TBoTB]

roflmao, sure.... ill be on later tonihgt (around 10ish) so ill do it then, unless akosygin gets to it first hehe :cool:

i think i could make guides and stuff about ingame things but most of its already been coverd:sweat:

[Vyse]

nm i figured it out. Thanks anyway

[TBoTB]

ok np ;P

[AKosygin]

Originally posted by TBoTB
ALSO, i think you have to have POL level at lv 3, your is at lvl 2 =P, on lv 2 you cant see other online or they cant see you but there name is in the list =P as added friends. unless you purposely setted it to 2 then thats ok =P

ALSO, cant you enter the name of the HN id in the ifrst field above HN-ID field in search =P

Actually, Level 1 will only show your contents. Level 2 will restrict the viewing to those whom are your friends. Level 3 is Playonline, anyone can see you on, even while they are in POL. I believe level 2, you may not see it on POL but will see it in game.

In the level settings, there is a pull down that says whether you want to also include the active handle name or not.

As for the HN-ID: yes, you can just put in the name, but in the case to record your friend's HN account, the ID is better because using the name may turn up multiple records. And when you want to re-add them, you want to know which one is actually your friend and not someone else.

P.S.: Also, I did not use my real HN. My HN is sometimes on level 3. If you want my HN, just PMessage me.

[Kon]

A lot of importers dont know how to do this so i'm going to do a tutorial of it anyways.
Step 1...
(follow the cursor) 2nd menu, 6down

[Kon]

Step 2...
In config. menu, click the 4th option down.

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Step 3...
Go down to where the cursor is. Then just select the number you want.

[AKosygin]

The guide to adding and deleting a new character slot has been moved to the website itself.

It can be found here at the Translation/Guides section: http://www.ffxionline.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=37

[Leon]

Neato. Can someone put up a guide to change the Internet settings on the PC version (if theres any?)? Also any linksys router users, did you change anything in the POL config to make it work with linksys?

[TBoTB]

ffxi is supposed to automatlicly detect internet settings, i have a linksys router and it did for me. the only thing pc useres have to do is install the game. make sure to have your router turned on and connected to the internet so it can detect it if that was the problem. otherwise it should automaticly detect it.

[AKosygin]

The PlayOnline Viewer Connection Main Menu translation has been moved: http://www.ffxionline.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=48

[AKosygin]

Following the above post, select the Proxy Settings option.

This will take you to the below screen.

At the pull down, you have three options:
-- Use Proxy Settings: You will now tell POL Viewer the proxy server information and have it connect to a proxy server as specified in the POL Viewer.

-- Use WINDOWS Proxy Server Settings: You will now tell POL Viewer to go to Windows to use the proxy settings defined there. The Windows Proxy Settings is under Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Connections tab --> LAN Settings... --> Proxy Server.

-- Do not use Proxy Server: This disables the use of a proxy server settings.

[AKosygin]

Then you input the information as apporpriate.

CORRECTION: It is SECURE proxy not Security Proxy.

The secure proxy is used when you need to route SSL connections differently. As usual, you need to specify the port to which you need to connect.

Example: On Microsoft ISA Server, the first proxy is usually port 1080 (SOCKS 4) or 8080 (Web Proxy Service), and while SSL will be 8443 (Web Proxy Service with a certificate installed). Though if you are using Microsoft's ISA Server, there are other faster methods.

Under most situations, you will not need this unless your network administrator is very anal about network security and demands all connections be made through a proxy server. (Or if you are very very paranoid)

[AKosygin]

This tutorial has been removed as it has been placed on the website. Please look for the instructions in the "Translations/Guide" section of the website.

The guide to cancelling your POL account can be found here: http://www.ffxionline.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=34

[TBoTB]

Originally posted by AKosygin
I would like to thank Caspian for the following images, it is greatly appreciated. The FF XI importers will miss you on the game.



thanks for your continued contribution to the guide AKosygin. also i thank caspain for the pics, wishingstar will mis your pressence greately,

[orts]

i wasn't sure if this was the playonline profile or maybe an in-game profile(?) but sometimes when i do a search for pt members they have a green dot by their name and when i highlight it, green text appears in the chat screen that tells me their job, next lvl, etc.

how do you do this?:sweat: if there is a guide somewhere please point me to it^^

[Aldo]

1st menu ƒT?[ƒ`
Last option ƒR?[ƒ?ƒ“ƒg
3 lines to write, it goes away after log out

[abknight]

Could someone please make a Tetramaster registration guide? I really want to play... haha. Text-only guide is fine. Thank you :)