What is Bonanza's "Switchboard?"

Switchboard is a horizontal quick-access bar located at the bottom of your screen. When you click an icon on the bar, you get one-click access to some of the most common features you use or places you visit on Bonanza. Pop-up windows allow you to keep up with conversations and notifications. The bar contains the following sections that you can turn on or off:

• Quick Text -- Shows quick text conversations that you are having with other members.
• Roundtable Questions –- Lets you view and respond to questions from other members.
• Notifications -– Lets you know when a Bonanza is starting, when a user you've marked as a favorite posts new items to their booth, or when a Forum game is starting.
• Item History -- Shows the most recent items that you've viewed.

Any section can be hidden (it doesn't appear), minimized (it appears only as an icon on the right side of the page), or expanded (each element in the section appears as an icon). For example, if you minimize the Quick Text section, each new Quick Text you receive will show up as a line of text after you click the "Quick Text" icon in the Switchboard. If you expand the Quick Text section, each quick text you receive will be shown as an icon (the icon of the user with whom you're conversing) in the Switchboard, giving you one click access to see that conversation (in the case of Quick Texts, you can also set them up to automatically pop up when new messages are received. Read more on that, below).

Each section can have up to 10 elements associated with it. 

Frequently Asked Questions About Switchboard

How can I customize my Switchboard?

To change Switchboard settings:

Click the Switchboard Options icon (see picture at right), it will be the leftmost icon on your Switchboard. Then pick the "Customize Switchboard" link.

What can I customize on my Switchboard?

On the Customize Switchboard page, you can specify your preferences for general settings such as Hide Switchboard or use the Mini-Switchboard. You can also expand, minimize, or hide Quick Texts, Notifications, Roundtable Questions or Item History.

Other options allow you to change Quick Text settings (show /don't show new Quick Texts, automatically delete received messages you've responded to) and Notification Settings (show/don't show notification when Bonanzas start, when games start, and when new items are posted by your favorite sellers).