I guess I'm in the right place to be asking questions, and I have a few.

What is meant my 'Thanks' and 'Thanked' - I'm not being impertinent here, I really don't understand. Just recently I was thanked by somebody for something. I know not what or by whom.
Neither do I know how to thank anyone other than including it in a post saying whatever I'm grateful for to whomever. (I'm darn near computer illiterate - on line computers - beyond word processing - is way ahead of my abilities and experience. Please excuse.)

Also, I don't understand...

"Please click one of the quick reply icons in the post above' for a quick reply.

I don't know what icons they're referring to. Would somebody kindly steer me straight on these issues.?

Thank You (in advance?).
- RP