Post by ۞ KAT ۞ AKA Red Viper on Sept 30, 2009 15:36:08 GMT -5
Hey everyone. ;D
Allow me a moment to help instruct some of those newer to posting on a forum how to make their posts all shiny and put together.
i'll help show you how to italicize, underline, and even how to Link things just to name a few.
The other fun things i'm sure you'll figure out how to use on your own once you've gotten started.
Now then, when you hit REPLY to post, you will see 28 little square buttons that look like stone. They are in the ADD TAGS area, right above the smilies.
Each one helps you to do different functions. (Some of which i'm still figuring out hehe) But they're all cool.
If you want to make a word bold for example, there is only three simple steps.
1. Type the word you want to make bold.
2. Left mouse click and highlight the word/s you'd like bolded.
3. Look up in the ADD TAGS area, and click the first button on the upper left you see. It has a 'B' on it.
That's it.
You will notice it automatically added in the tags to make the word/s bold.
It works the same way for each button up there. Just follow the same three steps, alternating the final step for what effect you're looking for.
Linking a URL
This only requires a very slight modification to the above steps to do as i have shown in my example up top for a linked url.
1. Find the URL you want to direct people to.
2. Highlight and copy.
3. Paste.
4. Find the ADD TAG button, on the bottom, third from left. It has a little globe with a piece of paper image on it. Click it.
You will find it has made your posted link a click able one. Now, to make it so that the link hides, and you can customize it by typing whatever you want as a click able link, do the following slight alterations.
(Please note i have added a period in the coding for the sake of display. There should be no period in your coding or it will not work.)
1. At the end of the first [url.] tag, remove the last ] and replace it with =
2. Go to the end of your URL address and place the ] at the end of it.
3. In-between the ][/url.] put in whatever you want it to say.
That's it!
[.url=http://thecheshirecats.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=xfactionaz]Whatever you want to say[/url.]
Adding an Image
As seen Here adding an image to your post can look real good.
To do this:
1.Get the URL of a hosted image. (Photobucket, imageshack are good image hosters)
2. Post it.
3. Highlight the URL.
4. Find the IMG button in the ADD TAGS area. It is the one to the left of the email button with the picture of a picture on it. Click it.
Viola. Added image.
There you go, you're off to a good start. Play around with the other buttons to see what each does. You can choose the PREVIEW button right next to the POST MESSAGE one to see what it looks like before posting.
Enjoy!
Allow me a moment to help instruct some of those newer to posting on a forum how to make their posts all shiny and put together.
i'll help show you how to italicize, underline, and even how to Link things just to name a few.
The other fun things i'm sure you'll figure out how to use on your own once you've gotten started.
Now then, when you hit REPLY to post, you will see 28 little square buttons that look like stone. They are in the ADD TAGS area, right above the smilies.
Each one helps you to do different functions. (Some of which i'm still figuring out hehe) But they're all cool.
If you want to make a word bold for example, there is only three simple steps.
1. Type the word you want to make bold.
2. Left mouse click and highlight the word/s you'd like bolded.
3. Look up in the ADD TAGS area, and click the first button on the upper left you see. It has a 'B' on it.
That's it.
You will notice it automatically added in the tags to make the word/s bold.
It works the same way for each button up there. Just follow the same three steps, alternating the final step for what effect you're looking for.
Linking a URL
This only requires a very slight modification to the above steps to do as i have shown in my example up top for a linked url.
1. Find the URL you want to direct people to.
2. Highlight and copy.
3. Paste.
4. Find the ADD TAG button, on the bottom, third from left. It has a little globe with a piece of paper image on it. Click it.
You will find it has made your posted link a click able one. Now, to make it so that the link hides, and you can customize it by typing whatever you want as a click able link, do the following slight alterations.
(Please note i have added a period in the coding for the sake of display. There should be no period in your coding or it will not work.)
1. At the end of the first [url.] tag, remove the last ] and replace it with =
2. Go to the end of your URL address and place the ] at the end of it.
3. In-between the ][/url.] put in whatever you want it to say.
That's it!
[.url=http://thecheshirecats.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=xfactionaz]Whatever you want to say[/url.]
Adding an Image
As seen Here adding an image to your post can look real good.
To do this:
1.Get the URL of a hosted image. (Photobucket, imageshack are good image hosters)
2. Post it.
3. Highlight the URL.
4. Find the IMG button in the ADD TAGS area. It is the one to the left of the email button with the picture of a picture on it. Click it.
Viola. Added image.
There you go, you're off to a good start. Play around with the other buttons to see what each does.
You can choose the PREVIEW button right next to the POST MESSAGE one to see what it looks like before posting.Enjoy!
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