Thread: Learn How to Format a Post

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Explanation

BB code is a set of tags based on the HTML language that you may already be familiar with. They allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does, but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing. The ability to use BB code is set on a forum-by-forum basis by the administrator, so you should check the forum rules when you post a new message.

BB Code Tags | Explanation & Usage

The [img] tag allows you to embed images within your posts. You can also combine this tag with the [url] tag to make images become links.

Usage

[img]value[/img]



Example



(Not linked)

PHP Code:

[img]http://www.brownave.com/images/statusicon/forum_new-48.png[/img] (Not linked) 


(Linked)

PHP Code:

[url=http://www.example.com] [img]http://www.brownave.com/images/statusicon/forum_new-48.png[/img] [/url] (Linked) 


The [video] tag allows you to embed videos from various video services within your posts.

Usage

PHP Code:

[video]value[/video] 


Example

PHP Code:

[video=youtube;eOUq4Z6R7xI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOUq4Z6R7xI[/video] 


When formatting text, Internet Explorer is very unstable and tends to cause; Bold, Italicized, Underline, Font; Size & Colors to bounce around; highlighted text and position code in incorrect places...

For example:

[When formatting text, Internet Explorer is very unstable and tends to cause; Bold, Italicized, Underline, Font; Size & Colors to bounce around; highlighted text and position code in incorrect places...FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT]

As you can see, the bracket tag and description are in the wrong places, causing text to not style...

It should format like this: (ignore the PHP, I have to use this to show code, otherwise it will format and you won't see how it is done)

PHP Code:

[FONT=Comic Sans MS]When formatting text, Internet Explorer is very unstable and tends to cause; Bold, Italicized, Underline, Font; Size & Colors to bounce around; highlighted text and position code in incorrect places...[/FONT] 


And this is without the PHP tag:

When formatting text, Internet Explorer is very unstable and tends to cause; Bold, Italicized, Underline, Font; Size & Colors to bounce around; highlighted text and position code in incorrect places...



Is allot more stable and won't cause your cursor to reposition itself, unexpectedly!

I myself use this and you can download this here:

Mozilla Firefox Web Browser



Is also allot more stable then IE...

Here is a link to download this here:

https://www.google.com/chrome/?brand...&utm_medium=ha

Please consider downloading one or the other, if you would like to avoid unexpected formatting results.