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viper2040 · 12-08-2002, 02:11 PM

<span style='font-size:12pt;line-height:100%'>Lesson 2:
Making that post</span>

If you're making a topic, then click this button

in the main page of the section you're in. (Clicking the button here will start a new topic in the "General Comments and Strategies" section--where you are now).

Fill out the following for your new topic:

Topic Title (For my topic, it was "The "new persons" guide to posting;")
Topic Description (for my topic, "Since most come straight to "general"...")

below that, there is a box for your message. This is what will appear when you click the "Add Reply" button.

To check out your post as it will appear BEFORE actually posting it, hit the "Preview Post" button.

<span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'>Now, what do those funny buttons mean above the message box?</span>

the B makes text BOLD
the I makes text Italicized
the U makes text Underlined

Dont worry about the others for now; theyre advanced.

Now, first of all, when you first click one of the 3 I talked about, some funny code will appear in your message box, at the very end of your current text. IE, if you hit the b, [ b] will appear. Everything after that "[ b]" will be in bold. Also, the "B" button will now say "*B". To stop the bold, click the "*B" button; the code [/ b] will appear.

In posts, almost everything inside of brackets (these:[]) is code. if the code has a "/" in front of it, it signals the end of code. Using the Bold example, [ b]starts the bold, [/ b] ends the bold. NOTE: [B ] WILL NOT APPEAR IN YOUR MESSAGE WHEN IT IS POSTED; I'M JUST GIVING EXAMPLES.

You can aso type the code in yourself, which is easier. In all of my examples, Iadded a space into the code so that it would appear in my posted message. Do not do that. For bold, this ends the bold: [/b]. This begins bold: [b].

IMPORTANT: for each code start (ie, [ b]) there must be an end (ie, [/ b]). If you do not end the code, then the code will not go through. This is how i was able to make the actual code appear in the previous paragraph--I put the end code before the begin code, so neither was carried out.

12-08-2002, 02:11 PM	#9
viper2040 Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 789 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): Thanks (Received): Likes (Given): Likes (Received): Dislikes (Given): Dislikes (Received): Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	<span style='font-size:12pt;line-height:100%'>Lesson 2: Making that post</span> If you're making a topic, then click this button in the main page of the section you're in. (Clicking the button here will start a new topic in the "General Comments and Strategies" section--where you are now). Fill out the following for your new topic: Topic Title (For my topic, it was "The "new persons" guide to posting;") Topic Description (for my topic, "Since most come straight to "general"...") below that, there is a box for your message. This is what will appear when you click the "Add Reply" button. To check out your post as it will appear BEFORE actually posting it, hit the "Preview Post" button. <span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'>Now, what do those funny buttons mean above the message box?</span> the B makes text BOLD the I makes text Italicized the U makes text Underlined Dont worry about the others for now; theyre advanced. Now, first of all, when you first click one of the 3 I talked about, some funny code will appear in your message box, at the very end of your current text. IE, if you hit the b, [ b] will appear. Everything after that "[ b]" will be in bold. Also, the "B" button will now say "B". To stop the bold, click the "B" button; the code [/ b] will appear. In posts, almost everything inside of brackets (these:[]) is code. if the code has a "/" in front of it, it signals the end of code. Using the Bold example, [ b]starts the bold, [/ b] ends the bold. NOTE: [B ] WILL NOT APPEAR IN YOUR MESSAGE WHEN IT IS POSTED; I'M JUST GIVING EXAMPLES. You can aso type the code in yourself, which is easier. In all of my examples, Iadded a space into the code so that it would appear in my posted message. Do not do that. For bold, this ends the bold: [/b]. This begins bold: [b]. IMPORTANT: for each code start (ie, [ b]) there must be an end (ie, [/ b]). If you do not end the code, then the code will not go through. This is how i was able to make the actual code appear in the previous paragraph--I put the end code before the begin code, so neither was carried out. __________________ questions about getting PC, server, or game console to work? gimme a holler.