Getting Help :: Using BB Code

Posted: Oct 24, 2008 8:18:39 pm

Pete
911Meister Posts: 1560 Registered: 2008-10-13	This guide outlines how BBcode works. Ideally you would use the buttons and lists above the message entry box to create the BBcode. Formatting Text Using BBcode you can format text using various tags, e.g. bold would make the text Bold and italic would make it italic The text formatting tags are outlined below: - bold text - italic text - underline text - left align text - right align text - center text - fully justify text Changing text font To use a different font for part or all of your message use Text replacing 'font name' with the font of your choice. Changing text color To colorize your text use Text where hex code is the hexadecimal code for the color you wish to use e.g. is red, [color=#0000FF] is blue and [color=#000000] is black (invalid codes default to black). A list of common color hex codes is available here Changing text size To resize the text use replacing 'size in pixels' with the text you require. The default size is 11 pixels All text formatting BBcode tags can be combined with each other so Bold Italic Size 24pixels Blue text, right aligned written in Courier would be [size=24][color=#0000FF] Text and appear as Text Adding links A link can be added into a post in several ways. If you wish to add a clickable text link like 'http://www.myporsche911.co.uk' use this code www.myporsche911.co.uk. If you wish to put a link behind a text use this code this site appears as this site The same can be done for links to email addresses e.g. myemail@myserver.com or email someone Creating lists You can created ordered or unordered lists using or respectively. Items in the list are tagged using e.g. Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 would appear as Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Miscellaneous BBcode To add a picture, just place the URL of the image between tags e.g. To add a quote place the quote in Quote: tags. If you press the quote button on a post it will enter these tags for you If you want horizontally scrolling text you can place the text between tags Offtopic text can be placed using Offtopic: tags or you can just use an offtopic smilie if one is available If you want to post code for help with programming or a bug fix you can use `<?php ?>` tags 1974 Coupe plus bits! \| Stuttgart eXchange \| Channel P101tv \| My Porsche Blog
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This guide outlines how BBcode works. Ideally you would use the buttons and lists above the message entry box to create the BBcode.

Formatting Text

Using BBcode you can format text using various tags, e.g.

bold

would make the text Bold and

italic

would make it italic The text formatting tags are outlined below:

- bold text

- italic text

- underline text

- left align text

- right align text

- center text

- fully justify text

Changing text font

To use a different font for part or all of your message use

Text

replacing 'font name' with the font of your choice.

Changing text color

To colorize your text use

Text

where hex code is the hexadecimal code for the color you wish to use e.g.

is red, [color=#0000FF] is blue and [color=#000000] is black (invalid codes default to black). A list of common color hex codes is available here

Changing text size

To resize the text use

replacing 'size in pixels' with the text you require. The default size is 11 pixels

All text formatting BBcode tags can be combined with each other so Bold Italic Size 24pixels Blue text, right aligned written in Courier would be

[size=24][color=#0000FF]

Text

and appear as

Text
Adding links
A link can be added into a post in several ways. If you wish to add a clickable text link like 'http://www.myporsche911.co.uk' use this code www.myporsche911.co.uk.
If you wish to put a link behind a text use this code this site appears as this site

The same can be done for links to email addresses e.g. myemail@myserver.com or email someone

Creating lists You can created ordered or unordered lists using

respectively. Items in the list are tagged using

e.g.

Item 1
Item 2
Item 3

would appear as

Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Miscellaneous BBcode
To add a picture, just place the URL of the image between

tags e.g.

To add a quote place the quote in

Quote:

tags. If you press the quote button on a post it will enter these tags for you

If you want horizontally scrolling text you can place the text between tags

Offtopic text can be placed using Offtopic: tags or you can just use an offtopic smilie if one is available

If you want to post code for help with programming or a bug fix you can use

<?php

?>