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jteems
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 Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:43 pm Post subject: Help With Posts On This BB |
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The following is quoted from the Users Guide and may be helpful in going beyond just straight-text posting on this BB:
4.2.5: BBCode
BBCode is a system that will allow you to format your posts in special ways. The BBCode system uses tags in a way nearly identical to HTML. The primary difference between BBCode and HTML is that BBCode uses square brackets [ and ] instead of angle brackets < and >. For a more detailed description of how BBCode works, click the small BBCode link on the lower left corner of the Posting Form. You may also go to http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/faq.php?mode=bbcode.
Here is a list of sample BBCode and its output:
Bolded Text: Bolded Text
Italicized Text: Italicized Text
Underlined Text: Underlined Text
Red Text or Red Text: Red Text
Bigger Text: Bigger Text
| Quote: | | This cheese is delicious |
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| The Cheese Man wrote: | | This cheese is delicious. |
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| Code: | | if ($cheese == "tasty") { return true; } |
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- Cheddar Cheese
- Limburger Cheese
- Cottage Cheese
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Cheddar Cheese
Limburger Cheese
Cottage Cheese
- Cheddar Cheese
- Limburger Cheese
- Cottage Cheese
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Cheddar Cheese
Limburger Cheese
Cottage Cheese
- Cheddar Cheese
- Limburger Cheese
- Cottage Cheese
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Cheddar Cheese
Limburger Cheese
Cottage Cheese
Visit phpBB!: Visit phpBB! (Link URL: http://www.phpbb.com)
http://www.phpbb.com/: http://www.phpbb.com/ (Link URL: http://www.phpbb.com)
no.one@domain.adr: no.one@domain.adr
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Again, for more info, see http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/faq.php?mode=bbcode.
4.2.6: Smilies
Smilies are small images that appear in posts. Usually they are small images of faces, and are often used to show emotion.
To use smilies in your posts, you need to enter a series of characters. Common character series are  for a happy face ,  for a sad face , etc. Another common style for smilie character sequences is :emotion: (i.e. the emotion the smilie shows, with a colon ":" before and after this). Examples of this are  for a winking face ,  for a laughing face , etc.
Many templates (including subSilver, the default template) have smilie buttons on the posting form. Normally, this is a grid of the smilies, any of which may be clicked to insert the appropriate character sequence at the current text insertion point. For more information, see 3.2.4 Smilie Administration.
4.2.7: Quoting Messages
Quoting messages allows you to include other's posts in your own. It is useful for showing that you are replying to a post, or part of a post.
To quote all of someone's post, look at the top right corner of their post and click Quote. This will take you to the posting form, and will allow you to reply to the post. It will also automatically add the appropriate BBCode to your post to quote the post you are replying to.
The proper syntax to quote a post is:
| <name to quote> wrote: | | <text to quote> |
<name to quote> is the source of your quote, and <text to quote> is what you are quoting. So to quote the user Cheese Man saying "Power the behold of cheese."
| Cheese Man wrote: | | Power the behold of cheese |
For more information, see 4.2.5 BBCode.
4.2.8: Editing Posts
Editing posts allows you to go back and fix errors, remove incorrect information, or add new information to your posts. To edit a post, look at the top right corner of your post and click Edit. You will be taken to the posting form to edit your post, and then click Submit to enter it into the database. If you edit a post after it has been replied to, a small message will appear at the bottom of it indicating how many times it has been edited, and when and by whom the last edit occurred.
To delete a post, click Edit and check Delete this Post. Click Submit to finish deleting the post. You may not delete a post if it has been replied to (i.e. it is not the last post in the topic) |
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drmark
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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Wow!!! You lost me about half-way through. I do have a quick question, though. You mentioned how to quote entire posts, but I am having trouble trying to quote just a line or two from a post. I know this can be done because I see others doing so. I thought maybe highlighting that area to be quoted would work, but I still seem to get the entire post. I am sure I am doing or not doing something stupid that is obviously simple, but. . . . ??? 
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jteems
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:42 am Post subject: |
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| There may be a slicker way, but I simply copy to clipboard the portion I want to quote, then go to "Post a Reply", click the Quote button, paste that portion, then click Quote*. |
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VietBob
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | drmark, frustrated, expressed this: I thought maybe highlighting that area to be quoted would work, but I still seem to get the entire post. |
Depends a bit on what you want to quote. If I want to quote a small bit of a message (or if I want to include quotations from several messages) I use Jack's approach: highlight and copy the desired text, go to the posting screen, press 'quote' 'CTRL-v', and hit the 'Close Tags' link. (Or type , paste the selected text, and type The 'Quote' button on the top right of the message in reading mode simply opens a posting screen with the entire message (including a reference to the original poster) already quoted. You're then free to delete any portions you don't feel are relevant to your comment.
-Bob |
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drmark
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Jack and Bob,
Thanks for the alternate methods and complete explanation. It is appreciated!
Mark |
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peter
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:01 pm Post subject: Putting in a "Click here" type URL |
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I noticed in one posting from PC-Tutor, that he was able to hide an url link with a blue "here". By clicking on the "here", you go to the url.
I was going to send him a private message asking him how he did this, but decided to post that question here instead.
So how do you do that Scott? Or anyone else who knows.
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jteems
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:05 pm Post subject: Re: Putting in a "Click here" type URL |
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| peter wrote: | I noticed in one posting from PC-Tutor, that he was able to hide an url link with a blue "here". By clicking on the "here", you go to the url.
I was going to send him a private message asking him how he did this, but decided to post that question here instead.
So how do you do that Scott? Or anyone else who knows.
Peter |
Like this:
Visit phpBB!: Visit phpBB! (Link URL: http://www.phpbb.com) |
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peter
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:07 am Post subject: Re: Putting in a "Click here" type URL |
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OK. I'll try.
Like this
Cool!
Now, what is hidden in your explanation comes up only when I Quote your reply. Then I actually see the format.
Thanks Jack; that's exactly what I wanted to know.
Peter |
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VietBob
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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This is also the function of the 'Code' tag.
| Code: | | [url=http://www.telegram.com]CLICK HERE![/url] |
(as opposed to CLICK HERE!)
-Bob |
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mpckillkill
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| Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| That’s a very informative post! Keep sharing. |
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peter
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:02 am Post subject: Neat Tricks on the Board |
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Thanks mpckillkil for your comment. It is fun to see that a conversation that took place quite some time ago is still useful.
Also, it brings me back to some hints which I can now bookmark, as I tend to forget them if I am not using them regularly. |
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