Using The BBcodes (Bold, Italics, Color, Etc)

[keith]

By using the BBcode buttons, members can easily make the text in their messages to bold, add color, change the size of the text, etc. BBcode allows you to use html features without knowing html.

• To use the buttons, highlight the text you want to change, then click the appropriate button.

BOLD
What It Does = Makes your text bold (makes the text thicker than the other text)
Button To Use = "B"
Sample = The girl went outside to play.
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 The girl went [b]outside[/b] to play.

Color
What It Does = Change the color of your text
Button To Use = "Font colour"
Sample = The girl went outside to play.
Sample When Used:

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The girl went [color=#000080]outside[/color] to play.

Smilies
What It Does = Adds a smilie image to your text
Button To Use = None. Click a smilie from the Smilies block
Sample = The girl went outside to play .
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The girl went outside to play  :lol: .

Italics
What It Does = Slants the text
Button To Use = "i"
Sample = The girl went outside to play.
Sample When Used:

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 The girl went [i]outside[/i] to play.

Underline
What It Does = Adds a line under the text
Button To Use = "u"
Sample = The girl went outside to play.
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 The girl went [u]outside[/u] to play.

Text / Font Size
What It Does = Change the size of your text
Button To Use = "Normal"
Sample = The girl went outside to play.
Sample When Used:

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The girl went [size=140]outside[/size] to play.

Align Text and Images Center, Right and Left
What It Does = Change the alignment of your text. Use the same method below for "Left" and "Right"
Button To Use = None. You must type the BBcode.
Sample =

The Title Of My Story

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[center]The Title Of My Story[/center]

Background And Border Color
What It Does = Change the background and border color of the text in your message.
Button To Use = None. You must type the BBcode.
Sample =

I want the border color purple and the background orange.

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[bgcolor]purple,orange,I want the border color purple and the background orange.[/bgcolor]

Quote
What It Does = Adds emphasis text written by someone else
Button To Use = "Quote"
Sample =

The girl went outside to play.

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 [quote]The girl went outside to play.[/quote]

Image
What It Does = Adds an image to your message
Button To Use = "Img"
Sample =
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[img]http://thebx.net/info/images2/document.png[/img]

Hyperlink (Link)
What It Does = Adds a hyperlink to your text (when clicked goes to another web page).
Button To Use = "URL"
Sample = Use the following link to go to Morrisania.com: http://morrisania.com
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If want to see video tutorials click the following link: [url]http://thebx.net/info/_help_videos.php[/url]

Hyperlink (Link) 2
What It Does = Adds a hyperlink to your text without showing the actual link.
Button To Use = None. You must type the BBcode.
Sample = If want to see the old Morrisania.com website click here.
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If want to see the old Morrisania.com website [url=http://morrisania.com]click here[/url].

List
What It Does = Create an itemized list in your message
Button To Use = "List"
Sample =
My Shopping List:

Eggs
Bacon
Milk

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My Shopping List:
[list]
Eggs
Bacon
Milk[/list]

List With Bullets
What It Does = Create an itemized list with Bullets in your message
Button To Use = "List" and "[*]"
Sample =
My Shopping List:

• Eggs
• Bacon
• Milk

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My Shopping List:
[list]
[*] Eggs
[*] Bacon
[*] Milk
[/list]

Album
What It Does = Adds an image from the Photo Gallery on this website to your message
Button To Use = "album"
Sample =

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[album]2184[/album]

YouTube
What It Does = Adds a YouTube video to your message
Button To Use = "youtube"
Sample =

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zd-LG7Utok[/youtube]

Stream
What It Does = Add a streaming audio file (song) or video to your message (must be mp3 or wmv format)
Button To Use = "stream"
Sample =

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[stream]http://thebx.net/share/gospelmusic/mp3/Regina_Bell_-_God_Is_Good.mp3[/stream]

Stream Video
What It Does = Add a streaming flash or mp4 video to your message (flv or mp4 format)
Button To Use = None. You must type the BBcode.
Sample =

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[flv]http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp4/twit.cachefly.net/video/twit/twit0268/twit0268_h264b_640x368_256.mp4[/flv]