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What are the HTML tags needed to bold, italicize, color, enlarge, etc. text in my posts?

by Mary

In order to format text on this message board (and most others) you need to use HTML (HyperTextMarkupLanguage)

Please note: HTML tags are always active so in order for you to "see" how to type them in this post I need to insert some periods...Ignore them when you go to type them into your own posts.

Almost all HTML tags come in pairs. The first tag "turns on" the command and the second turns it off. The tags are enclosed in < > with a slash / used to turn them off. For example, in order for things to be bold you need to type the following.

<..B>This makes the text bold<../B>

This makes the text bold

The same is true for all other formatting tags

<..I>This is for italic<..I>
<..U>This is for underline<../U>

Next, there are also "Header" tags. This tags come in six sizes, although N54 only supports the first FIVE. The higher the number, the smaller the font size. Using a header tag automatically bolds the text and puts in a carriage return.

This is the largest, the H1

This is an H2 tag

This is an H3 tag

This is an H4 tag

This is an H5 tag

The code looks like this, the H# determines the size

<..H1>This is the largest, the H1<../H1>

Last... there is the FONT tag. This tag allows you to change the size of the text, its color, or its font. This only difference is, the opening tag may include a lot of instructions, but the closing tag will just say FONT.

<..FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN" COLOR="RED" SIZE=+2>This is Times New Roman, in red, with a +2 size<../FONT>

This is Times New Roman, in red, with a +2 size

These are the basics that will get you the variety you need in "decorating" your posts and fics.

Mary :0)

Posted on Nov 14, 2001, 7:33 PM

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New and improved... WYSIWYG! (more). Mary on Oct 14, 2002, 2:46 AM

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