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What are BB Codes?
BB Codes are a variation on the HTML tags you may already be familiar with. They allow you to add functionality or style to your message that would normally require HTML, but without the problem of breaking the design of the pages that they are used on. You can use BB Codes in any of the forums.
Current BB Codes:
URL Hyperlinking
If BB Code is enabled in a forum, you do not need to use the [URL] code to create a hyperlink. Simply type the complete URL in either of the following manners and the hyperlink will be created automatically:
Notice that you do not need to include the http:// part of the address if it begins with 'www'. If the site does not begin with "www", you must use the complete "http://" address. Also, you may use https:// and ftp:// URL prefixes in auto-link mode.
If you want to include the BB code, just encase the link as shown in the following example (BB Code is in red).
[url]www.downsyn.com[/url]
You can now have true hyperlinks using the [url] code. Just use the following format:
[url="http://www.downsyn.com"]Downsyn Home Page[/url]
In the examples above, the BB Code automatically generates a hyperlink to the URL that is encased. It will also ensure that the link is opened in a new window when the user clicks on it. Note that the "http://" part of the URL is optional if the address begins with www; if it does not, then you will need to include the full http:// part. In the second example above, the URL will hyperlink the text to whatever URL you provide after the equal sign. Also note that you DO need quotation marks inside the url tags.
Email Links
To add a hyperlinked email address within your message, just encase the email address as shown in the following example (BB Code is in red).
[email]john@downsyn.com[/email]
In the example above, the BB Code automatically generates a hyperlink to the email address that is encased.
Bold, Underline, Italics, and Strikeout
You can make make text bold, underlined, italicized, or overstriked by encasing the applicable sections of your text with either the [b] , [/b] or [u] , [/u] or [i] , [/i] or [s], [/s] tags.
Hello, [b]James[/b], [u]John[/u] and [i]Mary[/i] [s]and Philip[/s]
Adding color to your text
You can make text any of the following colors: red, blue, green, yellow, or orange by using these tags: [blue] , [/blue] or [green] , [/green] or [red] , [/red] or [orange] , [/orange] or [yellow] , [/yellow] tags.
[green]Some green text[/green]
[blue]Some blue text[/blue]
Bullets/Lists
You can make bulleted lists or ordered lists (by number or letter).
Unordered, bulleted list:
[list]
[*] This is the first bulleted item.
[*] This is the second bulleted item.
[/list]
This produces:
Note that you must include a closing [/list] when you end each list.
Making ordered lists is just as easy. Just add either [LIST=A] or [LIST=1]. Typing [List=A] will produce a list from A to Z. Using [List=1] will produce numbered lists.
Here's an example:
[list=A]
[*] This is the first bulleted item.
[*] This is the second bulleted item.
[/list=A]
This produces:
Adding Images
To add a graphic within your message, just encase the URL of the graphic image as shown in the following example (BB Code is in red).[img]http://www.downsyn.com/images/picture.gif[/img]
In the example above, the BB Code automatically makes the graphic visible in your message. Note: the "http://" part of the URL is REQUIRED for the [img] code.
Quoting Other Messages
To reference something specific that someone has posted, just cut and paste the applicable verbiage and enclose it as shown below (BB Code is in red).
[QUOTE]Ask not what your country can do for you....
ask what you can do for your country.[/QUOTE]
In the example above, the BB Code automatically indents the text you reference.
Code Tag
Similar to the Quote tag, the Code tag adds some <PRE> tags to preserve formatting. This useful for displaying programming code, for instance:
[CODE]#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Content-type: text/html";
print "Hello World!";
[/CODE]
In the example above, the BB Code automatically indents the text you reference and preserves the formatting of the coded text.
Incorrect BB Code Usage:
[url] www.downsyn.com [/url] - don't put spaces between the bracketed code and the text you are applying the code to.
[email]tom@downsyn.com[email] - the end brackets must include a forward slash ([/email])
Note: The BB Code is not case-sensitive (thus, you could use [URL] or [url]).
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