How-To Use BBcodes!

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We do get questions from time to time asking how do you use a certain BBcode so this thread is for all of you with questions on this.


What is BBcode?
It stands for Bulletin Board Code and is the code you can use to enhance your posts with more interactive and attractive content. It has a very similar syntax and structure to HTML but simplified quite a bit to make it easy for even the most "computer-retarded" person to use


How Do I Use BBcodes?
Well, it's pretty straight forward. When you make a new post or thread, you will see the BBcode editor around the message text.

It should look something like this:


To use a BBcode, you can simply click the code you want to use and it will input it into your message text box wherever the cursor is currently located. If you're not sure what a BBcode does, you can simply point your mouse over it and a small box will pop up giving a brief description of what the code does.

For example, The code that looks like a "B". If you are unsure what it does, hold the mouse over it for a second and you will see the description pop up that says "Bold". So I'm not a rocket scientist, but I would think that means that the "B" button will make your text Bold.

Each BBcode has an opening tag "[ ]" and a closing tag "[/ ]". The text or item you want to be formatted with BBcode needs to be in between the opening and closing tag.

Each BBcode does something different and I will go over each of them. As we add BBcodes I will update this thread to include the use of those as well.


BBcode Basics:
I will start at the top left, work my way right, and then do the next row the same way.



Remove Text Formatting

The first one is like a "reset button". It will remove ALL BBcodes and formatting that you have done so far.




Fonts

This allows you to use different fonts in your posts. Pretty self explanatory.

Proper use is like this:

[FONT="Impact"]Example Text[/FONT]

And will look like this:
Example Text



Size

This allows you to increase or decrease the size of your text.

Proper use is like this:

[SIZE="7"]Example Text[/SIZE]

And will look like this:
Example Text



Color

This allows you to change the color of your text.

Proper use is like this:

[COLOR="Red"]Example Text[/COLOR]

And will look like this:
Example Text



Smilies

This allows you to add smilies to your posts. You can use this quick smilies drop-down menu or the larger one to the right. If you want more smilies to choose from besides what's shown, simply click the "[More]" link under the large smilies box. NOTE: Common text smiliey faces are automatically converted to the smiley images. You can disable the automatic smiley generation by selecting the option at the bottom of the post box below your message text:


Proper use is like this:

:) ;) :moon: :bananarock: :uzi: :help:

And will look like this:




Attachment

This allows you to insert an attachment into your posts. You can use this one or the larger "Upload Attachment form at the bottom.

Clicking this box, pops up the message attachment box:

Use that form to select the file you want to upload. Then it will automatically add the file(s) to your posts like this:

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Undo & Redo

This allows you to undo or redo formatting changes. Comes in handy for fixing mistakes that would normally require a lot of editing.

Proper use is simply clicking the button and it will either undo or redo the changes.



Bold

This allows you to make your text bold.

Proper use is like this:

[B]Example Text[/B]

And will look like this:
Example Text



Italicized

This allows you to make your text in italics.

Proper use is like this:

[I]Example Text[/I]

And will look like this:
Example Text



Underlined

This allows you to make your text underlined.

Proper use is like this:

[U]Example Text[/U]

And will look like this:
Example Text



Alignment

This allows you to align things either to the left, center or right.

Proper use is like this:

[CENTER]Example Text[/CENTER]

And will look like this:

Example Text

Lists

This allows you to make nicely organized lists. You can do a sorted list that is numbered, or an unsorted list that just uses a bullet to separate items in the list.

Proper use is like this:

[LIST=1][*]item1[*]item2[*]item3[/LIST]

And will look like this:

1. item1
2. item2
3. item3

An unsorted list proper use is:

[LIST][*]item1[*]item2[*]item3[/LIST]

And will look like this:

• item1
• item2
• item3

Indent

This allows you to add an indent or remove an indent from your text .

Proper use is like this:

[INDENT]Example Text[/INDENT]

And will look like this:

Example Text

URL Hyperlink

This allows you to add a formatted hyperlink to, or remove a formatted hyperlink from your posts.

Proper use is like this:

[URL="http://www.google.com"]Link To Google[/URL]

And will look like this:
Link To Google



Email Link

This is pretty much the same as the Hyperlink BBcode above, except it's specifically for email addresses.

Proper use is like this:

[EMAIL="dontemailthisaddress@novaliddomain.com"]Here is my email address[/EMAIL]

And will look like this:
Here is my email address



Insert Image

This allows you to insert an image hosted on the internet somewhere into your posts. The image must be accessible through a URL and cannot be on your local computer

Proper use is like this:

[IMG]http://images.google.com/images/logo_sm.gif[/IMG]

And will look like this:

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Quote

This allows you to add a quote to your text.

Proper use is like this:

[QUOTE]Example Text[/QUOTE]

And will look like this:

Example Text

Code Tags

This allows you to add code tags to your posts. This prevents the stuff within the code tags from actually being processed by the server and/or your web browser. You can use the Code tag, HTML Code tag, or PHP Code tag. They all do the same thing, but they format how it looks a little differently depending on the code type.

Proper use is like this:

[PHP]$istyle = array();
	foreach ($istyles AS $key => $array)
	{
		$istyle[] = "\"$key\" : [ \"$array[0]\", \"$array[1]\", \"$array[2]\", \"$array[3]\" ]";
	}[/PHP]

And will look like this:

PHP Code:

$istyle = array();
    foreach ($istyles AS $key => $array)
    {
        $istyle[] = "\"$key\" : [ \"$array[0]\", \"$array[1]\", \"$array[2]\", \"$array[3]\" ]";
    } 


Google Search

This allows you to add a direct google serch into your posts.

Proper use is like this:

[GOOGLE]WeaponsCache[/GOOGLE]

And will look like this:
- WeaponsCache




Strikethrough

This allows you to add a strikethrough effect to your text.

Proper use is like this:

[S]Example Text[/S]

And will look like this:
Example Text




YouTube Video

This allows you to embed a youtube video directly into your posts.

NOTE: You must use the Video ID, NOT THE FULL URL. For example, the actual URL for the youtube video may be:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20ZLefQC_oU

You would just copy the Video ID (the part after "watch?v=") which in this case would be:
20ZLefQC_oU

Proper use is like this:

[YOUTUBE]20ZLefQC_oU[/YOUTUBE]

And will look like this:

Watch this video on Youtube




Google Video

This allows you to embed a google video directly into your posts.

NOTE: You must use the Video ID, NOT THE FULL URL. For example, the actual URL for the youtube video may be:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...78515303087869

You would just copy the Video ID (the part after "docid=") which in this case would be:
3712178515303087869

Proper use is like this:

[GVIDEO]3712178515303087869[/GVIDEO]

And will look like this:





Myspace Video

This allows you to embed a myspace video directly into your posts.

NOTE: You must use the Video ID, NOT THE FULL URL. For example, the actual URL for the youtube video may be:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...ideoid=1432462

You would just copy the Video ID (the part after "videoid=") which in this case would be:
1432462

Proper use is like this:

[MYSPACEVIDEO]1432462[/MYSPACEVIDEO]

And will look like this:




Table

This allows you to add a table to your message. Rows are made by putting items on a new line and columns are made by using the | "pipe" character.

Proper use is like this:

[TABLE]row1item1|row1item2|row1item3
row2item1|row2item2|row2item3
row3item1|row3item2|row3item3[/TABLE]

And will look like this:

row1item1	row1item2	row1item3
row2item1	row2item2	row2item3
row3item1	row3item2	row3item3

That pretty much does it for the current BBcodes available. You can use multiple BBcodes together to create all kinds of stuff, but I will let you all mess with that and get used to using them.

This page will get updated as new BBcodes are added to the site.

[mojo]

Er, could you repeat that in stupid please

Very nice tutorial acclude

[acclude]

Sorry....I don't know how to make it any more simple than it is


Here's some examples of combining BBcodes:


Size:

[SIZE="7"]E[/SIZE][SIZE="6"]x[/SIZE][SIZE="5"]a[/SIZE][SIZE="4"]m[/SIZE][SIZE="3"]p[/SIZE][SIZE="2"]l[/SIZE][SIZE="1"]e[/SIZE] [SIZE="2"]T[/SIZE][SIZE="3"]e[/SIZE][SIZE="4"]x[/SIZE][SIZE="5"]t[/SIZE]

Gives you:
Example Text




Size & Color:

[SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"]E[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"]x[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]a[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"]m[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"]p[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"]l[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"]e[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"]T[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"]e[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]x[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"]t[/COLOR][/SIZE]

Gives you:
Example Text



Size & Color & Bold & Italics & Underline:

[SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"][B]E[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"][I]x[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"][U]a[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"][B]m[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"][I]p[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"][U]l[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"][B]e[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"][I]T[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"][U]e[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][B]x[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"][I]t[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE]

Gives you:
Example Text



Size & Color & Bold & Italics & Underline & URL:

[URL="http://www.google.com"][SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"][B]E[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"][I]x[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"][U]a[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"][B]m[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"][I]p[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"][U]l[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"][B]e[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"][I]T[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"][U]e[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][B]x[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"][I]t[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL]

Gives you:
Example Text



Size & Color & Bold & Italics & Underline & URL & Strikethrough:

[S][URL="http://www.google.com"][SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"][B]E[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"][I]x[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"][U]a[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"][B]m[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"][I]p[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"][U]l[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"][B]e[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"][I]T[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"][U]e[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][B]x[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"][I]t[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][/S]

Gives you:
Example Text



Size & Color & Bold & Italics & Underline & URL & Strikethrough & List:

[LIST=1][*][SIZE="7"]E[/SIZE][SIZE="6"]x[/SIZE][SIZE="5"]a[/SIZE][SIZE="4"]m[/SIZE][SIZE="3"]p[/SIZE][SIZE="2"]l[/SIZE][SIZE="1"]e[/SIZE] [SIZE="2"]T[/SIZE][SIZE="3"]e[/SIZE][SIZE="4"]x[/SIZE][SIZE="5"]t[/SIZE][*][SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"]E[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"]x[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]a[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"]m[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"]p[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"]l[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"]e[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"]T[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"]e[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]x[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"]t[/COLOR][/SIZE][*][SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"][B]E[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"][I]x[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"][U]a[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"][B]m[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"][I]p[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"][U]l[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"][B]e[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"][I]T[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"][U]e[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][B]x[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"][I]t[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][*][URL="http://www.google.com"][SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"][B]E[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"][I]x[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"][U]a[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"][B]m[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"][I]p[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"][U]l[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"][B]e[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"][I]T[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"][U]e[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][B]x[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"][I]t[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][*][S][URL="http://www.google.com"][SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"][B]E[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"][I]x[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"][U]a[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"][B]m[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"][I]p[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"][U]l[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"][B]e[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"][I]T[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"][U]e[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][B]x[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"][I]t[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][/S][/LIST]

Gives you:

1. Example Text
2. Example Text
3. Example Text
4. Example Text
5. Example Text

Size & Color & Bold & Italics & Underline & URL & Strikethrough & List & Center:

[CENTER][LIST=1][*][SIZE="7"]E[/SIZE][SIZE="6"]x[/SIZE][SIZE="5"]a[/SIZE][SIZE="4"]m[/SIZE][SIZE="3"]p[/SIZE][SIZE="2"]l[/SIZE][SIZE="1"]e[/SIZE] [SIZE="2"]T[/SIZE][SIZE="3"]e[/SIZE][SIZE="4"]x[/SIZE][SIZE="5"]t[/SIZE][*][SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"]E[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"]x[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]a[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"]m[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"]p[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"]l[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"]e[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"]T[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"]e[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]x[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"]t[/COLOR][/SIZE][*][SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"][B]E[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"][I]x[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"][U]a[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"][B]m[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"][I]p[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"][U]l[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"][B]e[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"][I]T[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"][U]e[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][B]x[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"][I]t[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][*][URL="http://www.google.com"][SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"][B]E[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"][I]x[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"][U]a[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"][B]m[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"][I]p[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"][U]l[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"][B]e[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"][I]T[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"][U]e[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][B]x[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"][I]t[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][*][S][URL="http://www.google.com"][SIZE="7"][COLOR="Sienna"][B]E[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"][I]x[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"][U]a[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"][B]m[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="DarkRed"][I]p[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="2"][COLOR="Teal"][U]l[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="1"][COLOR="YellowGreen"][B]e[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="2"][COLOR="Purple"][I]T[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Orange"][U]e[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][B]x[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Plum"][I]t[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][/S][/LIST][/CENTER]

Gives you:

1. Example Text
2. Example Text
3. Example Text
4. Example Text
5. Example Text

I could keep giving all kinds of examples but I just wanted to make a point that you can combine many BBcodes together to create some very nice and attractive posts. A little bit of color and formatting can sometimes make a huge difference in the readability of your posts so go ahead and use all the BBcodes you want in your posts.


I hope this helped some of you that had questions on how to use BBcodes and feel free to ask questions in this thread if you're still stuck.

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My head hurts now...

[acclude]

yeah, how do you think I felt actually MAKING THOSE POSTS!!!

[bigfelipe]

I'm way too PC illiterate for all that...

[acclude]

It's better than getting 50 PM's asking "How do I add a youtube video to my posts?"

[mojo]

Originally Posted by acclude

It's better than getting 50 PM's asking "How do I add a youtube video to my posts?"

Like I said earlier, I'll be doing some how to's meself. I'll have a little time once I get the promo cards outta the way