I have received a large number of PM's on how-to use the Font options, Create Links and use the Copy/Paste Fuctions in the past Year... I know there are many here that have no idea on how to use these features and would like to know how... It will also save me some time by directing members here. :)

3 Posts are to follow, Fonts, Copy/Paste & Links, also feel free to add any other good suggestions to this thread on other features.

FONTS:

In your post or signature when you want to change the font options from standard boring to... Bold, Font, Size, Italic, Underline & Color... follow these steps:

When in the text box, select your font options using the buttons directly above the text box.

Here is an example:

I want to use Bold text, Sized Large & Colored Blue.... Click on "B" then Size and Large, then Color and Blue.

What will happen is a Tag will appear after making each selection: (Note: The following appears in a Code Box to avoid the function from activating within this post)

Now type your text after the tags.

When you are done with your line of text click on "Close All Tags"... Closing tags will automatically appear.

This is what you will have:

And this is how it will apprear when posted: Example Text

You may also change your Font Options in the same line of text... like changing colors, just remember to click "close all tags" when you are done.

Any text after the closing tags will appear as normal... Just repeat the steps above for your next line of text if you want more fancy Fonts.

The Bold, Italic and Underline Buttons also have a toggle feature which allows you to close the tag by clicking on the same button again.

Hope this helps. :)

My Next Post Will Be Copy/Paste Functions...

Copy and Paste:

We have had alot threads recently that make good use of the Copy/Paste function of your computer.
The Copy/Paste function is also useful for copying links from other parts of the forum that can be pasted into a post or your signature.

Copying Text:

To copy text from a post to use elsewhere do this:

At the beginning of the text press down and hold the left mouse button and drag it across the text... This will highlight the text as you move the mouse along it.

Release the left mouse button at the end of the text you want to copy... The text will remain highlighted.

Right click with the mouse over the highlighted text and select "COPY"... This will store the text in memory.

Now you can copy the text in memory to any post or your signature... To do this... just right click by the area you want to add the text and select "PASTE".

Your text in memory will appear... simple as that. :)

Copying Links:

Copying links is as simple as copying text.

Any link on the forum that you would normally left click on to open (ie: a movie thread or other posts or even members names) ..can be copyed into memory.

Instead of Left clicking to open a thread... right click on it instead and select "COPY SHORTCUT"

This puts the link into memory and it can now be pasted into any other post or your signature by Right Clicking and selecting "PASTE".

When you select paste... The URL appears (example: http://www.beastforum.com/showforum-2.html) .. and it becomes an active link to click on in your post... Clicking on it in your post will redirect a member to that link.

Hope This Helps :)

My Next Post Will Be Creating Links like in my Signature :smartass:

Thank you, cbmx! Very helpful.

LINKS

Ever wonder how links are created like in my signature? ...Only the name of the thread shows and not the URL to it.

Pasting URL's like discussed in the above post can be ugly since they are very long and do not discribe where they will send you.

What can be done is replace it with a discription the can be clicked on.

First of all, if you want to redirect a member to your post... Copy the link as discribed above using the copy function.

Then in your post or signature click on the "http://" Button above the text box and paste the link into the window that appears.

Click OK then a new prompt appears showing "My Webpage".

Replace that text with whatever best discribes your post... and click OK.

Automatically the system creates a link in your text box.

Example:

And this is what will be displayed on your Post or Signature: How-To Section

Clicking on the link will in this case send you to the how-to's section.

I copyed this link simply by right clicking on "How-to's Section" and selecting "Copy Shortcut"

Like my signature, you can add as many as you like by repeating the steps above.

Hope this Helps Out. :)

:smartass:

:blush: Thanks Fluffykitten

Thanks for the information,
I wondered how that was done :D

Now my post will look better :)

A 10 coming your way.

:D Thank you very much ^_^

10 points :drinks: :friends:

thanks for the instructions cbmx now when I try to do colors etc. my posts will actually work and i wont have to edit because I did it wrong...

10/10 for your help
:wub: :friends: Emmy

Thank You CBMX for the help guide :clapping:

Hmmm, Lets see if THIS technique works with Firefox.

Ahhh, sweet!!!! I wasnt aware of this particular coding technique. I usually would highlight any of the text I wanted to modify, and then click on the code buttons which I wanted to modify the text with.

Now, the technique I just mentioned works great with I.E., but does not work with Firefox.

The technique described by cbmx works well with the Firefox browser, and I am VERY appreciative for this information.

So, for all you Firefox users who didnt know this, but want to add a bit of snazz to your text, this is a wonderful piece of information for you. Good info for all browser users as well.

Thanks alot cbmx for this information, and a big ten for ya from me. :)

Now, if I only knew how to get full use of the smilies with the Firefox browser. :wacko:


NOTE: To all Firefox users who use this, Ive realized the technique only works if you use it immidiately for the text you are modifying at the time. If you try to go back to previous text you typed to modify it, the code symbols will end up at the bottom of the reply box, same thing with the smilies.

So, just remember to add your code or smilies where you intend to put them before typing any additional text and they will end up where you intended for them to be. :)

This REALLY should be a sticky. :thinking:

This post has been edited by MrIronhead on Mar 20 2006, 07:49 PM

Thanks cbmx. Have been wondering how to do that for a while. Just haven't figured it out. Now maybe I can do it.

Thanks to MrIronhead for the info on Firefox... Great piece of advise. :)

Thanks also for everyone's great feedback and votes :) ...Should be a popular topic.

Bump

:)