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Quick Quote |
If you start a line with the > key, all text typed until a double line break will appear as a quote. >Why would you think that? appears as Why would you think that? |
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Italics |
<I> Why would you think that?</I> appears as Why would you think that? |
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Blockquote |
<blockquote> <font face="Courier New">Blockquote is useful if you want to quote a long portion of text; it indents the tagged text and so doesn’t need to be italicized—making it a tad easier on the eyes. Consider using a font switch (smaller, bold) as well. And always attribute!</blockquote></font> appears as
Blockquote is useful if you want to quote a long portion of text; it indents
the tagged text and so doesn’t need to be italicized—making it a tad easier
on the eyes. Consider using a font switch (Courier is a safe one) as well.
And always attribute! |
Below the posting form, you can see
If you wish to add HTML text, links, or images to your post, select a formatting option from the drop-down box and type your text in the box below. Click "Add HTML text" to insert the text into the body of your post.
Select Formatting Option:This tool will automatically generate the correct HTML code for each of the listed options. You are prompted for the needed responses; the appropriate fields will appear when you make a selection.
Clicking on "What's This?" will generate a popup window with detailed procedures that aren't duplicated here because it's difficult to remember to keep the instructions in synch!
To check your format, spelling, HTML tags, and general appearance, you can preview the post by clicking the Preview button. (Note: at the current time, there's a bug in the Preview function. It works well for non-HTML formatted text, but has a few weirdnesses for HTML formats. Stay tuned.)
If you type a list, such as:
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
it will appear as
1/2 cup water 1/2 cup balsamic
vinegar 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
The software will acknowledge double line breaks only. You can get around
this problem one of three ways.
Use an ordered or unordered list. See
HTML Basics
for procedures.
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil