Using VB / BB code
The use of VB / BB code allows you tocontrol the look and layout of your text, such as the font, size, colour and position.
Bold Text:
Enclosing text with
bold tags will make the text bold in appearance. The required tag for this is: [b][/b], with the text you want to be bold enclosed by the tags like so: [b]Bold[/b].
Example:
"This is [b]bold[/b] text.", produces the output: This is
bold text.
Underlined Text:
Enclosing text with
underlined tags will underline the text. The required tag for this is: [u][/u], with the text you want underlined enclosed by the tags like so: [u]Underlined[/u].
Example:
"This is [u]underlined[/u] text.", produces the output: This is
underlined text.
Italic Text:
Enclosing text with
italic tags will make the text italic in appearance. The required tag for this is: [i][/i], with the text you want to be italic enclosed by the tags like so: [i]Italic[/i].
Example:
"This is [i]italic[/i] text.", produces the output: This is
italictext.
Coloured Text:
Enclosing text with
colour tags will produce coloured text. The required tag for this is: [color=yourColor][/color], where
yourColour is the colour that you require. The text you want to be a different colour should be enclosed by the tags like so: [color=red]Red text[/color].
Example:
"This is [color=red]red[/color] text.", produces the output: This is
red text.
Creating numbered lists:
Enclosing text with numbered list tags will create a list, and number it. The required tag for this is: [list=1][/list] with the text you require for each numbered point to start with the [*] tag.
Example:
"This is a list: [list=1][*]Point 1[*]Point 2[*]Point 3[/list]", produces the output:
This is a list:
- Point 1
- Point 2
- Point 3
Creating bullet point lists:
Creating a list of bullet points is very similar to create a numbered the list, the only difference is the actual list tag that you use. The required tag for a list of bullet points is: [list][/list] with the text you require for each numbered point to start with the [*] tag.
Example:
"This is a list: [list][*]Point 1[*]Point 2[*]Point 3[/list]", produces the output:
This is a list:
Creating a link:
Enclosing a url with url tags will produce a url. The required tag for this is: [url][/url], with the url you want to post enclosed by url tags like so: [url]http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk][/url].
Example:
"The following is a link to the EA UK forums: [url]http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk][/url]", produces the output: The following is a link to the EA UK forums:
http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk]
Creating a named link:
Created a named link is similar to creating a normal link, with the addition of adding your own descirption. The required tag for this is: [url=][/url], with the url you want to post, with accompanying text enclosed by url tags like so: [url=http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk]Named link[/url].
Example:
"Click [url=http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk]here[/url] to go to the EA UK Forums.", produces the output: Click
here to go to the EA UK Forums.
Changing the size of text:
Enclosing text in [size=][/size] tags will change the size of the enclosed text. The required tag for this is: [size=sizeNumer][/size], where
sizeNumber can be, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, so: [size=5]Size 5 text[/size].
Examples:
"This is [size=1]size 1[/size] text.", produces the output: This is
size 1 text.
"This is [size=2]size 2[/size] text.", produces the output: This is
size 2 text.
"This is [size=3]size 3[/size] text.", produces the output: This is
size 3 text.
"This is [size=4]size 4[/size] text.", produces the output: This is
size 4 text.
"This is [size=5]size 5[/size] text.", produces the output: This is
size 5 text.
"This is [size=6]size 6[/size] text.", produces the output: This is
size 6 text.
"This is [size=7]size 7[/size] text.", produces the output: This is
size 7 text.
Aligning Text:
Enclosing text with ailgnment tags will result in the text being aligned to the left, centre, or right of the screen. The required tags for this are: [left][/left, [center][/center] and [right][/right], with the text you want to be a aligned being enclosed by the tags like so: [center]Centred Text[/center].
Examples:
"[left]This is text is aligned to the left.[/left]", produces the output:
This is text is aligned to the left.
"[center]This is text is aligned to the centre.[/center]", produces the output:
This is text is aligned to the centre.
"[right]This is text is aligned to the right.[/right]", produces the output:
This is text is aligned to the right.
Indenting text:
Enclosing text with indent tags will indent the enclosed text. The required tag for this is: [indent][/indent], with the text you want to be indented enclosed by the tags like so: [indent]Indent text[/indent].
Example:
This is a long sentence to show you what text that is enclosed by the indent tags will look like on the forum.
[indent]This is a long sentence to show you what text that is enclosed by the indent tags will look like on the forum.[/indent]
This is a long sentence to show you what text that is enclosed by the indent tags will look like on the forum. This produces the output:
This is a long sentence to show you what text that is enclosed by the indent tags will look like on the forum.
This is a long sentence to show you what text that is enclosed by the indent tags will look like on the forum.
This is a long sentence to show you what text that is enclosed by the indent tags will look like on the forum.