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.
Posting YouTube Videos:
You can embed some videos on the forum by using [yt] tags. Some videos have embedding disabled. Please make sure that all content posted is appropriate.
The section of the URL that you place between the tags is the letters and numbers after the equals sign.
EG:
[yt]2FM4UPrAjnc[/yt]
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