Bold, italics -- other tips?
 

Hi, I've just finally bothered to experiment with this.

To get boldface, italics or to underline a phrase, one formats using html.

For example, for boldface, surround the text with < B > phrase < / B >. (To get the formatting, there're no spaces between <,B,>,/.

Like this:

<b> phrase </b>

To get italics, use I for B.

<i> phrase </i>

To underline, use U for B.

<u> phrase </u>

This can help make long passages easier to read.

Other tips?

Hi op,

&gt;This can help make long passages easier to read.&lt;

They are even easier to read if one uses &quot;enter&quot; at the end of each paragraph. :)

Well, I'm assuming that we're past the kindergarten level and we know what &quot;ttt&quot; means.

:-)

I still haven't bothered with the smileys yet.

By the way, some useful html tags:

http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/wilbur/list.html

I don't really program in html, so I never learned this, but I guess a casual knowledge is useful. I've always wanted to at least use boldface, italics or underline a phrase.

Anyway, I do appreciate it when people put a little thought into making their prose easier on the eyes.

Ira...you are assuming that people know where a paragraph ends

&gt; I'm assuming that we're past the kindergarten level and we know what &quot;ttt&quot; means. &lt;

That's true for you and me.

&gt;I do appreciate it when people put a little thought into making their prose easier on the eyes.&lt;

Amen, brother.

You realize, <i>do you not</i>, that we shall now have <u>dozens of posts</u> using <b>these hints of yours</b>?

Nah, we only need to know when the next paragraph begins, not where the previous one ends. :)

Ira, don't forget the <i><b><u>combinations.</u></b></i>

Well, ira, I <b> certainly </b> hope so. :-)

If you're going to do combinations, don't forget to close the tags in reverse order. For example, if you start with B, then I, close the tags with I then B.

I <b><i> think </i></b> that's how it's gone. Let's see if this works.

I wonder if it works on smileys.

<u>:)</u>

<i>:)</i>

<b>:)</b>

<u><i><b>:)</b></i></u>

Nope

Could you do a version of the above instructions &quot;for dummies&quot;?
I mean step by step, everything that comes after &quot;type in your text&quot;.

Hi elaine, I'll try it again.

Say you want the word &quot;this&quot; in bold.

You need to surround that word with the tags (the funny looking &lt; B &gt;, etc.).

So, you actually type this: &lt; B &gt; this &lt; / B &gt;.

The / is the slash on your keyboard.

Now, to get &quot;this&quot; to actually come out in bold, leave no spaces between the slash and B and between the B and &lt; and &gt; symbols.

Try and see if you can get

<b> this </b>.

You can always hit &quot;Preview my reply&quot; to see if the experiment has worked and delete the post if it didn't and try again (so no one will see your failed attempts).

By the way, you can obviously make a whole phrase bold. The tags go around the phrase (not around each word), so it's pretty effortless.

<b> Give this a try. </b>

<b>Eureka !</b>

If you don't understand all that stuff about leaving out spaces, just type your text like this:

&lt;B&gt;<b>This is bold</b>&lt;/B&gt;
&lt;U&gt;<u>This is underlined</u>&lt;/U&gt;
&lt;I&gt;<i>This is italic</i>&lt;/I&gt;

That's clever, Robespierre. So having two sets of tags obviously doesn't affect the apperance more than having one set of tags.

<b>I just did, thanks</b>

I love this stuff. I'd like to credit Rex with teaching me how to use italics. It was on a previous thread on smileys:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34488030

Anselm

That's excellent. I tried searching the forum (boldface, italics) -- couldn't find any threads on this.

And, by the way, an entry for this in the Paris superthread, so you'll always know where to find this.

<b> WOW </b> <i> It works!</i>

<b>Yes, it sure does!<b></b></b>

Thanks for the easy &quot;visible learner friendly&quot; version, Robespierre

Actually, I left out the forward slash <b>and it still works<b></b></b>

You're welcome.

See if leaving out the forward slash works if it's not at the end of your post. I bet it doesn't.

<i>Thinking about these mechanical rules and techniques gives me a pain in the back of my neck. I wish I could just write in pencil on lined paper.</i>

<i> Don't </i> forget your clue in the game thread, cmt....

No, this <b> doesn't work. <b> I hate html.

But this works. (no slash here)

<b> I hate html. <b>
</b></b></b></b>

Oops. <i> Nevermind. </i>

Mind your slashes, I tell you. :-)

<b><font color="blue">D</font><font color="red">O</font><font color="lime">N</font><font color="orange">'T</font> <font color="turquoise">F</font><font color="purple">O</font><font color="gold">R</font><font color="pink">G</font><font color="green">E</font><font color="teal">T</font> <font color="magenta">A</font><font color="aqua">B</font><font color="yellow">O</font><font color="brown">U</font><font color="violet">T</font> <font color="red">C</font><font color="lime">O</font><font color="turquoise">L</font><font color="orange">O</font><font color="purple">R</font><font color="gold">S</font><font color="blue">!!</font></b>

Marcy...

You have <i>way</i> too much time on your hands!

Oh, and thanks for the nice remarks, AnselmAdorne!

Best wishes,

Rex

111op: I have a new clue, but I've been unable to post on that thread. I'll try again.

<b><i><font color="red">Scarlett says <font color="blue">who needs paragraphs?<font color="green"> I thought there was a thread somewhere that taught all of this, was it the <font color="red">REX</font> thread?</font></font></font></i></b>

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((H)) ((H)) <font color="blue"> Up for those who want &lt;blue/&gt; <font color="red"> COLORFUL &lt;red/&gt; messages . . . &gt;:D&lt; &gt;:D&lt;</font></font>

<font color="blue"> Let me see </font>

<font color="red"> Does this work? </font>

<font color="green"> Wow. Didn't know it's that easy! </font>

Which other colors can one get this way?

Thanks for the tips.

Now if I only knew when to use <b>bold</b>, when to <u>underline</u>, and when to use <i>italic</i>.

Can they be used interchangeably? What are the rules? When is <font color="red">color</font> most appropriate?

<font color="orange"> You can make your own rules,</font> <font color="purple"> bardo. </font>

This is great stuff. I have wanted to ask this for a while: can someone tell me how to put a paragraph or comment from someone on a thread into my response? There are always brackets around the phrase which I guess is a clue. Help, please.

<b> I tried it and it works </b>