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You can format your posts with HTML tags if you are Delphi Advanced. When you are typing a post, you will notice a check box that says "Check here if HTML tags are in the message (not including signature). "

HTML tags are commands between these little do-hickeys < > that tell the computer what you want to do. So, lets get started...

Basic commands:

adds a paragraph, IMPORTANT: you need this where ever you would want the same effect as pressing enter on your keyboard.

adds a line break

<HR>adds a horizontal rule (bar) like this:

makes your test bold - turns it off
makes your text italic - turns it off
underlines your text- turns it off

This is how you do color:

Most the basic colors you can call by name, all the other colors are represented by a number. The numbering system is on a lesson somewhere that I read, I'll have to look for it. Anyway here's the code...

makes your font red turns it off
You can type a color name or number in between the quotes.

Fonts, not all computers can read all fonts so only some will work with this.

Here's the code for changing the font face:

to tun it off

Now you can add color into the string....

Samples:

Enchanted
Comic Sans MS
French Script MT
Hobo BT
Chiller
Symbol
Jokerman

Before I cover other topics here is how to make a signature (easy).

Click on you name on one of your posts so your profile shows up. Click on "My Prefs", now you can add a: Personal Signature Automatically add your own distinctive signature to every message you compose. Your signature may be formatted in HTML to include graphics, stylized text, and links to other web pages.

I will teach you how to do the other stuff too. For now just use what you know, you can always change it later. Remember to check the Contains HTML box, then the apply button.

This is how to link an image:

First you have to find one on the net you like or put it on a web page that is yours. When You find a graphic be sure to read the web page, sometimes they come with restrictions. You may have to give the artist credit or it may ask that you don't link to their site.

Now, right click on the image and open 'properties'. (On a Mac I think it is just click & hold or ctrl click). Highlight and copy the address (URL).

Here's the code: <img src="paste the URL here">

Like this: <img src="http://members.delphi.com/jkrejci1/catmove.gif"">

Here's how to do links:

<a href="insert url between these quotes">What ever you put here will be the text to click on</a>

or this to link a url to a image: <a href="insert url between these quotes"> <img src="insert image url between these quotes"></a>

Example: <a href="http://www.homestead.com/groovycats/Index.html">click here for my web page</a> Don't forget to turn it off.

or this to link a url to an image:

Now I'm going to type a little about size.

There is a few ways to change the size of the font. This is the code I use:

Brings the font up 1 point from where it was last
Brings the font up 2 points from where it was last
Brings the font down 1 point from where it was last
Brings the font down 2 points from where it was last

Now you can add it to the string:

Would look like this Don't forget to turn it off.

<marquee>Now here's another cute one, add this code to the front and back of a line of text.</marquee>

Looks like this:

Now here's another cute one, add this code to the front and back of a line of text.

Here's how to do an e-mail link:

<a href="mailto:you@mail.com">What ever you put here will be the text to click on</a>

Example:

<a href="mailto:juliebwilson@yahoo.com">e-mail me</a> Don't forget to turn it off.

Would look like this: e-mail me Don't forget to turn it off.

Updated: April 21, 2003
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