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never give up · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:59 am **Posts:** 142

This is a test as I haven't the slightest clue what all this stuff means.

Hey I got one thing. But what is a bbcode, parse Urls, attach a signature, etc. How do you make the blue box when copying someone elses text? :crybaby:

never give up · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:59 am **Posts:** 142

About all I have figured out is the smilies but that has amused me so far. LOL

VeggieSue · **Posted:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:17 pm

never give up wrote:

But what is a bbcode,

BBC code is similar to HTML code - it's a type of simple programming.

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parse Urls,

You pop the url onto the page, highlight it, click the URL button above, and it automatically makes it into a clickable link. It's important to use that button if your link is so long it takes up 2 lines of text, otherwise the board's software makes a link out of only what's written on the first line and makes a broken link.

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attach a signature,

For that you use the User Control Panel link above. Then click on the Profiles link. When that page opens you'll see a link to edit signature:
http://drmcdougall.com//forums/ucp.php?i=profile&mode=signature

Now you can add either just text or, if you have a ticker, copy and paste the HTML embed code for the ticker in the text editor. You can hit the Preview link to see what it looks like, and be sure to Submit to finalize your changes.

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How do you make the blue box when copying someone elses text?

When replying to another's message, hit the Quote button in the message (Bottom right) and you'll see the entire message is now surrounded by first the quote code - (bracket)quote(close bracket) and at the end the close code - (bracket)/quote(end bracket). If I put the actual brackets [] in that, my words would have been a quote, so I wrote "(bracket)" instead. Anyway, now you can use the BBC code to quote. If you want to quote bits and pieces and not the whole previous message, you can add your own brackets and end brackets around the lines you want to quote. I know on mailing lists and other forums we're encouraged to use the arrows > to indicate quoted text. I sometimes do that here when I'm too lazy to remember to write out all the coding. Yeah, I'm lazy. LOL

never give up · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:59 am **Posts:** 142

Thanks for all the information and the time it took you to do that VeggieSue. I will see if my husband understands what you have written. This stuff is way beyond me. I have barely dipped my toe into this century. Getting a phone that wasn't attached to the wall was a biggie. :lol:

I have totally mastered the smilies though.

never give up · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:59 am **Posts:** 142

VeggieSue wrote:

never give up wrote:

But what is a bbcode,

BBC code is similar to HTML code - it's a type of simple programming.

Quote:

parse Urls,

You pop the url onto the page, highlight it, click the URL button above, and it automatically makes it into a clickable link. It's important to use that button if your link is so long it takes up 2 lines of text, otherwise the board's software makes a link out of only what's written on the first line and makes a broken link.

Quote:

attach a signature,

For that you use the User Control Panel link above. Then click on the Profiles link. When that page opens you'll see a link to edit signature:
http://drmcdougall.com//forums/ucp.php?i=profile&mode=signature

Now you can add either just text or, if you have a ticker, copy and paste the HTML embed code for the ticker in the text editor. You can hit the Preview link to see what it looks like, and be sure to Submit to finalize your changes.

Quote:

How do you make the blue box when copying someone elses text?

When replying to another's message, hit the Quote button in the message (Bottom right) and you'll see the entire message is now surrounded by first the quote code - (bracket)quote(close bracket) and at the end the close code - (bracket)/quote(end bracket). If I put the actual brackets [] in that, my words would have been a quote, so I wrote "(bracket)" instead. Anyway, now you can use the BBC code to quote. If you want to quote bits and pieces and not the whole previous message, you can add your own brackets and end brackets around the lines you want to quote. I know on mailing lists and other forums we're encouraged to use the arrows > to indicate quoted text. I sometimes do that here when I'm too lazy to remember to write out all the coding. Yeah, I'm lazy. LOL

never give up · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:59 am **Posts:** 142

Hey I got your stuff in the blue box, but forgot to try to leave you a reply. Baby steps.

never give up · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:59 am **Posts:** 142

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=26620[url][/url]

testing to see if I understand the URL

never give up · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:59 am **Posts:** 142

There's two more things thanks to you VeggieSue!

I better go lay down and rest before I hurt myself.

Hey I got color!

Lets try bold

Bold too. Oh this is too much for one day. Time to try out one of the recipes on here maybe.

VeggieSue · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 4:48 am

never give up wrote:

http://www.drmcdougall.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=26620[url][/url]

testing to see if I understand the URL

Almost got it. You have to put the opening part - (bracket)url(close bracket) in the front of your link and the other in the back. In your try, you have both of them after the link.

never give up · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:59 am **Posts:** 142

Oh VeggieSue that is a head scratcher. Read it a dozen times and don't know what it means. Going through a rough patch right now. Maybe when my mind is clearer or I can get hubby to read it then show me what it means.....

Thanks, hope you are having a good weekend!

never give up · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:59 am **Posts:** 142

[url]http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2009nl/nov/nuts.htm
[/url]

Is this right?

never give up · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:59 am **Posts:** 142

Nope considering I can't open it. How about this http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2009nl/nov/nuts.htm Reread your first instructions. Hope it is ok if I talk to myself. Ha Ha

VeggieSue · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:20 am

By jove, I think you've got it! LOL

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