❓How do I format my posts? The Toolbar explained

[Admin]

Hiya!

I wanted to share a couple of tips to help get you started with posting on the forum...

When posting or replying to a thread, you will see this toolbar:



So let's take it from the left to the right:

Remove formatting​

This is useful for when you copy text from another source and paste it into a thread. This option will remove all the formatting so you can reformat within your thread using the following options.

Bold​

Highlighting your text and selecting this will make your selected text bold.
You can also toggle it on and off before typing.

Italic​

The same, but it will make your text like this.

Font size​

Use this dropdown to select your text size from small to very big. The default font size is 15.
You can also use the Paragraph Format function which is explained further below.

Text Colour​

Change the colour of your text.

More Options​

Font family​

Choose the font of your choice (Arial, Book Antiqua, Courier New, Georgia, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet MS, Verdana) to add uniqueness to your posts. The default font for this forum is Arial, which is similar to Helvetica.

Strike-through​

This will make your text look like this. This is very useful when you want to make a visible change revision.

Underline​

This will make your text look like this.

Inline code​

Use this if you want to display a piece of coding.

Inline spoiler​

Use this to blur out a portion of text that other members will need to click on to see.
Give it a go! Now you see me

The code you use is: [ISPOILER]Now you see me[/ISPOILER]

List​

1. This will let you
2. format your text
3. into a numbered list
4. or bullet points

as well as indented. You can apply it to text or toggle on and off to create as you type.​

Alignment​

Alight your text to the left, right or centre as well as justified.

Paragraph format​

Format your post with different text sizes for header, sub-header and body.

Insert link​

Add a link to any text by highlighting your text and selecting this option.

Insert image​

Use this option to insert an image into your post. You can either upload an image or link to an existing image. You can get the link to an image by right clicking on it and selecting "copy image address" (this may be different in your browser).

Smilies​

Express yourself with smilies, aka emojis.

GIF​

Use this option to add Gifs to your posts. Take it a step further... create and upload your own gifs on giphy.com to use on the forum!

Insert media​

Just post a link, and the software will automagically embed media from Apple Music, Dailymotion, Facebook, Flickr, Giphy, Imgur, Instagram, Pinterest Reddit, SoundCloud, Spotify, TikTok, Tumblr, Twitch, Xitter, Vimeo or YouTube.

Quote​

Use this when you want to present something as a quote from another source, like this:

Imagine all the people living life in peace.

Insert table​

Does what is says

Not the furniture

Insert horizontal line​

Use this to separate sections within your post.

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Spoiler​

This option will give you a button to reveal the text behind it.
Give it a go!

Spoiler: Tap here to reveal Spoiler

Hello I'm the spoiler!

The code you use is: [SPOILER="Tap here to reveal Spoiler"]Hello I'm the spoiler![/SPOILER]

Code​

For advanced users who want to do more expressive work using code. Most users will be fine with the previous options.

Undo​

Redo

Toggle BB code​

For advanced users who want to edit the code of the post.

Drafts​

Save your post at any point and you can go back to edit before posting.

Preview​

Preview your post before posting. This can be a super-useful option to use.

 

[Mariana Fraga]

Thank you, admin

 

[Ingryd Medeiros]

I'm so engaged on this.

 

[Beatlesblogger]

Thanks for this guide. Very helpful!

 

[Liz Di]

Thanks for the guide, I'm sure it will be a very useful tool.