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[Neal ManBear]

These are the basics only and not a comprehensive list.

To insert a quote:
Use the Quote button at the top right of the post you want to quote.
Or --
Insert the word quote between a starting bracket and an ending bracket. []

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[quote]Next comes your quoted material.
The end is a forward slash plus the word quote inserted between a starting bracket and an ending bracket. []

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[/quote]
To make your text bold, highlight the text to be made bold and click the bold B at the left of the posting tools.
Or - 
Insert the letter b between a starting bracket and an ending bracket. []

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[b]Enter your text.
To end your bold text, highlight the text to be made bold and click the bold B at the left of the posting tools.
Or -  insert a forward slash and the letter b between a starting bracket and an ending bracket.

Code: [Select]

[/b]
To use italics text, highlight the text to be made bold and click the italic I at the left of the posting tools, first to the right of the bold B.
Or - 
Insert the letter i between a starting bracket and an ending bracket. []

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[i]Enter your text.
To end your italics text, insert a forward slash and the letter i between a starting bracket and an ending bracket.

Code: [Select]

[/i]
To enter code, insert the word code between a starting bracket and an ending bracket. []

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[code]
Type in or copy and paste the code, script or error log.
The end is a forward slash plus the word code inserted between a starting bracket and an ending bracket. []

[/code]

[lucid_dream]

010101110110100001100101011011100010000001100001011011000110110000100000011001010110110001110011011001010010000001100110011000010110100101101100011100110010000001110101011100110110010100100000011000100110100101101110011000010111001001111001

[Neal ManBear]

Try writing in English.

[Aradalf]

An additional reference: http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?action=help;page=post#bbcref

[Archie]

In addition to what Neal had already mentioned, which by the way are already on the Post reply editor,

/me followed by other words would generate:

* <username> followed by other words

For example, /me is a PCLinuxOS user    <---- will output

* Archie is a PCLinuxOS user

BTW, that was excellent reference, Aradalf. Thanks.

[Aradalf]

BTW, that was excellent reference, Aradalf. Thanks.

It's part of the forum! When you click on Help in the top bar, you can navigate through the menus to get to the reference.

[Archie]

It's part of the forum! When you click on Help in the top bar, you can navigate through the menus to get to the reference.

Yes, yes. But not too many people (myself included) wander around that useful area of the forum. And it's good that you pointed out the obvious - Search first! Again, thanks.

[uncleV]

I am experiencing messing ups when making table or list in an answer. They look some tricky to my poor skills.

[unist]

An additional reference: http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?action=help;page=post#bbcref

Regarding how to insert an image, I reviewed the link information, and found:

http://somesite/image.gif

If my image is in my HDD, in My Documents, how do I produce the insert? Thank you.

[Neal ManBear]

If my image is in my HDD, in My Documents, how do I produce the insert? Thank you.

     
You don't from your HDD, unless are running a webserver. Images must be uploaded to a website.     

[Devra]

lol, it would be so much easier if one could just highlight with the mouse and click on the quote icon....lol  all that other stuff leaves me in the dust.

ummm yeah, I know it's prob not possible, but it was what I tried to do the first time.

[Crow]

Thank you Neal. Looking somewhere else I found that Wikipedia in  Spanish  is more descriptive than the English part

[YouCanToo]

lol, it would be so much easier if one could just highlight with the mouse and click on the quote icon....lol  all that other stuff leaves me in the dust.

ummm yeah, I know it's prob not possible, but it was what I tried to do the first time.

If you want to add images to your post we do have our own image hosting at http://myphotos.mypclinuxos.com  all you have to do is signup for the service, upload your images and copy the provided code for the forum or web.