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• How can I use smilies and images?
• Can I add a hyperlink to my messages?
• Can I change the format of my text?
• What are Moderators?
• How can I change my registration profile?
• Are cookies used?
• What are active topics?
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• Can I edit my own posts?
• Can I attach files?
• Can I search?
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You've probably seen others use smilies before in email messages or other Forum posts. Smilies are keyboard characters used to convey an emotion, such as a smile or a frown . This Forum automatically converts certain text to a graphical representation when it is inserted between brackets [].  Here are the smilies that are currently supported by Patrick The Salvage Guy:

smile [:)] big smile [:D] cool [8D] blush [:I] tongue [:P] evil [}:)] wink [;)] clown [:o)] black eye [B)] eightball [8]

frown [:(] shy [8)] shocked [:O] angry [:(!] dead [xx(] sleepy [|)] kisses [:X] approve [^] disapprove [V] question [?]

You can easily add a hyperlink to your message.

All that you need to do is type the URL (http://PatrickTheSalvageGuy.com/), and it will automatically be converted to a URL (http://PatrickTheSalvageGuy.com/)!

The trick here is to make sure you prefix your URL with the http://, https:// or file://

You can also add a mailto link to your message by typing in your email address.

This Example:
patrick[no-spam]@patrickthesalvageguy.com
Outputs this:
patrick[no-spam]@patrickthesalvageguy.com.

Another way to add hyperlinks is to use the [url]linkto[/url] tags

This Example:
[url]http://PatrickTheSalvageGuy.com/[/url] takes you home!
Outputs This:
http://PatrickTheSalvageGuy.com/ takes you home!

If you use this tag: [url="linkto"]description[/url] you can add a description to the link.

This Example:
Take me to [url="http://PatrickTheSalvageGuy.com/"]Patrick The Salvage Guy[/url]
Outputs This:
Take me to Patrick The Salvage Guy

This Example:
If you have a question [url="patrick@patrickthesalvageguy.com"]Mail Me[/url]
Outputs This:
If you have a question Mail Me

You can make clickable images by combining the [url="linkto"]desc[/url] and [img]image_url[/img] tags

This Example:
[url="http://PatrickTheSalvageGuy.com/"][img]http://PatrickTheSalvageGuy.com/images/site_logo.jpg [/img][/url]
Outputs This:

There are several Forum Codes you may use to change the appearance of your text.  Following is the list of codes currently available:

Bold: enclose your text with [b] and [/b] .  Example: This is [b]bold[/b] text. = This is bold text.

Italic: enclose your text with [i] and [/i] .  Example: This is [i]italic[/i] text. = This is italic text.

Underline: enclose your text with [u] and [/u]. Example: This is [u]underline[/u] text. = This is underline text.

Aligning Text Left:
Enclose your text with [left] and [/left]

Aligning Text Center:
Enclose your text with [center] and [/center]

Aligning Text Right:
Enclose your text with [right] and [/right]

Pre Text:
Enclose your text with [pre] and [/pre]

Striking Text:
Enclose your text with [s] and [/s]. Example: [s]mistake[/s] = mistake

Marquee:
Enclose your text with [marquee] and [/marquee].
Example: [marquee]moving text[/marquee] =
moving text

Superscript Text:
Enclose your text with [sup] and [/sup]. Example: [sup]Superscript[/sup] = ^Superscript

Subscript Text:
Enclose your text with [sub] and [/sub]. Example: [sub]Subscript[/sub] = _Subscript

Teletype Text:
Enclose your text with [tt] and [/tt]. Example: [tt]Teletype[/tt] = Teletype

Highlight Text:
Enclose your text with [hl] and [/hl]. Example: [hl]Highlight[/hl] = Highlight

Horizontal Line:
Insert [hr] to where you want to add the horizontal line. Example: [hr] =

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Font Colors:
Enclose your text with [fontcolor] and [/fontcolor]
Example: [red]Text[/red] = Text
Example: [blue]Text[/blue] = Text
Example: [pink]Text[/pink] = Text
Example: [brown]Text[/brown] = Text
Example: [black]Text[/black] = Text
Example: [orange]Text[/orange] = Text
Example: [violet]Text[/violet] = Text
Example: [yellow]Text[/yellow] = Text
Example: [green]Text[/green] = Text
Example: [gold]Text[/gold] = Text
Example: [white]Text[/white] = Text
Example: [purple]Text[/purple] = Text

 

Headings:

Enclose your text with [hnumber] and [/hn]

Example: [h1]Text[/h1] =	Text
Example: [h2]Text[/h2] =	Text
Example: [h3]Text[/h3] =	Text
Example: [h4]Text[/h4] =	Text
Example: [h5]Text[/h5] =	Text
Example: [h6]Text[/h6] =	Text

 

Font Sizes:

Example: [size=1]text[/size=1] = Text
Example: [size=2]text[/size=2] = Text
Example: [size=3]text[/size=3] = Text
Example: [size=4]text[/size=4] = Text
Example: [size=5]text[/size=5] = Text
Example: [size=6]text[/size=6] = Text

 

Bulleted List: [list] and [/list], and items in list with [*] and [/*].

Ordered Alpha List: [list=a] and [/list=a], and items in list with [*] and [/*].

Ordered Number List: [list=1] and [/list=1], and items in list with [*] and [/*].

Code: enclose your text with [code] and [/code].

Quote: enclose your text with [quote] and [/quote].

Images: enclose the address with [img] and [/img]. You can make clickable images by combining the [url=""][img][/img][/url]

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You may edit or delete your own posts at any time. Just go to the topic where the post to be edited or deleted is located and you will see a edit or delete icon () on the line that begins "posted on..." Click on this icon to edit or delete the post. No one else can edit your post, except for the forum Moderator or the site administrator. A note is generated at the bottom of each edited post displaying when and by whom the post was edited.

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NOTE: HTML can't be used in Signatures.

The Forum does censor certain words that may be posted; however, this censoring is not an exact science, and is being done based on the words that are being screened, so certain words may be censored out of context. Words that are censored are replaced with asterisks.

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