[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Paul: (Earlier post...) We do not need a new thread for HTML, we have Shadow Ace's HTML Sandbox. (Diane previously gave a link??) Remember that if you use HTML in one part of your reply, you need to use it in all of the reply or it will not display correctly. Remember to use " and< and > in pairs and /> to terminate your command.

This is the FR HTML resource.

HTML SANDBOX 2021

Regarding "Hot Links", Click it to open, go down to the section for "Links" which has the information on how to post a link.

I would suggest that you open the HTML Sandbox in a separate tab. Cut and paste the commands directly into "Your Reply" Box. Always "Preview" before you post. Play with the HTML Elements until the preview formats the way you want. As Diane said, you may need to play with it to make it work. At some point you may want to put HTML formatting you use over and over on a Word Document on your Desktop.

***For educational purposes.....If you ever want to see how FreeRepublic (or any website) coverts your reply to HTML, right click your mouse. Select and click "View Page Source". This is so you can see what the page looks like in HTML. You can scroll down until you come to your entry, or, you can review how someone else's post to see the HTML used, and maybe copy some of it. Hit escape to return to the Non-HTML text.

**Thanks Jim Rob for Designing and sponsoring FR! Thanks Shadow Ace, thanks for your HTML Guide!

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Good boy! Good Dog! What did you find!!

Shucks! Its the end of the old gardening thread!
Nothing down that way!

OK, Found it! To link to the new The Garden Thread - April 2025, click below!

[Paul R.]

Hi, Pete,

This is not good...

my text

[Paul R.]

Oops,

That was supposed to be*,

This is not good

I figured out what I was doing wrong - I was using < a >< href... > instead of < a href... >

*I should just use a mouse. "Touchpadding" over to uncheck preview I went over "Post" and triggered the post prematurely... (eye roll)

[Paul R.]

At some point you may want to put HTML formatting you use over and over on a Word Document on your Desktop.

Yes, I use Notepad for that. :-)

I used to use " < a > " and " < a/ > " fairly often, back when I had a website for my business*, and I guess I was just automatically typing that instead of " < a ".

*MANY moons ago...

Thanks!