(In all cases remove the space between the < and the following character)
Basic formatting:
Line break < br>
Paragraph break < p>
< u> underline < /u>
< i> italics < /i>
< b> bold < /b>
< font color=red> Red font < /font>
< blink> < /blink>
Posting a link:
General:
< a href=[web address]>[title]< /a>
Example:
This: < a href=http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1179145/posts>Iran starts atom tests in defiance of EU deal< /a>
Posts as this:
Iran starts atom tests in defiance of EU deal
Posting an image:
General:
< img src="[web server location]">
Example:
This: < img src="http://www.jeremywilder.com/images/teddy.jpg">
Posts this:
Tip: control the size with "height=nnn" like so:
This: < img height= 300 src="http://www.jeremywilder.com/images/teddy.jpg">
Posts this:
While This: < img height= 100 src="http://www.jeremywilder.com/images/teddy.jpg">
Posts this: