(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>
< font size=1>Smallest FR font< /font> Displays as:
Smallest FR font
< font size=7>Largest FR font< /font> Displays as:
Largest FR font
Or
Step font size up or down with < big>bigger< /big>
and < small>smaller< /small>
"Hidden" text: < font color=white> White font < /font>
Drag cursor over blank area to highlight to read...
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]">
Clarity is needed - you can't just snag a favorite picture from a desktop folder...it has to be hosted someplace to be transferrable to our posts. ~ ErnBatavia
Example:
This: < img src="http://www.notablebiographies.com/images/uewb_09_img0611.jpg">
Posts this:
Tip: control the size with "height=nnn" like so:
This: < img height= 200 src="http://www.notablebiographies.com/images/uewb_09_img0611.jpg">
Posts this:
While This: < img height= 100 src="http://www.notablebiographies.com/images/uewb_09_img0611.jpg">
Posts this: