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UBB Code Cheat Sheet
Universal Bulletin Board Code

When you're writing an article or posting a comment in the forum, there may be buttons near the composition area. These buttons allow you to format your message with some attractive accents. The tags used to create these formatting effects are called UBBC (Universal Bulletin Board Code).

You can code you own messages by using the tags listed below. Each effect requires an opening tag ie [b] (for bold text) and a closing tag [/b]. 

[b][/b]           = Bold Text
[i][/i]           = Italic Text
[u][/u]           = Underline Text
[strike][/strike] = Strikethrough
[sup][/sup]       = Superscript
[pre][/pre]       = Preformatted Text
[left][/left]     = Align Left
[center][/center] = Center Text
[right][/right]   = Align Right
[sub][/sub]       = Subscript
[url][/url]       = Add a URL Link(see note)
[img][/img]       = Add an Image
[email][/email]   = Add an E-Mail Link
[quote][/quote]   = Add Quote
[color=][/color]  = Color(see note) 
[list][/list]     = List(see note)
[*]               = List Item
Notes: 
[list][*][/list] Make a List. Any text preceeded by a bracketed asterisk 
will be a bullet point item. 
   Example:
    [list]
      [*]List Item one
      [*]List Item two
      [*]Additional List items
    [/list]

[color=][/color] Type in the word for the color you want to use after the
 equal sign in the first tag.  
   Example:
       [color=red], [color=blue], etc.


Tags can be nestled for multiple effects, Just remember to close them in 
reverse order.
    Example:
       [b][i][u][color=red] TEXT[/color][/u][/i][/b] 


URL links can be made to show only the URl Title.
[url=][/URl] Just type in the full URL including http:// after the equal sign
in the opening tag and place the Title between the tags.
    Example:
       [url=http://yoursiteURL.com]Your Site Title[/URl]
Universal does not mean that all things are always equal. There are some variations in tags among different forums and different regions. In addition not all tags are supported by all browsers. some experimentation may be required to obtain the desired effect.



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