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URL Hyperlinking If UBBCode™ is enabled in a forum, you no longer need to use the [URL] code to create a hyperlink. Simply type the complete URL in either of the following manners and the hyperlink will be created automatically: http://www.yourURL.com www.yourURL.com Notice that you can either use the complete http:// address or shorten it to the www domain. If the site does not begin with "www", you must use the complete "http://" address. Also, you may use https and ftp URL prefixes in auto-link mode (when UBBCode™ is ON). You can also have true hyperlinks using the [url] code. Just use the following format: [url=http://www.reloadbench.com]reloadbench.com[/url] The old [URL] code will still work, as detailed below. Just encase the link as shown in the following example (UBBCode™ is in bold red). [url]www.reloadbench.com[/url] In the examples above, the UBBCode™ automatically generates a hyperlink to the URL that is encased. It will also ensure that the link is opened in a new window when the user clicks on it. Note that the "http://" part of the URL is completely optional. In the second example above, the URL will hypelink the text to whatever URL you provide after the equal sign. Also note that you should NOT use quotation marks inside the URL tag. Email Links To add a hyper linked email address within your message, just encase the email address as shown in the following example (UBBCode™ is in bold red). [email]info@reloadbench.com[/email] In the example above, the UBBCode™ automatically generates a hyperlink to the email address that is encased. Bold and Italics You can make italicized text or make text bold by encasing the applicable sections of your text with either the [b] [/b] or [i] [/i] tags. Hello, [b]James[/b] Hello, [i]Mary[/i] Bullets/Lists You can make bulleted lists or ordered lists (by number or letter). Unordered, bulleted list: [list] [*] This is the first bulleted item. [*] This is the second bulleted item. [/list] This produces: This is the first bulleted item. This is the second bulleted item. Note that you must include a closing [/list] when you end each list. Making ordered lists is just as easy. Just add either [LIST=A] or [LIST=1]. Typing [List=A] will produce a list from A to Z. Using [List=1] will produce numbered lists. Here's an example: [list=A] [*] This is the first bulleted item. [*] This is the second bulleted item. [/list] This produces: This is the first bulleted item. This is the second bulleted item. Adding Images To add a graphic within your message, just encase the URL of the graphic image as shown in the following example (UBBCode™ is in bold red). [img]http://www.reloadbench.com/photo/footer_logotype.gif[/img] In the example above, the UBBCode™ automatically makes the graphic visible in your message. Note: the "http://" part of the URL is REQUIRED for the [img] code. Adding Smilies to Signatures To add a Smilie within your signature, just encase the URL of the Smilie as shown in the following example (UBBCode™ is in bold red). Adding this image tag to your signature: [img]http://www.reloadbench.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]  Will show up as this on your post: In the example above, the UBBCode™ automatically makes the graphic visible in your signature. To obtain the URL needed to display the Smilie in your signature, right click on any of the Smilies, and select "Properties". Copy the complete URL, including the http://, and paste it between the [img] and [/img] tags. Do NOT leave any spaces between the image tags and the URL or it won't work! Quoting Other Messages To reference something specific that someone has posted, just cut and paste the applicable verbiage and enclose it as shown below (UBBCode™ is in bold red). [QUOTE]Ask not what your country can do for you.... ask what you can do for your country.[/QUOTE] In the example above, the UBBCode™ automatically block quotes the text you reference. Code Tag Similar to the Quote tag, the Code tag adds some <PRE> tags to preserve formatting. This useful for displaying programming code, for instance. [CODE]#!/usr/bin/perl print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"; print "Hello World!"; [/CODE] In the example above, the UBBCode™ automatically block quotes the text you reference and preserves the formatting of the coded text. Note: You must not use both HTML and UBBCode™ to do the same function. Also note that the UBBCode™ is not case-sensitive (thus, you could use [URL] or [url]). Incorrect UBBCode™ Usage: [url] www.reloadbench.com [/url] - don't put spaces between the bracketed code and the text you are applying the code to. [email]info@reloadbench.com[email] - the end brackets must include a forward slash ([/email])