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Inserting links, smilies and images

sra
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Images have to be enabled to use this guide.
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Before you use Links, Images or Smilies, you should choose what interface you wish to use.
To change between the interfaces, click here and you will see this box:

[post=413303]Insertin links in posts [/post]
[post=410333]Inserting Smilies [/post]:j :T :A
[post=412932]Inserting Images[/post]
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. [post=410333]Inserting Smilies [/post]:j :T :A
[post=412932]Inserting Images[/post]
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with the Basic Editor, you have to wrap your text in vb code
to post a link you would use the following format:
Example:
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It's easy to insert links with the Standard Interface.
When you are ready to post a link, you clickabove the reply box.
You are then asked the text and url
these will write the code into the reply box for you -
When you click Save Changes or Preview Changes the result will be -
Click here for google
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With the Enhanced interface, you type the text that goes over the link first
For example:
Write:Please Click Here to find out more
Highlight ‘Click Here’:
Click theicon above the reply box and this popup appears for the url:
ResultImportant Note
When the popup opens requesting the url, you'll notice that http:// is already written in the box and highlighted.
Please delete this before pasting
Usually when filling in such boxes this is unecessary, but at the moment the forum software will often add your text to the end of the http:// rather than replace it.
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NOTE - There are NEW SMILIES - Click Here for list
Inserting Smilies with the Basic Editor
You have to type manually:
NOTE: Smilies are case-sensitive. You must type
them exactly as you see them above.
Inserting Smilies with the Standard Editor
Clicking the smilie on the right will enter the code in the reply box but you won't see the smilie till you submit.
Inserting Smilies with the Enhanced Interface
With the Enhanced Interface, selected smilies will appear immediately in the reply box0 -
Inserting Images with the Basic Editor
with the Basic Editor, you have to wrap the images URL in vbcode :
Result:
but you will not see the image until you click Preview Changes or Save Changes
Inserting Images with the Standard Editor
With the Standard Edtior, clickingabove the reply box will bring up a pop-up box which will wrap the URL in vbulletin code for you but you will not see the image until you click Preview Changes or Save Changes
Inserting Images with the Enhanced Interface
With the Enhanced Interface, you simply clickand a pop-up will ask for the images location:
the image will immediately be displayed in the reply box.0 -
Thanks for the step by step explanation. I love all the new featuresWhoever said everything was possible obviously hasn't tried slamming a revolving door
"To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give"
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Sorry am I being dull but I can't see the hyperlink icon on the Reply thread.
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Ok I got it now. Changed my profile from basic to standard and all is well. Obviously having a blonde moment
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Poppy9 wrote:Ok I got it now. Changed my profile from basic to standard and all is well. Obviously having a blonde moment0
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Ok I will enhance myself
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