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BB code is a set of tags based on the HTML language that you may already be familiar with. They allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does, but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing. The ability to use BB code is set on a forum-by-forum basis by the administrator, so you should check the forum rules when you post a new message.

Below is a list of the BB code tags you can use to format your messages.
BB Code List
[b], [i], [u] Bold / Italic / Underline
[color] Color
[size] Size
[font] Font
[highlight] Highlight
[left], [right], [center] Left / Right / Center
[indent] Indent
[email] Email Linking
[url] URL Hyperlinking
[thread] Thread Linking
[post] Post Linking
[list] Bulleted Lists / Advanced Lists
[img] Images
[code] Code
[php] PHP Code
[html] HTML Code
[quote] Quote
[noparse] Stop BB Code Parsing
[attach] Attachment
[ado] ADO Tutorial
[api] Api
[br] HTML Break
[c] Inline Code
[dbfaq] DB FAQ
[debug] Debugging tutorial
[edit] Edit
[edit] Edit with Username
[edit2] Edit2
[fake] Fake Tags
[fileio] File I/O Tutorial
[flex] FlexGrid functions thread
[gdip] GDI+ Code Samples
[google] Google
[howto] How to Participate Here Effectively
[hr] Horizontalrule
[jumpto] JumpTo
[pg] Posting Guidelines
[quotepost] Quote Post With Username
[s] Strikeout
[snp] Standards & Practices Tutorial
[ttt] Top 10 Tutorials
[VBT] VB tags reminder
Incorrect BB Code Usage:
  • [url] www.example.com [/url] - don't put spaces between the bracketed code and the text you are applying the code to.
  • [email]myname@domain.com[email] - the end brackets must include a forward slash ([/email])

Bold / Italic / Underline
The [b], [i] and [u] tags allow you to create text that is bold, italic and underlined.
Usage [b]value[/b]
[i]value[/i]
[u]value[/u]
Example Usage [b]this text is bold[/b]
[i]this text is italic[/i]
[u]this text is underlined[/u]
Example Output this text is bold
this text is italic
this text is underlined

Color
The [color] tag allows you to change the color of your text.
Usage [color=Option]value[/color]
Example Usage [color=blue]this text is blue[/color]
Example Output this text is blue

Size
The [size] tag allows you to change the size of your text.
Usage [size=Option]value[/size]
Example Usage [size=+2]this text is two sizes larger than normal[/size]
Example Output this text is two sizes larger than normal

Font
The [font] tag allows you to change the font of your text.
Usage [font=Option]value[/font]
Example Usage [font=courier]this text is in the courier font[/font]
Example Output this text is in the courier font

Highlight
The [highlight] tag allows you to emphasize your text.
Usage [highlight]value[/highlight]
Example Usage [highlight]this text is highlighted[/highlight]
Example Output this text is highlighted

Left / Right / Center
The [left], [right] and [center] tags allow you to change the alignment of your text.
Usage [left]value[/left]
[center]value[/center]
[right]value[/right]
Example Usage [left]this text is left-aligned[/left]
[center]this text is center-aligned[/center]
[right]this text is right-aligned[/right]
Example Output
this text is left-aligned
this text is center-aligned
this text is right-aligned

Indent
The [indent] tag allows you to indent your text.
Usage [indent]value[/indent]
Example Usage [indent]this text is indented[/indent]
Example Output
this text is indented

Email Linking
The [email] tag allows you to link to an email address. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [email]value[/email]
[email=Option]value[/email]
Example Usage [email]j.doe@example.com[/email]
[email=j.doe@example.com]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
Example Output j.doe@example.com
Click Here to Email Me

URL Hyperlinking
The [url] tag allows you to link to other websites and files. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [url]value[/url]
[url=Option]value[/url]
Example Usage [url]http://www.xtremevbtalk.com[/url]
[url=http://www.xtremevbtalk.com]Xtreme Visual Basic Talk[/url]
Example Output http://www.xtremevbtalk.com
Xtreme Visual Basic Talk

Thread Linking
The [thread] tag allows you to link to threads by specifying the thread id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [thread]threadid[/thread]
[thread=threadid]value[/thread]
Example Usage [thread]42918[/thread]
[thread=42918]Click Me![/thread]
(Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
Example Output http://www.xtremevbtalk.com/showthread.php?t=42918
Click Me!

Post Linking
The [post] tag allows you to link to posts by specifying the post id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage [post]postid[/post]
[post=postid]value[/post]
Example Usage [post]269302[/post]
[post=269302]Click Me![/post]
(Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
Example Output http://www.xtremevbtalk.com/showthread.php?p=269302#post269302
Click Me!

Bulleted Lists
The [list] tag allows you to create simple, bulleted lists without specifying an option. Within the value portion, each bullet is denoted by the [*] tag.
Usage [list]value[/list]
Example Usage [list]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list]
Example Output
  • list item 1
  • list item 2

Advanced Lists
The [list] tag allows you to create advanced lists by specifying an option. The option should have a value of 1 (for a numbered list) or A (for an alphabetic with capital letters list) or a (for an alphabetic with lowercase letters list) or I (for a numbered with capital Roman numeral list) or i (for a numbered with small Roman numeral list).
Usage [list=Option]value[/list]
Example Usage [list=1]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list]

[list=a]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list]
Example Output
  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2
  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2

Images
The [img] tag allows you to embed images within your posts. You can also combine this tag with the [url] tag to make images become links.
Usage [img]value[/img]
Example Usage [img]http://www.xtremevbtalk.com/x_images/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked)

[url=http://www.example.com] [img]http://www.xtremevbtalk.com/x_images/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
Example Output (Not linked)

(Linked)

Code
The [code] tag switches to a fixed-width (monospace) font and preserves all spacing.
Usage [code]value[/code]
Example Usage [code]
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
    alert("Hello world!");
//-->
</script>
[/code]
Example Output
Code:
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
	alert("Hello world!");
//-->
</script>

PHP Code
The [php] tag performs the same function as the [code] tag, but also adds syntax highlighting for PHP code. Although it is designed for PHP, it may correctly highlight some other C-like languages.
Usage [php]value[/php]
Example Usage [php]
$myvar = 'Hello World!';
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
{
    echo $myvar . "\n";
}
[/php]
Example Output
PHP Code:
$myvar = 'Hello World!';
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
{
    echo $myvar . "\n";
} 

HTML Code
The [html] tag allows you to perform syntax highlighting for HTML code.
Usage [html]value[/html]
Example Usage [html]
<img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
<a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>
[/html]
Example Output
HTML Code:
<img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
<a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>

Quote
The [quote] tag allows you to attribute text to someone else.
Usage [quote]Quote[/quote]
[quote=User Name]value[/quote]
Example Usage [quote]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
[quote=John Doe]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
[quote=John Doe;1401656]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
Example Output
Quote:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Doe
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Doe View Post
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Stop BB Code Parsing
The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of BB code.
Usage [noparse][b]value[/b][/noparse]
Example Usage [noparse][b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b][/noparse]
Example Output [b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b]

Attachment
The [attach] tag allows you to display an attachment in your post rather than at the bottom. It will only display attachments that belong to the post in which it is utilized.
Usage [attach]attachmentid[/attach]
Example Usage [attach]12345[/attach]
Example Output

ADO Tutorial
To put in a reference to the ADO Tutorial
Usage [ado]value[/ado]
Example Usage [ado]..[/ado]
Example Output ADO Tutorial

Api
This tag will provide a link to the declaration, description, and examples of the API function.
Usage [api]value[/api]
Example Usage [api]ShellExecute[/api]
Example Output ShellExecute

HTML Break
Inserts
Usage [br]value[/br]
Example Usage [br]...[/br]
Example Output

Inline Code
This tag marks inline code such as method names with a fixed-width font.
Usage [c]value[/c]
Example Usage The [c]ShowDialog()[/c] method
Example Output The ShowDialog() method

DB FAQ
Places a link to the DB FAQ
Usage [dbfaq]value[/dbfaq]
Example Usage [dbfaq]..[/dbfaq]
Example Output Database FAQ

Debugging tutorial
Link to legacy VB debugging tutorial
Usage [debug]value[/debug]
Example Usage [debug]..[/debug]
Example Output Debugging a VB App

Edit
Indicates changes or additions to a post.
Usage [edit]value[/edit]
Example Usage [edit]New text that you've added[/edit]
Example Output
Edit: New text that you've added

Edit with Username
Usage [edit=Option]value[/edit]
Example Usage [edit='Banjo']Edit text here[/edit]
Example Output
Edit by Banjo: Edit text here

Edit2
To denote edits made to a post after its posting.
Usage [edit2]value[/edit2]
Example Usage [edit2]an addition/modification[/edit2]
Example Output
[edit:an addition/modification]

Fake Tags
Inserts a fake (unparsed) tag into a post.
Usage [fake]value[/fake]
Example Usage [fake]quote[/fake]
Example Output [quote]

File I/O Tutorial
To put in a standard reference to the File I/O Tutorial in the Knowledge Base
Usage [fileio]value[/fileio]
Example Usage [fileio]..[/fileio]
Example Output File I/O Tutorial

FlexGrid functions thread
To put in a standard reference to the FlexGrid functions thread in the Code Library
Usage [flex]value[/flex]
Example Usage [flex]..[/flex]
Example Output FlexGrid Functions

GDI+ Code Samples
To put in a standard reference to the GDI+ Code Samples in the Knowledge Base
Usage [gdip]value[/gdip]
Example Usage [gdip]..[/gdip]
Example Output GDI+ Code Samples

Google
This tag will provide a link to the Google search engine.
Usage [google=Option]value[/google]
Example Usage [google=vb+directx]Search Google[/google]
Example Output Search Google

How to Participate Here Effectively
Adds a link to the "How to Participate Here Effectively" thread
Usage [howto]value[/howto]
Example Usage [howto]..[/howto]
Example Output How to Participate Here Effectively

Horizontalrule
You need something between the tags to prevent the parser from killing the empty tags.
Usage [hr]value[/hr]
Example Usage [hr]..[/hr]
Example Output

JumpTo
Creates a hyperlink to jump directly to a specific post in a thread.
Usage [jumpto=Option]value[/jumpto]
Example Usage [jumpto=3]Jump to post 3 of the thread[/jumpto]
Example Output Jump to post 3 of the thread

Posting Guidelines
Link to Posting Guidelines in the FAQ
Usage [pg]value[/pg]
Example Usage [pg]..[/pg]
Example Output Posting Guidelines

Quote Post With Username
The [quotepost] tag is used to denote a quote that is from a previous post.
Usage [quotepost=Option]value[/quotepost]
Example Usage [quotepost='John Doe']This is a quote[/quotepost]
Example Output
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Doe
This is a quote

Strikeout
The [s] tag allows you to strikeout text.
Usage [s]value[/s]
Example Usage [s]Strikeout[/s]
Example Output Strikeout

Standards & Practices Tutorial
To put in a reference to the Standards & Practices Tutorial
Usage [snp]value[/snp]
Example Usage [snp]..[/snp]
Example Output Standards & Practices Tutorial

Top 10 Tutorials
Adds a link to the Top Ten Tutorials thread
Usage [ttt]value[/ttt]
Example Usage [ttt]..[/ttt]
Example Output Top 10 Tutorials

VB tags reminder
Used to show vb tags without them being interpreted.
Usage [VBT]value[/VBT]
Example Usage [vbt]..[/vbt]
Example Output [vbt]..[/vbt]


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