Text And Font Style Demo

Since the Server Side Color Upgrade it is necessary to use <<>body bgcolor="#....." text="#....."> after <<>html> in news group posts if you type a post using HTML for the message to appear with the correct colors or you'll have a white background with black text. The bgcolor and text colors are the same you used in your signature box. If you want a different text color after that then use <<>font color="#....."> and you're good to go. See here and here.
<<>html><<>font color="yellow">If you want to change text colors then every message has to start with the codes you see in the very beginning and BTW this has nothing has nothing to do with the signature box.
So start each and every message in the text area, this area, with <<>html><<>font color="color_here"> in the very upper most left hand corner and then type your message.. When you're finished always close with <<>/font><<>/html> and BTW <<>html> and <<>/html> are only used once, to open and to close.
If you want a paragragh use <<>p> plus there are several other codes to use just as if you where making a a web page and in essence this is a web page.
If you like bounce [see below] this message to see how I composed this message. You might want to send a few practice messages to yourself first just to get the hang of it.
BTW I used <<>em><<>font size="4"> after the opening <<>html> then I used <<>font color="pick_a_color"> text goes here<<>/font> and so on and so forth.
<<>html> Each message that is typed in this area, not the signature box, has to start with the <<>html> command like you see above in the left of this area aka textarea.
<<>tt>This makes the text look like a typewriter and requires a close<<>/tt>
<<>i>This makes the text appear to be in italics and requires a close<<>/i><<>i>
<<>em>This makes the text appear like italics and with a..... well what do you see? The <<>em> stands for emphasis. BTW close it <<>/em>
_{<<>sub>This command is the same as <<>font size=-3> (minus 3) and naturally requires a close <<>/sub>}
<<>u>This will underline the text and requires a close <<>/u>
~~<<>strike>This is called strike through and what you use if for is a good question and always close it <<>/strike>~~
You can use <<>big>and<<>/big> the word will increase to the next higher font size as <<>small>will<<>/small> decrease one font size. So to produce --- Come for ~~cheap~~ free H₂O May 7^th at 9:00pm You would use this: Come for <<>strike>cheap<<>/strike> free H<<>sub>2<<>/sub>O May 7<<>sup><<>u>th<<>/sup><<>/u> at 9:00<<>small>pm<<>/small>

This <<>font effect="emboss"> will produce an emboss effect on the text. Do not forget to close the font <<>/font>.
This <<>font effect="relief"> will produce a relief effect on the text. Do not forget to close the font <<>/font>.
This <<>font effect="shadow"> will produce a shadow effect on the text. Do not forget to close the font <<>/font>.
If you want to center something then use <<>center> or use <<>div align="center">...<<>/div> and when finished used the close command like you see at the end of this sentence which I am babbling to show how center looks. For more on aligning click here<<>/center>
This command <<>p> is a paragraph. No close required using HTML.(Soon a close of <<>/p> will be required).
This command <<>br> is a line break; same as a carriage return. No close in HTML. (Soon a usage of <<>br /> and notice the space).
<<>b> or <<>strong>This makes the text bold and needs a close <<>/b> or <<>/strong>.
<<>bq>The is called blockquote and is used when, for example, when you are quoting something and requires a close<<>/bq>
There are a few others but this will help you get started and the very last command is always <<>/html>
So practice by sending yourself a few messages and prior to sending cut and copy your message just in case you make a mistake then paste your message and make the necessary corrections.
If you like why not validate this to see how I did the above.
This message was typed using <<>font size="4"> and I closed with <<>/font> right before the <<>/html> command. Click here to view a page that shows different font sizes.
This page can not be bounced but it can be validated. So take the URL here and place the URL in the window called Source Viewer and you'll be able to view the codes or go there now and the URL be automatically be in the window referred to above.
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Addendum

Word or Text Highlighting
All boxes but the older Classics can see this including computers.

This has navy text and a white background.
This has white text and a red background.
Here are the codes for the above:
<<>font size="5" color="#000080">
<<>em style="background: #ffffff">
This has navy text and a white background.
<<>/em>
<<>/font>
<<>p>
<<>font size="7" color="#ffffff">
<<>em style="background: #ff0066">
This has white text and a red background.
<<>/em>
<<>/font>
You can use <<>em style=...., <<>tt style=....., <<>i style=... , <<>b style=...etc etc etc and oh BTW that's a colon after the word background.
There's another page by tyhart that shows more examples.

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