Basically you just type with two "
Enter" (or "
Return") keystrokes to separate paragraphs, I find it easiest to enhance text by first typing in all my text then selecting just the text I want to apply "
B" (
bold)
*, "
I" (
italics)
*, "
U" (
underline) to then clicking those buttons in the editor. Generally you should not use the
" (quote mark) in the upper right of a post to start a new reply because that copies the entire post into your reply. Instead click the "
Post Reply" button first then scroll to the post you want to copy from, select the specific text you wish to comment on, then use the upper right
" (quote mark) in the post you scrolled to. You can select and then
" (quote mark) more than once. Other editor buttons are described at
BBCode. I've also added
superscript,
strikethrough/deleted, and
insert via:
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[sup][/sup] - superscript
[del][/del] - deleted/strikethrough
[ins][/ins] - inserted/wavy underline
Your text goes between the "]" and "[". Play with things and use the "
Preview" button to see the result before using the "
Submit" button. Particularly when your edits change or clarify meaning non-trivially, or add content, the use of the del and ins tagging is recommended and you can/should still enter a "
Reason for editing..." (in "
Options" below the edit box) to make sure people understand your non-trivial changes.
* The "
B" bold actually adds HTML strong tagging and the "
I" italic actually adds HTML em[phasis] tagging. No method for adding merely decorative bold or italics is provided.