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Buffy's Guide ML Help Page - Getting Started and Text Codes

Welcome To Buffy's Help Page
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GETTING STARTED

Now before we can start designing your personal page, you will need to change the style of your page. So go into 'edit this page' scroll down until you reach a button that says 'Change Style' change from 'Plain' to 'Guide ML' then click the change style button.

Once you have done that you will see these codes:

<BODY>
<GUIDE>

You need to write your codes in between these codes like this.

</BODY>
</GUIDE>


Tags

Every code needs an opening and a closing tag in order to work, this is an opening tag <write your code here> and this is a closing tag </write your code here>. If you do not use both an opening and a closing tag your codes will not work and you will recieve an error in guide ml message. A few exceptions are codes that are opened and closed in the same tag such as <HR/> and <BR/>. Otherwise always remember to close your tags.

TEXT CODES

Bold Text

<B>This code will make your text bold</B>

Example

This code will make your text bold

Underlining Text

<U>This code will make your text underlined</U>

Example

This code will make your text underlined

Italic Text

<I>This code will make your text italic</I>

Example

This code will make your text italic

New lines

This code will give you <BR/> a new line<BR/>and another new line.

Example

This code will give you
a new line
and another new line.

Horizontal Lines

<HR/>This code will put in a centered horizontal line

Example


Paragraphs

<P>This code will paragraph your text</P>

Example

This code will paragraph your text


<P ALIGN="CENTER>This code will center and paragraph your text</P>

Example

This code will center and paragraph your text


Blockquotes

<BLOCKQUOTE>This code is for writing blocks of text</BLOCKQUOTE>

Example

This code is for writing blocks of text

Headers

<HEADER>This code is for writing headers</HEADER>

Example

This code is for writing headers

Sub-Headers

<SUBHEADER>This code is for writing sub-headers</SUBHEADER>

Example

This code is for writing sub-headers


Plain Text

<FONT>This code is for writing plain text</FONT>

Example

This code is for writing plain text


Text Size

<FONT SIZE="2">This code is for changing your text to size 2</FONT>
Example
This code is for changing your text to size 2

<FONT SIZE="4">This code is for changing your text to size 4</FONT>
>Example
This code is for changing your text to size 4

<FONT SIZE="6">This code is for changing your text to size 6</FONT>
Example
This code is for changing your text to size 6


Text Colour

<FONT COLOR="RED">This code is for changing your text colour</FONT>
Example
This code is for changing your text colour

<FONT COLOR="BLUE">This code is for changing your text colour</FONT>
Example
This code is for changing your text colour

<FONT COLOR="GREEN">This code is for changing your text colour</FONT>
Example
This code is for changing your text colour


Font Styles

<FONT FACE="Arial">This code is for changing your font to Arial</FONT>
Example
This code is for changing your font to Arial

<FONT FACE="comic sans MS">This code is for changing your font to Comic Sans LET</FONT>
Example
This code is for changing your font to Comic Sans MS

<FONT FACE="Tempus sans ITC" >This code is for changing your font to Tempus sans ITC</FONT>
Example
This code is for changing your font to Tempus Sans ITC

More Fonts


Marquee Codes

<MARQUEE DIRECTION="right" ><FONT COLOR="blue" SIZE="+1.5">This is the code for a simple marquee</FONT></MARQUEE>
Example
This is the code for a simple marquee

< MARQUEE DIRECTION="right" BEHAVIOR="alternate">< FONT COLOR="purple" SIZE="+1.5"> This is the code for an alternative marquee</FONT></MARQUEE>
Example
This is the code for an alternative marquee

< MARQUEE DIRECTION="right" BGCOLOR="Blue" ><FONT COLOR="white" SIZE="+1.5"> This is the code for a marquee in a box</FONT<>/MARQUEE>
Example
This is the code for a marquee in a box


List Codes

<OL><LI>Always start with this code will create a list</LI>< LI>Which is automatically numbered</LI><LI>You can have as many items in this list as you wish</LI><LI>And each item will still be numbered automatically< /LI>< LI>Without having to add them yourself</LI>< LI>And always end with this code.</LI></OL>

Example

  1. Always start with this code will create a list
  2. Which is automatically numbered
  3. You can have as many items in this list as you wish
  4. And each item will still be numbered automatically
  5. Without having to add them yourself
  6. And always end with this code.

Link Codes

Linking to a website outside of h2g2

<LINK HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/">Followed by the name of the website. e.g. Talk Buffy</LINK>

Example

Followed by the name of the website. e.g. Talk Buffy

Linking to a friends page

<LINK BIO="U242292"> Followed by the name of the researcher e.g. Buffy </LINK>

Example

Followed by the name of the researcher e.g Buffy

Linking to an h2g2 guide entry

<LINK H2G2="A2669051"> Followed by the name of the page e.g. Picture Library</LINK>

Example

Followed by the name of the page e.g. Picture Library

Linking to a forum coversation

<LINK H2G2="F1819704?thread=426523"> Followed by the name of the Converstation e.g. Buffy Chat</LINK>

Example

Followed by the name of the conversation e.g. Buffy Chat

You will find the forum and thread numbers on your browser when you go into the converation.

Who's Online Link

<WHO-IS-ONLINE>Click here to see who is online</WHO-IS-ONLINE>

Example

Click here to see who is online

Pullnote Code

<PULLQUOTE EMBED="RIGHT">Which will make your text look like this </PULLQUOTE>

Example

Which will make your text look like this


Veiwer Code

<VIEWER>whoever is looking at this page will see their name here</VIEWER>

Example

Unknown Visitor

Message Code

You will need to type this code in between the BODY and GUIDE at the top of your edit page

<ADDTHREADINTRO><HEADER> Whatever you type here will be at the top of the page when someone sends you a message. </HEADER></ADDTHREADINTRO>


USEFUL LINKS

Smiley Library

Picture Library

Colour Code Chart

Font List

The H2G2 Tour

New User Link

Click Here To Go To Picture and Table Codes

If you have any problems at all please leave a message below and I'll get back to you as soon as I can

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Entry Data
Entry ID: A2669051
Edited by:
Researcher 242292

Date: 26   May   2004


Referenced Guide Entries
h2g2 Smileys
The h2g2 Tour - An Introduction to h2g2
Font Colour Code Chart
h2g2 Picture Library
Hints and Links for New Researchers ........
Buffy's Guide ML Help Page - Picture and Table codes
GUIDE ML FONT LIST


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Referenced Sites
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