To include a hyperlink in your post, simply type the complete URL in either of the following manners and the hyperlink will be created automatically:

• http://www.yourURL.com
• www.yourURL.com

Notice that you can either use the complete http:// address or shorten it to the www domain. If the site does not begin with "www", you must use the complete "http://" address. Also, you may use https and ftp URL prefixes in auto-link mode.

You can also include hyperlinks using the [url] code. Just use the following format:
[url=http://www.coolrunning.com]Cool Running[/url]

Note that you should NOT use quotation marks inside the URL tag.

To add a hype-linked e-mail address to your message, just encase the e-mail address as shown in the following example (Cool Code is in red).

[email]info@coolrunning.com[/email]

In the example above, the Cool Code automatically generates a hyperlink to the e-mail address that is encased.

You can make italicized text or make text bold by encasing the applicable sections of your text with either the [b] [/b] or [i] [/i] tags.

Hello, [b]James[/b]
Hello, [i]Mary[/i]

You can make bulleted lists or ordered lists (by number or letter).

Unordered, bulleted list:

[list]
[*] This is the first bulleted item.
[*] This is the second bulleted item.
[/list]

This produces:

• This is the first bulleted item.
• This is the second bulleted item.

Note that you must include a closing [/list] when you end each list.

Making ordered lists is just as easy. Just add either [LIST=A] or [LIST=1]. Typing [List=A] will produce a list from A to Z. Using [List=1] will produce numbered lists.

Here's an example:

[list=A]
[*] This is the first bulleted item.
[*] This is the second bulleted item.
[/list]

This produces:

1. This is the first bulleted item.
2. This is the second bulleted item.

To add a graphic within your message, just encase the URL of the graphic image as shown in the following example (Cool Code is in red).

[img]http://www.infopop.com/artwork/footer_logotype.gif[/img]

In the example above, the Cool Code automatically makes the graphic visible in your message. Note: the "http://" part of the URL is REQUIRED for the [img]

To reference something specific that someone has posted, just cut and paste the applicable verbiage and enclose it as shown below (Cool Code is in red).

[QUOTE]Ask not what your country can do for you....
ask what you can do for your country.[/QUOTE]

In the example above, the Cool Code automatically blockquotes the text you reference.

Similar to the Quote tage, the Code tag adds some <PRE> tags to preserve formatting. This useful for displaying programming code, for instance.

[CODE]#!/usr/bin/perl

print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
print "Hello World!"; [/CODE]

In the example above, the Cool Code automatically blockquotes the text you reference and preserves the formatting of the coded text.