SpikeTheHugger
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- Jul 10, 2016
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Using the BrokenLens Forum
Introduction
For anyone looking to use more complex BBCode, you're welcome to consult the BBCode guide here:
http://www.brokenlens.xyz/forums/index.php?help/bb-codes
This guide will be about simpler methods of doing this, so you don't have to write all those complex tags out
If you have any questions about any steps on this guide, please comment below and I will try to answer them as soon as I can.
Levels of Difficulty are shown. This is my own opinion, and to some people things I consider harder may be easy, please note that this guide is generalised for all players
Contents
Formatting Text
Colouring Text
Bold, Underlined, Italic
Resize
Font
Text Alignment
Linking
Adding Organisation to Text
Bullet Points
Emojis
Adding Organisation to Text
Bullet Points
Emojis
Finishing a New Thread
Creating/Submitting
Uploading Files
Previewing
Adding Images
Adding Videos
Additional Features
Quote
Spoiler
Code
Strike-through
Emergency Features
Undo
Redo
Remove Formatting
BB Code Editor
Other Features
Reporting
Reply
Edit
Delete
FINISH
Difficulty: Beginners
Formatting Text
This will probably be the easiest thing I will be explaining here. Editing and Formatting text is just a simple matter of mashing buttons together until a dull paragraph becomes a work of art.
To colour text, all you have to do is highlight the text you wish to colour and press this button:
Choose the colour you wish to have and boom, your text should be magically coloured.
To make text Bold, Underlined or Italic, highlight the text you wish to format, use these buttons here:
B stands for Bold, I stands for Italic and U stands for Underline.
To resize text, highlight the text you wish to resize, and use this button:
The numbers displayed are font sizes.
Size 1, Size 2, Size 3, Size 4, Size 5, Size 6
To change the text font, highlight the text you wish to re-font, and click this button:
To change the alignment of text, highlight the text you want to align and click this button:
It will tell you where in the page the text will be aligned. This section is currently aligned as Center.
To make text interactive, linking to another page, highlight the text you want to link, and press the first button here:
The second of these buttons unlinks highlighted text, in-case you change your mind.
Adding Organisation to Text
Organising your text makes it easier for people to read. A solid paragraph of test with 2 full stops and an emoji is going to make people go... "Oh, but I don't wanna read that!"
To make a paragraph... Only kidding, you guys know how to do that!
Adding bullet points should be done before writing text, but you can still highlight text to make it into a list. When you want to begin a bullet point list:
Emojis! Easy peasy
. When you want an Emoji, press mr. smiles: 
I will put below all the colon tags for emojis so that you can write them in on Mobile if necessary. Make sure to remove the spaces in between the tags, I had to put them to prevent them from registering.
- : )
- ; )
- : (
- : mad :
- : confused :
- : cool : - : p - : D
- : eek :
- : oops :
- : rolleyes :
- o _ O
- : alien :
- : barefoot :
- : cautious :
- : coffee :
- : cry :
- : devilish :
- : geek :
- : giggle :
- : inlove :
- : laugh :
- : ninja :
- : notworthy :
- : roflmao :
- : sick :
- : sleep :
- : speechless :
- : thumbsdown :
- : thumbsup :
- : unsure :
- : whistling :
- x3Finishing a New Thread
To submit a new thread, all you have to do is press the Create Thread button shown above.
It will then create a brand new thread for that section of the forum!
To upload a file attachment to your thread, press the upload file button shown above.
It will then ask you to select the file you wish to upload, which other users can download.
You can use this to upload images, but if you want to display an image, consult the 'Adding Images' section of this guide as it will look better.
Please note that sending malicious/inappropriate files may result in a severe punishment.
To preview your post full size before submitting, press the 'Preview' button shown above.
You'll see what it would look like after you post it, as it may look slightly different than the writing box when full size on a page.
Difficulty: Intermediate
