Customizing Text On The MacWoW Forum

You may want to customize the look of your text in messages. You can change the size, color, font, and style of your text using HTML coding. The most important thing to remember when doing this is to make sure that the text you are changing is contained inside the code you are using. If not, then the change will not occur as you desire.

To do any of the following, just cut and paste the appropriate code into your message. Remember to replace the sample text with your own message text.

How do I italicize words?

To make your text appear in Italic Print, use the <I> before the word(s) you want Italicized, followed by the </I>.


<I>Highlander Rules!</I>

How do I underline words?

To make your text appear underlined, use the <U> before the word(s) you want underlined, followed by the </U>


<U>Highlander Rules!</U>

How do I change the size of my words?

To change the size of your text, use the <FONT SIZE="number">before the word(s) followed by the </FONT>


<FONT SIZE=7>Highlander Rules!</FONT>

How do I change the font of the words?

To change the font style of your text, use the <FONT FACE="font name"> before the word(s) followed by the </FONT>


<FONT FACE="Amazone BT">Highlander Rules</FONT>

How do I change the color of my words?

To change the color of your text, use the <FONT COLOR="color code"> before the word(s) followed by the </FONT>


<FONT COLOR="#FFCC99">Highlander Rules!</FONT>

Important: To find the names of different font styles, check out the selection in Word Perfect, then just copy the names in as they appear there. To find a table of colors and there codes, check out the web safe color guide. Remember, when putting in color codes you must put the # sign in front of the code number. Size may be changed on a scale of -7 (teeny tiny) to +7 (large).


Can I change more than one thing at a time?

Yes!

Just remember to place the codes around the text in the same order on both ends. By this I mean that if you open a certain code first, it should be last to close. Here is an example of the code used to change our text in every way possible. Notice how the code is placed in reverse order at the end. I have color coded this to make it more obvious.


<FONT SIZE=7 FACE="Amazone BT" COLOR="#FFCC99"><B><I><U>Your Text </U></I></B></FONT>

 

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