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When you write a message on someone's message board why does some of the print go bold?

You either have the bold tags, <b> and </b>, in the message or you put two equal signs in your message.


How do you add a hyperlink on a WikiAnswers message board?

Hyperlink on a Message Board To add a hyperlink, do the following:Go to the person's message board.Add "["Copy and paste the entire link, e.g. http://wiki.answers.comAdd 1 spaceAdd the title for the link. (WikiAnswers.com)Add "]"So if you want the hyperlink to be WikiAnswers.com - you would do this:[http://wiki.answers.comWikiAnswers.com]Note:The link cannot have [=] in it. The equal signs cause the text to be bold. If you need to post a link that is really long or has an equal sign in it you can use a URL shortener like tinyurl.com.


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How do you get bold writing on WikiAnswers messages?

You put equal signs: = on both sides of the text that you want to be BOLD. While typing answers, you can just click on the white bold "B" for bold letters. = Like this! = It doesn't work in our answers but it does in messages. And in messages, the equal signs will not show.


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Is it possible to bold text in a Facebook message?

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What kinds of different things can you do on a WikiAnswers message board?

You can add links one of two ways....Simply copy and paste the URL onto the message board (it is necessary that http:// is included or this will not work)To display a title instead of the whole URL then type a [ then the URL, then a space, then the title you want to display, then a ] Remember to include http:// in the URL.You can change the color of the text of your message...Use this code: Copy the entire code shown above and paste it in front of the text to be colored.Replace the words "color here," and instead type in the color you like. Use the list below.Here are some known colors:pinkhotpinkpurpleyellow (difficult to see)whiteblueredgreenlavender (difficult to see)aqualightbluebrownlightgreenlimegreengrayorangeThey are the only colors we know so far, more is to be discovered.Also, you can also use a hexadecimal RGB code such as #FFDDBB.**Note** that you can only use 1 color per message. If you use 2, it will become bold font instead. You also cannot use bold font with colors.You can make the text bold or italic...To make the text bold, type equal signs (=) before and after the text.To make the text italic, type in front of the text and after the text.You can change the size of the text...To make the text bigger, type in front of the text and after the text.To make the text smaller, type in front of the text and after the textHave fun!