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input formats:
  • Full HTML:
    • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
    • You may embed videos from the following providers archive, bliptv, dailymotion, google, guba, imeem, lastfm, livevideo, metacafe, myspace, revver, sevenload, spike, tudou, twistage, ustream, ustreamlive, vimeo, voicethread, yahoomusic, youtube. Just add the video URL to your textarea in the place where you would like the video to appear, i.e. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw0jmvdh.

    • Quoted content can be placed between [quote] tags in order to be displayed as an indented quote. Every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag. For example: 

      [quote]This is a simple quote.[/quote]
      is displayed as:

      Quote:
      This is a simple quote.

      Additionally, there is an optional attribute which allows quotes to specify the original author. 

      [quote=Mr. Drupal]This is a quote with an attribution line.[/quote]
      is displayed as:

      Mr. Drupal wrote:
      This is a quote with an attribution line.

      Finally, multiple [quote] tags can be nested within one another. Just remember that every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag. 

      [quote]I think she says it best...
[quote=Ms. Quotation]This is a quote nested within another quote.[/quote]
but you can't argue with
[quote=Ms. Reply]The more quotes, the merrier.
Just don't get too carried away.[/quote]
And I have nothing more to say.[/quote]
      is displayed as:

      Quote:
      I think she says it best...
      Ms. Quotation wrote:
      This is a quote nested within another quote.
      but you can't argue with
      Ms. Reply wrote:
      The more quotes, the merrier. Just don't get too carried away.
      And I have nothing more to say.
    • If you include a textual smiley in your post (see chart below), it will be replaced by a graphical smiley.
      Smileys
      SmileyAcronyms
      :):) :-) :smile:
      :D:D :-D :lol:
      :bigsmile::bigsmile:
      ;);) ;-) :wink:
      :p:p :-p :tongue:
      :O:O :-O :shock:
      :|:| :-| :stare:
      :(:( :-( :sad:
      :~:~ :-~ :puzzled:
      :((:(( :-(( :cry:
      8)8) 8-) :cool:
      :steve::steve:
      J)J) J-) :crazy:
      :glasses::glasses:
      :party::party:
      :love::love:
      :X:X :-X :oups:
      :8):8) :8-) :shy:
      0:)0:) 0) 0:-) :innocent:
      :*:* :-* :sexy:
      |(|( \( :angry:
      :Sp:Sp :-S) :sick:
      :tired::tired:
      :santa::santa:
      :mail::mail:
      :sushi::sushi:
      :hat::hat:
      H)H) H:) H:-) :grade:
      :ghost::ghost:
      $)$) $-) :cash:
      :crown::crown:
      :davie::davie:
      S)S) S) :drunk:
      >)>) >-) :evil:
      :beer::beer:
      :star::star:
      :arrow::arrow:
      :quest::quest:
      :exmark::exmark:

    • Video Filter

      You may insert videos from popular video sites by using a simple tag [video:URL].

      Examples:

      • Single video:
        [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId]
      • Random video out of multiple:
        [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId1,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId2]
      • Override default autoplay setting: [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId autoplay:1]
      • Override default width and height:
        [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId width:X height:Y]
      • Align the video:
        [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId align:right]

      Supported sites: YouTube, Google Video, Tangle, DailyMotion, Eyespot, Revver, Vimeo, Flickr Slideshows, Flickr Video, Game Videos, Meta Cafe, Game Trailers, College Humor, MySpace, Capped, Blip.tv, Slideshare, Picasa Slideshows.

      Special instructions:

      Some codecs need special input. You'll find those instructions here.
      • Slideshare:
        You need to construct your own URL, using the "Wordpress Embed" code from Slideshare, extract the "id" and "doc" parts, and form the URL like this: slideshare.net/?id=1759622&doc=usingdrupal-090723103440-phpapp01.
      • Picasa Slideshows:
        You must use the URL of the RSS feed for the Picasa album:
        1. View the album in Picasa (you should see thumbnails, not a slideshow).
        2. Find the "RSS" link and click it.
        3. Copy the resulting URL from the browser address bar. Example:
          [video: http://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/base/user/USER_NAME/albumid/5568104935784209834?alt=rss&kind=photo&hl=en_US]
  • Messaging plain text:
    • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.

    • Quoted content can be placed between [quote] tags in order to be displayed as an indented quote. Every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag. For example: 

      [quote]This is a simple quote.[/quote]
      is displayed as:

      Quote:
      This is a simple quote.

      Additionally, there is an optional attribute which allows quotes to specify the original author. 

      [quote=Mr. Drupal]This is a quote with an attribution line.[/quote]
      is displayed as:

      Mr. Drupal wrote:
      This is a quote with an attribution line.

      Finally, multiple [quote] tags can be nested within one another. Just remember that every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag. 

      [quote]I think she says it best...
[quote=Ms. Quotation]This is a quote nested within another quote.[/quote]
but you can't argue with
[quote=Ms. Reply]The more quotes, the merrier.
Just don't get too carried away.[/quote]
And I have nothing more to say.[/quote]
      is displayed as:

      Quote:
      I think she says it best...
      Ms. Quotation wrote:
      This is a quote nested within another quote.
      but you can't argue with
      Ms. Reply wrote:
      The more quotes, the merrier. Just don't get too carried away.
      And I have nothing more to say.
    • If you include a textual smiley in your post (see chart below), it will be replaced by a graphical smiley.
      Smileys
      SmileyAcronyms
      :):) :-) :smile:
      :D:D :-D :lol:
      :bigsmile::bigsmile:
      ;);) ;-) :wink:
      :p:p :-p :tongue:
      :O:O :-O :shock:
      :|:| :-| :stare:
      :(:( :-( :sad:
      :~:~ :-~ :puzzled:
      :((:(( :-(( :cry:
      8)8) 8-) :cool:
      :steve::steve:
      J)J) J-) :crazy:
      :glasses::glasses:
      :party::party:
      :love::love:
      :X:X :-X :oups:
      :8):8) :8-) :shy:
      0:)0:) 0) 0:-) :innocent:
      :*:* :-* :sexy:
      |(|( \( :angry:
      :Sp:Sp :-S) :sick:
      :tired::tired:
      :santa::santa:
      :mail::mail:
      :sushi::sushi:
      :hat::hat:
      H)H) H:) H:-) :grade:
      :ghost::ghost:
      $)$) $-) :cash:
      :crown::crown:
      :davie::davie:
      S)S) S) :drunk:
      >)>) >-) :evil:
      :beer::beer:
      :star::star:
      :arrow::arrow:
      :quest::quest:
      :exmark::exmark: