Help: Commands in Discussions

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Help: Commands in Discussions

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Q.	What kind of text formatting can I do?
A.	There are a few handy tricks you can do to spice up your discussion post:

Format	Code	Result
Bold	The fox jumps over the fence.	The fox jumps over the fence.
Italic	The fox _jumps over_ the fence.	The fox jumps over the fence.
Underline	The fox +jumps over+ the fence.	The fox jumps over the fence.
Cross-out	The fox -jumps over- the fence.	The fox ~~jumps over~~ the fence.

Q.	How can I add a link to a discussion post?
A.	To add a link in a discussion post simply encase the link title in quotations (" ") followed by a colon (:) and the URL. See the below example:

Code	Result
Welcome to "LearnHub":http://www.learnhub.com.	Welcome to LearnHub.

How do I add an image to a discussion?

In order to attach an image to a discussion post, it must be on the internet. You can either attach an image you've found on another website or you can upload your image to a free hosting service such as Flickr or ImageShack.

Once you've done so, simply encasing the image URL in exclamation marks (!) will allow you to post the image. Please see the example below:

You can also watch a video lesson on attaching an image.

Code	Result
!http://www.learnhub.com/learnhub.png!

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JohnPhilipGreen said – Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:04:03 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

There’s a great photo thread here, by the way: Post Your Favorite Picture
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RLLillis said – Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:16:53 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

While Posting a URL works as described… for some reason posting an image doesn’t it just posts a URL with an ! in front of it… am I doing something wrong?

It looks like no one else on the ‘post your favorite picture’ board has been able to make it work either… Thoughts?
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lechuck said – Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:42:45 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

You can also cross out, or delete a word by adding – around it…

I can ~~delete~~ this word. I can bold this word. I can italic this word. I can underline this word.
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nelliemuller said – Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:04:15 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

Thank you!

:)
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nelliemuller said – Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:20:11 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

I managed to get lots of photos added.
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nelliemuller said – Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:21:12 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

Now, how do I get videos added?
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JohnPhilipGreen said – Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:07:49 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

Nellie, the only way to add videos right now is by creating a video lesson in your workspace… you could then link to it from a discussion.
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1. nelliemuller said – Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:04:56 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )
  
  Thank you, John, but that’s work!!! Why invent the wheel all over again? Don’t tell me because it’s engaging. LOL
  
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lechuck said – Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:42:02 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

a^{2^ + b}2 = c^2
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1. kinshook said – Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:30:37 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )
  
  a2^ + b2 = c^2
  
  I was facing some problems while writing mathematical formula. Can somebody help?
  
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Tatjana said – Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:54:53 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

Why didn´t I read this lesson days before?? :) I like it very much, because I will now formate much quicker :))
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nelliemuller said – Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:51:28 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

Adam,

I think this lesson should be posted for everyone to see as soon as they become members of LearnHub.
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mpramanick said – Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:09:19 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

Thank-you. The tips were very useful .Hope I’m successful in implementing them.
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vpitman said – Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:04:54 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

How about adding the colored text as in Astha’s example on the home page?
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1. lechuck said – Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:16:51 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )
  
  Wonderful idea! I’ll talk to our development team about that and see how quickly we can set that up!
  
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vpitman said – Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:09:30 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

Hmmm. I’ve toggled the text editor (in the account options, under page editor, if, like me, it hasn’t been working for you) several times in the last few days. But, today’s the first time the WYSIWYG editor showed up, when I went to edit or create something. Is there a cookie on this page that unlocks the editor, once you visit? ;) At least I know how to change text colors, now…
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1. lechuck said – Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:21:17 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )
  
  Remember, when you switch your Editor, your old lessons wont switch over. In order to see your change you must create a new lesson. For example:
  
  If I create my lesson using the Rich Text Editor. I decide I’d rather write my lesson in the Textile Editor. I switch my setting in my account, followed by creating a NEW lesson page. If I try to edit the lesson I created when my account was set to the Rich Text Editor, it will always remain a Rich Text lesson.
  
  Once a lesson is created, it will always remain that editor of choice. Even if I switch my account setting. It only effects newly created lessons. I think this is a confusing aspect.
  
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oLahav said – Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:33:05 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

I agree that this is a confusing aspect. But you can always copy & paste all of what you wrote in Rich Text into the Pro Editor and reformat it into a new lesson in the editor you like best. I personally really dislike the Rich Text, it just doesn’t work too well for me and keeps messing things up. Textile rules!
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lechuck said – Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:35:19 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

I agree, Oren. Textile is the best! So much control!
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lucyinthesky said – Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:18:00 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

Is it possible to highlight words with a different background colour?
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1. lechuck said – Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:34:00 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )
  
  Unfortunately no (not in discussions at least). There is a possibility of this being a feature down the road.
  
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Carsten said – Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:06:24 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

Math should work in discussions now.
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shubham95 said – Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:21:05 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

comunities
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