This will present you with a new page where you can begin to type your post, or take you to a form at the bottom of the page. Below you will find a description of the items on this page.

Preview:

Subject:

Message Icon:

If you would like to add a special icon to your post, you may choose one from this list.

Add YaBBC tags:

YaBBC tags give you the ability to format the text in your post. To add, simply click on the button of your choice. See YaBBC Reference for a complete reference.

Add Smilies:

Personalize your post by adding an emoticon, or smiley. Just click on the one you want and YaBB will automatically put it in your post.

Attach:

If the Administrator allows, you may be able to add a file to your post by clicking on the “Browse” button to find the file on your hard drive to upload. Pay attention to the allowed file types and maximum file size.

Post:

This button does exactly what you would expect. Press the “Post” button if you're ready for the community to view your message.

In addition to posting new topics, you can also reply to existing posts or topics quickly and easily. When you find a topic you would like to comment on, look for the button or link titled “Reply” or “Quote”. Using “Reply” will take you to a post page much like the one described above. Quote does exactly the same thing, however, it will add what another user has said to your post in a special box like you see below.

If you have a question you would like to ask this community, YaBB gives you the ability to create a poll along with your topic. This is a fantastic way to get a good idea of what this community feels about your question. To post a poll, find the button titled “Start New Poll” from the category view and click it. The exact location of this button will vary depending on which template is being used, but it is often near the top of the list of topics. On this special post page, type in your question and options in the respectively labeled box, then fill out your message as described above.

If the Event Calendar has been activated and the Admin allows it, members and even guests can add notices for special events, holidays, meetings, and reminders to the Event Calendar. The Event Calendar Event posting section has many of the same features found in Posting to a Topic. You can add smilies and use YaBBC to format your Event post. Then you can preview it to see what it will look like once it's posted.

For security reasons standard HTML code cannot be used in posts. Instead YaBB allows the use of YaBBC (YaBB Code) for formatting. YaBBC is similar to HTML, but safe and standardized for bulletin board use. To use, you can either click on the YaBBC button of your choice on all post pages or manually type them in. Below is a listing of each tag and its function.

What is YaBBC?

YaBBC is a set of tags based on the HTML language. It allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does, but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing. Most YaBBC tags can be wrapped around text, by first highlighting the text, and then clicking on the YaBBC button with the desired formatting.

Insert URL, Link
Syntax: Result: Syntax: Result:	[url]https://yabbforum.nz[/url] [yabbc][url]https://yabbforum.nz[/url][/yabbc] [url=https://yabbforum.nz]YaBB Forum[/url] [yabbc][url=https://yabbforum.nz]YaBB Forum[/url][/yabbc]
Type URL and text: yabbforum.nz YaBB Forum Highlight all of it: yabbforum.nz YaBB Forum Click the button: [yabbc][url=yabbforum.nz]YaBB Forum[/url][/yabbc] The [link] YaBBC tags work in the same manner as the [url] tags, with the exception that the [link] tag (there is no insertion button for this tag) will open the clicked link in the present window, whereas the [url] tag opens the clicked link in a new window.

Insert FTP
Syntax: Result:	[ftp]ftp://ftpdom[/ftp] [yabbc][ftp]ftp://ftpdom[/ftp][/yabbc]

Insert Image
Syntax: Result:	[img]$imagesdir/on.png[/img] [yabbc][img]$imagesdir/on.png[/img][/yabbc]

Insert Email
Syntax: Result: Syntax: Result:	[email]myname\@domain.com[/email] [yabbc][email]myname\@domain.com[/email][/yabbc] [email=myname\@domain.com]Click to email me[/email] [yabbc][email=myname\@domain.com]Click to email me[/email][/yabbc]
Type e-mail address and text: myname\@domain.com Click to email me Highlight all of it: myname\@domain.com Click to email me Click the button: [yabbc][email=myname\@domain.com]Click to email me[/email][/yabbc]

Insert multi media files
Syntax: Example: Result:	[media]url to flash file[/media] [media]https://www.your-domain.com/yabbchelp.swf[/media] [yabbc][media]$imagesdir/yabbchelp.swf[/media][/yabbc]

Insert Table - Column - Row
Syntax:	[table][tr][td]text example[/td][/tr][/table]

Insert Horizontal Rule
Syntax: Result:	[hr]

Insert Teletype
Syntax: Result:	[tt]text example[/tt] [yabbc][tt]text example[/tt][/yabbc]

Insert Code
Syntax: Result:	[code]<script language="javascript"> <!-- alert("Hello YaBB 2!"); //--> </script> [/code] [yabbc][code][/code][/yabbc]

Insert Quote
Syntax: Result:	[quote]Hello YaBB 2[/quote] [yabbc][quote]Hello YaBB 2[/quote][/yabbc]

Insert Edit
Syntax: Result:	[edit]This was edited in YaBB 2[/edit] [yabbc][edit]This was edited in YaBB 2[/edit][/yabbc]

Insert Superscript
Syntax: Result:	text [sup]example[/sup] [yabbc]text [sup]example[/sup][/yabbc]

Insert Subscript
Syntax: Result:	text [sub]example[/sub] [yabbc]text [sub]example[/sub][/yabbc]

Insert List - List Item
Syntax: Result:	[list][]item 1 []item 2 []item 3[/list] [yabbc][list][]item 1 []item 2 []item 3[/list][/yabbc]
You can create ordered lists by including the letter "o" at the beginning of the list tag.
Syntax: Result:	[olist][]item 1 []item 2 []item 3[/olist] [yabbc][olist][]item 1 []item 2 []item 3[/olist][/yabbc]
You can create 2 or 3 level lists by including a list inside another list.
Example: Result:	[list][]item 1 []item 2 [list][]subitem 1 []subitem 2[/list] []item 3[/list] [yabbc][list][]item 1 []item 2 [list][]subitem 1 []subitem 2[/list][]item 3[/list][/yabbc]

/me
Syntax: Result:	/me loves YaBB 2 [yabbc]/me loves YaBB 2[/yabbc]

Insert Marquee
Syntax: Result:	[move]text example[/move] [yabbc][move]text example[/move][/yabbc]

Insert Timestamp
Syntax: Result:	[timestamp=1121602762] [yabbc][timestamp=1121602762][/yabbc]

No Parse
Syntax: Result:	[noparse][table][tr][td]This table will not be parsed[/td][/tr][/table][/noparse] [yabbc][noparse][table][tr][td]This table will not be parsed[/td][/tr][/table][/noparse][/yabbc]

Insert Bold Text
Syntax: Result:	[b]text example[/b] [yabbc][b]text example[/b][/yabbc]

Insert Italic Text
Syntax: Result:	[i]text example[/i] [yabbc][i]text example[/i][/yabbc]

Insert Underline Text
Syntax: Result:	[u]text example[/u] [yabbc][u]text example[/u][/yabbc]

Insert Strikethrough Text
Syntax: Result:	[s]text example[/s] [yabbc][s]text example[/s][/yabbc]

Insert Highlighted Text
Syntax: Result:	[highlight]text example[/highlight] [yabbc][highlight]text example[/highlight][/yabbc]

Change Font Face
Syntax: Result:	[font=Courier New]Courier New font[/font] [yabbc][font=Courier New]Courier New font[/font][/yabbc]

Change Font Size
Syntax: Result:	[size=14]14 point font[/size] [yabbc][size=14]14 point font[/size][/yabbc]

Choose a text color
You can either use the quick color picker to choose a text color from the palette containing 12 ready made color tags or open the palette to create a custom color tag.
Syntax: Result:	[color=#ff0000]red colored text[/color] [yabbc][color=#ff0000]red colored text[/color][/yabbc]

Insert Preformatted Text
Syntax: Result:	[pre] this is preformatted text [/pre] [yabbc][pre] this is preformatted text [/pre][/yabbc]

Insert Left Aligned Text
Syntax: Result:	[left]text example[/left] [yabbc][left]text example[/left][/yabbc]

Insert Center Aligned Text
Syntax: Result:	[center]text example[/center] [yabbc][center]text example[/center][/yabbc]

Insert Right Aligned Text
Syntax: Result:	[right]text example[/right] [yabbc][right]text example[/right][/yabbc]