Alt + S will post your message for you, if you'd rather not click "Post."

1. Click on Profile at the top of any page.

2. Click on Forums

3. There is a textbox at the top where you can enter your forum signature. Forum code is allowed although you have to code it by hand. Please refrain from placing images larger than 600 x 200 px or 200Kb in your signature or it will be removed.

4. Click update at the bottom of the page.

5. The "Signature Preview" box shows what you have inputted as your signature after you press update and lets you know if it is oversize by having scroll bars if it is too big.

Please note: If Nexopia Moderators have to remove your signature because of large size or inappropriate content you risk having it disabled for an extended period of time.

The forum code is a simple scripting language much like HTML. All tag names are enclosed in square brackets [ ]. Most forum tags have a start tag [example] and an end tag [/example]. Some have parameters like [example=color] and do not require an end tag.

These tags are valid almost anywhere you can enter text on Nexopia.

Here is a list of all the tags and the syntax to use them.

Text Formatting
Bold How to: [b]This is bold[/b] Results: This is bold	Italics How to: [i]this is italicized[/i] Results: This is italicized	Underline How to: [u]this is underlined[/u] Results: This is underlined
Strikethrough How to: [strike]striking through[/strike] Results: striking through	Subscript How to: [sub]this is subscript[/sub] Results: this is subscript	Superscript How to: [sup]this is superscript[/sup] Results: this is superscript
Size
Changing Text Size How to: [size=2]changed text[/size] Results: changed text	Different Sizes You have a choice of 7 font sizes on Nexopia. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Alignment
Left How to: [left]left is automatic[/left] Results: left is automatic	Center How to: [center]some text[/center] Results: some text	Right How to: [right]aligned to the right[/right] Results: aligned to the right
Text Colours
By Name How to: [color=darkred]dark red[/color] Results: dark red More colour names: dark red , red orange , brown yellow , green olive , cyan blue , dark blue indigo , violet white , black	By Hex Code How to: [color=#05A343]some green[/color] Results: some green For a large list of hex colour codes click here. NOTE: Make sure to include the # sign before the Hex color code when you enter it, or it won't work.	Fading Fading text is a really neat trick that many users like to use. Here is an example: This text is fading Follow this link to make your text fade.
Fonts
Changing the Font How to: [font=Verdana]some text[/font] Results: some text	Common Fonts While you may choose any font please remember that if a user doesn't have the font you specify installed it will use a default font. Some good choices for fonts that almost all users will have are: Arial, Times, Courier, Impact, Geneva, and Optima.
Linking
To Other Users How to: [user]NexopiaPlus[/user] Results: NexopiaPlus	To Other Webpages How to: [url]http://www.nexopia.com[/url] Results: http://www.nexopia.com	Text Links How to: [url=http://www.nexopia.com]Text link[/url] Results: Text link You can also do this with images, which are explained below.
Make sure that you include the http:// part or it won't work!
Images
Inserting Images How to: [img]image location[/img] Results:	Alternate Images How to: [img=imagelocation] Results:	Linking Images How to: [url=yourlink][img=imagelocation][/url] Results: A linked image
Make sure that you include the http:// part or it won't work!
Resizing Images How to: [img=75%x]URL[/img] Set the picture to a percent size of the profile width and keep the same aspect ratio. (So for example, if you set it to 100% width, then it will shrink/enlarge it automatically to fill the width of your profile.) How to: [img=100x100]URL[/img] Control the width and height of the picture: How to: [img=100x]URL[/img] Control the width of the picture and keep the same aspect ratio: How to: [img=x100]URL[/img] Control the height of the picture and keep the same aspect ratio:
Lists
General Lists How to: [list] [*]apples [*]oranges [*]bananas [/list] Results: apples oranges bananas	Ordered Lists Along with just plain bullets you have the option to choose letters, numbers, or Roman numerals as bullets. [list=a] for letters [list=1] for numbers [list=i] for Roman numerals
Quoting
Quoting Anything How to: [quote]This is a pretty cool quote! Quoty quote quote![/quote] Results: Quote: This is a pretty cool quote! Quoty quote quote!
Nesting Tags
Multiple Tags You can use more than one tag to manipulate text or make an image a link. You must end the tags in the right order otherwise their will be errors and some of the tags you have included will be displayed in the text. This: [font=verdana][size=4][color=red][b]Example[/b][/color][/size][/font] Will make this: Example

Our Forums can be pretty confusing at times. Because they are so confusing we have created a nice guide for you.

Read all about the Forums by reading our Forum Guide

Threads are locked to prevent users from posting in it.

If a thread strays from the topic of the forum or gets out of control or has just finished serving it's purpose it may be locked.

Locked threads are differentiated by this icon

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When a thread has been stickied it is 'stuck' to the top of the forum.

Stickies stay up, but dissapear after a while if they do not get posted in. For example, selecting show threads from last 2 weeks shows stickies that have been posted in within the last two weeks.

Stickied threads are differentiated by this icon

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When threads are Announced they stay at the very top of the forum and never fall off the page.

Announced are shown by "Announcment:" in front of the thread name.