BOOK ROLE PLAY discussion

I am new to making a group and still fairly new to goodreads rp....so i will be testing on how to do stuff here. Help is welcomed and if u have any questions i will help u as well or find someone that can.

bold

italics

strike out

underline

Sure..Jess,i'll help if needed :)

block section, block section, block section, block section, block section, block section

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my text dissappeared!
ok so for today i have learned bold, italics, strike out, and underline.....with just those i should be able to make my comments easier to understand except when on my iphone.

What was that??

Jessica wrote: "my text dissappeared!
ok so for today i have learned bold, italics, strike out, and underline.....with just those i should be able to make my comments easier to understand except when on my iphone."

lolz..that happens sometime..Nice!

hey since i am slow, go ahead and make discussions for individule rp's in the folders u suggested (just messed up doing Twilight) oh and invite anyone, everyone....i really want this group rolling with rp

What was that??

supposed to be indent

oh come one! how come the whole comment was italics!!! i only wanted "what was that" italiced!!!!

Nothing happens when using indent..i tried too..

hehehe..okies..Do i make twilight a single topic or a folder with many topics..

lets start with single topic and ofcourse start with a charrie and only make a folder if more than one rp in twilight category happens? sound good....open to suggestions or better ideas

Okies..i'm making a topic now..

Here is what i am using to learn the tricks of goodread....yes i stole it from my reading group (apologies)


message 1: by Lisarenee , your friendly neighborhood moderator (last edited Dec 03, 2010 06:16am) Aug 09, 2010 08:31pm
Since there seem to be a lot of people who are new to goodreads in this group I will attempt to make a little help area (which hopefully will make sense) for how to do certain things. Now I have to admit I am not an expert. There are a some things I still need to master, but at least I can tell you about a good portion. If anyone knows how to post your own pictures in a message let me know or write it in a comment/message. I know it can be done, but I've personally never done it.

The first thing you should acquaint yourself with is the comment box (the box you type your messages into). Notice the words in beige above the comment box- add book/author and (some html is ok). There is also some beige print below the comment box that says - (preview). You can click on these beige areas to do different things.

What is html?
It is Hyper Text Markup Language. It tells the browser how to layout/arrange of the text and images on the web page(the goodreads page you see).

If you click on the (some html is ok) text. You will get a formatting tips cheat sheet. It tells you what html to use to make text bold, in italics, strike a line through, etc. A word of warning, make sure you hit the X (at the top) or the Close (at the bottom) with your cursor to get out NOT the back arrow at the top of your screen or you'll probably loose whatever text is in your comment box. If this still confuses you. Don't worry just keep reading. I'll try to walk you through it. Remember this is for beginners so please forgive me if it seems like I am going to basic for you in my instructions.

How do I Bold the text?
Example of Bold text
To put print in bold you put (before the words you wish to bold) a small b sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign. After what you want in bold print you put a slash and small b /b sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign .

How do I Italicize the text?
Example of Italicized text
To italicize your text you put (before the words you wish to have italicized) a small i sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign. After the text you want italicized you put a slash and small i /i sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign .

How do I strike out the text to effectively cross it out?
Example of a strike out
To strike out text you put (before the words you wish to striked out) a small s sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign. After the text you want to strike out you put a slash and small s /s sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign .

How do I underline text?
Example of a underlined text
To underline your text you put (before the words you wish to underline) a small u sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign. After the text you want to underline you put a slash and small u /u sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign .

How do I indent text?
Example of a indented text

To indent your text you put (before the words you wish to indent) a small pre sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign. Then add any spaces for the indenting amount. Without the html spaces squish together, so 5 spaces become one. After the text you want to indent you put a slash and small pre /pre sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign .

How do I block a section of text I've quoted so it's indented?
Beginning of example of a block quote text
"It's not the face, but the expressions on it. It's not the voice, but what you say. It's not how you look in that body, but the thing you do with it. You are beautiful."
— Stephenie Meyer (The Host) Ian to Wanderer.
Ending of example of a block quote text

To block the text of your quote you put (before the words you wish to block together for the quote) the word blockquote (in small letters) sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign. After the block of text you are quoting you put a slash and the word blockquote (in small letters) /blockquote sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign .

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How do I block a section of text as a paragraph?
Example of a block of text marked as a paragraph:
Line directly above paragraph.
This is my example of a paragraph. A paragraph should be at least 3 sentences long. They should all talk about the same thing. I hope this example helps you to understand how the blocking of a paragraph works.


Line directly beneath paragraph.

To block the text as a paragraph you put (before the words you wish to block together for the quote) a small p sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign . After the block of text you marked as a paragraph you put a slash and the small p /p sandwiched between a less than and greater than sign . No extra spaces will be kept if you want the paragraph indented, but it does put an extra line between it and the next bit of writing as the example show. I guess you could say it gives it buffer room. Even if you don't start the next bit of text on a new line, whatever is after the /p sandwiched between the the less than and greater than signs , it will be on a separate line one or two down from the current.

How do I display a cover on my post?
Example of a cover:


There are two ways you can display a cover.
The first way:
You may click on the add book/author in beige lettering above the comment box. Then make sure you click on book instead of author under the word Add a reference:. Then make sure the cover button and not the link button is filled in at the bottom of the screen Then type in the book's name, series name, or author's name that you are searching for. When the screen pops up with choices click on add box next to your choice. If the cover is not available for what you you are looking for there is one more chance that a cover may be available.
Example of cover not yet available:

Click on the words other editions in beige writing under the add button. If you still don't see it then goodreads does not yet have the book cover's image.
Note: the html to display the cover will be located at the bottom of your comment box after you add it no matter where your cursor is. You can cut and past the html to wherever you want it just make sure you copy the whole thing- from open bracket to close bracket [:].

The second way to display a cover is to manually create the html yourself. I do not recommend this. I have never been able to get it to work. So I will not give an example.

((looks better in the group, shows pictures...))

Lol..you copy pasted!! :P

((was that bad?)) ((hey off for a smoke break, brb))

ok..just tell me if the group's new look is good..

I'll change the large picture if you want..

kool, it looks awesome! i am sending u mail...

Hi!

Hello Dreamer!

Jessica wrote: "kool, it looks awesome! i am sending u mail..."

okies..

welcome dreamer! welcome to my first made group and Uma is helping me loads with it too!!! just jump in, still in the begginning phase, so no rp's yet, sorry for that. but invite anybody.

I don't know how to do that bold cross underline and or italics thing can you help?

all i know is a message i copied above...