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vB Code
vB code is a set of tags based on the HTML language that you may already be familiar with. They 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. The ability to use vB Code is set on a forum-by-forum basis by the administrator, so you should check the forum rules when you post a new message. Below is a list of the vB Codes you can use to format your messages.
vB Code List
[highlight]	Highlight
[url]	URL Hyperlinking
[thread]	Thread Linking
[post]	Post Linking
[img]	Images
[quote]	Quote
Incorrect vB Code Usage: [url] www.vbulletin.com [/url] - don't put spaces between the bracketed code and the text you are applying the code to. [email]myname@domain.com[email] - the end brackets must include a forward slash ([/email])

Highlight
The [highlight] tag allows you to emphasize your text.
Usage	[highlight]value[/highlight]
Example Usage	[highlight]this text is highlighted[/highlight]
Example Output	this text is highlighted

URL Hyperlinking
The [url] tag allows you to link to other websites and files. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage	[url]value[/url] [url=Option]value[/url]
Example Usage	[url]http://www.vbulletin.com/forum[/url] [url=www.vbulletin.com/forum]vBulletin Community Forums[/url]
Example Output	http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/ vBulletin Community Forums

Thread Linking
The [thread] tag allows you to link to threads by specifying the thread id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage	[thread]threadid[/thread] [thread=threadid]value[/thread]
Example Usage	[thread]42918[/thread] [thread=42918]Click Me![/thread]
Example Output	http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42918 Click Me!

Post Linking
The [post] tag allows you to link to posts by specifying the post id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.
Usage	[post]postid[/post] [post=postid]value[/post]
Example Usage	[post]269302[/post] [post=269302]Click Me![/post]
Example Output	http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?p=269302#post269302 Click Me!

Images
The [img] tag allows you to embed images within your posts. You can also combine this tag with the [url] tag to maked images become links.
Usage	[img]value[/img]
Example Usage	[img]http://www.virtuosa.com/forum/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked) [url=http://www.vbulletin.com] [img]http://www.virtuosa.com/forum/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
Example Output	(Not linked) (Linked)

Quote

The [quote] tag allows you to attribute text to someone else.

Usage

[quote]Quote[/quote]
[quote=User Name]value[/quote]

Example Usage

[quote]vBulletin[/quote]
[quote=John Percival]vBulletin[/quote]

Example Output

Quote:

vBulletin

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Percival
vBulletin

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