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mysteryowl

(7,390 posts) Sat Jul 24, 2021, 12:19 AM Jul 2021

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What is the "close Tags" option next to "smiles"?

I clicked it and nothing happened, or did it?

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What is the "close Tags" option next to "smiles"? (Original Post) mysteryowl Jul 2021 OP

That's to close whatever HTML tags you have hanging about in your formatting. herding cats Jul 2021 #1

Huh? Why would I need that? mysteryowl Jul 2021 #2

Ok, let's say you're formatting a post. herding cats Jul 2021 #3

The ones to the right allow you to use post formatting Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #4

herding cats

(19,565 posts)

1. That's to close whatever HTML tags you have hanging about in your formatting.

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sat Jul 24, 2021, 12:32 AM

Jul 2021

mysteryowl

(7,390 posts)

2. Huh? Why would I need that?

Reply to herding cats (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 24, 2021, 12:36 AM

Jul 2021

How do I know I have "HTML tags" in the first place?

herding cats

(19,565 posts)

3. Ok, let's say you're formatting a post.

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 24, 2021, 02:13 AM

Jul 2021

The other tags to the left. It closes them easily.

Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)

4. The ones to the right allow you to use post formatting

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 24, 2021, 07:09 AM

Jul 2021

But you need to have the tags at the beginning and at the end of whatever words you're formatting.

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