# help?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/27878>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 2, 2000, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/27878 "2000-08-02T18:15:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/27878/1 "2000-08-02T18:15:13Z")

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I’ve seen people use smilys and bold print. How can I learn how to do all that?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/27878/2 "2000-08-02T19:47:16Z")

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Down at the bottom of the page here it says, “Smilies are ON” and “vB is ON”. Those are links. Click on them and you will see complete instructions for what you want to do. Hint: print them out so you can hold them in your hand.

It’s not hard. If I can do it, anybody can.