# Post WIndow question **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 23, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-window-question/718401 "2015-04-23T23:31:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-window-question/718401/1 "2015-04-23T23:31:00Z")
What is the purpose of the A/A button at the top right hand corner of a post window? While I have you here, what is the “post window” properly called? ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-window-question/718401/2 "2015-04-24T01:37:53Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > What is the purpose of the A/A button at the top right hand corner of a post window? According to the tooltip (the text that shows up when you hover over it), it removes all formatting. I just tested it - I marked a word as bold, and then selected the section. Clicked on the A/A button. The BOLD keywords vanished. > [@](#): > > While I have you here, what is the “post window” properly called? The proper way to address it is Sir Walter PostBox, Earl of Dope. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-window-question/718401/3 "2015-04-24T02:15:41Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > What is the purpose of the A/A button at the top right hand corner of a post window? > While I have you here, what is the “post window” properly called? It’s not just an A/A button. It’s a fancily formatted **[sup]_A_[/sup]_A_** with a red X through it. Hence it means “remove formatting.” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-window-question/718401/4 "2015-04-24T02:17:50Z")
Thank you, gentlemen. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-window-question/718401/5 "2015-04-26T03:36:28Z")
No, Remove Formatting is the A/A button at the top left. The other A/A button is for changing the text into display **format**. Rather than show the vbcode, it shows the result. It only seems to work on the Quick-Reply though. I can’t get it to do anything on the Advanced. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-window-question/718401/6 "2015-04-26T14:21:50Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > No, Remove Formatting is the A/A button at the top left. The other A/A button is for changing the text into display **format**. Rather than show the vbcode, it shows the result. > > It only seems to work on the Quick-Reply though. I can’t get it to do anything on the Advanced. Oh yeah…that one. I forget about it, because it isn’t visible in Chrome. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-window-question/718401/7 "2015-04-26T14:30:02Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-window-question/718401/8 "2015-04-27T18:29:07Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > The proper way to address it is Sir Walter PostBox, Earl of Dope. Unless you are Australian and then “Nigel” is close enough. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-window-question/718401/9 "2015-04-27T18:38:40Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Unless you are Australian and then “Nigel” is close enough. I’ll just go back to calling it “Bob”. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-window-question/718401/10 "2015-04-29T03:32:41Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > Oh yeah…that one. I forget about it, because it isn’t visible in Chrome. It used to work for me in IE and Firefox, but now that I’m using Chrome, I don’t have that option. Sucks. I want wysiwyg.