# this is a test of vb codes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-of-vb-codes/89888>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 27, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-of-vb-codes/89888 "2001-10-27T00:29:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Fosfero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@Fosfero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fosfero)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-of-vb-codes/89888/1 "2001-10-27T00:29:08Z")

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**bolding, bolding, bolding** _emphasis entirely mine_

Does “preview” not give you a wysiwyg view of your post? If it does, the vb codes never work for me.

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**Author:** ![Fosfero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@Fosfero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fosfero)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-of-vb-codes/89888/2 "2001-10-27T00:31:20Z")

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**IT WORKS!** [sub]oh joy![/sub]

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**Author:** ![Erika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@Erika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erika)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-of-vb-codes/89888/3 "2001-10-27T00:52:51Z")

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fyi, this sort of thing belongs in ATMB…