I have written this guide to help everyone learn how to create great signatures using BB code. Hopefully this guide will come in handy. You can also discuss your signature and ask questions in this thread. But, please refrain from spamming.
The guide will be divided into 4 parts: And the minor parts: So, now go back up to the right hand corner and click the link called 'my account'. After you type in your password again, you will be able to edit your profile settings. You will see a link called 'Edit Signature'. You can now type in what you want to have appear on your signature. You can add links to your sigs and color to your text by using BB Code (Read on) - Images: Images would take up a lot of bandwith. It would cost HG a lot more money to allow every member to have an image in their sig. - HTML: Html is not allowed in signatures. But, you can use BB Code which is easier. Changing text color: You can add the color name with the word or the HTML color code (check out the Quick Links Section) You can also fade your text with color To do this, follow this code: You can even do a double fading technique on your text by adding 3 color codes. To do this, follow this code filling in the x's with HTML color codes How to italicize: How to bold: How to underline: How to center your text: How to subscript: How to superscript: How to whisper your text: How to strike out your text: How to add bullets: How to leave a link: You can also give you link a name to refer to it by. Follow this code And you can leave a link for an email address. Follow the code Something you can do to add more personality to your sig is adding smileys. To add a smiley, copy and paste these codes with removing the space that seperates the two symbols: : ) You can also use animated smileys or emoticons. Just copy and paste the codes removing the space before the word: * kiss* = You can also add weird symbols and forum letters to your sig. Copy and paste any of these symbols: And you can combine the symbols for awesome patterns: _.,-=~+"^'`*`'^"+~=-,._ (¯`•._.• ÷•.•´¯`•)» «(•´¯`•.•÷× [This message has been edited by Alex (edited 11-26-2006 @ 00:49 AM).]
Getting a sig is easy. Of course, if you haven't already, the first thing you have to do is register an account at HeavenGames. To do this, go to the right hand corner of the forums and click the 'register' button under the RoLH logo. After you pick a username and your password, you are ready to get a password.
There's a lot of stuff that is great to have in signatures. You might want to have your sig plain and simple with just your username on it. Or you might want to make your sig more complex. You can add anything about yourself in your sig. Your hobbies, favorite games, your multiplayer stats, etc. You can also add your favorite links, your favorite quotes. A lot of designers and modders like to advertise their upcoming projects in their sigs by adding links to the project websites or showcases.
Using BB Code will allow you to customize your sig and put that certain ever-so-needed flare into your sig. With the BB Code, you can change the
To change the color of text, add the color bb codes:[
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Example: [
For this one, you have to use HTML color codes.[
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Italicizing is simple. Just add this code to your text[
You will get
To bold your text is similar to italicizing your text. Just follow this code[
You will get [
Underlining is another really simple trick. Just follow this code
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You will get
To center your text add this code to your text[
To subscript or make your text lower, just follow this code[
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To superscript or make your text higher, follow this code[
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To whisper your text or make it smaller, do this[
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To put a strike through your text, follow this code[
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To add bullets for important notes or anything, follow this code[
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Links are one of the most common things found in signatures. You can link to your homepage, your clan, etc. To leave a link, follow this code[
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Of course, you will want to be unique with your sig to make it really stand out. Think of some great quotes or jokes that you can add to your sig. If you look in the Quick Links section, you will find a link to a site with some great quotes.
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* barf* =
* happy* =
* mischief* =
* rude* =
* surprised* =
* wink* =
* redfaced* =
* yawn* =
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(created by PhatFish)
Credit to PhatFish for the symbol patterns, symbols, and smilies.
Credit to Insane Sheep for finding the links.
Credit to DWIEEB for designing the premade sigs.
Hope this helps and feel free to discuss your sig here,
Pepsidude_123