I like the middle of your screen.

I like to be on the left side.

{right}{/right}Any words between these tags will appear on the right side of the screen. *This may not be very apparent in some cases when the line actually goes from one side to the other.
{right}I'm a righty!{/right}



{quote}{/quote} - This will give the text between the tags an indented look on both sides. This is great for when you're adding an extra note, have a letter or quoted text within a story, and many other things. I use it often to separate a sentence from added details; I love this code! It's a great ace in the hole to have because of the many ways in which you can put it to work!
While this tag is supposed to work with the text between the tags, I often find that it only likes to work properly for me if tags are on their own lines, with the text between them. You can see what works for you, but I didn't want to leave you in the dark just in case you run into the same problem.
{quote}
I get be nice and long and make Stephanie's fingers rush over the keys more than the other working examples because, in order for you to see me in action, I need to be longer than just a measly sentence or two. I don't know how Stephanie feels about it, but it makes me feel all special and stuff. I know your jealous!
{/quote}


{justify}{/justify} - This will justify your text? What does that mean? It means that all of the text between the tags will have a start and end at the same place on both sides (LOVE THAT!) ...just like in most books you're read!
For this example, I am combining this tag with the preceding one to give you more of an idea of it's appearance. It WILL work without it and keep things even when the words go fully across the screen, but I thought it might be better this way so that you can really SEE what justified alignment looks like.
{quote}
{justify}I have to be a long, drawn-out block of text to truly show you the magic that I work on the screen, but Stephanie thinks that I'm absolutely worth the effort because I made everything look so nice, neat, and streamlined. I'm pretty nifty, aren't I?{/justify}
{/quote}


These next two have NO closing tags, so no need to even give that a thought.

{s} - This will insert a single space where it appears.
I am adding a {s} space to make it three between a and space.
I am adding a   space to make it three between a and space.
Not exactly magical, is it? Well, to you! Here's another way to use it:
By adding a colon and a number, you can add multiple spaces in one place. This is great for when you want a poem to have a defined or shaped look to it!
I want{s:10}ten spaces after want.
I want                    ten spaces after want.
*The highest you can go is 50.

{indent} - This will add an indent of five spaces. This, obviously, is very useful at the beginning of a paragraph.
{indent}I am indented.
         I am indented.
As with the space, a colon and number can also be added to this tag to do multiple indents at once.
{indent:4}I am indented four times.
                                       I am indented four times.
*The maximum for indenting is 10.



In aforementioned word processing programs, you may or may not have also played with the spacing of your lines -especially if you've ever had to have something double-spaced for work, school, or submission. Once again, my friends, that can be done right here on WdC as well! How you ask? Easy...

{linespace:}{/linespace} is the tag (and almighty closing tag) to use to accomplish the desired spacing. By inserting a number between 1.0 and 3.0 after the colon, you can easily change the look of your item. *Note that you must enter a number.

{linespace:1}I like
to keep my
brother and sister
words close to me.{/linespace}
I like
to keep my
brother and sister
words close to me.

{linespace:1.2}I am
the default
setting for
line spacing.{/linespace}
I am
the default
setting for
line spacing.

{linespace:2}I am
double-spaced
and favored by
teachers and such.{/linespace}
I am
double-spaced
and favored by
teachers and such.

{linespace:3}I am
thrice spaced
and love to be
breezy and distant.{/linespace}
I am
thrice spaced
and love to be
breezy and distant.



The following tags can be used for plenty of reasons and really help to make things look more organized to the read.

{footnote:}{/footnote} - I'm sure you've seen something like this in a book at some point in your life (textbooks use 'em too). Footnotes are notes (or definitions) placed at the bottom of your item. When using this tag, a number or letter will appear where you tell it to so that, when clicked, it will bring the reader to the note at the bottom.
         To do a numbered list: {footnote:#}
         To do a lowercase letter list: {footnote:a}
         To do an uppercase letter list: {footnote:A}
When you find occasion to use this tag, just insert the chosen tag above, depending upon your preference and pop it into place. *The words that are BETWEEN the tags will be the note that appear at the bottom of the item. The system will automatically list the notes alphabetically or numerically.
Note: NO letter but "a" or "A" will work in this tag, nor will any number but "1".



These next two tags require that you insert a word or words, within quotation marks, after the colon. **These will not work if you don't use quotation marks.

{popnote:}{/popnote} - This is a wonderful alternative to the above footnotes and require no clicking (no losing your place!). This tag will put a dotted blue line under the words to plug into the opening tag. Words between the tags will appear in a nifty little box when a reader hovers over the designated word.


Popnotes are {popnote:"neat"}I don't mean tidy.{/popnote}, but {popnote:"dropnotes"}The next thing we'll look at.{/popnote} are {popnote:"cooler"}I don't mean temperature-wise.{/popnote} {e:wink}

Popnotes are neat , but dropnotes are cooler

{dropnote:}{/dropnote} - This will make the chosen word(s) (i.e. title) appear with a solid blue line under them. When a reader clicks on the link, it will open up to show them whatever information you choose to put in the note. When they click the title again, it will close the note. This is VERY useful if you want to give information about different things with cluttering up your item, especially if there is a lot of information within the note.




Well, that's about all I have the energy to think up right now, LOL -There was a fiasco with the PopNotes! Apparently, the quotation marks in my word processing program are not the same as the ones on WdC and so they weren't working! Can you imagine? I didn't even realize the different! Thank goodness a wonderful friend with a keen eye noticed the slight difference and saved me from my melt down! Thank you, my dear!!!

I hope that you've learned at least something from my babbling and will give some more WritingML a try! The better an item looks, the more likely a viewer will stay to read what you have to say.

Love and good writes to you all!

,
Stephanie Grace

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