HTML Question

How do I turn on HTML to allow me to post with it in a message?

I made an HTML page (Admin Panel > Modules > HTML > HTML Pages Management), previewed it, saved it, but don't know how to get it in any message. Copy and paste doesn't work - the HTML code or the finished page.

When I try to use HTML in a message, it says I don't have HTML turned on.

Can you please help me? I have been working on this for days.
I am so frustrated. I know it's got to simple. I can't find the answer.
I have been writing HTML for years. So it's not the HTML part that has me stumped.
It's trying to figure out how to use it to post a background into a message.

I am not sure if I have two problems or one. Are they related?
I want to know
1) how do I turn on HTML to allow me to make a page with my HTML
2) How do I get to use the page I made in HTML pages Management?

Thank you for your time.

1) In admin Panel,

General>Forum>Messages & Emails

Under the messages frame
Allow HTML : check this to yes.

Hope it helps.

2) By using html pages management, you can make customizable html pages which you could add.
Something of what i have done in my forum.
http://www.arsenalgooners.com/livescores-h1.htm

Hope this answers both your questions.

Also, you need to allow your HTML by making it available to access from your profile too.

• My Profile (found on your Log-In widget) =>
• Perferences =>
• *Scroll down to "Always Allow HTML:", and select Yes. =>
• Save

Thank you both.
I appreciate your help.


I look forward to getting some backgrounds and playing around with HTML in posts!

Big Thank You!

Sanket - you said

2) By using html pages management, you can make customizable html pages which you could add.
Something of what i have done in my forum.
http://www.arsenalgooners.com/livescores-h1.htm



I still can't seem to get the Html I made connected to anything.

Did you just link to it? How did you get it on your forum as a page?

Your welcome. If you need anymore help, just remember that the members of ForuMotion and the staff of ForuMotion will be here for you in the Support Forum .

Once you enter the html code related to whatever you want.
There are options of
Do you wish to use your forum page header and page footer ?
If you say yes here, it will have that forum look with the default headers & footers.
If you say no, it will just be blank without anything related to the forum.

Use this as a homepage?
According to your preferences.

Once you enter the html in Html source * & hit save.

Your page will be created with the link that will be shown in the html pages management.


Then you can go to display>Homepages>Headers and Navigation

Click on 'Add a customized menu.'

Then you can fill in the details, this will appear on your homepage navigation bar.

Does this help?

Thank you ...........I will give that a try.

I guess what I was trying to do was make a message post with a backgroud.

ie - click for Breast Cancer Cause

Thinking I could make it for one message on a catagory on a forum.

When I try to use it, it gets distored..........badly distored.

Thanks again.

Is it backgrounds that are used in MSN groups?
I think I know what you mean - I looked at your link you posted above and I use them type of backgrounds in our forum - took me a while to get the code right lol When i tried to copy and paste a background it went distorted also
If you want the code I use for our forum let me know

Missy - did you get it?
Yes, Please!

Yes, I am coming from a MSN group. And so much is different.

I changed the code to make it HtML.
I tried both changing both from Photobucket's HTML and IMG codes.

Everything I did - it was still distorted.

I would love to see how you fixed this.
Thank you so much!

Hugs,
Angel

Yeah we came from MSN group also and at first couldn't get our backgrounds right on the forum but I played about and luckly got it sorted lol I uploaded the code to 4shared and sent it you via PM
Let me know how you get on with it
Hugs
Missy

Thank you Missy!

I am off to try it.
Hugs,
Angel

Missy - thank you!
I did get something posted...........phew!
You are so sweet to help!
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help!
Thank you !
Big Hugs,
Angel

Oh woot thats great and your welcome glad I could help you
You can edit the code to make the background more you own - I like my backgrounds with 3 layers but you can remove some of the code if you prefer 2 layers etc plus you can change the width of the layers too
Gotta love the preview button lol
Have fun playing Angel