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Hamlette

(15,550 posts) Thu Jul 13, 2017, 12:10 PM Jul 2017

How to put "bold" parts in a post?

I see the button and have pressed it before and after the part I want in bold. Nada. I have tried typing in the code and nada. What am I doing wrong?

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How to put "bold" parts in a post? (Original Post) Hamlette Jul 2017 OP

The HTML coding function was turned off several weeks ago TexasTowelie Jul 2017 #1

thank you for the info. I'll keep trying or watching for an announcement n/t Hamlette Jul 2017 #3

Thanks for this info. Moral Compass Jul 2017 #4

Bolding and other in-post html directives were disabled as a result of the hacking DU suffered. PoliticAverse Jul 2017 #2

TexasTowelie

(118,515 posts)

1. The HTML coding function was turned off several weeks ago

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Thu Jul 13, 2017, 12:13 PM

Jul 2017

by the administrators because DU was hacked. Therefore, text markups like bold, italics, excerpts and blockquotes cannot be included in any post. They are working on the issue.

Hamlette

(15,550 posts)

3. thank you for the info. I'll keep trying or watching for an announcement n/t

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 13, 2017, 12:14 PM

Jul 2017

Moral Compass

(1,867 posts)

4. Thanks for this info.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 13, 2017, 01:45 PM

Jul 2017

I could tell that it had been turned off, but didn't know why.

Thanks for this information.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. Bolding and other in-post html directives were disabled as a result of the hacking DU suffered.