I'm creating a short set of instructions on how to use the pre tags. We get a lot of examples of data in the Office forum and very few members know how to use the tags to line up columns. I want to create something that can be pasted into a response. I recall seeing a post where someone was explaining the pre tags and actually had the pre tags, with the brackets, in the body of the post.
I can get the opening tag to appear:
<pre>but I can't get the closing tag, with the slash to appear.
What's the trick? Thanks!
Hey, I think the easiest way is just to write it like [pre] [/pre] and tell the user to replace [ with < and ] with >
Justin
However, If you really want to do it, use the lt and gt entity tags:
<pre> test </pre>
Justin
Sorry, but you're over my head with that one. How do I use the lt & gt tags?
Nothing I've tried worked.
> and < Careful, though, 'cause it'll be converted by the editor if you preview the post or edit it later.
Got it! Thanks! I'll keep your caution in mind.
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