Article Writing

Formatting contents of an Article

4-Feb-14 4:15

Thank you Sir,

Thanks i have downloaded the templates. I think i must also learn HTML. I am not ashamed to admit that i dont know HTML and i want to start a career in web development. How ironical!!! Laugh | :laugh:

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I just want to embed an HTML statement in the article i am writing, just want to try out something.

Thanks for the template Sir,
Thanks a ton
- Rahul

Rahul VB2-Feb-14 9:55

2-Feb-14 9:55

Hello All,
I am writing an article. I just wanted to ask a few things:
- How to add a code block section to the code which we post? We can do so while submitting a code into the Question Answer section, but not here.
- How to add an image?
- How to add a quoted text block?

Thanks,
- Rahul Smile | :)

Sean Ewington3-Feb-14 6:46

3-Feb-14 6:46

- I don't think there's a button to toggle "code section begin" or "code section end." You might have to do this on an HTML level. So add a <pre> block with your code in it. If you're having trouble shoot me an email and I'd be happy to take a look

- 14 and 15 should cover that here: Code Project Article FAQ[^]

- If I understand you correctly, when you're pasting the text you want in a quoted text, the option of what paste type should automatically show up (shown here: Code Project Article FAQ[^]) and you would select "Quoted Text"

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Rahul VB3-Feb-14 16:03

3-Feb-14 16:03

Respected Sir,

So the type of text i am adding should be an HTML? I tried doing so, but when i say the preview of my article. It showed up with all the HTML stuff(i mean the tags and all). I will try again. Smile | :)

Thanks a ton Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Sean Ewington4-Feb-14 3:43

4-Feb-14 3:43

As I said I'm happy to tackle post an article for you. If you need help just let me know.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Rahul VB4-Feb-14 4:20

4-Feb-14 4:20

Hello Sir,
Now suppose i say:

 Hello in my Article, it does not show "Hello", but it shows what is written as it is, like this:
Hello when i preview my article. I hope that i learn HTML like this.... Smile | :)

Thanks a ton

Sean Ewington4-Feb-14 4:26

4-Feb-14 4:26

It sounds like the angled brackets are getting encoded.

Make sure you're pasting it as Hello and not Hello

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Rahul VB4-Feb-14 5:52

4-Feb-14 5:52

Sir,
I did that only, i did Hello. It shows in bold here, but doesnt show there. Dont know whats happening? Is there a way i can show you my article?

Thanks,
-Rahul

Sean Ewington4-Feb-14 6:10

4-Feb-14 6:10

I found your article Smile | :)

And I fixed up what was there. Please let me know if you have any questions about it.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Rahul VB4-Feb-14 6:19

4-Feb-14 6:19

Respected Sir,
Very nice. Thanks a ton. I hope whether i can ask you whether i am proceeding in the correct direction?
Actually its my very first article. I read the FAQs about How to write an article?, but i dont know. I am just writing down what i read and what i feel.

I hope you will guide me regarding the same Big Grin | :-D

Thanks a ton
Rahul

Sean Ewington4-Feb-14 7:11

4-Feb-14 7:11

I think it is a great start. One thing I would recommend is given your topic, I would look around on CodeProject at articles on the same or similar topics. Make sure you include in your article: What makes your article different? What areas are you exploring that other articles haven't covered?

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Rahul VB4-Feb-14 7:53

4-Feb-14 7:53

Respected Sir,
I am very sorry to trouble you like this again and again. My focus is freshers(people with a very little experience or no experience at all) should read this article. I want them to simply have a glance at it and be able to grasp it at the very instant they read it. Its no point using high end terminologies(they wont understand it. I used to be in the same boat Smile | :)

i am still). This article should be damn simple,to the point, expressive, attractive.

And yes thats a very valuable suggestion. Actually i am busy on a project, i am not able to give time to the article. This is irritating me. Well, i really want to thank you to take out some time to advice me.

And really sorry to trouble you with something like this.

Thanks a ton Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

,
-Rahul

Sean Ewington4-Feb-14 7:58

4-Feb-14 7:58

It is no trouble, it is my pleasure. I'm happy to look over your article for formatting or suggestions whenever. And please do keep my previous tip in mind. Given your topic, saying what makes your article different from others on CodeProject will be necessary.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Rahul VB4-Feb-14 9:10

4-Feb-14 9:10

Respected Sir,
I found Pete Sir's suggestion great. I hope if you could mentor me. Can you tell me something about mentor program?

Thanks,
Rahul

Sean Ewington4-Feb-14 10:22

4-Feb-14 10:22

Pete's really covered the basics. Once you have your article complete or nearly complete, you send me an email saying you're ready for a mentor to take a look over it, and then they interact with you on your forum, discussing ways to make your article better and help get it approved for CodeProject.

Your current article probably needs a little more meat to it before the mentors can get into it though.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Rahul VB4-Feb-14 17:46

4-Feb-14 17:46

Hello sir,

Quote:
Pete's really covered the basics.

is it related to the topic on which i am writing? And yes my article needs a lot more content. I am reading up on it.

Ok i will complete my article as soon as possible and ask for being mentored.

Thanks,
Rahul

Pete O'Hanlon4-Feb-14 8:46

Pete O'Hanlon

4-Feb-14 8:46

Why not ask Sean if you could be mentored? There's a mentor program here on CodeProject where you can ask people to look at your article and make suggestions to help improve it/make it ready for release.

Rahul VB4-Feb-14 9:07

How to center tables in articles?

4-Feb-14 9:07

Wow Sir,
Thanks a Ton. Thats a great tip +5. I will ask Sean Sir about it.

-Rahul

Graham Wilson1-Feb-14 18:38

Graham Wilson

1-Feb-14 18:38

It would appear that the old method of centering a table on the page:
<table align="center">
no longer works.

How does one center a table?

Maybe there should be a short HTML guide on using tables in CodeProject articles, useful for us old timers who learned HTML when Netscape was the #1 browser...

Chris Maunder2-Feb-14 3:51

Chris Maunder

2-Feb-14 3:51

Two ways. Old school

<center><table...></table></center>

or using standards

<table style="margin:0 auto"> ... </table>

Table Cell

or for full cross browser support

<div style="text-align:center"><table style="margin:0 auto;text-align:left"> ... </table></div>

Table Cell

Richard Deeming3-Feb-14 2:32

Richard Deeming

3-Feb-14 2:32

Chris Maunder wrote:
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Poke tongue | ;-P

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Chris Maunder3-Feb-14 5:27

Chris Maunder

3-Feb-14 5:27

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Pete O'Hanlon3-Feb-14 5:36

Pete O'Hanlon

3-Feb-14 5:36

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