Putting text in a box
From Create Your Own Story
"So you want to box your text, do you? It's an ancient technique handed down from editor to editor. And it's done like this!"
The genie spins so fast that he becomes a blur.
<pre> Your text here </pre>
"Which will look like this."
Your text here
"However, this type of text box will not allow text at the end of the screen to go on to the next line. If you put too much text in that box, you'll have to use a long scroll bar to see it all!
"This second type of text box is more complicated to format, but looks nicer. The box changes shape to accomodate the text inside and will allow long lines of text to go to the next line:
{| align="center" valign="top" style="background-color: ; border: 1px solid #006DC0; margin: 1em 0; padding: .4em .9em .9em;" | Here's a box full of text. |}
"Produces:
| Here's a box full of text. |
"Plus, you can alter the background color inside the box:
{| align="center" valign="top" style="background-color: #F1F9FF; border: 1px solid #006DC0; margin: 1em 0; padding: .4em .9em .9em;" | Here's text inside a colored box. |}
"Produces:
| Here's text inside a colored box. Notice how this long line of text changes the shape of the box. |
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