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How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:28:59 GMT

Hi,

As the title says really, how can I do bold text in these forums using an iPad?

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

perksie — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:37:13 GMT

Click on the B above the text box.

Unless of course an Apple feature prevents it showing!

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

MI5 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:37:52 GMT

I seem to remember people saying you don't get the rich text format options on iOS ?

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:38:38 GMT

That's the problem. There isn't a B above the text box on an iPad - there's just a text box. Eek.

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

MI5 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:39:21 GMT

I remembered correctly then

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:40:31 GMT

I wonder. Can I use HTML <B>is this bold</B>

That would be a no then

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:15:18 GMT

Looks like the way to do bold text on an iPad is to use a desktop browser

@Toby - Do you know a different way?

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

adamtemp64 — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:23:11 GMT

we used to have it but there were issues and we lost rich text and the quote option on ios devices.

@Toby can this be revisited the quote funcionality is sorely missed

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Toby — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:26:42 GMT

Hey Colonel_K

If you're on iOS7, go to: settings > general > accessibility > bold text

Let me know how you get on

EDIT: Unless you mean within the forum?

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

adamtemp64 — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:29:34 GMT

@toby they mean the forum hence their edit above to try and use html

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Toby — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:32:15 GMT

Hi Adam,

Thanks for that and sorry for the confusion Colonel_K

The issue is that many tablets are not recognised as laptops/PCs. They should in many cases, as tablet screens are now almost as large.

I'll talk to Lithium to see if anything can be done to bring more options back for those of you on tablets.

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:36:47 GMT

Unless it's just me I can't quote someone on my reply on my ipad either so people can't always see who you are replying to

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:46:23 GMT

Thanks Toby. Yes, its bold in the forums that I wanted to use.

I needed this to signify a question in the Virtual Interview post for Windows Phone 8. @Chris_K has asked for the posts to be in bold.

I ended up having to edit the post on my desktop to use a bold font - a fun workaround

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:48:01 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Unless it's just me I can't quote someone on my reply on my ipad either so people can't always see who you are replying to

Yeah, I don't see anywhere where I can quote replies on an iPad either.

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

adamtemp64 — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:48:17 GMT

Toby it loads the full site on my ipad but will not allow rich text picture upload quote etc

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

MI5 — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:48:50 GMT

You don't get any rich text options on iOS, as I said last night. You do on Android though

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Toby — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:48:56 GMT

Good to hear of the workaround

I've asked Lithium about this, so once I have some more info, I'll see what I can do.

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:49:13 GMT

Very annoying as I use my ipad most of the time now

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

adamtemp64 — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:59:12 GMT

Thans Toby

If I realy need to do quotes etc when out and on wifi with my ipad I have to login to my pc with logmein and use ie on the pc at work but it is a pain having to leave pc on just to do that.

If as Mi5 says it works on android us ios users are being discriminated

Re: How can I do a bold font on an iPad

Toby — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:09:18 GMT

Hi guys,

Can you please post your model of iPad?

Cheers