HomeLink Canada

HOW TO FORMAT TEXT IN MEMBERS' ONLINE LISTINGS

If you wish to enhance your online listing text, here are some basic instructions.

Use FIND A LISTING to view our online TEST listing CA1357
www.canada.homelink.org/global/find_listing.jsp?lan_id=3

Here is some of the text with HTML code used to format the text.

<b>This is a fictitious listing for HomeLink Canada's test and demonstration purposes only.</b><br>As an illustration for members who wish to enhance their text, some basic HTML codes have been inserted to produce <b>bold</b>, <u>underscore</u> and double line-breaks for spacing.<br> Detailed instructions for <a href="http://www.homelink.ca/member/formatting.html"><u>formatting</u></a> can be found here.
<br>Included below, under the member contact details, are links to two online mapping facilities that display the location of the listed home. Under the <b>Email this member</b> link is <b>Map link</b> in which we have used GoogleMaps to locate the precise address of the home, visible only to registered members.
[Note : For line-break here we've used the "ENTER" key instead of the "br" code.]

USING GOOGLE MAPS [with only the postal code]<br> Suitable for viewing here by website visitors.
Click on this link to see a <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps? ............. etc..........

<br>
USING MAPQUEST [with only the postal code]<br> Suitable for viewing here by website visitors.
Click on this link to see a <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp? .....etc....

Detailed instructions for creating a <a href="http://www.homelink.ca/member/map-links.html"><u>Map Link</u></a> can be found here.


RESULTS AS DISPLAYED IN THE ONLINE LISTING

This is a fictitious listing for HomeLink Canada's test and demonstration purposes only.
As an illustration for members who wish to enhance their text, some basic HTML codes have been inserted to produce bold, underscore and double line-feeds for spacing.
Detailed instructions for formatting can be found here.

Included below, under the member contact details, are links to two online mapping facilities that display the location of the listed home. Under the Email this member link is Map link in which we have used GoogleMaps to locate the precise address of the home, visible only to registered members.
[Note : For linefeed here we've used the "ENTER" key instead of the "br" code.]

USING GOOGLE MAPS [with only the postal code]
Suitable for viewing here by website visitors.
Click on this link to see a MAP of our location

USING MAPQUEST [with only the postal code]
Suitable for viewing here by website visitors.
Click on this link to see a MAP of our location

Detailed instructions for creating a Map Link can be found here.


HTML codes used
<b></b> enclose the text to be bolded
<u></u> enclose the text to be underlined
<br> produces a line-break or space
<ENTER> key also produces a line-break
<br><br> produces two line breaks

Have fun, let us know if you need assistance.

Email to <members@homelink.ca>
Please include your full name and membership ID#