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Use HTML tags to add links, images, and formatting to your private messages.

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Format Tag Typed Message Displayed Message
Link <a href="URL">link text</a> Check the <a href="https://help.cengage.com/webassign/student_guide/introduction.htm">WebAssign student help</a>. Check the WebAssign student help.
Image <image src="image-location.filetype"> <img src="https://help.cengage.com/webassign/instructor_guide/images/marvin_ethanol_complete.png">
Bold <b></b> vector <b>F</b> vector F
Italic <i></i> 4<i>x</i> 4x
Subscript <sub></sub> CO<sub>2</sub> CO2
Superscript <sup></sup> 10<sup>9</sup> 109
Ordered list 
<ol>
<li></li>
<li></li>
<li></li>
</ol>
 
<ol>
<li>First</li>
<li>Second</li>
<li>Third</li>
</ol>

1. First

2. Second

3. Third
Unordered list 
<ul>
<li></li>
<li></li>
<li></li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>Red</li>
<li>Yellow</li>
<li>Blue</li>
</ul>
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Blue