Some things...

[gerbil]

I am so confused about what these buttons do on the top of the writing box. (It includes the Bold button, the Italics, and underline and such.)
What is the * button? When I roll my cursor over it, it says EMOTE.
Also, what is the TELETYPE button? It's the 4th one from the right on the second row.
Any help would be appreciated!

[RyanF]

The "*" does this:

/me is cool

(The "*" means "me")
Telletype just makes it like a typwriter.

[gerbil]

Okay let me try....
/me lalalala is this how you do it?

[gerbil]

Isin't it the same things as doing italic?

[RyanF]

No, it means that *you* are doing something. It represents action.
like:

/me loves to play basketball.

You would look at that like this: RyanF loves to play basketball.

[gerbil]

/me learned something new today!
And to write like a typewriter!!!