HELP! Sending text to a Web Form excluding highlighted text?

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Hello,

I am new here! & also newish to programming, but I am a fast learner.

I'm trying to find out the best method for using vb6 to make an application that can speed up my job at work.

What im trying to do is :

When I highlight some text in an editable text box on a webpage form (PHP),
I want to have the option to auto add <b> to the start of the highlighted text and </b> at the end. maybe having a command button called "Bold"

And also add functions such as automatic line breaks, <BR> at the end of every line? Basically much the same as this box im writing the post in but less features.

How would i go about achieving this? whats the best approach?, and are they any tutorials out there?

Cheers I would appreciate any help on this or any hints!



Cheers!