What I wish everyone knew about formatting text

• The underline is so 1980s.
• As in, there's no place for it.
• Seriously, don't underline text.
• If you need to emphasize something, use bold or italics.
• Never use both, like this.
• All-caps are okay, but only in very small doses.
• If you do this, you'll just look excessively ridiculous. 
• And then people will mock you on their blogs.

The author realizes it's a bit of a stretch to include a post on formatting in a series dedicated to boldness. But it's Friday. You understand.