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HTML - What is it?
Don't be afraid of HTML. Its not very
complicated and it's simple if you understand the basics.
HTML or HyperText Markup Language is
derived from the printing industry of days gone by. When a client
needed a printer to set type they would make notes in the margins
indicating BOLD or RED or Leave 3 Spaces and so on. Hand
written of course, as was the entire page. Since people did not
have computers to set type, this form of Markup Language was
created so the printer could build the page that the customer
wanted.
Today, it is no different. But now the
computer builds the pages the way you want it. By using TAGS
noted using < (less than) and > (greater than) symbols to
surround the command and indicate it should be hidden from the
actual text. A web browser reads the HTML, downloads images and
assembles the page on the viewers computer using the graphics
images and text indicated in the HTML text document.
For example:
Making A Title Bold you would surround the
Title with the Bold start tag <b> and end with the bold end
tag </b>. So by typing <b>Your Site Title</b>
it would be seen on the page as Your Site Title.
Listed below are some basic tags you can
use to spice up your pages. You can also use a WYSIWYG (What You
See Is What You Get) editor such as FrontPage to build the text
or tables and cut and paste the source code into your pages. It
makes the process much faster, however if the program does not
create 100% compatible code your pages may become blank or
incorrect to some viewers. Not all editors are created equal and
not all html options are available on all computers. If you want
to be safe, don't use HTML unless you are sure you understand it.
If you have to choose use our
HTML Editor. It
is very basic and easy to use and does not create tags that must
be removed or code that will turn the page inside out.
| HTML Code |
Sample |
Description |
| <center>Text</center> |
Text |
Aligns the text in the center of
the page |
| <b>Text</b> |
Text |
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| <i>Text</i> |
Text |
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| <ul>Text</ul> |
Text |
Underline the text |
| <font size="+3">Text</font>
|
Text |
Increase the font size 3 sizes
bigger than the default |
| <font face="comic sans ms">Text</font> |
Text |
Changes the font to the specified
font type |
| Text<br>Text2 |
Text
Text2 |
Creates a line break, continuing
the text on the next line. |
| <p>Text</p> |
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Sets the text as its own paragraph |
Tags can be combined such as taking the
word TITLE and making it bold in comic sams ms font and a size of
7 and centering it in the page.
Example HTML:<center><b><font
face="comic sans ms" size="7">TITLE</font></b></center>
Example Shown: TITLE
There are other tags that define page start
and stop, form fields, image locations, lists and tables. The
internet is full of information about HTML. If you are interested
in using html it is prudent to take some time to study it. We
give you the opportunity to include the html in your pages if you
choose but it is not essential to building your pages using our system.
Building Tables - how
to build tables to divide the webpage and position items and text
in any location on the page.
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