HTML

Basic Tags

<html>

Creates an HTML document

<head>

Sets off the title and other information that isn't displayed on the Web page itself

<title>

Sets the title of the document

<body>

All that need to be displayed goes within body tag

Body Attributes

This Sets the background color, using name or hex value

This Sets the text color, using name or hex value

This Sets the color of links, using name or hex value

This Sets the color of followed links, using name or hex value

This Sets the color of links on click

This Sets the background images to the specified file

Text Tags

<h6>

Smallest headline

<h1>

Largest headline

<b>

Bold text

<i>

Italic text

<tt>

Typewriter-style text

<big>

shorthand for

<small>

shorthand for

<dfn>

definition

<em>

italic emphasis

<cite>

book titles

<code>

program listings

<kbd>

keystrokes

<pre>

preformatted

<samp>

computer status messages

bold emphasis

<var>

to be replaced by specific when used.

<u>

underline

email address, possibly street address.

long quotation

Sets size of font ( from 1 to 7)

Sets font color, using name or hex value

Specify the font

Links

Creates a hyperlink

Creates a mailto link

Creates a target location within a document

Links to that target location from another place in the document

Formatting

Creates a new paragraph

Aligns a paragraph to the left, right, or center

<br>

Inserts a line break

Indents text from both sides

<dl>

Creates a definition list

<dt>

Precedes each definition term

<dd>

Precedes each definition

<ol>

Creates a numbered list

<li>

Precedes each list item, and adds a number

<ul>

Creates a bulleted list

A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML, also used for stylesheets

<hr>

Inserts a horizontal rule

Sets size (height) of rule

Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value

Creates a rule without a shadow

Graphical Elements

Adds an image

Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top, middle

Sets size of border around an image

Tables

Creates a table

<tr>

Sets off each row in a table

<td>

Sets off each cell in a row

<th>

Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centered text)

Table Attributes

Sets width of border around table cells

Sets amount of space between table cells

Sets amount of space between a cell's border and its contents

Sets width of table - in pixels or as a percentage of document width

<tr align=left> or

Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right)

<tr valign=top> or

Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom)

Sets number of columns a cell should span

Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1)

Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit

Frames

tag in a frames document; can also be nested in other framesets

Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of w idth

Defines the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width

<frame>

Defines a single frame - or region - within a frameset

Defines what will appear on browsers that don't support frames

Frames Attributes

Specifies which HTML document should be displayed

Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted by other frames

Defines the left and right margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1

Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1

Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar; value may equal "yes," "no," or "auto. " The default is auto.

Prevents the user from resizing a frame

Forms

<form>

Creates all forms

Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before yo u need to scroll.

Sets off each menu item

Creates a pulldown menu

Sets off each menu item

Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the height.

Creates a checkbox. Text follows tag.

Will send hidden information

Creates a radio button. Text follows tag

Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters.

Creates a Submit button

Creates a Submit button using an image

Creates a Reset button

Other

<P> </P> defines the boundaries of a paragraph.
                 To allign the paragraph use:
                 <P ALLIGN=LEFT>
                  <P ALLIGN=RIGHT>
                 <P ALLIGN=CENTER>
                 <P ALLIGN=JUSTIFY>

&nbsb inserts a space in the text.

<BR> forces a break, with the text going down one line to continue

<NOBR> </NOBR> putting text between here forces the text to stay on one line.

<WBR> </WBR> allows a break, but not in the middle of a word.

<DIV> defines the boundaries of a section of text </DIV>
To allign the division use: <P ALLIGN=LEFT> etc.

<CENTER> is another way to center text, image, table, etc. </CENTER>

<SUB> 1 </SUB> lowers a character (like 1) slightly and reduces font size 1 degree
<SUP> 1 </SUP> raises the character (like 1) slightly and reduces font size 1 degree
<PRE> preformats a block of text like 1 one two three four 2 onea twoa threea foura </PRE> But it only does it in monospaced Courier.

<BLOCKQUOTE> sets blocks of text apart from the main body of text </BLOCKQUOTE> puts a line space before, after, and indents it.

<FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE=1 COLOR="BLACK" > changes the font of some text </FONT>
1=8pt,2=10pt,3=12pt,4=14pt,5=18pt,6=24pt, 7=36pt COLOR="000000" is also black. For color codes see Browser Safe Colors

Template

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<meta http-equiv="Content Language" content=" ">
<meta http-equiv="Content Type" content=" ">
<meta name="description" content "This tells you about this page">
<meta name="keywords" content "onekeyword, anotherkeyword, thirdkeyword">
<TITLE> My Title </TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<p> defines the boundaries of a paragraph within the body </p>
</BODY>
</HTML>

** Note: Front Page will not put the meta description and keywords into a document. You need to do that by going to the html view and inserting it by hand, or using the Front page format for entering meta tags.