Scripting:
How do I write HTML code?
Pages published to a website are coded in HTML. To
write HTML pages without using a Web editor such
as Net Objects, FrontPage, or Dreamweaver, you must
be familiar with HTML tags.
Below is a list of the most popular HTML tags:
Basic Tags
<html></html>Creates
an HTML document
<head></head>Sets off the title and other
information that isn't displayed on the Web page
itself
<body></body>Sets off the visible portion
of the document
Header Tags
<title></title>Puts
the name of the document in the title bar
Body Attributes
<body bgcolor=?>Sets
the background color, using name or hex value
<body text=?>Sets the text color, using name
or hex value
<body link=?>Sets the color of links, using
name or hex value
<body vlink=?>Sets the color of followed links,
using name or hex value
<body alink=?>Sets the color of links on click
Text Tags
<pre></pre>Creates
preformatted text
<hl></hl>Creates the largest headline
<h6></h6>Creates the smallest headline
<b></b>Creates bold text
<i></i>Creates italic text
<tt></tt>Creates teletype, or typewriter-style
text
<cite></cite>Creates a citation, usually
italic
<em></em>Emphasizes a word (with italic
or bold)
<strong></strong> Emphasizes a word (with
italic or bold)
<font size=?></font>Sets size of font,
from 1 to 7)
<font color=?></font>Sets font color,
using name or hex value
Links
<a href="http://www.Skyinfo.com/"></a>Creates
a hyperlink
<a href="mailto:EMAIL"></a>Creates
a mailto link
<a name="NAME"></a>Creates
a target location within a document
<a href="http://www.Skyinfo.com"></a>Links
to that target location from elsewhere in the site
Formatting
<p></p>Creates
a new paragraph
<p align=?>Aligns a paragraph to the left,
right, or center
<br>Inserts a line break
<blockquote></blockquote> Indents text
from both sides
<dl></dl>Creates a definition list
<dt>Precedes each definition term
<dd>Precedes each definition
<ol></ol>Creates a numbered list
<li></li>Precedes each list item, and
adds a number
<ul></ul>Creates a bulleted list
<div align=?>A generic tag used to format large
blocks of HTML, also used for stylesheets
Graphical Elements
<img src="name">Adds
an image
<img src="name" align=?>Aligns an
image: left, right, center; bottom, top, middle
<img src="name" border=?>Sets size
of border around an image
<hr>Inserts a horizontal rule
<hr size=?>Sets size (height) of rule
<hr width=?>Sets width of rule, in percentage
or absolute value
<hr noshade>Creates a rule without a shadow
</TD< tr>
Tables
<table></table>Creates a table
<tr></tr>Sets off each row in a table
<td></td>Sets off each cell in a row
<th></th>Sets off the table header (a
normal cell with bold, centered text)
Table Attributes
<table border=#>Sets
width of border around table cells
<table cellspacing=#>Sets amount of space between
table cells
<table cellpadding=#>Sets amount of space between
a cell's border and its contents
<table width=# or %>Sets width of table — in
pixels or as a percentage of document width
<tr align=?> or <td align=?>Sets alignment
for cell(s) (left, center, or right)
<tr valign=?> or <td valign=?>Sets vertical
alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom)
<td colspan=#>Sets number of columns a cell
should span
<td rowspan=#>Sets number of rows a cell should
span (default=1)
<td nowrap>Prevents the lines within a cell
from being broken to fit
Frames
<frameset></frameset>Replaces the <body> tag
in a frames document; can also be nested in other
framesets
<frameset rows="value,value">Defines
the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels,
or percentage of w idth
<frameset cols="value,value">Defines
the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels,
or percentage of width
<frame>Defines a single frame — or region — within
a frameset
<noframes></noframes>Defines what will
appear on browsers that don't support frames
Frames Attributes
<frame src="http://www.Skyinfo.com">Specifies
which HTML document should be displayed
<frame name="name">Names the frame,
or region, so it may be targeted by other frames
<frame marginwidth=#>Defines the left and right
margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater
than 1
<frame marginheight=#>Defines the top and bottom
margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater
than 1
<frame scrolling=VALUE>Sets whether the frame
has a scrollbar; value may equal "yes," "no," or "auto." The
default, as in ordinary documents, is auto.
<frame noresize>Prevents the user from resizing
a frame
Forms
For functional forms, you'll have to run a CGI script.
The HTML just creates the appearance of a form.
<form></form>Creates all forms
<select multiple name="NAME" size=?></select>Creates
a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items
visible before you need to scroll.
<option>Sets off each menu item
<select name="NAME"></select>Creates
a pulldown menu
<option>Sets off each menu item
<textarea name="NAME" cols=40 rows=8></textarea>Creates
a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set
the height.
<input type="checkbox" name="NAME">Creates
a checkbox. Text follows tag.
<input type="radio" name="NAME" value="x">Creates
a radio button. Text follows tag
<input type=text name="foo" size=20>Creates
a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters.
<input type="submit" value="NAME">Creates
a Submit button
<input type="image" border=0 name="NAME" src="name.gif">Creates
a Submit button using an image
<input type="reset">Creates a Reset
button
For a list of the color codes used for setting background
colors, font colors, etc., please refer to the following
site:
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/
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