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<html></html>
Creates an HTML document |
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<head></head>
Sets off the title and other information that isn’t displayed on the Web page itself |
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<body></body>
Sets off the visible portion of the document |
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Header Tags | |
<title></title>
Puts the name of the document in the title bar |
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Body Attributes | |
<body bgcolor=?>
Sets the background color, using name or hex value |
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<body text=?>
Sets the text color, using name or hex value |
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<body link=?>
Sets the color of links, using name or hex value |
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<body vlink=?>
Sets the color of followed links, using name or hex value |
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<body alink=?>
Sets the color of links on click |
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Text Tags | |
<pre></pre>
Creates preformatted text |
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<hl></hl>
Creates the largest headline |
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<h6></h6>
Creates the smallest headline |
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<b></b>
Creates bold text |
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<i></i>
Creates italic text |
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<tt></tt>
Creates teletype, or typewriter-style text |
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<cite></cite>
Creates a citation, usually italic |
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<em></em>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold) |
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<strong></strong>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold) |
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<font size=?></font>
Sets size of font, from 1 to 7) |
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<font color=?></font>
Sets font color, using name or hex value |
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Links | |
<a href="URL"></a>
Creates a hyperlink |
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<a href="mailto:EMAIL"></a>
Creates a mailto link |
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<a name="NAME"></a>
Creates a target location within a document |
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<a href="#NAME"></a>
Links to that target location from elsewhere in the document |
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Formatting | |
<p></p>
Creates a new paragraph |
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<p align=?>
Aligns a paragraph to the left, right, or center |
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<br>
Inserts a line break |
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<blockquote>
</blockquote> Indents text from both sides |
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<dl></dl>
Creates a definition list |
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<dt>
Precedes each definition term |
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<dd>
Precedes each definition |
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<ol></ol>
Creates a numbered list |
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<li></li>
Precedes each list item, and adds a number |
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<ul></ul>
Creates a bulleted list |
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<div align=?>
A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML, also used for stylesheets |
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Graphical Elements | |
<img src="name">
Adds an image |
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<img src="name" align=?>
Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top, middle |
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<img src="name" border=?>
Sets size of border around an image |
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<hr>
Inserts a horizontal rule |
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<hr size=?>
Sets size (height) of rule |
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<hr width=?>
Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value |
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<hr noshade>
Creates a rule without a shadow |
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Tables | |
<table></table>
Creates a table |
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<tr></tr>
Sets off each row in a table |
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<td></td>
Sets off each cell in a row |
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<th></th>
Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centered text) |
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Table Attributes | |
<table border=#>
Sets width of border around table cells |
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<table cellspacing=#>
Sets amount of space between table cells |
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<table cellpadding=#>
Sets amount of space between a cell’s border and its contents |
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<table width=# or %>
Sets width of table – in pixels or as a percentage of document width |
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<tr align=?> or <td align=?>
Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right) |
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<tr valign=?> or <td valign=?>
Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom) |
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<td colspan=#>
Sets number of columns a cell should span |
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<td rowspan=#>
Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1) |
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<td nowrap>
Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit |
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Frames | |
<frameset></frameset>
tag in a frames document; can also be nested in other framesets |
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<frameset rows="value,value">
Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of w idth |
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<frameset cols="value,value">
Defines the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width |
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<frame>
Defines a single frame – or region – within a frameset |
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<noframes></noframes>
Defines what will appear on browsers that don’t support frames |
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Frames Attributes | |
<frame src="URL">
Specifies which HTML document should be displayed |
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<frame name="name">
Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted by other frames |
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<frame marginwidth=#>
Defines the left and right margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1 |
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<frame marginheight=#>
Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1 |
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<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. |
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<frame noresize>
Prevents the user from resizing a frame |
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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 |
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<select multiple name="NAME" size=?></select>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before yo u need to scroll. |
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<option>
Sets off each menu item |
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<select name="NAME"></select>
Creates a pulldown menu |
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<option>
Sets off each menu item |
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<textarea name="NAME" cols=40 rows=8></textarea>
Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the height. |
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<input type="checkbox" name="NAME">
Creates a checkbox. Text follows tag. |
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<input type="radio" name="NAME" value="x">
Creates a radio button. Text follows tag |
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<input type=text name="foo" size=20>
Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters. |
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<input type="submit" value="NAME">
Creates a Submit button |
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<input type="image" border=0 name="NAME" src="name.gif">
Creates a Submit button using an image |
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<input type="reset">
Creates a Reset button |