What Did Your Mother and I Always Warn You About?

Hanging out with those taggers will bring you nothing but trouble, mark my words!
Next thing you know you'll be wanting to go on to (gasp!) even harder stuff like Java Applets.

Using Tags - Blame it on Switzerland

Web Pages are written in HTML - Hypertext Markup Language. HTML was invented before the World Wide Web was ever even thought of. Talk about good luck! HTML was thought up by a bunch of science geeks in Switzerland who probably had nothing else to do because they were snowed-in 367 days of the year. So, while we think of tagging as having been invented by disrespectful rowdy teenagers with easy access to spray paint cans, the truth is now revealed. Tagging was invented by grownups who should have known better.

If you have not already looked at the HTML Basics page, you should do so. Really really really. The stuff below is bells and whistles to add, not the basics.

Strap on Your Safety Harness, Here We GO!

Here is some fundamental stuff:

This word is in bold.
This <B> word </B> is in bold.

Pretty exciting, 'eh?

This word is in italics.
This <i> word </i> is in italics.

Not recommended for whole paragraphs.
This wordis in bold italics.
This <B><i> word </B></i> is in bold italics.

Also not recommended for whole paragraphs.
This word is blinking. Duh.
This <BLINK> word </BLINK> is blinking.

Too much blinking in REALLY irritating. I need to use it more often.
This word is green.
This <Font color ="00FF00"> word </Font color ="00FF00"> is green.

I hope you're not color blind. See more about colors on the Using Colors page.

Now your font size is larger. Now it's not.
Now your font size is <FONT SIZE = +2 > larger. </FONT SIZE = +2 > Now it's not.

Amost like magic, isn't it? You can use +3, +4, whatever...

Now your font size is itsy bitsy. Now it's not.
Now your font size is <FONT SIZE = -1 > itsy bitsy. </FONT SIZE = -1 > Now it's not.

Unfortunately, you cannot make the font size shrink into infinity.
This is -2. This is -3. This is -4. This is -10. How disappointing.
You can also change font size by using
<BIG> </BIG> and/or <SMALL> </SMALL>

Try it...You'll Like It!

<CENTER> or </CENTER> centers or uncenters your text, or even a whole paragraph.
This is centered.

Cheaper than trying to center yourself through psychotherapy, no?
<P> gives you spaces between paragraphs.
It is a matter of debate as to whether </P> needs to be put at the end of each paragraph.

I never do. But, then, I do resist authority and unnecessary rules on a routine basis.
<HR> gives you a horizontal line.
You can customize the width of the rule: <HR width = 100> gives you this stubby little line:

Horizontal lines work best in combination with <CENTER>. Other fancy effects can be done with horizontal rules. You have to look those up. Sorry.
<BR> gives you a line break.
Used in multiples <BR><BR><BR> gives you a larger space than <P>.
<BR> and <P> can be used in combination to make larger gaps between paragraphs too.

Putting <P> several times don't do nuthin'.

<BLOCKQUOTE> allows you to indent paragraphs from both sides. This tag works similarly to the <CENTER> tag in that you only need to put the start and stop at either end of the whole paragraph, not at the start and stop of each line in the paragraph. </BLOCKQUOTE>

I like to put <BLOCKQUOTE> at the very top of my whole page, right after </HEAD>. That way you get nice sized margins on your page instead of having the text run all the way out almost to the edges which is annoying.

<LI> puts a nice big dot in front of your word. (see below) <LI> is used in lists or at the beginning of sentences.

There are many kinds of lists which can be created using HTML. Do your homework.

<DL> (definition list) sets up one of the most commonly used kinds of lists.
This is how you would set one up:

<DL> List of the Cleverest People in the World
<DD> <LI> Colin
<LI> Christa
<LI> Me
<LI> You
</DL>

And this is what you would get:

List of the Cleverest People in the World
  • Colin
  • Christa
  • Me
  • You.

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