1. Fine Tuning Basic HTML CGS3066

2. Some HTML Tags and Their Defaults default = What will happen in the absence of instructions to the contrary from you

3. (Puts a line across the screen) 2 sub-elements: WIDTH and SIZE

4. Width How much of the browser window expressed in pixels or percentages “pixel” = picture element ( about.5 million on a screen) c. 72 to the inch (depending on resolution) default is 100%

5. Size Refers to thickness of line expressed in pixels default is 2

6. ALIGN Possibilities: left, right, center default is center An example of the HR tag with WIDTH, SIZE, ALIGN attributes:

7. NOSHADE HR puts a shadow under the line. To suppress it, use _______.

8. (new paragraph) skips a line but doesn’t indent Two ____ tags equal one tag (because basically ____ means carriage return) A closing tag may be used when you’re overriding defaults

9. ALIGN left right center– aligns text …… Every line will be centered until you close the tag

10. Some color options bgcolor text link alink vlink

11. BGCOLOR background color Can be named or hexadecimal (details later) Defaults to white

12. Text defaults to black

13. Hints for text to be read on screen - Assume people are skimming - Break up text into small paragraphs - Use emphasis (like B) to stress main points

14. Hints for text to be printed avoid light text on dark ___________ be sure text color contrasts if text is white, nothing may be printed because some systems don’t print background if in doubt, test print the page

15. An Example http://www.arabianhorses.org/

16. Links LINK the color your links will be ALINK the color a just-clicked link will be VLINK the color a visited link will be Defaults for all the above are browser-dependent.

17. Printing Text for Emphasis ……… ………… ….

18. Fonts FACE two families: This is a serif font. This is a sans serif font.

19. More about Font Faces Specify Alternatives: FACE=“Geneva Helvetica Monaco” FACE=“Times New Roman Garamond”

20. Other Font Options size color