Microsoft Word

Chapter 3 — Introduction to HyperText Markup Language

Example

H H IIIII

H H I

HHHH I

H H I

H H IIIII

</pre>

Place the preceding code into the About Me section of your MySpace profile.

How It Will Look

In Figure 3-10, you can see that the example spells out the word HI using the characters H and I set out over five lines.

Figure 3-10: The <pre> tag allows you to set out a number of lines of text without the need for a <bw> tag.

Links

“Linking” allows you to connect your web page to other web pages, both within your web site and to external sites. Links generally appear as underlined blue text. Images can also be linked. When the cursor is run over linked text, or a linked image, it generally changes from an arrow into a hand icon. Without links, the web would be a very different place, in fact a very boring place, because you wouldn’t be able to jump from link to link.

Format

The link address is a URL of the site you are linking to. name of link is the name of whatever it is you’re trying to link to, and is often just the web address.

Example

Here’s an example of a text-based link. I cover graphics links in Chapter 10.

For more information visit my web site <a href=http:// www.myspaceismyplace.com>www.myspaceismyplace.com</a>

Place the preceding code into the About Me section of your MySpace profile.



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Example

<pre align=center> H H IIIII H H I HHHH I H H I H H IIIII </pre>

Place the preceding code into the About Me section of your MySpace profile. How It Will Look In Figure 3-10, you can see that the example spells out the word HI using the characters H and I set out over five lines.



Figure 3-10: The <pre> tag allows you to set out a number of lines of text without the need for a <bw> tag.

Links

“Linking” allows you to connect your web page to other web pages, both within your web site and to external sites. Links generally appear as underlined blue text. Images can also be linked. When the cursor is run over linked text, or a linked image, it generally changes from an arrow into a hand icon. Without links, the web would be a very different place, in fact a very boring place, because you wouldn’t be able to jump from link to link. Format <a href=”link address”>name of link</a> The link address is a URL of the site you are linking to. name of link is the name of whatever it is you’re trying to link to, and is often just the web address.

Example

Here’s an example of a text-based link. I cover graphics links in Chapter 10. For more information visit my web site <a href=http:// www.myspaceismyplace.com>www.myspaceismyplace.com</a>

Place the preceding code into the About Me section of your MySpace profile.