Creating text |
One of the basic elements of Web pages is text. Good old words ... for providing information, selling products, or whatever you want to do. In AOLpress, you just type text into a page. It's just as easy as using a word processor. (You can also bring text into your page from other files by choosing File ![]() ![]() ![]()
If you haven't already done it,
you might want to make this window wider so you'll have plenty of room to
read the instructions and edit the page. Feel free to play with the
examples; you don't need to follow the instructions exactly. (You can use
Edit
Then, just click on the format
you want to learn about in the picture below. |
[ Headings | Paragraph Styles
| Line Breaks | Alignment
| Type Styles | Sizes |
Colors | Spelling ]
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Heading 1
Heading 2 Heading 3 Heading 4 Heading 5 Heading 6 |
Notice the words in the title
bar at the top of this page that say "Creating Text". The same words are
also shown in the Title field near the top of the AOLpress window.
You can change the title of a page by editing the words in the Title
field.
Try changing the title of this page to see how it works.
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.
-- Chinese proverb
Breed Weight Height St. Bernard 155 lbs 26 in. Malamute 80 lbs. 24 in. Chihuahua 6 lbs 6 in. |
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I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere
ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one
less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
-- from The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost |
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Left: This text is already aligned to
the left. You don't need to align it, but you can if you want.
Right Center |
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Restraint is good when using type styles. Don't use too many, or your text will look like a mishmash. Avoid the "ransom note" effect. |
Try making the numbers in this example different sizes.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Try picking colors for the text in this example.
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Red, fuchsia, yellow, lime, green,
olive, aqua, teal, blue, navy, purple, maroon, black, gray, silver, and
white.
My favorite |
Since colors can be harder to see than regular text (depending on the
color of your page's background), you might
also want to make colored text bold or larger.
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Is this right or wrogn? |
Now you know how to format
your text. For more information, see the chapter on
text and
lists![]()
The next lesson shows you how to use lists. Don't forget
to choose
File |
file: /Techref/language/html/HELP/tutorial/text.htm, 22KB, , updated: 1997/3/23 18:29, local time: 2024/8/22 17:14,
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