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Refreshed 1 July 03
| Various FReepers
Posted on 07/01/2003 9:34:44 AM PDT by TPartyType
Welcome Newcomers! This Sandbox is devoted to giving you a place to practice basic HTML, and to get some coaching.
So, first things first:
Go to michigander's [ HTML Bootcamp (Cyber patriot training)] and learn there how to change font color, font size, font face, and the like.
THERE'S A WEALTH OF INFORMATION THERE NOT COVERED HERE (so as to avoid duplication).
Learn there also how to post a link and an image, then come back here to practice.
If you're having problems, folks will drop by occasionally to give you pointers and help you troubleshoot.
Boring posts are a crime . . .
So practice here first!
NEWCOMERS TIP: I just reread the FreeRepublic posting guidelines. They're worth a read by all newcomers [click here].
Following is an excellent previous post by Willie Green
But first, HTML advice from the FreeRepublic help page:
Basic HTML
The Free Republic forum uses standard HTML coding techniques. Use <p> to start new paragraphs. You may use <b> to begin bolding and <center> to center text, but please remember to end these items where appropriate with </b> and/or </center>, etc. If you post links or other advanced coding, be sure to test before posting.
Creating new paragraphs is about the only html that most posters ever need, but if you would like to learn more about html you may use any search engine on the internet to find tutorials. Simply search on "html tutorial". Here are links to a couple tutorials that I found:
The Basics
Paragraphs, Line Breaks and Horizontal Lines
A lengthy article or reply can be very tedious to read if it does not contain some very simple HTML formating. Inserting either of the following codes will make your post much more readable:
- <br> is a line break. Text that follows this code will begin on the next line.
- <p> is a paragraph break. Text that follows this code will begin on a new line after skipping a line.
- <hr> is a horizontal rule. It draws a line across the page like this:
Character Formatting
Simple special effects may be created using Character Formatting Codes. These codes are used in pairs in the format: <?>words to be formatted</?>, where <?> turns the formatting "ON" and </?> turns the formating "OFF".Please: ALWAYS turn "OFF" the formatting when you use it.
Some commonly used codes of this type are:
- <b> and </b> -- BOLD
- <i> and </i> -- Italic
- <u> and </u> -- Underline
- <blink> and </blink> --
- <strike> and </strike> --
Strike - <sub> and </sub> -- Subscript
- <sup> and </sup> -- Superscript
- <big> and </big> -- Big text
- <small> and </small> -- Small text
These codes can be "nested" to produce multiple effects at the same time. For instance:
<b><i>Bold and Italic</i></b> produces Bold and Italic
Links
The method for posting a HTML link is fairly simple. The following format is used:
<a HREF="URL">Link Description</a>
where "URL" is the URL address you want to link to (and you gotta use the double quotes), and Link Description is whatever you want to call your link. For example:
<a HREF="http://www.drudgereport.com/">Link to Drudge</a>
becomes Link to Drudge
And another from the same previous post:
<FONT COLOR="COLOR">Sample</FONT> produces colorful text.
"COLOR" is often a Hexidecimal Code for whatever Color you want, but color names are also supported.
Examples:
<FONT COLOR="blue">blue text</font> produces blue text
<FONT COLOR="red">red text</font> produces red text
<FONT COLOR="green">green text</font> produces green text
To: foolproof formatting
Here is an easy way to REMEMBER TO TURN OFF THE FORMATTING.
To be sure I turn off the formatting I TYPE THE "OFF" COMMAND AT THE SAME TIME AS THE "ON" COMMAND.
An example:
I want to respond to a line in a post by another brilliant Freeper.
I type < I >""< /I >< BR>
I then "cut and paste" his remarks between the quotes:
< i>" You are a poopy head "< /I>< BR>
And type my equally brilliant response: "No, you're a poopy head!"
The result:
"You are a poopy head"
No, you're a poopy head!
It's very easy to forget to turn off your formatting!
Yes it is!
To: ftrader, deport
Actually, the <ul> tag is for a bulleted list and stands for unordered list. The missing part is the list item tag (<li>) Here's an example:
<ul>
<li>List item #1
<li>List item #2
<li>List item #3
</ul>
Would display:
- List item #1
- List item #2
- List item #3
Finally . . .
Here's the link for [Webmonkey] (a super HTML training site).
Click here for previous HTML Sandbox thread.
TOPICS: Free Republic; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bootcamp; faq; html; htmlbootcamp; learn; newbies; pl; practice; sandbox
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To: TPartyType
701
posted on
12/10/2004 11:38:01 AM PST
by
diamond6
(Everyone who is for abortion has already been born. Ronald Reagan)
To: diamond6
Why I love my dog:
- she is cute
- she is sweet
- i like to give her hugs
i love you Bella!
702
posted on
12/10/2004 11:53:35 PM PST
by
pumba555
(practice)
To: pumba555
You lost me. What does this have to do with HTML?
703
posted on
12/11/2004 9:21:34 AM PST
by
diamond6
(Everyone who is for abortion has already been born. Ronald Reagan)
To: TPartyType
Test
To: imfleck
Bump for further read, later.
705
posted on
12/11/2004 9:43:21 AM PST
by
imfleck
To: diamond6
Why I love my dog: she is cute she is sweet i like to give her hugs LOL, I'm sorry!! That was a test, I was testing the list feature. Didn't mean to reply to you specifically. Sorry!
706
posted on
12/11/2004 8:43:42 PM PST
by
pumba555
(Merry Christmas!)
To: TPartyType
http://pz.rawa.orgrawa/murder-w.htm
707
posted on
12/28/2004 10:27:41 AM PST
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: pbrown
708
posted on
12/28/2004 10:29:57 AM PST
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: pbrown
link to article
709
posted on
12/30/2004 8:55:12 AM PST
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: pbrown
Try this
710
posted on
12/30/2004 8:58:55 AM PST
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: pbrown
711
posted on
12/30/2004 9:00:44 AM PST
by
michigander
(The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
To: pbrown
http://www.bahraintribune.com/article.asp/
712
posted on
12/30/2004 9:02:21 AM PST
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: michigander
This looks like a good thread to ask this question. My new Dell computer is wonderful, but I can't figure out why the mouse cursor (curser?) keeps 'relocating' itself to the corner of the screen. I'll be sitting here surfing, minding my own business, when the pointer suddenly disappears. It doesn't show up again until I move the mouse around, at which point I find the cursor in one of the corners. Have you ever seen this?
To: Nita Nupress
Have you ever seen this? Not while I was sober. :-)
I can't say that I've ever seen that, sorry.
714
posted on
12/30/2004 9:08:52 AM PST
by
michigander
(The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
To: TPartyType
day off bump.
Been meaning to do this for years - at least learn to post a pic.
715
posted on
12/30/2004 9:19:42 AM PST
by
don-o
(Stop Freeploading. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor.)
To: michigander
To: artent
To: All
Underlined words.
718
posted on
01/30/2005 7:31:55 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for Spec.4 Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: FL_engineer
Trailing space test. Plain text followed immediately by an IMG tag
To: FL_engineer
Trailing space test. Plain text with two <BR> tags here
followed by an IMG tag, with another < just before it
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