Writing for the Web

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Once you've created a basic Web page, you can begin to add content – text, images, and so on – to your document. HTML tags allow you to control the appearance and layout of the text and images on your pages. With a few exceptions (such as the break tag – <BR>), HTML uses pairs of tags to turn on and turn off an effect, such as the beginning and end of a paragraph, the beginning and end of a heading, or the beginning and end of boldfaced text.

In contrast, HTML uses a single <IMG> tag to control the placement and appearance of images.

Figure 1: A Web Page with a Formatted Text and an Image

Coding Primer: Learn the HTML code required to format and layout text in Formatting and Laying Out Text. Coding Primer: Learn the HTML code required to format and layout images in Displaying Images. Links Page: View HTML tutorials, resource sites, editors, and specifications on the HTML links page. Links Page: View Image and Graphic Design resources on the Web Graphics links page.

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