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Document Type |
<HTML></HTML> |
(beginning and end of file) |
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Title |
<TITLE></TITLE> |
(must be in header) |
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Header |
<HEAD></HEAD> |
(descriptive info, such as title) |
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Body |
<BODY></BODY> |
(bulk of the page) |
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Structural Definition |
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Heading |
<H?></H?> |
(the spec. defines 6 levels) |
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Align Heading |
<H? ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT></H?> |
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Division |
<DIV></DIV> |
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Align Division |
<DIV ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER></DIV> |
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Block Quote |
<BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> |
(usually displayed as indented) |
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Emphasis |
<EM></EM> |
(usually displayed as italic) |
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Strong Emphasis |
<STRONG></STRONG> |
(usually displayed as bold) |
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Citation |
<CITE></CITE> |
(usually italics) |
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Code |
<CODE></CODE> |
(for source code listings) |
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Sample Output |
<SAMP></SAMP> |
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Keyboard Input |
<KBD></KBD> |
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Variable |
<VAR></VAR> |
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Definition |
<DFN></DFN> |
(not widely implemented) |
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Author's Address |
<ADDRESS></ADDRESS> |
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Large Font Size |
<BIG></BIG> |
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Small Font Size |
<SMALL></SMALL> |
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Presentation Formatting |
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Bold |
<B></B> |
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Italic |
<I></I> |
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Underline |
<U></U> |
(not widely implemented yet) |
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Strikeout |
<STRIKE></STRIKE> |
(not widely implemented yet) |
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Strikeout |
<S></S> |
(not widely implemented yet) |
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Subscript |
<SUB></SUB> |
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Superscript |
<SUP></SUP> |
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Typewriter |
<TT></TT> |
(displays in a monospaced font) |
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Preformatted |
<PRE></PRE> |
(display text spacing as-is) |
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Width |
<PRE WIDTH=?></PRE> |
(in characters) |
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Center |
<CENTER></CENTER> |
(for both text and images) |
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Blinking |
<BLINK></BLINK> |
(the most derided tag ever) |
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Font Size |
<FONT SIZE=?></FONT> |
(ranges from 1-7) |
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Change Font Size |
<FONT SIZE="+|-?"></FONT> |
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Base Font Size |
<BASEFONT SIZE=?> |
(from 1-7; default is 3) |
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Font Color |
<FONT COLOR="#$$$$$$"></FONT> |
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Select Font |
<FONT FACE="***"></FONT> |
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Multi-Column Text |
<MULTICOL COLS=?></MULTICOL> |
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Column Gutter |
<MULTICOL GUTTER=?></MULTICOL> |
(default is 10 pixels) |
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Column Width |
<MULTICOL WIDTH=?></MULTICOL> |
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Spacer |
<SPACER> |
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Spacer Type |
<SPACER TYPE=horizontal| vertical|block> |
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Spacer Size |
<SPACER SIZE=?> |
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Spacer Dimensions |
<SPACER WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?> |
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Spacer Alignment |
<SPACER ALIGN=left|right|center> |
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Links and Graphics |
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Link Something |
<A HREF="URL"></A> |
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Link to Target |
<A HREF="URL#***"></A> |
(if in another document) |
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<A HREF="#***"></A> |
(if in current document) |
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Target Window |
<A HREF="URL" TARGET="***| |_blank|_self|_parent|_top"></A> |
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Define Target in Document |
<A NAME="***"></A> |
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Relationship |
<A REL="***"></A> |
(not widely implemented) |
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Reverse Relationship |
<A REV="***"></A> |
(not widely implemented) |
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Display Image |
<IMG SRC="URL"> |
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Alignment |
<IMG SRC="URL" ALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM|MIDDLE|LEFT|RIGHT> |
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Alignment |
<IMG SRC="URL" ALIGN=TEXTTOP| ABSMIDDLE|BASELINE|ABSBOTTOM> |
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Alternate |
<IMG SRC="URL" ALT="***"> |
(if image not displayed) |
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Imagemap |
<IMG SRC="URL" ISMAP> |
(requires a script) |
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Client-Side Imagemap |
<IMG SRC="URL" USEMAP="URL"> |
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Map Description |
<MAP NAME="***"></MAP> |
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Map Sections |
<AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS=",,," HREF="URL"|NOHREF> |
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Dimensions |
<IMG SRC="URL" WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?> |
(in pixels) |
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Border |
<IMG SRC="URL" BORDER=?> |
(in pixels) |
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Runaround Space |
<IMG SRC="URL" HSPACE=? VSPACE=?> |
(in pixels) |
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Low-Res Proxy |
<IMG SRC="URL" LOWSRC="URL"> |
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Client Pull |
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="?; URL=URL"> |
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Embed Object |
<EMBED SRC="URL"> |
(insert object into page) |
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Object Size |
<EMBED SRC="URL" WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?> |
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Dividers |
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Paragraph |
<P></P> |
(closing tag often unnecessary) |
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Align Text |
<P ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT></P> |
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Line Break |
<BR> |
(a single carriage return) |
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Clear Textwrap |
<BR CLEAR=LEFT|RIGHT|ALL> |
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Horizontal Rule |
<HR> |
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Alignment |
<HR ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER> |
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Thickness |
<HR SIZE=?> |
(in pixels) |
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Width |
<HR WIDTH=?> |
(in pixels) |
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Width Percent |
<HR WIDTH="%"> |
(as a percentage of page width) |
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Solid Line |
<HR NOSHADE> |
(without the 3D cutout look) |
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No Break |
<NOBR></NOBR> |
(prevents line breaks) |
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Word Break |
<WBR> |
(where to break a line if needed) |
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Lists |
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Unordered List |
<UL><LI></UL> |
(<LI> before each list item) |
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Compact |
<UL COMPACT></UL> |
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Bullet Type |
<UL TYPE=DISC|CIRCLE|SQUARE> |
(for the whole list) |
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<LI TYPE=DISC|CIRCLE|SQUARE> |
(this & subsequent) |
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Ordered List |
<OL><LI></OL> |
(<LI> before each list item) |
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Compact |
<OL COMPACT></OL> |
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Numbering Type |
<OL TYPE=A|a|I|i|1> |
(for the whole list) |
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<LI TYPE=A|a|I|i|1> |
(this & subsequent) |
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Starting Number |
<OL START=?> |
(for the whole list) |
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<LI VALUE=?> |
(this & subsequent) |
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Definition List |
<DL><DT><DD></DL> |
(<DT>=term, <DD>=definition) |
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Compact |
<DL COMPACT></DL> |
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Menu List |
<MENU><LI></MENU> |
(<LI> before each list item) |
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Compact |
<MENU COMPACT></MENU> |
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Directory List |
<DIR><LI></DIR> |
(<LI> before each list item) |
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Compact |
<DIR COMPACT></DIR> |
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Backgrounds and Colors |
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Tiled Bkground |
<BODY BACKGROUND="URL"> |
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Bkground Color |
<BODY BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> |
(order is red/green/blue) |
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Text Color |
<BODY TEXT="#$$$$$$"> |
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Link Color |
<BODY LINK="#$$$$$$"> |
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Visited Link |
<BODY VLINK="#$$$$$$"> |
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Active Link |
<BODY ALINK="#$$$$$$"> |
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(More info at http://werbach.com/web/wwwhelp.html#color) |
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Special Characters (these must all be in lower case) |
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Special Character |
&#?; |
(where ? is the ISO 8859-1 code) |
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< |
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> |
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& |
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" |
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Registered TM |
® |
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Copyright |
© |
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Non-Breaking Space |
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(Complete list at http:/tickner.com/web/info/iso8859-1.stm) |
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Forms |
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Define Form |
<FORM ACTION="URL" METHOD=GET|POST></FORM> |
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File Upload |
<FORM ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data"></FORM> |
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Input Field |
<INPUT TYPE="TEXT|PASSWORD|CHECKBOX|RADIO| IMAGE|HIDDEN|SUBMIT|RESET"> |
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Field Name |
<INPUT NAME="***"> |
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Field Value |
<INPUT VALUE="***"> |
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Checked? |
<INPUT CHECKED> |
(checkboxes and radio boxes) |
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Field Size |
<INPUT SIZE=?> |
(in characters) |
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Max Length |
<INPUT MAXLENGTH=?> |
(in characters) |
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Selection List |
<SELECT></SELECT> |
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Name of List |
<SELECT NAME="***"></SELECT> |
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# of Options |
<SELECT SIZE=?></SELECT> |
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Multiple Choice |
<SELECT MULTIPLE> |
(can select more than one) |
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Option |
<OPTION> |
(items that can be selected) |
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Default Option |
<OPTION SELECTED> |
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Input Box Size |
<TEXTAREA ROWS=? COLS=?></TEXTAREA> |
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Name of Box |
<TEXTAREA NAME="***"></TEXTAREA> |
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Wrap Text |
<TEXTAREA WRAP=OFF|VIRTUAL|PHYSICAL></TEXTAREA> |
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Tables |
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Define Table |
<TABLE></TABLE> |
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Table Border |
<TABLE BORDER=?></TABLE> |
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Cell Spacing |
<TABLE CELLSPACING=?> |
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Cell Padding |
<TABLE CELLPADDING=?> |
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Desired Width |
<TABLE WIDTH=?> |
(in pixels) |
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Width Percent |
<TABLE WIDTH="%"> |
(percentage of page) |
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Table Row |
<TR></TR> |
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Alignment |
<TR ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT| CENTER|MIDDLE|BOTTOM |
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Table Cell |
<TD></TD> |
(must appear within table rows) |
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Alignment |
<TD ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT| CENTER|MIDDLE|BOTTOM |
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No linebreaks |
<TD NOWRAP> |
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Columns to Span |
<TD COLSPAN=?> |
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Rows to Span |
<TD ROWSPAN=?> |
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Desired Width |
<TD WIDTH=?> |
(in pixels) |
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Width Percent |
<TD WIDTH="%"> |
(percentage of table) |
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Cell Color |
<TD BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> |
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Table Header |
<TH></TH> |
(same as data, except bold centered) |
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Alignment |
<TH ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT| CENTER|MIDDLE|BOTTOM |
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No Linebreaks |
<TH NOWRAP> |
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Columns to Span |
<TH COLSPAN=?> |
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Rows to Span |
<TH ROWSPAN=?> |
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Desired Width |
<TH WIDTH=?> |
(in pixels) |
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Width Percent |
<TH WIDTH="%"> |
(percentage of table) |
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Cell Color |
<TH BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> |
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Table Caption |
<CAPTION></CAPTION> |
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Alignment |
<CAPTION ALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM> |
(above/below table) |
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Frame Document |
<FRAMESET></FRAMESET> |
(instead of <BODY>) |
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Row Heights |
<FRAMESET ROWS=,,,></FRAMESET> |
(pixels or %) |
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Row Heights |
<FRAMESET ROWS=*></FRAMESET> |
(* = relative size) |
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Column Widths |
<FRAMESET COLS=,,,></FRAMESET> |
(pixels or %) |
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Column Widths |
<FRAMESET COLS=*></FRAMESET> |
(* = relative size) |
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Border Width |
<FRAMESET BORDER=?> |
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Borders |
<FRAMESET FRAMEBORDER="yes|no"> |
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Border Color |
<FRAMESET BORDERCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> |
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Define Frame |
<FRAME> |
(contents of an individual frame) |
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Display Document |
<FRAME SRC="URL"> |
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Frame Name |
<FRAME NAME="***"|_blank|_self| _parent|_top> |
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Margin Width |
<FRAME MARGINWIDTH=?> |
(left and right margins) |
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Margin Height |
<FRAME MARGINHEIGHT=?> |
(top and bottom margins) |
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Scrollbar? |
<FRAME SCROLLING="YES|NO|AUTO"> |
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Not Resizable |
<FRAME NORESIZE> |
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Borders |
<FRAME FRAMEBORDER="yes|no"> |
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Border Color |
<FRAME BORDERCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> |
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Unframed Content |
<NOFRAMES></NOFRAMES> |
(for non-frames browsers) |
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Applet |
<APPLET></APPLET> |
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Applet File Name |
<APPLET CODE="***"> |
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Parameters |
<APPLET PARAM NAME="***"> |
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Applet Location |
<APPLET CODEBASE="URL"> |
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Applet Identifier |
<APPLET NAME="***"> |
(for references elsewhere in the page) |
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Alternative Text |
<APPLET ALT="***"> |
(for non-Java browsers) |
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Alignment |
<APPLET ALIGN="LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER"> |
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Size |
<APPLET WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?> |
(in pixels) |
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Spacing |
<APPLET HSPACE=? VSPACE=?> |
(in pixels) |
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Comment |
<!-- *** --> |
(not displayed by the browser) |
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HTML 3.2 Prologue |
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> |
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Searchable |
<ISINDEX> |
(indicates a searchable index) |
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Prompt |
<ISINDEX PROMPT="***"> |
(text to prompt input) |
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Send Search |
<A HREF="URL?***"></a> |
(use a real question mark) |
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URL of This File |
<BASE HREF="URL"> |
(must be in header) |
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Base Window Name |
<BASE TARGET="***"> |
(must be in header) |
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Relationship |
<LINK REV="***" REL="***" HREF="URL"> |
(must be in header) |
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Meta Information |
<META> |
(must be in header) |
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Style Sheets |
<STYLE></STYLE> |
(not yet widely supported) |
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Scripts |
<SCRIPT></SCRIPT> |
(not yet widely supported) |