Basic HTML Reference |
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| Using basic HTML allows you to personalize your listings or MyAuctionPlace with text color, various fonts, styles, and sizes. You can also control spacing and breaks. You may review and then edit your listings if your HTML doesn't yield the results you're seeking. | |
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Recommended Guidelines for Listing: |
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| It is important to always remember that you should not use quotes in your HTML when placing a Listing. Quotes can inadvertently break your code or site. | |
| Please refrain from using <html>, <body>, <head>, <text>, or <blink> tags in your HTML. These can cause errors when the page is viewed. | |
| Please do not use any type of script language (i.e. JavaScript) in your code. | |
| Use Breaks (<br>) or Paragraphs (<P>) instead
of Carriage Returns (ENTER key); Returns are stripped from the listings.
Note: Site Error Messages have been set to reject inappropriate or invalid context or HTML code, and are also there to assist you when you place a listing. |
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Learn about HTML:
Font Styles
Font Colors
Font Sizing
Breaks
Alignment
Bold: <b>Bold</b>
Italics: <I>Italics</I>
Underline: <u>Underline</u>
You can use any combination of the Font Styles noted above: <b><I><u>Font Styles</u></I></b> = Font Styles
There are 16 predefined colors in HTML. To change your font to reflect one of these color choices:
Silver: <font color=Silver>Silver</font>
White: <font color=White>White</font>
Gray: <font color=Gray>Gray</font>
Black: <font color=Black>Black</font>
Maroon: <font color=Maroon>Maroon</font>
Red: <font color=Red>Red</font>
Green: <font color=Green>Green</font>
Lime: <font color=Lime>Lime</font>
Navy: <font color=Navy>Navy</font>
Blue: <font color=Blue>Blue</font>
Purple: <font color=Purple>Purple</font>
Fuchsia: <font color=Fuchsia>Fuchsia</font>
Olive: <font color=Olive>Olive</font>
Yellow: <font color=Yellow>Yellow</font>
Teal: <font color=Teal>Teal</font>
Aqua: <font color=Aqua>Aqua</font>
To use Hexadecimals Colors, enter the specific Hexadecimal code (# sign and appropriate equivalents):
For example, for Yellow, #FFFF10 would be inserted into the Font Color Tag after the = sign (<font color=#FFFF10>Yellow</font>)
Note: For complete Hexadecimal Color Charts including the specific 216 color set that makes up the Browser Safe Palette go to: http://www.cookwood.com/html4_4e/extras/ . Under Extras click the "Colors" link on the left of the page.
Font sizes span from 1 to 7, with 7 being the largest.
Examples:
Size One: <font size=1>Size One</font>
Size Two: <font size=2>Size Two</font>
Size Three: <font size=3>Size Three</font>
Size Four: <font size=4>Size Four</font>
Size Five: <font size=5>Size Five</font>
Size Six: <font size=6>Size Six</font>
Size Seven: <font size=7>Size Seven</font>
Because you can not use Carriage Returns (ENTER key), you must use either
Paragraph Breaks or Line Breaks for spacing purposes.
Paragraph Break -- <p> - Use whenever you want to begin a new paragraph. You may use an end tag for paragraph </p>, but it is not necessary. Example, If you insert a paragraph break here <p>
The next line will start here.
Line Break -- <br> - Use if you want to start a new line with less spacing
than a Paragraph Break. There is no closing tag for a Line Break. Example, if
you insert a line break here <br>
The next line will start here.
You have the option to set alignment of your Paragraph Text. You have 3
choices: Left, Right, or Center.
Left Alignment: <P ALIGN=left>
Right Alignment: <P ALIGN=right>
Center Alignment: <P ALIGN=center>