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Northwestern University A paragraph break, <P> puts a single blank line between paragraphs. The <p>
Course Management System tag can be used alone at the end of a paragraph or as a pair. If you use it as a pair,
you can include the align=left/center/right modifier in the beginning tag to control
placement. For example: the html below would create a right-aligned paragraph.
Line break tag The SIZE modifier does not refer to typical font point sizes. In HTML fonts can be
The line break, <BR> tag is used to create a new line for the text entered after sizes 1 through 7. The default font size is 3.
the line break tag. A line break does not insert a blank line between paragraphs. Default font is the default font setting that the browser will display the text. The
default font setting can be changed by the user and the font size is relative to this
setting.
For example, one user set his browser’s default font to 12-point Arial and
another user set his browser’s default font to 10-point Times. The HTML tag Creating HTML with Other Tools
<font size=3> will create 12-point Arial on the former and 10-point Times
on the latter. It is possible to use Web authoring tools to generate the HTML codes. There are many
applications you could use for this purpose. Some of the most popular are:
You can use plus or minus signs to indicate sizes relative to the default.
For example: the html below would text that is two steps larger than the default Word Processors
font size. Some contemporary word processors such as Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect,
Apple AppleWorks, and Sun StarOffice have the ability to convert your word
<FONT SIZE=”+2”>Bigger, better, faster!</FONT> processing document to a web page coded in HTML. However, the conversion
from a word processing document to an HTML web page is often far from perfect,
Creating Links especially for documents with complex formatting.
Links are created using the anchor tag: <A HREF=”URL”>Text</A> WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get)
where URL is the Web address and Text is the text that will become the link. Some of the most popular softwares in this category are Macromedia
For example: the html below will take the words “CMS” and turn them into a Dreamweaver, Adobe GoLive, NetObjects Fusion, and Microsoft FrontPage.
link that will direct the user to the CMS website. These web-authoring tools offer you an authoring environment tailored
specifically to create web pages. The web page created may appear different
<A HREF=”http://courses.northwestern.edu”>CMS</A> depending on which browser the audience is using.
The TARGET modifier can be added to the anchor tag to instruct the browser to HTML Editors
open the link in the desired window. For example: the html below will open the Applications like BareBones Software’s BBEdit and Allaire HomeSite provide an
Course Management System website in a new window. editing environment for HTML documents. HTML editors usually have a
“preview” mode that allows you to switch between viewing the raw HTML codes
<A HREF=”http://courses.northwestern.edu” target=”_blank”> and previewing how these codes will look in your browser. These products will
Course Management System </A> help you write HTML faster and easier, but they presume you already have
knowledge about HTML.
Using HTML in Course Management System (CMS)
When adding or cutting and pasting HTML into the text field in a CMS posting, the
default setting “Smart Text” should display your HTML accurately. If it does not, For more information, please see the Course Management System help & support site
please select the HTML option beneath the text box as shown below: located at http://course-management.northwestern.edu.