Thanks for the explanation, Ann. Now I understand what and why some of the emails I get look strange and what to do about it. G.Cindy --- Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > G. Cindy, an HTML Tag is part of what makes HTML a > "mark up" language. > HTML, as you know is the form of text that web pages > use to display > themselves on the Internet. The text in a web page > can be "marked up" > in such a way that the web browser will display it > in the way the > author wants it. Here is an example. It is, of > course like many > things, as simple or as complicated as you want it > to be. > > <h1 align="center">Ann's Web Page Example</h1> > > <p>This is a very simple illustration of what a web > page might look > like in <b>source code</b>. Although it looks kind > of funny, by using > these tags, you can manipulate the text as you want > it to be.</p> > > <p>If you want to see a fairly simple web page. go > to > <ul> > <li><a href="http://www.portaltutoring.info"my web > page</a</li> > </ul> > and check it out by clicking on source in the view > menu.</p> > > > In HTML you can tell the web browser to display a > block quote by > putting <blockquote> and </blockquote> on either > side of a block > quote. These thingies between the less-than and > greater-than signs are > called tags. They are delimiters for the browser, > telling it where > certain things should start happening and when they > should stop. > > Sometimes I will start an email message by putting > <rant> writing my > rant of whatever kind and then putting </rant> It's > sort of a joke, > but if you know a little HTML, you get the joke. > > <smiling> I love to write in HTML because I have > complete control over > the text and its effects. > > Ann P. > > -- > Ann K. Parsons > Portal Tutoring > EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.portaltutoring.info > Skype: Putertutor > > "All that is gold does not glitter, > Not all those who wander are lost." > > Email services provided by the System Access Mobile > Network. Visit > www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility > anywhere. > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.