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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use HTML on my website?

Yes, Insight Broadband Personal Web Pages does support HTML. Below is a HTML Guide:


Using HTML to Build your Personal Web Page

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is an easy to use language used to create Web pages. Now you can use HTML tags to enhance your website!

Here's how:

Paragraphs, Line Breaks, and Horizontal Lines

  • Surround your paragraphs with the <p></p>tags for a paragraph.
  • The <br>tag starts a new line without skipping any space.
  • To draw a line across the screen, use <hr> (for "horizontal rule").
Tag How to use it What it
looks like
<p> </p> <p> This is my homepage! </p>
<p> Check out my pictures! </p>

This is my homepage!

Check out my pictures!

<br> This is my homepage! <br> Check out my pictures! This is my homepage!
Check out my pictures!
<hr> This is my homepage! <hr> Check out my pictures! This is my homepage!
Check out my pictures!

Create Titles Six Different Ways!

Tag How to use it What it
looks like
<h1></h1> <h1>This is my homepage!</h1>

This is my homepage!

<h2></h2> <h2>This is my homepage!</h2>

This is my homepage!

<h3></h3> <h3>This is my homepage!</h3>

This is my homepage!

<h4></h4> <h4>This is my homepage!</h4>

This is my homepage!

<h5></h5> <h5>This is my homepage!</h5>
This is my homepage!
<h6></h6> <h6>This is my homepage!</h6>
This is my homepage!

Emphasize Words Using Bold, Italic, and Underline

Tag How to use it What it
looks like
<b></b> <b>This is my homepage!</b> This is my homepage!
<i></i> <i>This is my homepage!</i> This is my homepage!

Use Color
Liven type up with built-in colors like aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, yellow or white.

Tag How to use it What it
looks like
<font color=color> </font> Click <font color=green>
now</font> to see my site!!
Click now to see my site!!
<font color=color> </font> Click <font color=blue>
now</font> to see my site!!
Click now to see my site!!

Center Your Text

Tag How to use it What it
looks like
<center>
</center>
<center>Click now!</center>
Click now!

Create Lists with Bullets or Numbers

  • Begin your list with <ol> for an ordered, or numbered, list.
  • Start the list with <ul> for a bulleted list.
  • Each item in the list should have an <li> tag at the beginning and </li> at the end.
Tag How to use it What it
looks like
<ul>
</ul>
My webpage is:
<ul>
<li>New</li>
<li>Exciting</li>
</ul>
My webpage is:
  • New
  • Exciting
<ol>
</ol>
My webpage is:
<ol>
<li>New</li>
<li>Exciting</li>
</ol>
My webpage is:
  1. New
  2. Exciting

Attach a Picture to Your Listing
Use the <img> tag and indicate the Web address for the picture.

Tag How to use it What it
looks like
<img> <img src="http://
www.yourdomain.
com/images/
yourpicture
.jpg">
Your picture will appear in the Web browser at the spot where your tag is listed.

HTML can be a nice and easy way to build your website!


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