Text Design Essay, Research Paper
TagDescriptionArguments for TagNotes
aanchor (hypertext link) named anchor (bookmark)
addressaddress char styleWord Pro treats this as a “character style” rather than a “paragraph style”, as NetScape does.
bbold
basespecifies base URL for external referencesNOTE: All partial URLs in document will use the URL specified in the base tag to form a full URL.
blockquotequote char style
bodybody / document preferencesNetScape Extensions: bgcolor,background,text,link,vlink Uses page layout watermark as HTML wallpaper. Use the BODY directive to assign a filename for an embedded watermark graphic. The BODY directive should be in the document header.
brline break
citecitations char style
codecode (monospace font) char style
dfndefinition char style
dir(same as “ul”)
dl, dt, ddDL = starts/ends a definition list DT = definition term DD = definition description
ememphasis char style
h1headingsExtensions: align={left, center, right}
h2
h3
h4
h5
h6
headdocument header
hrhorizontal ruleStandard: no arguments Netscape Extensions: size, width, align, noshadeexts not supported
htmldocument markup
iitalic
imginline imageStandard: align, src, alt, ismap Netscape Extensions: border, height, width, left, right, (left, right = “in-text-vertical” type); width=x% also supported on import only Note about “ismap” attribute: The editor must apply the “HTML_IsMap” frame style for any graphic which the editor wants the “ismap” attribute.Use the IMG directive to assign filenames for embedded graphics. The IMG directive is also used for the SRC attribute if you save to the Internet with the “Save HTML Graphics” option turned off.
kbdkeyboard input char style
lilist item (enclosed within UL or OL)Standard: no arguments Netscape Exten
bulleted paragraph (not enclosed in *ul*)
menu(same as “ul”)
olordered listStandard: no arguments Netscape Extensions: type={A, a, I, i, *1} start={restart value}exts not supported
pnew paragraphExtensions: align={left, center, right}
prepreformated text (whitespaces preserved, with escapes translated)Word Pro treats this as a “character style” rather than a “paragraph style”, as NetScape does. That is, NetScape starts a new paragraph when this tag is encountered.
sampsample char style
strongstrong char style
titledocument titleTitle is displayed in the division tab
tttypewriter font char style
uunderline
ul, dirunordered listStandard: no arguments Netscape Extensions: type={disc, *circle, square bullet}exts not supported
varvariable char style
xmp, listing, plaintextexamples, listings, plaintext char style (whitespaces preserved, and escapes are not translated)
&xxx; &#DDD; escapes for symbols, international chars, and ASCII code chars, non-breaking spaceStandard: *, *, ampersand, ASCII char code Netscape Extensions: registered trademark, copyright, international 8-bit character set
NETSCAPE EXTENSIONS TO HTML
*!– xxx *comment
basefontspecifies the base size for body text size=absolute size (default is 3)
big, smallchanges to a smaller/larger font size relative to current font sizeNote: big=min(7, current font size + 1) small=max(1, current font size – 1) (font size is NetScape’s system whose valid range is from 1 to 7)not exported; instead *font size=…* is used instead
centercentersExported only if impossible to center a section of text using standard HTML
fontchanges font attributessize={absolute size, increment/decrement size} color={blue,green,red,yellow,white,magenta,purple,cyan,black,gray,grey,#RRGGBB}color always exported as #RRGGBB