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3.5.3 Definition lists Definition  lists  are  used  to  generate  a  list  of  terms  and  their  definitions.  Definition   lists   are enclosed    within <DL>... </DL> tag  is  used   to  specify  the  definition  term,  while  the  <DD>tag  is  used  to  specify  the  definition  itself.                               Figure 3. 11   of Example 11 3.6 Using Horizontal Tag: <HR> The  <HR> (horizontal  rule ) tag  is used  to  draw  a  horizontal  line  across  the   page . The following   attributes help to control the horizontal line. It  has  a  start  tag ,  ...

Lesson 3.5 Lists Lists   are used to group data logically.  They can be added to   the HTML document   to group related information together For example,          Roses          Sunflowers       Orchids        Apples       Oranges       Daffodils      Mangoes Can   be grouped into lists as follows:  Fruits                      Apples           Mangoes          Oranges Flowers                     Daffodils    ...

Lesson 3.4   Character Format   Tags in Common Use HTML has several tags   that   can be   used    to format the contents of   the   HTML document. The   tags can   be grouped   as follows: Ø   Physical formatting tags The  physical  tags  are   those  which  define  or  alter  the  characteristics  of  the  text  to   which  you  apply  the  tag             Ø   Logical formatting tags  Logical tags describe the “required effect” of the   text.  The actual   display   is controlled by the browser. Physical tags   are   interpreted in the same way by all browsers. Logical  tags  are  interpreted  according   to  t...

Lesson 3.3 Block    Tags: <SPAN><DIV> There  may  be instances  where  we  want  to  divide  the text  in  a Web  page   into  logical  blocks  of   information.  We may also want to apply common properties    to    the   entire block.  The DIV and SPAN elements are   used   to group content. The  DIV  elements  is  used   to divide  up  the  document  into  related  are  sections.  The SPAN element is used   to specify a span   of characters. The  SPAN  element  is  used  to  define  in-line  content  while  the DIV  element  is  used   to  define  block-level  content.           ...

Lesson 3.1 Basic Tags Objectives At the end of this session, you will be able to: Ø   Use Basic  Tag Ø   Insert Images  in  HTML  Documents    Introduction This  session  discusses  the  basic HTML tags  such as Header  tag,  Paragraph level  tags  and  Block Tags. The session also discusses Lists and   how to use images in HTML documents. 3.1 Headings This  element  is used  to provide  a  heading for  the  contents  displayed  on  the  Web page.  All the heading elements must have an end tag. It starts with <H1> and ends with </H1> The heading is displayed bigger and bolder, so   that they stand   out from the regular text. We can  display  a heading  in  one  of   the  six  sizes, from  H1  to  H6.  All we h...

Lesson 3.2 3.2.2 <BLOCKQUOTE> We can indicate quoted text in the document using the BLOCKQUOTE and   Q elements. BLOCKQUOTE is used for long quotations and is   displayed as   an indented   paragraph. If   the  quotations  are  short  and  does   not  require  paragraph   breaks, the  Q element  works  fine. When using the Q element, delimiting quotation marks must be specified.                                                          Figure 3.3 Output of Example   3                                                               ...