What is HTML

• the foundation of basic website editing
  used in full site design
  used in blog posts for most platforms
  

Some Basic Things You Can Do with HTML

• change fonts
  <font=Verdana> text </font>
• change font color
  <font color=#990000> text </font>
• create a list
  <ul> for unordered list
  <ol> for ordered list
  <li>for each line in the list
• create a table to organize images or create a chart on your site or posting
  <table> starts table
  <tr> starts table row
  <td> starts table cell
  remember to end each cell and each row as well as </table>
• create a text link
  <a href="http://www.yourlinkhere.com">text links are great </a>
• add an image
  <img src="http://www.urlofyourimage.com">
• create simple contact forms that include labels, radio buttons, and push buttons
  <form action="http://yoursitepageyouwantaformfor.com" method="post">
• quote someone
  <blockquote>quoted text</blockquote>
• insert special characters and fractions into your text or blog post
  these are just a small sampling;
  &trade ™ trademark sign
  &hearts ? heart
  &#64; @ at sign
  &copy © copyright
  &reg ® registered trademark
  &para ¶ paragraph sign
  &frac14 ¼ one-fourth
  &frac12 ½ one-half
  &frac34 ¾ three-fourths