This is the top level entry point for the WebCom HTML Guide. Topics covered include commonly used tags (with examples, and code used to produce them), as well as stylistic and technical issues.

• Introduction to HTML
• How to put your home page on the Web with WebCom
• Guidelines for Creating a Web Page
• Limitations of HTML and the Internet

Note: Tags are not normally displayed by Web browsers. Special tags called entities have been used to make them visible in the examples.

• Quick reference to HTML tags
• Tags to place at the beginning of an HTML document.
• Tags to place at the end of an HTML document.
• Tags used to control spacing between sections of regular text in an HTML document.
• Tags used to format text (italicize, bold, etc.).
• Tags used to create large and small headings.
• Tags used to create lists (bulleted, numerical, and otherwise).
• Miscellaneous tags (horizontal rule, comments, clickable e-mail address).
• Clickable links (hotlinks) to other documents and files.
• Images on your site: overview, issues, and code.
• How to create clickable images (imagemaps).
• How to insert Java applets into your pages.

The following templates contain the sample code used in the Web Communications HTML Guide. Separate files are provided for Unix and DOS/Windows, due to the lack of carriage returns in the Unix text file format. Note: if you try to access these files directly using some browsers, an error message will be returned, due to the embedded HTML codes.

• Unix Template
• DOS/Windows Template

• Special Characters
• Fill-out Forms
• Extensions to HTML