Preparing a Document for the World Wide Web

Style Tags

Writing HTML documents takes some planning, but the results are worthwhile. Try to keep your Web documents simple and short--not more than a few screens each. You can link lots of information together, so don't worry about not being able to cover everything you want to say in a few screens.

When you plan your document, remember that readers can jump into it from anywhere. For this reason, try not to use phrases like "as we said earlier." Readers might not have been there earlier!

Following are some HTML features to help you convey your message.

Design aids for HTML

Formatting tags
- Heading tags
- Paragraph tags
- Line breaks
Style tags
- Bold text
- Italic text
- Underlined text
- Typewriter text
Special characters

The World Wide Web FAQ answers a variety of questions dealing with HTML and the Web. There is plenty of information available to help you become an expert spinner of Web documents.

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