Squidoo HTML Basics 101

 

Even though Squidoo is very user friendly, and extremely easy to use, there are some things that are just not readily available.  If you are using a text module and want to bold or center text, how do you do this?  If you want to align an image to the left, right, or center, how is this done?  Below is a compiled list of simple html coding to clean up your lens a bit

 

 

Modules That Allow Basic HTML:

 

•  Text (write)

•  Text List

•  Affiliate

•  Flickr

•  Guestbook

•  Poll (In description field)

 

Allowed Basic HTML:

 

•  Bold:  <b>

•  Italics:  <i>

•  Underline:  <ul>

•  Anchor:  <a>

•  Paragraph:  <p>

•  Break:  <br>

•  Image:  <img>

 

 

Bold:  <b></b> Is often used when wanting get something to stand out.

 

Example:  I would like to <b>bold</b> this text.

 

Result:  I would like to bold this text.

 

 

Italics:  <i></i>  Italics is used when you want to bring attention or emphasize a statement or word.

 

Example:  I am <i>really</i> getting a headache!

 

Result:  I am really getting a headache!

 

 

Underline: <u></u>  Underlining is great for separating topics or drawing attention to.

 

Example:  <u>Today's News</u>

 

Result:  Today's News

 

 

Anchor:  <a></a>  I used most commonly in creating a link.

 

Example: <a href="http://www.squidoo-help.ryansccs.com">Home Page</a>

 

Result:  Home Page

 

 

Paragraph:  <p></p> Is best used when wanting to keep a group of sentences together and ending with a return carriage.

 

Example:  <p> I am writing this really long sentence to prove a point that the paragraph html tag is used to keep sentences together and cause a return carriage at the end.</p>

 

Result:  I am writing this really long sentence to prove a point that the paragraph html tag is used to keep sentences together and cause a return carriage at the end.

 

 

Break: <br>  Forces a return carriage on a line, however does not end a paragraph.

 

Example: <p> I am writing this really long sentence to prove a point that the paragraph<br>html tag is used to keep sentences together and cause a return carriage at the end.</p>

 

Result: I am writing this really long sentence to prove a point that the paragraph

html tag is used to keep sentences together and cause a return carriage at the end.

 

Image:  <img> Used to insert an image on the page.

 

Example: <img src="http://squidoo-help.ryansccs.com/images/squid_Images/helping_others.jpg">

 

Result:

 

Text Color:  Used to change the colors of any text using hexadecimal color options.

 

Example: <b style="color: red; font-weight: normal;">Your Text</b>

 

Result: Your Text

 

Keep in mind that all the HTML code above has a "</>" closer.  If you forget to end the code you start it will continue all the way to the end of the page.  HTML is very easy to learn and once you begin to use it, it will come as second nature.