

Select the text "Shakespeare's Website" at the top of the page. Headers are usually specified in a different way. While it is possible to simply change the point size of the text using the technique described earlier, Usually in bold and in a larger point size than the rest of the text on the page. By convention, both in print and on the web, headers are Paragraph, or perhaps of the entire page. In web design lingo, the text "Shakespeare's Website" is actually regarded as the header of the Unreadable on a different system with a high resolution monitor.ĭo not change the point size of "Shakespeare's Website". What looks good on your computer with your particular monitor resolution may be With the various sizes till the text of the page is to your liking. "Tomorrow, and tomorrow" paragraph, and go to the "Format | Size" menu. The "Tomorrow, and tomorrow" paragraph is too small for your visitors (for example, your siteĬaters to people who need large print such as the elderly or the visually impaired), select the For example, if you think that the text of You can also change the point size of the font on the page. Window will now show your text using the "Arial" font. The appearance of the text should instantly change. Systems, while Helvetica is available by default in a number of other systems. The Helvetica and Arial fonts are very similar in appearance. Latter is not available either, the browser will try to use another sans-serif typeface. Named "Helvetica" on the visitor's computer if available, otherwise it will use the "Arial" font. "Helvetica, Arial" (actually "Helvetica,Īrial, sans-serif" although the menu does not say it) means that the browser will try to use a font I willĪssume that you selected "Helvetica, Arial" in this tutorial.
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Mouse cursor from the first "S" in "Shakespeare" to the full stop (period) after the last word.Īlternatively, type Ctrl-A (type "a" while holding down the key labelled "Ctrl") in Windows to selectįrom the "Format | Font" submenu, select either "Helvetica, Arial", "Times" or "Courier". This can be done with the mouse by dragging the To do this, select the text of the entire page. Page, so that you have more control over the appearance of your web page. Usually best to specify that a particular font be used by the browser every time it displays your Since the actual font face varies from system to system, and browser to browser, it is That the "Times New Roman" font face will be used, unless your visitor has changed the default For visitors using Internet Explorer on Windows, this usually means This means that your page will appear in the default font of the web browser your visitor is As it stands, we have not specified the font face that your web page is to It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no

Out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow a poor player, Our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty paceįrom day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time and all In the first chapter, we typed the following text into KompoZer:
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If you missed the first chapter of this tutorial, the article on How to Design and Publish Your In the first chapter of the KompoZer tutorial (), you designed a rudimentary web page and uploaded it to the web host.Ĭhange the colour of the background and the text Īnd add a navigation bar and create links to other pages on your site.īy the end of this chapter you should have a working main page of your real web site.
