IMPORTANT NOTE: This is,
by no means, a lesson in html, but simply to help
newcomers with some frequently asked
questions.  QUESTION: How do I find the
signature box to put my html
in?ANSWER: Go to
MAIL, scroll across to SETTINGS and click, go to
SIGNATURE
and click and you will see a small rectangular
box
bordered by gold, go in there and the very first
thing you type is the tag <html>,followed by the <<>body> tag, closing <<>/body> tag, then type in the closing tag </html>, and all of
your codes will go inbetween these <<>body> tags, which enables everything you write between these two tags to be read by the
computer. QUESTION:
How do I find the URL for a
background?ANSWER:
Click on the background that you chose, then
click on
GOTO, then scroll down to SHOW LAST and click on
it.
The URL will show up in the gold rectangular box
at the top. Copy it exactly, with the caps and
quotes and slashlines, making sure to scroll all
the way to the
left and the right to get the whole URL.Using
CUT & PASTE, when you bring the url up by
clicking SHOW LAST, just hold down the Cmd+A keys, which will highlight the complete url, then Cmd+C keys, which will place the url into memory and when you are
ready to place url in your signature, place the curosr in the exact spot and just hold down the Cmd key and tap the V key once, which will paste the url just copied. Now you are ready to
put the background in your signature
box. QUESTION: What code do I use in the
signature
box to get the background to show up in my
email?ANSWER: If you want a plain
background color and text color, inbetween the
opening and closing
html tags type <body
bgcolor="green" text="yellow">, and
that will give you a green background with yellow
text; but if you want a background with design in
it, then type inbetween the opening and closing
html tags <body
background="http:// Cmd V of url of
background you just copied"
text="gold"> Note the quotes at the
beginning and ending of the URL. Then
place this tag
next to the closing html tag: </body>.So your
signature box now should look like this: <html><body
background="http://members.tripod.com/~mintcar/la
pis.gif" border="0"></body></html>. Of
course, you will have a
different URL than I put in, unless you want to
copy
it, and feel free to do
so. QUESTION: How do I get an image in
my email?ANSWER: Click on the image
of your choice, then use the GOTO, same as above,
to get the URL of the image and copy it down
exactly as you see it, or if you have the
upgrade, use the cut&paste. Then go to your
signature box and type this: <img src="http://URL OF
IMAGE">ALIGNING
IMAGEThe image will automatically
align to the left by default. You can align it
to the right by doing this: <img src="http://URL OF IMAGE"
align="right">
However to align it in the center, do this:
<center><img
src="http://URL OF IMAGE"></center>
If you want vertical spacing between images, you can use the <<>br> tag a few times or at the end of the image tag use vspace="??", like this: <<>img src="http://URL OF IMG" vspace="40">. The"40" is given in pixels, which is how you determine width and height. Using vspace will separate the image above and below the designated number.
And to separate images horizontally just use hspace="??", and experiment with the numbers until you have it the way you like.
You may also use spacertype=vertical size=# or spacertype=horizontal size=#. QUESTION: How can I change the size
of my text in email?ANSWER: Do
this in the text portion of your email: <html><font size=1-7>
text here </font></html>. 1
is the smallest and 7 is the
largest. QUESTION: How can I change the color
of my text in email?ANSWER: Two
ways: For just a solid color go into the
signature box and type this: <body bgcolor="color here"
text="color here">If you are using a
background, then do this: <body background="http://URL
HERE" text="color
here">. QUESTION: How can I get music in my
email?ANSWER: Pick out the music
you want by clicking on it, then using the GOTO
again, click on SHOW LAST and copy down the URL,
which you will put in your signature box this
way: If you would like a clickable speaker:
<embed src="http://URL
HERE">For instant audio: <embed src="http://URL HERE"
autostart=true loop=true> If you don't
want it to play continuously, then you can change
the true in loop=true to a number, such as
1,2,3,4.Hope this proved helpful to you,
and if you need more help, please feel free to
email me or go to this great newsgroup:
news:alt.discuss.html.
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