Blog Posts & Pages are typically created with a Text Editor. A Text Editor applies special font effects using pre-programmed buttons from the toolbar.
Ever wonder how to get Text Effects on your Comments?
Without the help of a text editor, you need to rely on CODE! I’m certain you have heard it. HTML -yup – Hypertext Markup Language is the programing language used on the web. You can take your comments to the next level by adding a bit of HTML code for text variety and emphasis.
CODE:
It’s easier than you think! There are just a few formatting rules to follow. The most common symbols used in HTML are :
- the less than ‘<‘ symbol
- the greater than ‘>’ symbol
- and ‘/ ‘ forward slash.
When you surround text with these symbols, called tags, you create specific text effects that are applied to the enclosed words.
To put text in italics, place this HTML code around the text:
Bloggers should always <i> proofread</i> a comment before publishing
The sentence will look like this when published:
Bloggers should always proofread a comment before publishing.
To make text bold, place this HTML code around the text:
Bloggers should always <b> proofread</b> a comment before publishing
The sentence will look like this when published:
Bloggers should always proofread a comment before publishing.
To make text underlined place this HTML code around the text:
Bloggers should always <u> proofread</u> a comment before publishing
The sentence will look like this when published:
Bloggers should always proofread a comment before publishing.
To make a hyperlink, it gets a little tricky.
You must surround the URL and your link word/words with HTML code.
[FYI : The URL is the address of the web page. It starts with http://]
The HTML code below:
<a href=”http://cunningham71.edublogs.org/”>Learning with Mrs. C.<a/>
Will become this hyperlink when published:
Take your comments to the next level and give A Little CODE a try!