Need some html help

[CaptaiN_JacK]

So I'm helping create a website for our school newspaper, and I have no experience with html code. Cryer already helped me out a lot with the intro page, but i need some help on some basic stuff. heres the page so far:

http://www.geocities.com/ahlahasa04//ahlahasa_online.html

the problem is, i can't get some of the font to change sizes. i also want the "enter" link to be white and not have a bullet. ive looked on a couple sites for this info but cant seem to find it.

[land hurricane]

So I'm helping create a website for our school

the problem is, i can't get some of the font to change sizes. i also want the "enter" link to be white and not have a bullet. ive looked on a couple sites for this info but cant seem to find it.

ok, for the font size thing use this code without the astricks: <*h6>text here<*/h6>. That will make the font small, to make the font big use this: <*h1>text here<*/h1>


for changing the color of the link to white, use this code in your body tag: link="white". So it would look like <*body bgcolor="whatever" <b>link="white"</b>>

[Dayspring]

Remove the <*li> tag in front of the line that you have your Enter code in.

to change the link color, in your body tag, include

link="#FFFFFF"

so it will look like <*body bgcolor="#000000" link="#FFFFFF">

Keep in mind that once you click on the link, it will change color to a visited link. So you can, if you want, include this code to keep it white.

vlink="#FFFFFF"

and it will look like this

<*body bgcolor="#000000" link="#FFFFFF" vlink="#FFFFFF">

(Remove the * in the code. Otherwise it won't work.)

[CaptaiN_JacK]

thanks guys i really needed the help. now i have something better planned for the home page. i want to have sort-of a browser in a browser, where there's a sidebar with links, and the links open the page inside the box and the box has a scroller. i heard that its called dhtml or something?

[Dayspring]

It can be done with DHTML if you want.

The easy (not so slick way) is to use invisible frames.

[CaptaiN_JacK]

Dayspring, i added you to my msn messenger. if you didnt get what i was saying by the browser in broswer, this is a good example:

http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/1942/us/gamedemo.jsp?state=010010

except i dont really like how when you click on a link on the sidebar the whole page has to reload...i want it so that the sidebar/title never has to reload, only the center part.

ill try to attach an image of what i want the sidebar and title to be like later tonight if i have the time.

[land hurricane]

except i dont really like how when you click on a link on the sidebar the whole page has to reload...i want it so that the sidebar/title never has to reload, only the center part.

ill try to attach an image of what i want the sidebar and title to be like later tonight if i have the time.

I think what you are talknig about is frames. Frames tend to be a little hard, especially for someone that just started. But if you are really set on using them I would recommend using Frontpage.

[CaptaiN_JacK]

i have no idea what frames or frontpage is...elaborate...


and this is what the top image will look like, i just got done making it in photoshop.

[Fixion]

EDIT: well I had to delete my previous post, because it really messed up the forum . But hey, I found some bugs in vBulletin (which I won't report because I don't give a damn). Here it is again. Minus some critical things that I couldn't poste because vBulletin is trippin out.

So I'm helping create a website for our school newspaper, and I have no experience with html code. Cryer already helped me out a lot with the intro page, but i need some help on some basic stuff. heres the page so far:

http://www.geocities.com/ahlahasa04//ahlahasa_online.html

the problem is, i can't get some of the font to change sizes. i also want the "enter" link to be white and not have a bullet. ive looked on a couple sites for this info but cant seem to find it.

Thats why you have so many damn marquees? Please don't use frames, they are horrible to navigate. Just use tables! Also, PLEASE don't use Frontpage, use a real html editor, like dreamweaver. Better yet, notepad, vi, nano, or vim (for the linux user in you). I prefer VIM, which is a linux text editor that does a nice job of highlighting code correctly. I recommend you don't use geocities, yahoo, or the like. Get a real host. Preferably one that supports php and sql, which I would take advantage of.

Somehow get rid of that stupid geocities box.

[Kevmaster]

I think what you are talknig about is frames. Frames tend to be a little hard, especially for someone that just started. But if you are really set on using them I would recommend using Frontpage.

aak!! I wouldn't touch frontpage with a ten foot pole. With dreamweaver at least what you see is SOMEWHAT close to what you get.

I would recommend sticking to doing hand coding in wordpad or notepad or whatever you use. Frames are cool, when done well, but they can end up poorly if you don't do them right. DHTML is, basically: CSS Sheets, Layers and Javascrpits used together with HTML. The D is for "Dynamic". It can have some great effects, but can be very tough to do yourself if you don't know programming (C++, java).

If you're just learning HTML, I'd keep away from both frames and DHTML at least until you get the hang of it. Then you can make a new version of the website and give it a go with all the bells and whistles

[CaptaiN_JacK]

this geocities site is just a site i made so that i could mess around with the site all by myself....we are going to buy a domain name within the next month and have it hosted on our school server...

[CaptaiN_JacK]

i just put up some new stuff on the page and it looks awsome...well sort-of. the images arent even linked yet because i dont know how to do frames or anything. i also dont know how to get that little multi-colored bar lined up with the main picture. argghhhh. html pisses me off.

http://www.geocities.com/ahlahasa04/home.html