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Brain, Marshall. "How Web Pages Work." 05 September 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-page.htm> 11 May 2008.

by Marshall Brain

Inside This Article

Introduction to How Web Pages Work

Setting the Stage

Viewing Page Source

Creating a Simple Web Page

Basic HTML Form

Font Color and Size

Adding Background Color

Linking to Other Sites

Adding Images and Graphics

10.

Creating Tables

11.

Changing the Table Background Color

12.

Alignment and Cell Padding

13.

Creating Frames

14.

Adding the Frame Source

15.

Removing Scroll Bars and Borders

16.

Images

17.

Labeling Images

18.

Aligning Images

19.

Getting Your Page Online

20.

Meta Tags

21.

Promoting Your Site

22.

Listing Services

23.

Reciprocal Linking

24.

Ideas

25.

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