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Entering text
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Because originally HTML is a text-based language for the Internet, entering text is the basic technique for editing a Web page.

Related HTML tags <P></P>
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This section contains the following topics:


Entering text

  1. Click where you want to start entering text, to position the cursor there.

    Cursor position

  2. Enter text using the keyboard.

    After entering text

Tip Tip To delete the preceding character, press the Backspace key. To delete the next character, press the Delete key.



Making a line break

Press the Enter key to make a line break. A line break is indicated by Line break mark.

Tip Tip To hide the Line break mark marks, select Options from the Tool menu to display the Option dialog box. Then click the Appearance tab, and clear the Show Newlines check box.

To make a new paragraph (rather than a line break) when you press the Enter key, select the Create a Paragraph by Pressing the Enter Key check box on the General panel of the Option dialog box.



Entering special characters

To enter special characters that are not on your keyboard, such as a trademark and copyright symbols:

  1. Position the cursor on the location where you want to insert a special character.

  2. Select Special Characters from the Insert menu to display the following dialog box:

    Special Characters dialog box

  3. Click the character to insert it.

    special charater

Tip Tip The nbsp icon button in the upper left of the Special Characters dialog box is for nonbreaking space. Using the Space key on the keyboard, you can enter only one space. However, by clicking this nonbreaking space button multiple times, you can enter more than one space.



Inserting the date and time

To insert today's date and time:

  1. Position the cursor on the location where you want to insert the date and time.

  2. Select Date and Time from the Insert menu to display the following dialog box:

    Date and Time dialog box

  3. Select the formats for date and time, and click the OK button to insert the date and time.

    date and time