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>
<BR> |
This section contains the following topics:
- Click where you want to start entering text,
to position the cursor there.
- Enter text using the keyboard.
Tip |
To delete the preceding character, press
the Backspace key. To delete the next character, press
the Delete key. |
Press the Enter key to make a line break. A line break is indicated by
.
Tip |
To hide the 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. |
To enter special characters that are not
on your keyboard, such as a trademark and
copyright symbols:
- Position the cursor on the location where
you want to insert a special character.
- Select Special Characters from the Insert menu to display the following dialog box:

- Click the character to insert it.

Tip |
The 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. |
To insert today's date and time:
- Position the cursor on the location where
you want to insert the date and time.
- Select Date and Time from the Insert menu to display the following dialog box:

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