Color: Some color codes
000000 black
0000FF blue
E52A27 rose
FFFFFF white
The 6 digits in the color codes are made up of 3, 2 digit sequences. Each sequence codes for the amount of R, G or B (red, green, or blue). These are expressed in hexadecimal (base 16). Note that with many browsers you can just substitute the color name for the code, example: bgcolor="blue"
You can also specify font and link colors. Example:
<body bgcolor="E52A27" text="FFFF00" link="117766">
Special Characters: Codes for "white space"
ASCII space  
ASCII tab 	
Other useful codes
< less than (useful when you want a html command to appear)
> greater than
<!-- comments go here -->
© © symbol
Bullets:
<ul> Indicates the beginning of the list <li> Indicates a list item to be marked with a bullet </ul> Indicates the end of the list Note that you can use ol instead of ul for numbered lists.
Art: Some "linkware" -- icons/pictures free for non-commerical use
To use an image from a freeware site: 1) Be sure the image is free to copy, 2) Right-click the image and choose "Save Image As..." and save the image to your disk and 3) Use ftp (see below) to upload the image to your public_html directory on your mason account.
Leo's
Icon Archive
ScreamDesign (link
back to this page to acknowledge your source)
For HTML commands
HTML
Primer
HTML Specifications
More HTML Goodies
If you are creating the page as a Final Class Project for CS
103...
For a web page project, the page needs to be stored in a file
separate from your index.html file in your public_html
directory. Example: Assume your new page is called project.html:
Login to osf1
cd public_html
pico project.html
(type in the html commands)
Once you exit pico:
chmod a+r project.html
To access this page, type:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~yourlogin/project.html
Pictures
Scanning and Web Page Help: STAR, Student Technology Assistance and
Resources. 311 Johnson Center.
Click here for more info
They have a scanner and can help you with your page.
The file must be saved in .jpeg or .gif format. Many copy centers will
also do scanning. Find out their charges in advance. It should not
be expensive. Try to keep the files as small as possible.
Beware of violating copyrights! When you place an image on the web you are "publishing" that image. You will be infringing the rights of the holder of the copyright unless the image is in the public domain or unless you have permission to reproduce the image. Simply citing the source is not enough! If you use an image that is not yours indicate whether it is in the public domain or whether you got permission to use it.
To include an image, save it in your public_html directory. Then
edit your web page and add:
<img src="filename">
To Upload a file using ftp
A brief explanation of ftp is given below. For a fuller
demonstration:
click here.
In one of the campus PC labs, launch FTP. Choose Programs
from the Start menu, then Internet Applications, then WS_FTP95.
Put your disk in drive A:. Type in information into the dialog box as
indicated below:
First, be sure anonymous login is de-selected.
Delete any number that is in the Host name field.
Host name: mason
User ID: yourloginname
Password: yourpassword
Then click OK
Click "chdir" (change directory) from the next dialog box, and type or
choose A: (left side). Your mason directory will appear on the right.
Then choose the file you wish to
upload. On the right side of the screen, open your public_html directory.
Then click the arrow that points right to send it to your mason account.
You can then choose close and exit the program.
Tables, Frames, Forms, and Applets
Click here for information and examples
The Future
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