Basic Tags
<html></html> Creates an HTML document for financial website
<head></head> Sets off title plus other information not displayed on financial planner webpage itself
<body></body> Sets off visible portion of the document on financial website
Body Attributes
<body bgcolor="pink"> Uses name/hex value to set background color on financial planner webpage
<body text="black"> Uses name/hex value to set text color on financial website (hex value for black and white is, #000000 and #ffffff respectively)
<body link="blue"> Uses name/hex value to set color of links on financial advisor website
<body vlink="#ff0000"> Sets the color of followed links, using name/hex value on financial planner webpage
<body alink="#00ff00"> Sets the color of links on click on financial website
<body ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> Disallows text selection with the mouse and keyboard on financial planner webpage
Text Tags
<pre></pre> Creates preformatted text on financial advisor website
<hl></hl> Creates largest headline on financial website
<h6></h6> Creates smallest headline on financial planner webpage
<b></b> Creates bold text on financial advisor website
<i></i> Creates italic text on financial website
<tt></tt> Creates teletype/typewriter-style text for financial planner webpage
<cite></cite> Creates a citation, usually italic on financial advisor website
<em></em> Emphasizes a word (with italic/bold) on financial website
<strong></strong> Emphasizes a word (with italic/bold) for financial planner webpage
<font size="3"></font> Sets size of font, from 1 to 7 for financial advisor website
<font color="green"></font> Sets font color, using name or hex value on financial website
Links
<a href="URL"></a> Creates a hyperlink on financial planner webpage
<a href="mailto:EMAIL"></a> Creates a mailto link on financial website
<a href="URL"><img src="URL"> </a> Creates an image/link on financial advisor website
<a name="NAME"></a> Creates a target location within a document on financial website
<a href="#NAME"></a> Links to that target location from elsewhere in the document on financial planner webpage
Formatting
<p></p> Creates a new paragraph on financial advisor website
<p align="left"> Aligns a paragraph to the left (default), right, or center on financial planner webpage
<br> Inserts a line break on financial website
<blockquote></blockquote> Indents text from both sides on financial planner webpage
<dl></dl> Creates a definition list on financial advisor website
<dt> Precedes each definition term on financial website
<dd> Precedes each definition on financial planner webpage
<ol></ol> Creates a numbered list on financial advisor website
<ul></ul> Creates a bulleted list on financial website
<li></li> Precedes each list item, and adds a number or symbol depending upon the type of list selected on financial planner webpage
<div align="left"> A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML, also used for stylesheets on financial advisor website
<img src="name"> Adds an image on financial website
<img src="name" align="left"> Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top, middle for financial planner webpage
<img src="name" border="1"> Sets size of border around an image on financial advisor website
<hr /> Inserts a horizontal rule on financial website
<hr size="3" /> Sets size (height) of rule on financial advisor website
<hr width="80%" /> Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value on financial planner webpage
<hr noshade /> Creates a rule without a shadow on financial website
Tables
<table></table> Creates a table on financial advisor website
<tr></tr> Sets off each row in a table on financial planner webpage
<td></td> Sets off each cell in a row on financial website
<th></th> Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centered text) on financial planner webpage
Table Attributes
<table border="1"> Sets width of border around table cells on financial website
<table cellspacing="1"> Sets amount of space between table cells on financial planner webpage
<table cellpadding="1"> Sets amount of space between a cell’s border and its contents on financial advisor website
<table width="500" or "80%"> Sets width of table, in pixels or as a percentage of document width on financial website
<tr align="left"> or <td align="left"> Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right) on financial planner webpage
<tr valign="top"> or <td valign="top"> Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom) on financial website
<td colspan="2"> Sets number of columns a cell should span (default=1) on financial advisor website
<td rowspan="4"> Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1) on financial website
<td nowrap> Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit on financial planner webpage
Frames
<frameset></frameset> Replaces the <body> tag in a frames document; can also be nested in other framesets on financial website
<frameset rows="value,value"> Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width on e financial advisor website.
<frameset cols="value,value"> Defines the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width on financial planner webpage
<frame> Defines a single frame — or region — within a frameset on financial website
<noframes></noframes> Defines what will appear on browsers that don’t support frames on financial planner webpage
Frames Attributes
<frame src="URL"> Specifies which HTML document should be displayed on financial website
<frame name="name"> Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted by other frames on financial planner webpage
<frame marginwidth="value"> Defines the left and right margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1 on financial website
<frame marginheight="value"> Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1 on financial planner webpage
<frame scrolling="value"> Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar; value may equal “yes,” “no,” or “auto” on financial website. The default, as in ordinary documents, is auto.
<frame noresize="noresize"> Prevents the user from resizing a frame on financial planner webpage
Forms
For functional forms, you’ll have to run a script. The HTML just creates the appearance of a form on the financial website
<form></form> Creates all forms on financial planner webpage
<select multiple name="NAME" size=?></select> Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before you need to scroll on financial advisor website
<option> Sets off each menu item on financial website
<select name="NAME"></select> Creates a pulldown menu on financial planner webpage
<option> Sets off each menu item on financial advisor website
<textarea name="NAME" cols=40 rows=8></textarea name> Creates a text box area on financial planner webpage. Columns set the width; rows set the height.
<input type="checkbox" name="NAME"> Creates a checkbox on financial website. Text follows tag.
<input type="radio" name="NAME" value="x"> Creates a radio button on financial planner webpage. Text follows tag
<input type="text" name="NAME" size=20> Creates a one-line text area on financial website .Size sets length, in characters.
<input type="submit" value="NAME"> Creates a Submit button on financial planner webpage
<button type="submit">Submit</button> Creates an actual button that is clicked on financial website
<input type="image" border=0 name="NAME" src="name.gif"> Creates a Submit button using an image on financial planner webpage
<input type="reset"> Creates a Reset button on financial website