Formatting a Web Page in Word

Virtually any formatting you can apply to a regular document in Word can also be applied to a Web page. Here are some suggestions:

  • Use the Bullets And Numbering command on the Format menu to create ordered and unordered lists. These are equivalent to the <ol> and <ul> tags in HTML.

  • Create tables and place text in them for layout. This is equivalent to the <table> tag in HTML.

  • Use the Background command on the Format menu to apply a page background. You can use a solid color or a fill effect (such as a gradient, texture, pattern, or picture). This is equivalent to the background= or bgcolor= argument in the <body> tag in HTML.

  • Use the Paragraph command on the Format menu to change the indentation and spacing for one or ...

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