HTML Tutorial for Writers
Posting Content: Write Your Articles in a Text Editor First
When you post an article to your CMS, should you write it in the little box in the browser? Or is there a better way?
Highlight HTML Tags With Syntax Highlighting
I like HTML, but I'd never write it in Notepad. Get yourself a text editor that can show the tags in different colors.
Write in HTML: Basic HTML Concepts
HTML is the language of the browser. These basic concepts will help you make the shift into writing online content directly in HTML.
Images in HTML: The Basics
Adding images in HTML can be tricky. Here are the basic ideas.
Write in HTML: Paragraphs and Spacing
Sometimes you paste your HTML article into your CMS, and it turns into a single wall of text. What happened to all your paragraph breaks?
Write in HTML: Blockquotes, Lists, and Linebreaks
Ready for more HTML than bold and italic? Clarify your prose with block quotation, lists, and the occasional linebreak.
Write in HTML With These Basic Tags: Bold, Italic, and Links
Bold, italic, links -- you can do a whole lot of online writing with these three simple HTML tags.
Images in HTML: Uploading
Adding images to your CMS article requires uploading the image and configuring your CMS security settings correctly.
Posting Content: Don't Compose in a Word Processor!
When you're writing an article that will appear online, don't write it first in a word processor.
Images in HTML: Security Risk
Don't let commenters and other untrusted users add images with the "img" tag. It's a major security risk.