Formatting text in HTML

You can format item titles and descriptions in CourseCompass using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

You can make text bold, italic, a different typeface, a different color, or a different size with basic HTML markers, called tags. You can also use basic HTML features to manipulate images, add lists, and create tables.

Note: To use advanced HTML code such as an HTML form or JavaScript, create the file and then upload it as an attachment.

Each HTML tag consists of a pair of angle brackets, as in <B>example</B>. In this case, the tag bolds the term so it appears as example. Note that the closing pair of brackets includes a slash (/).

To bold text, you enclose it in <B> and </B>. For example, <B>CourseCompass</B> produces CourseCompass.
To italicize text, you enclose it in <I> and </I>. For example, <I>CourseCompass</I> produces CourseCompass.
To change the font of the text, you enclose it in <FONT> and </FONT>.

You can change the size, typeface, and color of the text by including specifications in the tag. For example, <FONT SIZE=+3 FACE="Times" COLOR="red">CourseCompass</FONT> produces:

CourseCompass

Note: There are 16 predefined colors whose names you can use in HTML: silver, gray, white, black, maroon, red, green, lime, purple, fuchsia, olive, yellow, navy, blue, teal, and aqua.

To change the size of text relative to other text, you enclose it in heading tags.

For example <H2>CourseCompass</H2> produces:

CourseCompass

where <H4>CourseCompass</H4> produces:

CourseCompass

To add a link from a description, you use the following format:

where http://www.website.com is the URL for the site and site to link to is the text that appears in the description.

For example, <A HREF="http://www.pearsoned.com">Pearson Education</A> would insert a link to the main Pearson Education site that looks like this: Pearson Education.

Note: For information about more advanced HTML tags, see an HTML reference guide or visit the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) site (http://www.w3.org/).