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The Internet is all but a necessity for most people. It's almost as popular as the television; every household has one — or, in this case, has a connection. From social networking to...

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Article ID: 515 | Published On: Feb 23, 2005 | 375,716 views | Rated 5 stars by 3,274 people

Inheritance means the styles of one set of tags is inherited by another set of tags. For instance, say you have a style named Bob that's defined like this: . Bob { font-family: Arial ;...

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Article ID: 296 | Published On: Nov 18, 2004 | 1,240 views | Rated 4 stars by 9 people

Cascading Style Sheets (also known as CSS or style sheets ) are an excellent way to control the design of your Webpage. The one drawback is the excess code they can add to your Webpage....

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Article ID: 354 | Published On: Oct 13, 2005 | 2,629 views | Rated 4 stars by 8 people

HTML Tables are a great tool for positioning text and images on your Webpage. Don't you just love trying to keep track of all those tags? Things get even worse when you start putting tables within...

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Article ID: 60 | Published On: Dec 31, 1996 | 4,326 views | Rated 4 stars by 5 people

Don’t use under construction pages. Simply put, if your page isn’t ready yet, don’t put it up! There is nothing more useless to your users than clicking on a link to find that the page is...

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Article ID: 484 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 2,943 views | Rated 3 stars by 327 people

1. Title: The title is probably the most important part of your site to evaluate, as it is the most frequently searched component by search engines, and should state exactly what your site is...

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Article ID: 277 | Published On: Nov 18, 2004 | 2,520 views | Rated 3 stars by 304 people

Don’t overuse color in your Website. Colors used in a Website are also used for branding. By branding your site, you are giving your users a way to easily identify you. Take for example Pepsi;...

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Article ID: 490 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 3,019 views | Rated 3 stars by 255 people

Flash™ movies are a popular way to make Websites more compelling. Unfortunately, if you use Flash™ movies, or if you design your entire Website using Flash™ technology, your odds of...

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Article ID: 326 | Published On: Jan 11, 2005 | 2,471 views | Rated 3 stars by 175 people

Don’t embed background music on your page. Putting background music on your page can make your page load a lot more slowly, because music files are usually fairly large files. And let’s face...

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Article ID: 485 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,947 views | Rated 3 stars by 111 people

Forms are a good item to use on your site. However, you should try to keep them short and ask only relevant information. Users are faced with forms constantly, and filling out these long forms can...

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Article ID: 499 | Published On: Dec 15, 2006 | 1,242 views | Rated 3 stars by 93 people

Validating your CSS is very similar to validating your HTML code. You must check your CSS to ensure that it is code properly in order for it to be validated. Validating your code simply means that...

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Article ID: 393 | Published On: Nov 22, 2006 | 1,250 views | Rated 3 stars by 90 people

HTML is Hypertext Markup Language used to code your webpage. The web browser interprets this code and displays it on the page according to how it is coded for the user to view it how you intended.

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Article ID: 406 | Published On: Nov 22, 2006 | 1,220 views | Rated 3 stars by 88 people

Scripts are a series of text commands written in a particular programming code that can be interpreted by a script processor. Scripts allow dynamic interaction with HTML pages to enhance user...

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Article ID: 407 | Published On: Nov 22, 2006 | 1,076 views | Rated 3 stars by 88 people

Accessibility is an important factor to search engines and your users. Generally, search engines will give your site credit for being accessible and compliant with standards for users with...

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Article ID: 415 | Published On: Nov 27, 2006 | 1,255 views | Rated 3 stars by 87 people

Don’t use all CAPS. This can also be very difficult to read and is generally regarded that you are yelling at your visitor.

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Article ID: 489 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,392 views | Rated 3 stars by 85 people

Don’t use blinking images or flashing text. Blinking images and text are very distracting and this can do nothing more for your Website than annoy your users.

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Article ID: 483 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,959 views | Rated 3 stars by 82 people

Don’t use automated pop-up windows. Pop-up windows are probably one of the most annoying things ever created. Why do you think these software companies have created software to block them?...

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Article ID: 486 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,351 views | Rated 3 stars by 78 people

Do use graphics with meaning on your site instead of stock art images that are irrelevant. People can connect with images, and they are a very useful communication tool. Try to show images of real...

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Article ID: 498 | Published On: Dec 15, 2006 | 1,422 views | Rated 3 stars by 73 people

In this area, we analyze your webpage to see if you are using flash elements. Search engines cannot read flash objects on your page. So if you are using flash it is important that you also add some...

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Article ID: 440 | Published On: Nov 27, 2006 | 1,210 views | Rated 3 stars by 56 people

The code below can be used to center your Webpage in a browser window. The code will need to be pasted after the <head> tag but before the </head> tag. <style...

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Article ID: 355 | Published On: Oct 13, 2005 | 1,476 views | Rated 3 stars by 15 people

An image is a format for graphics and pictures displayed on a Webpage. Graphics can be in several different formats; the most popular are .gif, .bmp or .jpg.

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Article ID: 410 | Published On: Nov 27, 2006 | 1,812 views | Rated 2 stars by 429 people

If you use very exotic fonts on your homepage, there is the possibility that these fonts are not installed on other computers. If this happens, the browser on the users computer will use the...

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Article ID: 146 | Published On: Dec 31, 1996 | 4,329 views | Rated 2 stars by 396 people

One of the most common things newcomers to HTML get confused about is linking to other pages and sites, especially when absolute and relative paths come into play. But worry not! Creating links...

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Article ID: 237 | Published On: Dec 31, 1996 | 13,325 views | Rated 2 stars by 393 people

In order to use CGI or PL scripts, you must have access to your server's /CGI-BIN/ directory. Some servers, such as Hostway , allow users to have access to their own /CGI-BIN/ directory....

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Article ID: 251 | Published On: Dec 31, 1996 | 3,471 views | Rated 2 stars by 347 people

Designing a website for search engines is similar to designing a website for regular visitors, although there are some important points to keep in mind during the design stage of your ...

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Article ID: 303 | Published On: Dec 30, 2004 | 1,962 views | Rated 2 stars by 292 people

Frames are used by many webmasters for navigation and layout to make the site easier for users. Frames will typically keep the top portion of the page stationary and when the user clicks on a link...

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Article ID: 400 | Published On: Nov 22, 2006 | 1,358 views | Rated 2 stars by 131 people

If you have a large Website, you should always include a search box for your users. Searching larger sites without a site search box can be a chore for some users, as it forces them to click...

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Article ID: 497 | Published On: Dec 15, 2006 | 1,300 views | Rated 2 stars by 123 people

Let's face it, framesets are so 1990's. Back in the day when HTML was still under development and had limitations in layout and design, it made sense to use frames. Now that HTML has developed...

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Article ID: 482 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,420 views | Rated 2 stars by 121 people

Sound can be used in different ways on a Webpage. The most popular is embedding it into your Webpage so that every time a user loads your page, they will hear constant background music. This...

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Article ID: 402 | Published On: Nov 22, 2006 | 1,460 views | Rated 2 stars by 119 people

Font usage is one of the most common problems encountered by users when visiting Websites. Either the font is too small, or you can't see the font because of the background color, and the contrast...

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Article ID: 500 | Published On: Dec 15, 2006 | 1,248 views | Rated 2 stars by 118 people