Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Horizontal Rule, or how to find anything by knowing where and how to look

Can you please tell me how to insert he horizontal line again?

Yes, I could tell you, but not just yet. How about if I tell you  how to find it instead, so that you can find the answer to any question? 

(1) Look at your previous submissions. View them in Internet Explorer, then when you see the horizontal rule, In IE click the "Page" link in the upper right hand corner, then click "View Source". You will see the answer that you have already written.

(2) Google any HTML question by typing "HTML code horizontal line" (or whatever you think it's called).

(3) Look in the index in the back of the textbook.

(4) Look in the HTML appendix in the back of the textbook.

<hr /> (to remember it, think "Horizontal Ruler")