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[This set of pages and some other instructions are available on floppy from York Wide AreaNet for local Western Australian users!
PS : they are in 'HTML' format and need a Browser (preferably Internet Explorer) to read.]
Table of Contents
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.0 adds many new features which are great for HTML authors and demonstrates our accelerating commitment to W3C HTML standards. This document includes a link to the complete list of tags supported by Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0, a breakdown of the tags by category, and an alphabetic list of each of the tags.
While you are here, be sure to check out the Style Sheets Specification [*] at the W3C site. It's a sneak preview of the next generation of Web authoring soon to be available with Internet Explorer 3.0.
Note: The above link points to a server that is not under the control of Microsoft Corporation.
If you have problems viewing the information in the tables, you can modify the font size by clicking the Fonts menu in Internet Explorer 3.0, clicking View, and then changing your current selection.
Be sure to check out our
Volcano Coffee Company demo - Online [*]
This DEMO was created with the latest HTML 3.0 tags.
From there you can get on the
"Creating Great Pages Tour" which explains how we did it
and provides examples of
tags so you can create your own "cool" pages.
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All Tags Supported by Internet Explorer 3.0 |
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Basics | Lists the basic tags you need to create an HTML file. |
| Character Set | ISO Latin-1 and complete character sets for English (US) you can represent in HTML. |
| Client Pull | Client Pull provides the ability to automatically load a new document in the specified time or reload a document on a regular basis. |
| Client-Side Image Maps | The most common use of image maps is to allow users to access different documents by clicking different areas in an image. |
| Color | Lists the supported colornames and the tags which support these colornames. |
| Font Formatting | Lists the different tags used to format fonts. |
| Forms | Includes tags which produces forms, form control types, and list boxes. |
Frames
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Includes the Internet Explorer 3.0 frame tags to create frames. |
| Lists | Includes all of the tags which support different list types. |
| Multimedia and Images | Learn how to use tags to embed video clips, sound, and marquees. |
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Objects
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Lists the tags to embed OLE Controls. |
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Table Support
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Includes the Internet Explorer 3.0 table tag extensions to support HTML tables. |
Tags Listed in Alphabetical Order
| Tag | Description |
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| A | Stands for anchor and specifies a hyperlink. |
| ADDRESS | Renders text as italics. See also Cite, Dfn, Em, I. |
| AREA | Specifies the shape of a "hot spot" in a client-side image map. |
| B | Renders text in boldface. See also Strong. |
| BASE | Specifies a document's URL. |
| BASEFONT | Sets base font value. |
| BGSOUND | Adds background sounds or "soundtracks." |
| BIG | Enlarges the font size. |
| BLOCKQUOTE | Sets apart a quotation in text. |
| BODY | Specifies the beginning and end of document body. |
| BR | Inserts a line break. |
| CAPTION | Specifies a caption for a table and must be used within the TABLE tag. |
| CENTER | Causes subsequent text and images to be centered. |
| CITE | Renders text in italics. See also Address, Dfn, Em, I. |
| CODE | Specifies a code sample. See also Samp. |
| COMMENT | Indicates a comment. |
| DD | Specifies a definition in a definition list. |
| DFN | Renders text in italics. See also Address, Cite, Em, I. |
| DIR | Denotes a directory list. |
| DL | Denotes a definition list. |
| DT | Specifies a term in a definition list. |
| EM | Renders text in italics. See also Address, Cite, Dfn, I. |
| FONT | Changes the font. |
| FORM | Denotes a form. |
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FRAME
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Creates permanent panes for displaying information. |
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FRAMESET
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The main container for a Frame. |
| Hn | Renders text in heading style. |
| HR | Draws a horizontal rule. |
| HTML | Denotes the file is an HTML document. |
| I | Renders text in italics. See also Address, Cite, Dfn, Em. |
| IMG | Enables you to embed .avi (Audio Video Interleave) video clips in HTML pages. |
| INPUT | Specifies a form control. |
| ISINDEX | Indicates the presence of a searchable index. |
| KBD | Renders text in fixed-width and boldface type. |
| LI | Denotes one item of a list. |
| LISTING | Renders text in fixed-width type. See also Pre, Tt, Xmp. |
| MAP | Specifies a collection of hot spots for a client-side image map. |
| MARQUEE | This new tag enables you to create a scrolling text marquee. |
| MENU | Denotes a list of items. |
| META | Internet Explorer supports client pull using the META tag. |
| NOBR | Turns off line breaking. |
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NOFRAMES
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Content viewable by browsers that do not support frames. |
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OBJECT
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Inserts an OLE Control. |
| OL | Draws lines of text as an ordered list. |
| OPTION | Denotes one choice in a list box. |
| P | Denotes a paragraph. |
| PLAINTEXT | Renders text in fixed-width type without processing tags. |
| PRE | Renders text in fixed-width type. See also Listing, Tt, Xmp. |
| S | Renders text in strikethrough type. |
| SAMP | Specifies a code sample. See also Code. |
| SELECT | Denotes a list box or dropdown list. |
| SMALL | Decreases the font size. |
| STRIKE | Renders text in strikethrough type. See S. |
| STRONG | Renders text in boldface. See B. |
| SUB | Renders text in subscript. |
| SUP | Renders text in superscript. |
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TABLE
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Internet Explorer 3.0 fully supports HTML 3.0 tables. |
| TITLE | Specifies a title for the document. |
| TT | Renders text in fixed-width type. See also Pre, Listing, Xmp. |
| U | Renders text underlined. |
| UL | Draws lines of text as a bulleted list. |
| VAR | Renders text as a small fixed-width font. |
| WBR | Inserts a soft linebreak in a block of NOBR text. |
| XMP | Renders text in fixed-width type. See also Listing, Pre, Tt. |
Some URL's are links to sites on the Net - mostly marked [*]
(make sure you are connected before you hit these)
While you are out there, be sure to check out the Style Sheets Specification [*] at the W3C site.
It's a sneak preview of the next generation of Web authoring soon to be available with Internet Explorer 3.0.
Note: - that shows how old this stuff is --- CSS = Cascading Style Sheets are covered in these pages elsewhere !!
