Simple HTML Formatting

Want to dress up your online ad? Use simple HTML tags in your Craigslist and other classified site postings to add formatting to the text. HTML tags in bold.

Bold

This text is <b>bold</b>.

• This text is bold.

Italics

I used <i>italics</i>.

• I used italics.

Underline

I <u>underlined</u> a word.

• I underlined a word.

Increase Font Size

I can make text <big>bigger</big>.

• I can make text bigger.

Decrease Font Size

I can make text <small> smaller</small>.

• I can make text smaller.

Center

<center>I can center this sentence.</center>

I can center this sentence.

Indent

I can indent and add italics to this <blockquote>sentence</blockquote>.

I can indent this sentence.

Make A List

My Honda Civic has extra features:
<ul>
    <li>moon roof</li>
    <li>alloy wheels</li>
    <li>6-CD changer</li>
</ul>

• My Honda Civic has extra features:
  • moon roof
  • alloy wheels
  • 6-CD changer

Links to Other Pages/Websites

I can create links to <a href=”http://www.bayareacarguy.com/tools/”>handy tools</a> that come in handy when selling your car online.

• I can create links to handy tools that come in handy when selling your car online.

Adding a Photo

I can add an extra picture of my car: <img src=”http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt94/ljamesjohnson/Porche.jpg”>

• I can add an extra picture of my car:

Font Colors

This is <font color=”red”>fun </font> because I can change <font color=”green”>font colors</font>.

• This is fun because I can change font colors. 

I can also use <font color=”black”>black</font>.

• I can also use black.

Or <font color=”blue”>blue</font>.

• Or blue.

Or <font color=”fuchsia”>fuchsia</font>.

• Or fuchsia.

Or <font color=”maroon”>maroon</font>.

• Or maroon.

Or <font color=”navy”>navy</font>.

• Or navy.

Or <font color=”olive”>olive</font>.

• Or olive.

Or <font color=”purple”>purple</font>.

• Or purple.

And I can use <font color=”teal”>teal</font>.

• And I can use teal.

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