7. HTML Entities

What do you have to do to display a special character in such as (<) in an HTML document?

We must use character entities in the HTML source code.

What are the three parts of a character entity?

Result,Description,Entity Name

What is an entity name? What is an entity number?

Entity name is the code for the text you are attempting to write. 

What is better to use an entity name or an entity number?

Entity numbers is very good.

What is the most common character entity in HTML?

A common character entity used in HTML is the non-breaking space (&nbsp;).

Result	Description	Entity Name	Entity Number
	non-breaking space	 	 
<	less than	&lt;	&#60;
>	greater than	&gt;	&#62;
&	ampersand	&amp;	&#38;
"	quotation mark	&quot;	&#34;
'	apostrophe	&apos;	&#39;

Some Other Commonly Used Character Entities:

Result	Description	Entity Name	Entity Number
¢	cent	¢	¢
£	pound	£	£
¥	yen	¥	¥
§	section	§	§
©	copyright	©	©
®	registered trademark	®	®
×	multiplication	×	×
÷	division	÷	&#247

Question of the Day 12/6/11

Do you think you should Google your significant other?  What would you do if you found out some negative information?  Why?


No you shouldn't google your significant other. She should tell you everything she wants you to know about herself. I guess the past is the past. If I did find negative information I probably would confront them. 

Question of the Day 12/5/11

Do you think all the Googling people do is affecting our memories in a negative or positive way? Why?


In a positive way because we are better able to remember where to find something on the Internet than we are at remembering the information itself.

Will iPads drive the cars of the future?

What other aspects of your life do you think iPads or similar devices will influence? Why?


Ipads will drive the cars of the future. You can ignore fuel injection, turbo charging, power steering and a streamlined chassis this will be be the effort of the ipad. Aspects of my life that ipads  can change is the way I watch T.V. and other house hold activities. 

11/30/11, ? of the Day

Do you think our lives have been improved by the Internet? Why?


Yes, our lives are improved by the internet. The internet allow us to communicate with people all over the world, from the U.S. to china. The internet is supplied with billions of information that can be used for different topics. 

6b. HTML Formatting

Text formatting
What does this example demonstrate?
It shows how to change the font and text Style
How can you format text in an HTML document?
By adding the correct tags before and after your content.
 Preformatted text
What does this example demonstrate?
So your content is exactly the same way you typed it. 
Why would you use preformatted text?
So my content is exactly the same way I typed it. 
"Computer output" tags
What does this example demonstrate?
Defines computer code text
Defines keyboard text
What are "computer output" tags used to display?
These tags are often used to display computer/programming code.
Address
What does this example demonstrate?
How to type your webpage as a link
Type your address in an HTML document.

<address>
http://viereckquestion.blogspot.com/<br />

Abbreviations and acronyms
What does this example demonstrate?
Acronyms
What is an acronym?
A word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters ofwords in a set phrase or series of words
What attribute is used for Abbreviations and acronyms?
<abbr>, <acronym>
Write an example of an acronym.
ASAP
Text direction
What does this example demonstrate?
Directions of Text
Why would you ever want to change text direction?
As a style
Quotations
What does this example demonstrate?
It demonstrate how to correctly display long and short quotes.


How would you handle a long quotation in HTML? A short quotation in HTML?
<blockquote>, <q>
Deleted and inserted text
What does this example demonstrate?
How to cross out text using html
What happens to deleted text in most browsers?
They are crossed out
What happens to inserted text in most browsers?
The text are underlined
Describe how you would view HTML source code in a web browser?
 Blue, red

Question of the Day, 11/28/11

How important to you is texting for developing relationships and connecting with people? Why?


Texting is a great way to communicate with someone without the hassle of a long conversation. So texting is important to me for developing relationships and connecting with people.