The body tag says to the browser "get out of 'metadata' mode and start
writing stuff to the screen". Presumably, everything between <body> and
</body> is there for 'presentation' in the browser. In this sense, then,
it's merely a 'mile marker' on the page.
Unfortunately, even as a writer, if you are going to build web pages, you
are going to have to learn some HTML. In the same sense, if I want to be a
writer I am (probably) going to have to learn how to use a word processor.
I could say that I have no interest in computers, but who do you know that
doesn't use one?
As the web becomes more complex, the programs that author pages to work on
the web must also become more complex.
Now - you can use CSS to change the format and style for your 'normal'
paragraph on any page. How would you like to change it?
--
Murray
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"Bill gold" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks Theresa but it offers no help.
> I am a writer who now works on the web not a geek.
> The reason I use FP is because as the tags grew and html left the world of
> normal people I sought refuge in an easy to use front end program
> (unfortunately I chose FP) which is more than ever becoming more complex
> and
> impenetrable.
> My document is now covered with span and div tags (among others) that I
> can't comprehend.
> The body tag has always been automatically inserted by FP and carris
> nothing
> with it.
> I have been working with Word style sheets for nearly 20 years and have no
> problems. All I am trying to do is format my Normal paragraph but I can't
> change the Normal paragaph listed in the style box on the formatting
> toolbar.
>
> --
> bill
>
>
> "Theresa Bennett" wrote:
>
>> Hi Bill,
>>
>> If you google for the key words 'body tag HTML' this useful site comes up
>> first with many others to help answer your question:
>> http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/wilbur/body/body.html
>>
>> HTH
>> --
>> Theresa Bennett
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>>
>> "Bill gold" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:2DA78E6A-628F-4649-B665-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > What does the body tag control?
>> > --
>> > bill
>>
>>
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