Datasheet

An introduction to HTML
27Lesson 1, Dreamweaver CS4 Jumpstart
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All three tags use a completely di erent case structure, but all are valid and are treated
in the same way. Take a look at the text that reads This is one sentence. This is another. The
code shows a lot of space between the two lines, but the Design view shows no space at
all. This is because both whitespace and line returns between two pieces of text or tags
are not recognized.
Despite the large amount of space between the two sentences, they appear side-by-side in
the Design view.
3 To create a line return, or a new paragraph, you need to enter the necessary HTML
tags. In the Design view at the bottom, position your cursor after the rst sentence, then
press Shift+Enter (Windows) or Shift+Return (Mac OS) twice. This creates two line
returns—you can see that each line return is created in your code by a <br> (break) tag.
When rendered in the browser, the <br> tag adds blank lines between the sentences,
however the sentences are technically within the same paragraph.
To create a line return, hold down the Shift key while pressing the Enter or Return key.
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