Using Existing HTML

In that all HTML documents follow the same general format, it makes sense to reuse at least the skeleton of old files when creating new ones. Taking this a step further, it makes sense

to copy and edit (noncopywrited) files with the same general structure desired for a new document
to copy and edit (noncopywrited) graphics which are relevant to the new document

How to look at & save files

To see how an HTML file is written,

In Netscape, use the Document Source option in the View menu to see how the HTML document being viewed is written.

In Mosaic, the View Source option is under the File menu

To save an HTML file for future use,

In Netscape, in the File menu, the Save As option allows the HTML document to be saved. (For Format of Saved Document, use Source.)

In Mosaic, the Save As option is under the File menu. (In this case, use HTML for the Format for document option.)

To save a graphic,

In Netscape, put the cursor over the image you want, and then (in Unix or Windows) press the right mouse button, and select Save this image as or (on a Mac) hold down the left mouse button and then select the same menu option. For Format of Saved Document, select Source.

In Mosaic for X or Windows, press the right mouse button and select the Save option.

Once an HTML file is saved, you can edit it as you will! Note that this includes both working with the entire file and extracting interesting parts from it. The templates page has a number of HTML template files which can be saved and edited, along with explanations of some of the different tags that they use.

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