Quick Tips For Newbie Webmasters: Vol. #05!
  Written By C-Pimp

The "&" Command...

There are a couple of characters that HTML uses specifically in it's commands. Every command begins with a < sign and ends with a > sign. These signs are reserved for HTML. To display these signs for your reader to see without conflicting with your acutual HTML code, you can use the "&" command was created. Here are the "&" tags you can use to display come of the more common signs:

Watch Your HTML Fonts...

Sure you can use a variety of fonts when coding in HTML, common ones being "Arial", "Comic Sans MS", "New Times Roman", "Impact", etc...

Always make sure you give your fonts a proper face. I personally use "Arial" most of the time. If you ask me, It's simple but very easy on the eyes and clean. Keep in mind that you can use any font you like, but if the surfer doesn't have that patucular font installed on his/her computer, it won't display properly.

Try to avoid using special fonts you've downloaded for yourself from "Free Font" sites when coding a web page, chances are the majority of your surfers won't be able to view it properly. Stay on the safe side and always stick to common fonts!

Best to have those special fonts handy when designing an logo or graphic with your image program and not for HTML codes!

Scanning Pictures...

A quick tip for all you newbie scanners out there! When scanning a picture for use on the web, always make sure you set your DPI setting to at least 300 to obtain good quality scans. Smaller than that and you'll be left with pictures that will distort when you resize or manipulate with your image program.

Try scanning a pic at 72 or 100 DPI and try rezising it, you'll notice the image will become very granulated and unclear. Then try the same with a setting of 300 DPI or more and you'll notice that you can do just about anything to the picture and still maintain a fair quality throughout!

Also for those that are unfamiliar with the term "DPI"...
It stands for Dots Per Inch! :-)