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There are two types of text formatting. The first 
is calledPhysical Styling.  Some people argue that 
<I>Logical Styling</I> is better.  However I feel 
the simplicity of Physical Styling makes it 
preferable.<P>

There are three types of Physical Styles:<BR>
The first would be <B>Bold</B><BR>
The next would be <I>Italics</I><BR>
And the third would be <TT>Typewriter Text</TT><P>

You can combine physical styles.  Be sure to
<B><I>close in opposite order that you opened
</I></B> so they are properly 
<TT><B>NESTED</B></TT>.

What am I suppose to see?

HTML tags consist of a left angle bracket (<), followed by the tag name and closed by a right angle bracket (>). Tags are usually paired, e.g. <B> and </B>. The ending tag looks just like the starting tag except a slash (/) precedes the text within the brackets. A common exception to the pairing rule is the <P> & <BR> tags.

In this example, <B> indicates where to start bold formatting, </B> indicates the bold text is complete. <I> and </I> tags turn on and off Italics. Finally, <TT> and </TT> tags turn on and off Typewriter Text (used for code).

When using multiple tags, for example to give text which is <B><I>bold AND italic</I></B>, you should close the tags in the OPPOSITE order you opened them. This way the tags wrap around one another and do not interfere with each others functions.

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