
The Complete Idiot's HTML Tag Reference
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<MULTICOL>
Converts text into newspaper-style columns.
Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
Not supported |
3.0 and later |
Notes:
- This tag requires the </MULTICOL> end tag.
Attributes:
- CLASS
= "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
Not supported |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.
- COLS
= Positive integer
(Required)
The number of columns.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
Not supported |
3.0 and later |
- GUTTER
= Positive integer
The amount of space, in pixels, between the columns.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
Not supported |
3.0 and later |
- ID
= "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
Not supported |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.
- STYLE
= "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
Not supported |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).
- WIDTH
= Positive integer
The width, in pixels, of all the columns.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
Not supported |
3.0 and later |
Example:
<MULTICOL COLS=3 GUTTER=10 WIDTH=500>
Netscape will convert this text into newspaper-style columns. Netscape will convert this text into newspaper-style columns. Netscape will convert this text into newspaper-style columns. Netscape will convert this text into newspaper-style columns. Netscape will convert this text into newspaper-style columns.
</MULTICOL>
How It Looks:
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Netscape will convert this text into newspaper-style columns. Netscape will convert this text into newspaper-style columns. Netscape will convert this text into newspaper-style columns. Netscape will convert this text into newspaper-style columns. Netscape will convert this text into newspaper-style columns.
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