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Free HTML Forms Class: Lesson 3 – CGI Scripted Forms

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Use Ready Made CGIs
Guestbooks

Before you start building your own forms, it’s a good idea to learn the basics with something like a guestbook. They are useful, and if you look at the source code of the HTML you can get a better sense of how forms work.
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March 19, 2008 at 4:36 am

Cascading Style Sheets Day 3 – Fonts

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Syllabus
Day 3

  • FONT vs CSS
  • Font Properties
  • Text Properties

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Written by Judith

March 19, 2008 at 4:36 am

Spending Time With God (7 Days) – Spending Time With God – Part III

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Day Three – Lesson
The Requirements of Spending Time With God – Continued

Making time for God and then persevering in your commitment are vital steps to developing a devotional life.

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Written by Judith

March 19, 2008 at 3:09 am

Daily e-Devotions: Day 3 – Lonliness

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Day 3 – Loneliness
Loneliness: Toothache of the Soul

Loneliness is one of life’s most miserable experiences. Everyone feels lonely at times, but is there a message for us in loneliness? Is there a way we can turn it into something positive? Never married, Jack Zavada understands how single life can be difficult, especially when dealing with loneliness. He believes that Jesus, who also never married, offers understanding and compassion for the unique feelings of loneliness and frustration that singles often experience. Read more…

Written by Judith

March 19, 2008 at 3:09 am

The 12 Days of Christmas – Daily Devotionals – Wonderful Impossibilities – Day Three

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Day Three
Wonderful Impossibilities
“When God intends to make something wonderful he begins with a difficulty. When he intends to make something very wonderful, he begins with an impossibility.”
– Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Coggan
Read more of “Wonderful Impossibilities.”

Written by Judith

March 19, 2008 at 3:08 am

Email Tutorial:Your MySpace Site, 15 Minutes a Day – Lesson 3: Change The Look of Your Profile

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Step 1:
EditMySpace.org

Edit your MySpace profile with this easy to use MySpace profile editor. This MySpace profile editor will help you create the code you need to edit your MySpace profile to make it look great. Just put what you want in the blanks on the MySpace profile editor and paste the code it gives you into your MySpace profile….

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Written by Judith

March 19, 2008 at 3:05 am

Your Site from Scratch, with Google Page Creator: Change Your Look

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Day Three
1. Make Your Content Look Good

Learn to create bolds, italics, change fonts and more to make your content look great, just the way you want it.
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March 19, 2008 at 3:05 am

Did You Know? – 30 Days of Web Design Help – Day 3 – Get Your Own Domain Name

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Get Your Own Domain Name
You can get your own domain name for your site.
A domain name is a personalized URL for your Web site. This makes it easier for peope to remember your site’s address and also makes your site look more professional.

Written by Judith

March 19, 2008 at 3:05 am

Rules for DTP – Lesson 3: Number of Fonts

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You Look Fontabulous!
Fonts are such fun. One of the most popular sections on the About Desktop Publishing site are the free font downloads. But too many times novice designers (and even more experienced ones) go overboard when it comes to using fonts. Today’s discussion about how many fonts to use is somewhat subjective. It’s one of those situations where you cannot say absolutely that you should always limit font choices to just one or two. But hopefully you’ll have a better understanding about how using too many fonts is detrimental to what you are trying to communicate in desktop publishing. Don’t forget to check out the supporting graphics for this lesson.

Use Fewer Fonts
How many fonts are too many for one project and how do you know where to draw the line? A generally accepted practice is to limit the number of different typefaces to three or four. That doesn’t mean you can’t use more but be sure you have a good reason to do so.
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March 19, 2008 at 3:03 am

9-Day Make a Greeting Caard Class – Document Setup

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Definitions
Orientation and Folds

In addition to the definitons for document setup, portrait and landscape orientation, and imposition I encourage you to check out the bonus material with expanded definitions and information on Margins, Crossfolds, and Imposition and Printer’s Spreads.Instruction
Setting Up Your Document
Some programs will have templates that do all the initial set up for you. If not, here are a couple of basic layouts to get you started.
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Written by Judith

March 19, 2008 at 3:03 am