Basics: Enter and Format Text

Dreamweaver works like any common word processing software.

Create a New Paragraph

HTML doesn’t display paragraph indents. Indicate a new paragraph by double-spacing.

Create a double space by hitting the Enter key.

Create a Line Break

If you want to start some text on a new line, but don't want to create a double space, you need to create a line break, i.e., a soft carriage return

To create a line break use a soft carriage return by holding down the Shift key and pressing the Enter key.

To change the alignment or look of your text, use the buttons available in the Property Inspector.

Align Text on a Page

To adjust the alignment of text on a page:

highlight the text
click on the appropriate button on the Property Inspector to align the text to the left, center the text, or align the text to the right.

Align Left

Center

Align Right

Add Bold Text

To add boldface to your text:

Bold button

Italicize Text

To italicize your text:

Italics button

Notice that there is no icon available for a command to underline your text:

Note: Don’t underline web text; by convention, an underline indicates a hyperlink