How to Change Text Case Using HTML Programming

A web page is basically made up of files called HTML. They're called HTML because web page documents have the file extension .html or .htm. HTML stands for Hyper Text Mark-up Language. HTML documents contain plain text and can be used to change the case of all of the text on your web page. You can customize text to fit the content on your site. Customizing your text is a great way to attract visitors to your site. This guide will teach you how to change the case of the text on your page.

Things You'll Need

• Computer

Instructions

1. Start your word processor or text editor that you will use to create your web page. Locate the page on your PC that you will be editing.

2. Position your cursor between the brackets for the tag of the text that you will be changing the case for.

3. Type "text-transform:" and then press the spacebar.

4. Type the case you will be using. Choose the word "capitalize", "uppercase" or "lowercase". Your text should look similar to the example below:<STYLE><H2{text-transform: uppercase}</STYLE></HEAD>

5. Open a new web browser to verify that your web page displays the text correctly using the text case that you specify. Web browsers such as Internet Explorer or Netscape can be used to view your web page. You can change the case of all of the text on your page that uses a specific tag.

Tips & Warnings

• You should display your web page in several browsers to see how each browser will display your page.