How to Change Header Text

Text customization makes a noticeable impact on a website. The font style, size and color all set the tone of a web page, and can make it appear professional or amateur. Headers are the texts that appear before sections of text on a web page, and denote what the sections are about. For instance, a website that designs Myspace layouts might contain a header, such as "Myspace Layouts" in large, bold comic text. Header texts are one of the most important kinds of text because they are usually the first texts that an Internet surfer sees on a web page.

Instructions

1. Open "Notepad" and load the HTML file containing your web page style elements.

2. Locate your header tag, which will look like this: <h1>text</h1>.

3. Change the font size by adding the font size attribute within the header tag: <h1><font size= "size of your font goes here between the quotation marks, such as -2">text</font></h1>.

4. Change the font face by adding the font face attribute within the header tag: <h1><font face= "face of your font goes here between the quotation marks, such as Verdana">text</font></h1>.

5. Change the font color by adding the font color attribute within the header tag: <h1><font color= "color of your font goes here between the quotation marks, such as pink">text</font></h1>.

6. Save your changes and open the file in Internet Explorer. Your header text should now be changed.

Tips & Warnings

• Combine the attributes by typing: <h1><font size= "-2" face= "Verdana" color= "pink">text</font></h1>.

References

• w3schools