Help with Scrolling bars, I don't want horizontal scroll bars Options

[FortressPTH]

Hi, I'm new to HTML. I'm using gedit to edit all my html, since I'm new. I wrote a paragraph in a normal <p>Paragraph<p> format, for practice, but when I view it as an actual index.html, it's not in a paragraph format, it just makes one long line, with a horizontal scroll bar. My question is, how do I make it a perfect square, like an actual paragraph? Thanks in advance for your help!

[Brian Chandler]

Don't you mean <p>Paragraph</p> (</p> at the end)...?

But anyway, yes, this should make flowing paragraphs, but it depends what else you have written in the page. Please give a URL to a whole page...

[FortressPTH]

Yes sorry, I did mean that.

And I've gotten closer, but still not what I want.

Here it is

http://howdoi.0catch.com/

[FortressPTH]

Please don't laugh at me not being decent at it,lol. My first actual attempt.lol

[Brian Chandler]

Please don't laugh at me not being decent at it,lol. My first actual attempt.lol

Not laughing, but I can't see a <p>Paragraph</p>. It would be easier if you left adding the advertising junk until afterwards.

[FortressPTH]

Sorry, that advertising isn't me :/ I am just using 0catch.com to host the site for free, for practice. Those are their ads, I can't delete them :/

And I just changed it to the <p>paragraph</P> the way it was, on the site now. Its not making a square like I had hoped, it's like a timer shape.

[FortressPTH]

I mean <p>Paragraph</p>

[Frederiek]

The page has a lot of markup errors, which you can find by using the validator (links at top/bottom of this page). You should fix those, but you won't be able to correct them all, because of code inserted by your free hosting company.

I'm not sure what you mean by the <p> not being square, because actually it is square. I suppose you want the text to be left aligned (which is the default), but I see a CSS rule "text-align: center;" assigned to BODY. Now with that, each time you don't want to center the text, you need to set "text-align: left;" for that element.

[FortressPTH]

When you say "mark up errors, What do you mean?

And I see what you mean about the rest

[FortressPTH]

When you say "mark up errors, What do you mean?

And I see what you mean about the rest

[Darin McGrew]

HTML is HyperText Markup Language. Markup refers to your HTML.

Our online validator reports problems in your HTML:
http://htmlhelp.com/cgi-bin/validate.cgi?u...mp;warnings=yes

Are you trying to justify the text of the paragraph, so the left and right edges of the text are aligned?
http://htmlhelp.com/reference/css/text/text-align.html

[geoffmerritt]

Wow, those ads are obtrusive, as i was looking at your site I was thinking why haven't you a myspace page.... and the link was at the bottom of the page. :-)

Had a look at the markup errors, seems most of them are part free hosting service and their advertising, would be challenging for a seasoned designer to make this free site look good.

Did a quick Google and found this sight... http://www.free-webhosts.com/reviews/Free0Host.php might have some better options for a free site, with no ads.

Guess when you are more confident, paying for hosting ($5 per month) and a domain name ($10) may be a lot better idea.

[FortressPTH]

Oh ok! Thanks guys! I'll try that site and give it a shot, thanks geoffmeritt!

And Darin, that's exactly what I needed!haha