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From the lens Super Advanced HTML Tips and Tricks to use on Squidoo.

If you would like any help getting some html into your Squidoo lens just let me know. I would be glad to assist you in any way that I can.

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  • olpampam Jun 13, 2011 @ 10:18 pm | delete
    Great tips, thank you. I didn't know I could find out the table of contents information that way. I kept putting in the table of contents module, copying the links, then deleting it again, LOL.
  • djroll Apr 17, 2011 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    You explain things so simply. Very helpful.
  • millyjones Mar 30, 2011 @ 12:04 pm | delete
    good lens :)
  • tsp8ntball Mar 28, 2011 @ 9:43 pm | delete
    Thanks, thanks, thanks again for all your help!
  • gunsock Mar 16, 2011 @ 5:31 pm | delete
    Very useful lens. Thank you!
  • petemism Mar 1, 2011 @ 8:53 am | delete
    Thanks Randell, very useful stuff. I'll be back to read more closely.
    I'm new to Squidoo, but not to web development.
    You may be interested in my lensSnippets: a collection of code snippets and links to code resources. It's a brand-new lens so there's not much there yet- but there is a small perl script for quoting HTML/CSS and other codes. I hope you had something similar when creating the quoted sections of your lens.
    BTW- you show how to extract module id's from source for making links to particular modules within or between lenses. Very handy. I've been doing the same, but a different way. In the lens TOC you can grab the module ID by right-clicking on the link and then 'Copy Link Location' I don't know which method may be more useful.. but anyway it's always good when there's more than one way to do it.
    Thanks again, Best Regards,
    Pete.
  • Cumberland Feb 28, 2011 @ 8:43 pm | delete
    I use some simple HTML but not anything very involved. Maybe its time. Thanks for the info.
  • laef Feb 28, 2011 @ 9:58 am | delete
    Thank you for sharing these awesome informations. I think its a must have for everybody in squidoo sphere....I like it
  • Milamber52 Feb 14, 2011 @ 6:02 pm | delete
    Thanks for all the info, really handy
  • xaniagarcia Feb 14, 2011 @ 6:38 am | delete
    many thanks.... very instructive.... thanks i learned a lot of new tricks...
  • elyria Feb 13, 2011 @ 5:02 pm | delete
    Is there a way to add Java widget to squidoo lens?
  • elyria Feb 13, 2011 @ 5:02 pm | delete
    Is there a way to add Java widget to squidoo lens?
  • schatzjopi Jan 22, 2011 @ 2:43 am | delete
    thanx for tutor. i'm new in squidoo
  • zlipztream Jan 19, 2011 @ 8:14 pm | delete
    This lens is very helpful and i'll be sure to visit this often. Thanks for sharing!
  • freecontent Jan 12, 2011 @ 10:54 pm | delete
    Awesome tips for how to do advanced coding here at Squidoo. Thanks so much.
  • dragonlow Jan 11, 2011 @ 6:25 pm | delete
    super lens with great info. I love it. Thanks!
  • AmateurAtHTML Nov 18, 2010 @ 11:45 pm | delete
    Very good lens. Lots of excellent tips. I'll be back to visit this page again for sure!
  • LadyJasmine Nov 18, 2010 @ 8:57 am | delete
    Well drat, that's not the answer I was looking for. :-( I'm trying to embed a music podcast into a page. Has a fix for embedding stuff happened yet? However, lot's of useful information here, I can do some cool stuff with some of this!
  • bbollc Nov 16, 2010 @ 10:18 am | delete
    Nice lens. Do you have any idea of a way you can ad Java Script to a Squidoo page?
  • bbollc Nov 16, 2010 @ 10:17 am | delete
    Nice lens. Do you have any idea of a way you can ad Java Script to a Squidoo page?
  • HtCares Oct 22, 2010 @ 11:26 am | delete
    Great Lens...thank you for sharing this information! It will be a big help to me.
  • tipsanddeals Oct 16, 2010 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    Thanks. These will definately help.
  • domainblitz Oct 11, 2010 @ 3:01 pm | delete
    Thank you for the information! Great Lens!
  • betsuzie Oct 7, 2010 @ 10:06 pm | delete
    This is just what I needed. Thanks a bunch!
  • oppfinder Sep 28, 2010 @ 2:58 am | delete
    cool tips... pretty much exactly what I was looking for... Thanks for sharing.
  • 4U2C Sep 25, 2010 @ 6:06 pm | delete
    Oh, boy, am I glad I found this. Was stumped, even though I read all of the other related lenses - I "think". Love it, favorited it, rated it, and "keeping it close"!
  • 'AmitKoshti Sep 19, 2010 @ 10:55 am | delete
    hey I am new and I want to post a source code in my lens

    how to post source code please tell me.
  • LisaAuch Sep 9, 2010 @ 3:30 am | delete
    Thank you, its not even funny how simple you have made this look, and its amazing, i can't wait to try it out!
  • capriliz Sep 4, 2010 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    So many great tips! Thank you!
  • mayapearl Jul 12, 2010 @ 2:45 am | delete
    Your lens is a treasure trove, thank you.
    Thumbs up
  • spike03 Jun 30, 2010 @ 7:44 pm | delete
    really help me on my lens creation... love this lens so much
  • wealthysublime Jun 24, 2010 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    This lens was very helpful, so thanks!

    For more awesome squidoo codes, check mine out and,
    PIMP YOUR LENS!
  • Jun 14, 2010 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    Thanks a bunch for this post, now I have options to give my lenses a pop!
  • Mickie_G Jun 2, 2010 @ 7:27 am | delete
    Love the information you provide and your explanations! I have "Blessed" your lens today and I used the "fairy" in my "angel lens".
  • tklark May 14, 2010 @ 1:16 pm | delete
    Great information!!!!!!!!!! Many thanks.
  • bjornhardarson Apr 16, 2010 @ 1:13 pm | delete
    great lens....I came across it working on embed video code that was not working in a text module. Let me know if there will be a change in it as then I could make something great with it :)
  • justduky Nov 9, 2009 @ 1:11 pm | delete
    Yippie. This lens is fantastic. I've been looking for a table to drop in pictures of the steps to take when making recipes. This chart is perfect. Thank you. Just what I needed.
  • brazley Nov 6, 2009 @ 11:43 pm | delete
    sweet

    much thanks, ive been trying to figure out how to embed a sound track for the last hour. cant be done, who knew. great info much appreciated.

    brazley
  • Alfiesgirl Oct 14, 2009 @ 7:17 pm | delete
    Excellent stuff..just what the doctor ordered for my lenses...where would i find a list of all the colour codes both for backgrounds and also for fonts please?...if you could tell me the answer to that i shall be forever in your debt lol..thanxu great useful and easy to apply lens A Tina x
  • pilegirl Aug 6, 2009 @ 6:39 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for the advice. I want to ask about two things - first, "what's here" isn't there! Also, is there a way to make a link to the rating stars at the bottom of the page? I think that people sometimes read to the bottom and forget to go back to the top to give me stars! At least that's what I tell myself. Or maybe they just hate my lenses.
    Thank you.
  • netgirl2 Aug 6, 2009 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    Your lens has been very helpful to me. Thank you!
  • familylife Jul 30, 2009 @ 1:26 pm | delete
    some pretty cool stuff thank you for the info
  • Michey Jul 29, 2009 @ 11:59 am | delete
    Hi! I love it, it is a good suppliment at whay we already know, and it is supper
    Thanks a lot
    michey
  • ChapelHillFiddler Jul 3, 2009 @ 7:13 pm | delete
    Hey thanks, Randall, I learned something new here today. Now, are you sure you should be showing people how to put animations on their lenses? They'll give us all headaches! Great lens.
  • foreverme Jun 9, 2009 @ 3:33 am | delete
    Hi, I just dropped by to pick up a bit of code. I've been using your p style tip on my pages and I love it! Hope I can return the favor one day. Have a good one!
  • shirish Jun 6, 2009 @ 9:05 pm | delete
    Hi Great lens, I was just looking for how do I realate my lenses to each other..

    Good great I will work on this today to make sure my lenses of relevance bind together for the reader eye.

    Cheers,

    Shirish Balekundri
  • Randell Jun 4, 2009 @ 7:15 am | in reply to prayerhusband | delete
    Yes you would have to have some web space to store the image and there are plenty of free image hosting services available, such as Flickr and Image Shack to name a few, which are very user friendly in uploading your images to their servers. Eventually you may be interested in having your own webspace to store images and maybe even your own website, I personally use and recommend Hostgator

    See why
  • prayerhusband May 6, 2009 @ 12:38 am | delete
    I don't understand where the images are stored. Sorry, no web or HTML genius here. Obviously I have to have my own website, yes? So I suppose I have to go to some free website place and upload an image. Is that difficult.

    Web-challenged (AKA PrayerHusband at squidoo.)
    http://www.squidoo.com

    I want to add a picture in the middle of the long initial text module of the following website to help reader's eye's take a bit of a break as they're reading it.

    /PRAYER_HUSBAND_PRAYER_SHORT_PRAYER_MORNING_AFTER_MORNING

    Thanks

    PrayerHusband
  • lefty78 May 5, 2009 @ 1:15 am | delete
    Great lens, lots of important info! I will link to this in my lenses

    Total Baseball Squidoo Group
  • sandyspider May 3, 2009 @ 2:09 pm | delete
    Correction I featured you lens in http://www.squidoo.com/html-text-image-tips
  • sandyspider May 3, 2009 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    I added this to my resource lens http://www.squidoo.com/html-css-tips Let me know what you think. Your tips are great! 5*
  • TheWhistler May 1, 2009 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    Thank you.
  • dvirtualist Apr 29, 2009 @ 10:23 pm | delete
    I so love this lens. gives me enough information! thank you!
  • jarvis15 Apr 22, 2009 @ 8:55 pm | delete
    great lens!!!
  • LaraineRose Apr 16, 2009 @ 3:38 am | delete
    Thank you for making this informative lens. I have just featured it in my Photo Gallery-New Module lens. Come check it out. 5*s, fan, favorite and lensrolled.
  • mjaiqbal Apr 13, 2009 @ 8:07 pm | delete
    great tips man. thanks.
  • foreverme Apr 10, 2009 @ 12:16 am | delete
    I did it! Your tips are awesome and now my lens looks so much better! Thanks!!!!!
  • foreverme Apr 9, 2009 @ 12:23 am | delete
    This is the exact information I've been looking for. Thanks a bunch!
  • Fun_Ann Apr 3, 2009 @ 4:45 pm | delete
    The basic review is great, I'm glad to find this in a great format. The rest is awesome - I'll have to play around some. I'll favorite & come back when I'm fresh - maybe on a Monday morning. Thanks
  • Mar 30, 2009 @ 10:45 pm | delete
    The part on linking to specific sections was just what I asked myself how to do this morning. Thanks for the great tip. Will help me a lot!
  • Mar 28, 2009 @ 6:04 pm | delete
    I wanted to embed a Dilbert strip about the banking shenanigans. Too bad it doesn't work. Thanks for the useful tips.
  • raymumme Mar 28, 2009 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    Thanks great help
  • Your-Celiac-Disease-Mentor Mar 27, 2009 @ 9:32 am | delete
    So useful. thank you very much.
  • College-Girl Mar 18, 2009 @ 8:06 am | delete
    Excellent html advanced tips. Thank you for this .These tips are helpful to me foo.
  • Dantissima Mar 10, 2009 @ 4:14 pm | delete
    Great lens!
  • jjj1 Feb 26, 2009 @ 4:41 pm | delete
    Very useful - thanks. Being new to Squidoo I must find a way to bookmark this for future reference!
  • Randell Feb 25, 2009 @ 9:01 am | in reply to cobwab | delete
    To insert a link simply just put the code into the module. There is no html editor, you have to type html code out, like any of the examples here show the full html typed out, you have to physically type the code into your module. This should help - Basic HTML
  • cobwab Feb 23, 2009 @ 10:04 am | delete
    I have a lens page. How do I put a link in it? When I do to edit there is no html icon to add an anchor link. So what am I doing wrong?
  • ZBT Feb 19, 2009 @ 7:45 am | delete
    I'm stoked! I've been looking for this lens! I wondered how to like to a module within a lens, and here's where it's explained (and it doesn't sound complicated, either - thank goodness). I appreciate all of the work that you've put into this lens. Seriously, I can't thank you enough!
  • Silver_Lotus Feb 18, 2009 @ 9:46 am | delete
    nice work!!
  • uuimages Feb 11, 2009 @ 4:22 am | delete
    Hi! I am still learning how to work with html. This lens is great and has helped a lot.
  • textadexchanges Feb 1, 2009 @ 2:57 pm | delete
    I Love Your Lens! 5 Stars! My Web Traffic Robot
  • thesolowriter Jan 4, 2009 @ 8:12 pm | delete
    oooooohhhhhh! Just what I've been looking for. Thanks for a great job -- thorough and clear.
  • Tipi Jan 3, 2009 @ 1:39 pm | delete
    Wow! Aren't you a find on Squidoo! wOOt!
  • voltsrage Dec 28, 2008 @ 4:00 pm | delete
    Very informative and I would say needed information, and also helpful especially the cases where you have a very long lens.
  • Mission0ps Dec 23, 2008 @ 3:54 pm | delete
    hi and thanks if i had gold to give you would get some ...priceless for us peeps just getting to grips with html
  • Caravansarai Dec 15, 2008 @ 5:20 am | delete
    Fantastically helpful lens! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with those of us who are HTML challenged. ;)
  • kathyrclark Dec 13, 2008 @ 6:14 am | delete
    Thanks for this info. I am bookmarking this for easy reference. Have struggled so far with adding my html to squidoo and this really is a huge help.
  • Aquavel Dec 5, 2008 @ 7:04 pm | delete
    Very helpful & informative lens! THANK YOU! 5 stars!
  • sourcebitstech Nov 28, 2008 @ 6:19 am | delete
    Very useful lens. Keep up the good work!!!
  • jmarks Nov 24, 2008 @ 10:24 am | delete
    Great lens. Using info. Thanks
  • ComputerBooksOnline Nov 23, 2008 @ 11:09 am | delete
    Great information! I was wondering how I could make a color table border, and now I know!
  • dlcummings Nov 18, 2008 @ 12:55 am | delete
    Great lens! I added it to my favorites. Really great information. Gave it 5 stars.
  • marymc Nov 16, 2008 @ 1:01 pm | delete
    Great lens but I couldn't find how to change the size of my font! I know it's probably very basic but I rarely use html. Hope you can help!
  • RolandTumble Nov 13, 2008 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    Very good info, but disappointing in one way (only): I came here from PetMemorialWorld's "Lens Building Tips Directory" when I saw mention of the embed tag--I was hoping you'd tell me how to make it work. Ah, well, not your fault....

    5*s
  • MarcNorris Nov 13, 2008 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    Thanks for the quick and concise information - I will have to incorporate some of it into my lenses.
  • squidom Nov 12, 2008 @ 5:36 am | delete
    Heya Randell!

    I just polished off a lens about how to embed ANY code in a Squidoo lens. It's here.

    This lens is a great reference, by the way!

    Cheers!
  • hermitqueen Nov 9, 2008 @ 4:33 am | delete
    I can't wait to start using these tips on my lenses! Thanks!
  • paulbarton Nov 7, 2008 @ 1:15 pm | delete
    hey what a lens - this stuff is really hard to grasp but you've made it easy - thank you - re the embed thing we need a plugin like some of the wordpress stuff - has anyone tried it. I'll give it a go and report back
  • JessicaT2008 Nov 3, 2008 @ 11:05 pm | delete
    Thanks so much!! 5 stars!!! :o)
  • Jenysie Oct 28, 2008 @ 3:04 pm | delete
    Thanks for all this very helpful information! I never even thought about the alt tags!! What a great idea!

    5* favorited and rolled to 16 Effective Advertising Tips
  • Randell Oct 22, 2008 @ 7:54 am | delete
    Reply to ALA1122

    In Regards to google's search boxes on Squidoo Pages; if you want to put them on a Squidoo Page, you cannot. It requires to use a form tag which is not allowed on Squidoo. If you want to put a Google search box on your own web page (not a Squidoo page), you can get the code generated for you by google or you can check out Dave Taylor's Advice. So again You cannot insert a Google Search Form into a Squidoo Page.

    Thanks
    Randell
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Oct 19, 2008 @ 2:53 pm | delete
    I'm still a beginner so I'm going to tag this lens and come back in say--six months or so. The animated graphics are so cool. I don't understand the coding yet, but I'll get there. Its just another mountain to climb.
    Lizzy
  • ala1122 Oct 16, 2008 @ 9:40 am | delete
    can i put the html for google search engine in my page?....and How..? i already try and it not worked.
  • Angelina_Howard Oct 15, 2008 @ 11:14 am | delete
    Wow. I can't wait to use these tips. Thank you. 5* no question!!
  • Angelina_Howard Oct 15, 2008 @ 11:14 am | delete
    Wow. I can't wait to use these tips. Thank you. 5* no question!!
  • Angelina_Howard Oct 15, 2008 @ 11:14 am | delete
    Wow. I can't wait to use these tips. Thank you. 5* no question!!
  • Angelina_Howard Oct 15, 2008 @ 11:14 am | delete
    Wow. I can't wait to use these tips. Thank you. 5* no question!!
  • chefkeem Oct 11, 2008 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    A heart SquidAngel Blessing for this fabulous tutorial! Thank you.
  • TrueFX Oct 6, 2008 @ 11:35 am | delete
    Alright. I was looking for info on how to link to a specific section on the page, and found it :)
    Thank you!
  • FootballCrazy Sep 11, 2008 @ 12:28 pm | delete
    An incredibly useful lens! Thanks for all the information, your lens is absolutely excellent.
  • thymes Sep 7, 2008 @ 12:33 am | delete
    nice, been looking for something like this for a while now. thanks
  • Ronda1 Sep 5, 2008 @ 1:36 pm | delete
    Thanks for the great tips. 5*****!
  • Rolas Aug 24, 2008 @ 4:50 am | delete
    Very good and informative lens, thanks!

    Please check my lenses:
    http://www.squidoo.com/catlaugh - Very funny cats :)
    http://www.squidoo.com/funnydog - Funny dog pictures :)
    http://www.squidoo.com/funnypics - Real funny pictures :)

    & if you interested in or you using Sony Ericsson mobile phone, check good codes:
    http://www.squidoo.com/sonyericssoncodes

    Best regards, Rolas!
  • harryheys Aug 15, 2008 @ 5:20 am | delete
    Hi Randell. love your lens and have given you a 5 star! Hope you can help me with a html issue.

    I would like to do this in a module - have a border with a colored background, specify the font size and type, insert an image from my flickr account with padding from the border and if possible make the heading in the module have a larger font than the the rest of the text. I can do all these individually but can't work out how to do them all together! Hope you can help.
  • OneLifesDream Jul 24, 2008 @ 6:01 pm | delete
    Help with enlarging font with color. The codes I use work on the workshop page, but not on the published site or "view my page". Can't seem to find anyone that has the font code with color for squidoo. Thank you!
  • clickityclack Jul 18, 2008 @ 10:43 am | delete
    Great lens!! I agree totally about the embed. Please Squidoo!!!!
  • clickityclack Jul 18, 2008 @ 10:43 am | delete
    Great lens!! I agree totally about the embed. Please Squidoo!!!!
  • JamieDykstra Jul 14, 2008 @ 2:08 am | delete
    Wow, I'd love to try embedding. I could really use it. But I know practically nothing about html coding (until now). How would you get the command to work in normal circumstances (ie. outside of squidoo)?
  • richgerman Jul 9, 2008 @ 11:54 pm | delete
    hi randel seems ive learned something in your lens. and especially to the newbies to this squidoo is such a great help:) keep on posting more information. 5 stars!

    anyway do you also use the law of attraction in your daily life?
  • hirohurl Jul 3, 2008 @ 5:47 am | delete
    Great lens! I especially like the neat way you show us how to "link to a specific section of a lens from another URL".

    Thanks!

    David Hurley
    http://grasp-the-nettle.com
  • thebigeasy Jun 21, 2008 @ 11:19 am | delete
    TheBest Information I`ve found, Thanks. Five Stars!
  • MiamiWillie Jun 11, 2008 @ 6:29 pm | delete
    Happy to have found this lens with great info. Five stars!
  • donm207 Jun 7, 2008 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    Great information for Squidoo HTML, thanx, glad I found! 5 stars!http://www.squidoo.com/augustapcrepair
  • enslavedbyfaeries May 27, 2008 @ 8:36 pm | delete
    Very cool information here! I can't wait to give it a try, thanks for sharing these tricks. :)
  • triathlontraining May 20, 2008 @ 2:28 pm | delete
    Great info! I'll lensroll it on my Squidoo Tools and Resources lens. :)
  • GypsyPirate May 17, 2008 @ 9:18 pm | delete
    Very helpful lens - I can see it being another favorite of mine for those trickier moments.
  • kiwisoutback May 16, 2008 @ 5:48 pm | delete
    Nice work! I'll be using some of these tactics down the line for future Squidoo lenses.
  • artscope_music May 15, 2008 @ 3:32 am | delete
    yeah, why does the not work?
    Would LOVE some help on this one
  • Margaret_Schaut May 7, 2008 @ 5:29 pm | delete
    Interesting page! Welcome to Tough Topics Group. Perhaps many of us can learn a LOT from this.
  • Miriam2008 May 2, 2008 @ 5:35 pm | delete
    This was really helpful! thanks!
  • JenniferAkers Apr 18, 2008 @ 11:58 pm | delete
    5* lens! Thanks for all the great info! I added your lens to My Squidoo Love Letter Lens.
    Best,
    Jennifer Akers
  • ThomasC Apr 14, 2008 @ 10:24 pm | delete
    very nice work on this lens. I give you 5 stars, thanks for visiting my Bruce Lee lens!
    ThomasC
  • Nickis_Trends Apr 10, 2008 @ 9:35 am | delete
    5 Stars. Great information.
  • CNSQ Apr 9, 2008 @ 10:04 am | delete
    Nice lens
  • animal_lover79 Apr 1, 2008 @ 6:59 pm | delete
    Very useful lens! Favorited!
  • Mar 13, 2008 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    Great lens with a lot of useful HTML info! 5* and lensrolled
    Micro Niche Finder
  • SuccessCoaching Feb 8, 2008 @ 4:31 pm | delete
    Great Resource and useful information.

    Thanks,
  • poddys Feb 6, 2008 @ 12:42 pm | delete
    I had some problems finding which HTML tags would work and which wouldn't, but this lens has helped me a lot. Thanks. Got to give you 5 *****.

    I now have some good ideas for making my lenses more visually attractive.
  • KCStargazer Feb 2, 2008 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    Fly HTML tricks, Randell! Thanks for sharing them with the rest of us. PIMP MY LENS: Great Lensmastering Tips and Tricks Group!
  • Beezlebubba Jan 31, 2008 @ 11:23 am | delete
    Great Lens
  • Thialee Jan 30, 2008 @ 8:32 am | delete
    Useful information on this lens! I enjoyed visiting.
  • NewRiver Jan 30, 2008 @ 8:26 am | delete
    Handy guide. 5 *. Thanks for joining Links Plexo Group!
  • flaminglacer Jan 30, 2008 @ 7:21 am | delete
    Thanks for applying to join my fllaminglacer group - however that group is for my lenses only as per the group description. Do feel free to apply to any of my other groups which may be more suitable. Excellent lens - I left you some stars.....

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