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Concept: Center text and images and draw a line across the page

Explanation:

Now that you've got this far, you'll have no trouble with this.

There are two ways to CENTER an object
- You can center any object (text, images, whatever) just bracket all its code between <CENTER> and </CENTER>. However, you have to remember to CLOSE the tag. It can be hard to find where you open and close this tag.
- It's really easier to use align="center" as an attribute to other tags. Here are some examples:
  - <P align="center">This will be centered. When you close </P> center closes as well.
  - <TABLE align="center" etc.>. Again closing the </TABLE> tag closes center as well.
Nothing could be simpler than drawing a line across the page: <HR> does the trick.
Now you know two tags <BR> and <HR> which do NOT have an /end tag (and it's .

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