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Address

The most common use of <address> is to identify the author of the current document, that is, as a signature. However, since HTML doesn't ofer a generic 'author' or 'byline' tag, <address> is often used to indicate the author of a work being discussed, transcribed, reviewed, etc.

Note that <address> is similar in many ways to <paragraph> and <blockquote>. It may not be nested inside a <paragraph>, though it may be used inside a <blockquote> or <form>.

Whitespace and newlines are not retained inside <address>, so if you want linebreaks, you will have to add <br> tags as seen in the example below.

Example

<h2>Reviews</h2>
<address>Mary Smith, Review Editor</address>

<p>Wucius Wong and Benjamin Wong.  <cite>Visual Design on the
Computer</cite>. Design Books: Lyons and Burford, Publishers, 31 West
21st Street, New York, NY 10010.  1994 edition.  288 pp.  $24.95
paperback. ISBN 1-55821-298-1.</p>

<address>Reviewed by Pamela Rups, Graphic Designer and Computer Multi-Media<br>
Specialist, Western Michigan University.</address>

<p>Wucius and Benjamin Wong, both award-winning designers, wrote this
book to teach the new design vocabulary and capabilities made possible
by computers. Although dealing with computer design in particular, it is
not oriented towards any specific computer or software.  Processes are
explained but individual software manuals must be consulted for specific
detailed instructions.  In the professional graphic design world, my
experience shows there to be a larger number of Macintosh computers and
a few common software programs, several of which were used to produce
the book; for example, Aldus FreeHand and Adobe Illustrator were used
for drawing.  I was pleasantly surprised at how successful this book
seems to be in talking about computer design without being hardware or
software specific.</p>

which is rendered

Reviews

Wucius Wong and Benjamin Wong. Visual Design on the Computer. Design Books: Lyons and Burford, Publishers, 31 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010. 1994 edition. 288 pp. $24.95 paperback. ISBN 1-55821-298-1.

Wucius and Benjamin Wong, both award-winning designers, wrote this book to teach the new design vocabulary and capabilities made possible by computers. Although dealing with computer design in particular, it is not oriented towards any specific computer or software. Processes are explained but individual software manuals must be consulted for specific detailed instructions. In the professional graphic design world, my experience shows there to be a larger number of Macintosh computers and a few common software programs, several of which were used to produce the book; for example, Aldus FreeHand and Adobe Illustrator were used for drawing. I was pleasantly surprised at how successful this book seems to be in talking about computer design without being hardware or software specific.