<HR> Command

Command Syntax: <HR command parameters> Creates a horizontal rule on the page of dimensions and attributes set by the command parameters.  Horizontal rules are the most commonly used page dividers. The command is unpaired.

Command Parameters: align="left | right | center" Where: left - aligns the rule to the left margin. right - aligns the rule to the right margin. center - centers the rule between the margins. noshade Normally, a horizontal rule is rendered as embossed and raised above the page background.  The noshade command parameter renders the rule as flat, and somewhat ironically, with a round-ended shaded look. size="pixels" Defines the depth of the horizontal rule, e.g., it's thickness. width="% | pixels" Defines the width of the horizontal rule and can be expressed as an absolute pixel value or or as a relative % of the display space available. Examples: <hr align=center width=150 size=10 noshade> Yields - <hr align=left width=50% size=4> Yields - <hr align=right width=75% size=1> Yields - NOTE:  Horizontal rules take on the side to side dimensions of whatever space they are placed in.  They can be forced to assume a width larger than the space available by using absolute pixel values but this generally distorts the space in which they have been placed and can produce very odd results.  If a true page margin to page margin rule is desired, then it must be placed outside all lists and tables.

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