Even if you're in a hurry, and don't want to spend much time polishing your web pages, there's one simple thing you can do to make your pages look great, even if they only contain text. Just replace the <BODY> construct at the top of your page with:
<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000033">
This makes the background of your page white, and the text
dark blue. This simple change makes a world of difference. It's
the single most effective thing you can do to improve the look
of your pages. Even if you do nothing else, do this.
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