Div Understanding help needed

[lucky626]

hello everyone, I just joined tek tip. so far i really like this forum
I'm relavitvely new to HTML. One problem I'm having is with an HTML element called the <div> tag.
My understanding is that in a clear HTML document, withough CSS, a div tag used like this <DIV ALIGN=CENTER> will align the text to the center of the page. Now my question how is it different from a simple align tag. i.e what is DIV doing different here and how is it diffirent from the
<Blockquote> tag. Please explain in laymens term I can undertand. thanks people.

 

[DeZiner]

The <div> tags can surround several other tags such as numerous <p> tags to make them all 'align center' It is a time saver over writing <p align=center> over and over again.

<blockquote> is used to increase the margin left and right uniform to one another of a paragraph or other element like an ordered list <ol>. You have little control as to how much of an indent you get using <blockquote>

Good Luck!