# A newbie with a question

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-newbie-with-a-question/57413>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [August 22, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-newbie-with-a-question/57413 "2026-08-22T12:38:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![irishchristo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/irishchristo/32/37418_2.png) [@irishchristo](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/irishchristo)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-newbie-with-a-question/57413/1 "2026-08-22T12:38:52Z")

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I have an html file that I want to place on one of my web pages. What do I create on the web page to hold the html file which will be refreshed quite often. I tried a Container but that did not work. What is the correct method, please.  
I like what I see of Elements so far.

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**Author:** ![Utz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/utz/32/27256_2.png) [@Utz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Utz)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-newbie-with-a-question/57413/2 "2026-08-22T13:24:47Z")

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> [@Paste raw html into Elements](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/paste-raw-html-into-elements/57398/2):
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> You can create reusable [custom components](https://docs.realmacsoftware.com/elements-docs/developers/custom-components) slightly_smiling_face And here’s the video on how it works… [[Adding HTML Snippets in Elements] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHDCpYrg-j4)

I never tried, but this might help..

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**Author:** ![irishchristo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/irishchristo/32/37418_2.png) [@irishchristo](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/irishchristo)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-newbie-with-a-question/57413/3 "2026-08-22T15:40:42Z")

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Thanks very much for your assistance
