Internet Master
Session 5 - Web Design and Basic HTML

References :  "The Whole Internet" by Kiersten Conner-Sax & Ed Krol.

Review: Compressing and uncompressing files, encoding and decoding files

Reading:
"The Whole Internet" - Chapter 9

Extension Web Development Tools
The Bare Bones Guide to HTML
Other Web Resources

Why Create a Web Page?

  • Education - newsletters
  • Technical support
  • Deliver downloadable files
  • Market your business
  • Organize your link sites

Page Layout and Design

  • Masthead
    • Organizational identification
    • Purpose
    • Photos, graphics
  • Body
    • Content
    • Links
  • Footer
    • Author - owner
    • Date of last update
    • Plan for feedback

What are Tags?

HTML tags are code that instruct browsers. They are encapsulated within less-than (<) and greater-than (>) brackets. The syntax is simple:

<tag>

Tags can be single-element (stand-alone) or used in pairs:

Stand alone -- <BR> -- line break
Paired -- <b>Bold text</b>

Tags may have options: < tag option1 option2 option3 >

<HR SIZE=8 NOSHADE>

Basic HTML Elements

<HTML><HEAD>
<TITLE>Basic Elements</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>

(Masthead)

(Content and Links)

(Footer)

</BODY>
</HTML>

Important Tags

<H?>Header</H?>

<Center></Center>

<BR> Line Breaks

<P> Paragraph Breaks

<B>Bold</B>

<I>Italic</I>

<HR> Horizontal rule

For more information on HTML Tags, see the The Bare Bones Guide to HTML

Creating Web Pages with Netscape Composer - Demonstration

  • Starting Composer
  • Configuring Composer
  • Creating a new web page
  • Saving your web page
  • Adding text to your web page
  • Check for spelling errors
  • Apply character formatting
  • Apply Paragraph Formatting
  • Adding images
  • Working with links
  • Publishing your web page

Creating Web Pages with FrontPage Express - Demonstration

Keep us posted - worksheet

Assignment


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