WEB PAGE INSTRUCTIONS
HTML means HyperTextMarkupLanguage Tags are instructions for the browser (like Netscape) Most tags come in pairs and are enclosed in brackets <> Think of a pair of tags like turning a radio on and off. The first tag turns it on <> The second tag turns it off </> (notice the slash)
1. Open up TeachText or SimpleText.
2. Type the following <html> (radio turned on)
3. Type the following <head> (another radio turned on)
4. Type the following <TITLE>Nursing</TITLE> (this is what you will see at the top of your window)
(Instead of typing the word nursing, you will use the name of the career you have researched.) (Notice that the second time I typed the word TITLE, I used a slash (/). ( radio turned off)
5. Type the following </head> (I just turned off the radio again)
6. Type the following <body>
(This is where your actual information about your career will go.)
7. Type the following <H1> Job Description</H1>
(H1 tells the computer what size you want the letters to be) Notice I turned the radio on <H1>and when I was finished I turned it off </H1>
8. Type the following <P>The job of a teacher is to help students develop their skills and talents. Teachers work with students of all ages, but the very best age is 7th grade, when students are so intelligent they are able to follow directions! </P>
(Obviously, the words YOU type will be the information you have found on the job description of your chosen career.)
9. Type the following <hr>
(This will place a horizontal rule (line) under the paragraph you just typed.
10. Now you are ready for your second section.
Type the following <H1>Salary</H1>
(This will be your second section. Remember that H1 tells the computer what size the letters will be.)
11. We need another paragraph so--- Type the following <P>Teachers make an average salary of $30,000 dollars. Of course Mrs. Spanko, who is the world's highest paid teacher, makes $30,000 per day. She has her own limo, a private jet, and lives in a mansion overlooking Mountainside.</P>
12. Continue with this pattern until you have all your information typed in.
13. When you are finished, we have to tell the computer to turn off some tags, so---
14. Type the following </body> <html>
15. Save your document with YOURNAME and career, followed by .html. (COURTNEYMILLERAUTHOR.html)
16. Open up Netscape.
17. Under the File menu, go to "Open File."
18. Find your document (COURTNEYMILLERAUTHOR.html) and open it.
19. Now you can see your document as it will appear.
20. If you want to make changes, go back to your text file and make the changes. Travel back and forth between your text file and your browser. Hit RELOAD to see the changes you've made.
21. You'll need your LIFESKILLS of Patience and Perseverance!
When you are happy with the way your text appears, you may want to add a colored background and some images. I'll show you how to do that after you have the text part ready.
formatting tags boldface <b> </b> italics <i> </i> center <center> </center> line break (no extra space between lines <br> paragraph return (inserts an extra line space
between paragraphs) <p> </p>
image tags <IMG SRC="bunny.gif">
background <body background="pastel.jpg">
links to other pages <A HREF="http://geocities.datacellar.net/Athens/6316/Jeanhomepage.html">Spanko's Spot </A HREF>