HTML
Is a code used by web browsers to detect. You can harness the power of
it, you can publish your own web pages using web page editor, or
the notebook program on windows ( I don't know any other OS systems has
a notebook-like program). You got to put tags, a code to dectect your web
browser to load specifc taks, to your web page to operate.
How
to type a tag
You see tags has to have the "<" and ">" symbols. To start instruction
you need to put "<", the code, and ">". To end the intruction of the
tag use "<", the slash ( / ), the code, and ">" .
Weh typing the instruction betwwen the "<" and the ">", you can ethier
type in all caps, non-caps, or the combonation of caps and non-caps. Caps
are capital letters, or a secondary function of the key of the keyboard.
Basic Tags
A shown above you need tags to activate the page. These basic tags are
considered a to have in a web page.
<HTML>
This
is were your ".html" file start. To end the file, you just have to type
</html>.
Example:
<Html>....</html>
<Head>
This
tag is mainly used for information that your web browser can use. Anything
between the tags ar not displayed in the web browser. There are a few tags
that go between these tags.
Example:
<Html>
<head>...</head>
</Html>
Meta Tags
Meta
tags are tags that give information for the internet services, and/or
web browsers to use. The are optional. Meta tags is located between the
<head> tags.
For more info on
meta tags click here.
<Title>
This tag puts text on the top of the browser's window. The <title> tag
is located between the <head> tag.
Example:
<html>
<head>
<Title>When you put it here, it would
be at the top of his browser later </title>
</head>
</html>
<Body>
This
tag is where you see everything on your web page. You can now put
text here, and it can be shown. Unlike the <head> tag, most of the tags
go between these tags.
Example:
<html>
<head>...</head>
<Body>You can put some text here</body>
</html>
Formatting Text
Unless you like to have plain old text, you probarly want to stylise your
own text. Click here to modify text.
Comment Tag
A special kind of tag is a Comment Tag. It's a tag that with text
in it but will not be shown through a web browser. This tag is good for
locating a group of tags from a bunch of html code, and that what it does
basically. But for advanced users, it is a base for making java,
javascripts, and other different stuff.
Example of a comment tag:
<!--I like to comment about this page-->
Example
of web page
When
you put all tags together, you end up with a web page.
[If you don't see anything
below, turn on Images. If that doesn't work, contact me]
When you write the code;
and
click here to see what you get!!
HTML
today
Html 4.0
is the latest version if you want to look for more help at book stores.
The latest browsers should be able to read Html 4.0 .
For more info on Html go to:
A
Beginners Guide to HTML by Ncsa Access
A good
guide to start off on HTML. Goes through the tags in detail.
Http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu./general/Internet/www/HTMLprimer.html
World
Wide Web Consortium
The
Offical place of Html. This is where you can get to see how they make these
things up. Http://www.w3c.org/ |