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 LESSON 2: BASIC TAGS / FORMATTING TEXT

Objectives
    o create HTML basic tags
    o insert breaks and spaces
    o use heading tags
    o control font size, color, and face
    o use alignment, blockquote, and BUI

Listed above are the lesson objectives. Refer to the CD for step-by-step instructions and video demonstrations that will help you master these objectives.

Overview
Now you're ready to put together a Web site of your own. The good news is, you don't have to spend a penny to get started. You can begin right now by using any text editor like Notepad (Windows) or SimpleText (Macintosh). You type in the HTML code, save the file with an ".html" ending, and then use Netscape or Internet Explorer to open the file. Even if you do not have an Internet connection on your computer, you can use an Internet browser "off line" to view the files you create for this class.

This week we will begin to explore Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) - the coding system that turns plain text into colorful, interactive Web pages. You will be expected to memorize the tags and code that make up the HTML language. After completing this course and mastering the concepts of HTML, I encourage you to use a WYSIWYG editor such as Dreamweaver to create your pages.

I want to stress that this software is learned AFTER you have mastered HTML. I like to compare an HTML editor to a calculator. You would never use a calculator unless you understood the basic principles of mathematics. The same holds true for Web pages: by understanding the principles of HTML, you can use an editor much more efficiently and effectively.

To begin, you will create your first Web document, often referred to as a "home page." This document will contain the basic tags found in every Web page as well as text in various sizes, formats, and colors. Once the file is complete, you will save it as "index.html". The first page of your Web site must be named in this manner; all other Web pages can have unique names that you determine.

Your homework assignment for this week requires you to create a page named "index.html" that contains the following HTML codes:

basic tags <html> <head> <title>...</title> </head> <body> ....</body> </html>
headings <h1> . . . </h1>
font size, color, face <font size="2" color="#ffccff" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></font>
break tags <p> </p> <br /> <hr /> ( XHTML <br /> <hr /> )
space between letters &nbsp;
formatting tags <b>... </b> <i>... </i> <u> ... </u>
blockquote <blockquote> ..... </blockquote>

After reading the step-by-step instructions and watching the video demonstrations on the CD, we recommend you read the text, review your notes, and view examples of the code. Then begin creating the Web pages required for your homework.

If you are still confused, send your instructor an email.






























 
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instructor contact information
robert caruso [707] 527-4999 X1142
dave harden [707] 527-4282
linda hemenway [707] 527-4855


This course is a core requirement for several Web Development Certificates. Learn more at the Web Certification site.

The CIS Department offers courses in the following areas: computer basics, applications, graphics, web development, productivity, networking and programming. Visit the CIS Web site.

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