• You will also learn how to upload via ftp any html file, incorporate graphics and links into the Web page code, and find a free or inexpensive Web host;

  • An understanding of HTML will be acquired even if the student plans to use a Web design program such as MS FrontPage; this will aid the student in editing the source code in FrontPage or any other software.

  • The student should expect that after completing the course they will be able to create their own Web page using html.

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    HTML Basics

    Lesson 1: Getting started on your Web page

    How to add paragraphs

    How to add paragraphs

    This is how I add more paragraphs to my Web page (Illustration Only!)

    <html>
    > <head>
    <title>Your Web Site Title</title>
    </head>

    <body>
    There are many small business web site design companies out there charging anything from $20 - $100 per hour. Many web designers use software such as Microsoft Front Page or FileMaker Pro ® either because they are building complicated, graphics-filled websites for large organizations, medium to large companies and corporations where multimedia presentations are required, or they are not really professionals. Serious web design professionals know html, the basic programming language of all web sites. Web Design Solutions by Omega Group Services exclusively serves small businesses which want a clean, crisp, professional-looking and professionally-written Web presence, sites that download in a flash using any connection, and sites without all the "bells and whistles" for which larger companies pay big bucks. No extraneous "extras" means a more affordable site.<br><p>

    All Web Design Solutions web sites are designed in raw html code using custom graphics and logos or graphics chosen by the company. The company supplies the text or content, or Deborah Lagarde, professional writer and proprietess of Web Design Solutions, can design your content for you.<br><p>

    Finally, Web Design Solutions <b>guarantees</b> all work--if a page doesn't look exactly the way you want it to look and you want changes, you pay nothing extra (you only pay for the original page, not the changes). This does not apply to site updates, for which an additional fee is charged.<br><p>

    </body>
    </html>

    NOTE: Web Design Solutions web site does not exist!

    Your html code, adding your new paragraphs, should look something like this:

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>Your Web Site Title</title>
    </head>

    <body>
    Your first paragraph goes here.<br><p>

    Your next paragraph goes here.<br><p>

    Your last paragraph goes here.<br><p>

    </body>
    </html>

    Notice the <b> and </b> tags in the last paragraph of my "Illustration Only": these tags open and close a word or phrase in bold type. Another common tag is the italics tags, <i> and </i>. And, if you want the same text formatting to appear on your index page as it does on your computer, use the <pre> and </pre> tags:

    More tags

    <b> and </b> open and close text you want in bold print on your Web page.

    <i> and </i> open and close text you want to italicize on your page.

    <pre> and </pre> open and close text you want preformatted, without browser changes, on your page, and is useful for justified text or if you want preset margins on your page. In other words, when you use these tags the text shows up in your browser exactly the way you typed it.

    <blink> and </blink> open and close text you want to blink. This one's not in the text but is listed in previous versions of html (your text uses HTML 4.0) and works using the Netscape browser. It does not work with Internet Explorer.

    Headings

    Suppose you want to add headings or subheadings.

    <h1> and </h1> open and close large print text (36 point font)

    <h2> and </h2> open and close 24 point font

    <h3> and </h3> open and close 18 point font

    <h4> and </h4> open and close 14 point font

    <h5> and </h5> open and close 12 point font

    <h6> and </h6> open and close 10 point font

    The higher the "h" number, the smaller the font size.

    Comments

    If you want to put your copyright or comment on your page (or anything else) but DO NOT want the browser to show your comment, you need to use special characters called "delimiters". These look like this:

    "!--" to open your comment, and "--" to close your comment.

    For instance I always copyright my source codes this way:

    <!-- This page copyright 2003 Deborah Lagarde. All rights reserved. -->

    Or you can use a special character on page 25 of your text: use © instead of the word "copyright".

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