Building a Web Page

Create A New Folder  Right click on the desktop and select New / Folder  Name the folder playpen

View file extensions  From the Start Menu, select Accessories / Windows Explorer  Display the desktop.  Select your newly created directory playpen.  From the menu bar, select Tools / Folder Options  Under the View Tab uncheck Hide Extensions for Known File Types.  Select the OK button.

Creating a Web Page  Open Notepad (From the Start Menu, select Accessories / Notepad.)  Type in the following: Your Name Here Robotics and the Internet CSCI

Saving a Web Page from Notepad  From the Menu Bar, select File / Save.  Verify you are in your new playpen folder or directory.  Set the following  File Name : index.html  Save as type : All Files  Encoding : ANSI  Press the SAVE button.

View Your Web Page In A Browser  Go back to Windows Explorer and make sure your file is named index.html, not index.txt.  Double click the file index.html and the default browser should open with your page displayed.  What do you see?

General format: HTML Page

Some Sample HTML Tags Page title First level header Paragraph Emphasis

Logical Styles Bold Code Keyboard

Even More Sample HTML Tags Variable Citation Sample Output

Creating a Web Page  In Notepad, add appropriate HTML tags to index.html  Use the body tag to specify the colors you selected earlier.   Save the file.  Open a browser such as Netscape or IE and look at your new webpage ( index.html)

Lists in HTML Ordered List Definition List And even more... Unordered List Hypertext anchor Inline Image Comment See online HTML documentation for more tags and good HTML document production information.

Lists And More in HTML Unordered List Hypertext anchor

Lists And More in HTML Inline Image Comment

Tables in HTML... defines a table in HTML. If the BORDER attribute is present, your browser displays the table with a border.... defines the caption for the title of the table. The default position of the title is centered at the top of the table. The attribute ALIGN=BOTTOM can be used to position the caption below the table. NOTE: Any kind of markup tag can be used in the caption.

Tables in HTML... Specifies a table row within a table. You may define default attributes for the entire row: ALIGN (LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT) and/or VALIGN (TOP, MIDDLE, BOTTOM).... Defines a table header cell. By default the text in this cell is bold and centered. Table header cells may contain other attributes to determine the characteristics of the cell and/or its contents.

Tables in HTML... Defines a table data cell. By default the text in this cell is aligned left and centered vertically. Table data cells may contain other attributes to determine the characteristics of the cell and/or its contents.

Tables Attributes in HTML Attributes defined within... or... cells override the default alignment set in a.... Attribute Description ALIGN (LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT) Horizontal alignment of a cell. VALIGN (TOP, MIDDLE, BOTTOM) Vertical alignment of a cell.

Tables Attributes in HTML Attribute Description COLSPAN=n The number (n) of columns a cell spans. ROWSPAN=n The number (n) of rows a cell spans. NOWRAP Turn off word wrapping within a cell.

In Class Assignment Modify your index.html file so that it includes an ordered list of your three favorite foods. Add a definition list. Have at least two terms (Summer Reality and Dream Summer ) and for each term define your next summer plans. Add a hyperlink to your favorite sports team or musical group. Add a table to ensure that your text never is longer than 500 pixels.

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