HTML-I Basic HTML Elements

HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) HTML is a document layout and hyperlink- specification language. i.e. a language used to design the layout of a document and to specify the hyperlinks. HTML tells the browser how to display the contents of a hypertext document. It provides many Layout commands that let you control the presentation of information on the web pages.

Tag A tag is coded HTML command that indicates how part of web page should be displayed. Tags are contained with angle bracket(<>) As HTML is not case sensitive language, HTML tags can be written in capital as well as small letter. e.g. HTML, title, head, BODY etc.

Attribute An attribute is a special word used inside tag to specify additional information to tag such as color, alignment etc. e.g. bgcolor, align etc.

How to create HTML document To create a HTML document, you can write document in Notepad.

Starting NotePad NotePad is the standard text editor that comes with the microsoft windows operating system. To start NotePad in windows follow the steps bellow:  Click on the “Start” button located on your Windows task bar.  Click on “Programs” and then click on the directory menu labeled “Accessories”.  Locate the shortcut “NotePad” and click on it.

Saving a File in notepad  Once you have created your basic starting document and it is a good idea to save your file.  To save a file, in NotePad, follow these steps: 1.Locate and click on the menu called “File”. 2.Select the option under File Menu labeled “Save As”. 3.In the “File Name” text box, type in the entire name of your file (including the extension name.html) Also not forget to select “All files” from “Save As Type” box.

Previewing Your Work To preview Your Work, open a web browser and do the following: 1.Click on the menu labeled “File”. 2.Locate the menu option, “Open”. In the “Open” dialog box, click on the “Browse” button and locate your web document. 4.Click “OK” once you have selected your file.  The web browser will load the same document

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Creating a Basic Starting Document