1. Section 4.1 Section 4.2 Format HTML tags Identify HTML guidelines
Organize Web site files and folder
Use a text editor
Use HTML tags and attributes
Create lists using HTML
View an HTML document

2. Section 4.3 Section 4.4 Insert images using HTML
Insert links using HTML
Debug and test a Web page
Section 4.4
Re-create an existing HTML document in FrontPage
Test a Web page in FrontPage

3. HTML Coding Guide to Reading 4.1 Main Ideaspp
HTML Coding
4.1
Guide to Reading
Main Ideas
An HTML document is composed of instructions, or tags. These tags tell Web browsers how to display the content contained in a Web page. The World Wide Web Consortium establishes guidelines and standards for using HTML.
Key Terms
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
HTML tag
starting tag
ending tag
nested tag
empty tag
source code

4. pp
HTML Coding
4.1
HTML Tags
You create Web page documents by inserting HTML tags into a text document.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) The code used to create Web pages. (p. 92)
HTML tag Text contained between two angle brackets (< >) that tells the Web browser how to display a page’s content. (p. 92)

5. pp
HTML Coding
4.1
HTML Tags
HTML tags often come in starting and ending tag sets.
Nesting tags refers to placing the tags in particular order.
Empty tags do not require an ending tag.
starting tag The first of a pair of HTML tags; also known as an opening tag. (p. 92)
ending tag The last of a pair of HTML tags; also known as a closing tag. (p. 92)
nested tag An HTML tag that is enclosed within another set of tags. (p. 93)
empty tag An HTML tag that requires only an opening tag; also known as an orphan tag. (p. 93)

6. HTML Coding HTML Guidelines 4.1pp
HTML Coding
4.1
HTML Guidelines
Understanding and using the basic guidelines for HTML code will help you see the relationship between the code you write and what you see in the Web browser. For example, extra spaces between elements in an HTML document will not necessarily display in a Web browser.

7. HTML Coding HTML Guidelines 4.1pp
HTML Coding
4.1
HTML Guidelines
Viewing source code will allow you to see the text and the HTML commands used to create the Web site.
source code The text and HTML commands used to create the Web page.
(p. 94)

8. Using a Text Editor Guide to Reading 4.2 Main Ideaspp
Using a Text Editor
4.2
Guide to Reading
Main Ideas
You can use a text editor to create text documents that can be displayed in a Web browser. These documents must contain HTML commands. Always organize your folders and files carefully when creating a Web site.
Key Terms
file name extension
attribute
ordered list
unordered list

9. Using a Text Editor Organizing Files and Folders 4.2pp
Using a Text Editor
4.2
Organizing Files and Folders
Every Web site is composed of folders and files.
Whether you use a text editor or a Web site development application, you must keep your files organized.

10. Using a Text Editor Using Notepad 4.2pp
Using a Text Editor
4.2
Using Notepad
Notepad can be used as a text editor for creating Web sites.
When you save a file for the first time in Notepad, use the Save As function to name the file and choose the file name extension.
file name extension The three or four characters after a period in a file name that tell the computer system what type of file it is reading. (p. 97)

11. Using a Text Editor Adding Attributes using HTML 4.2pp
Using a Text Editor
4.2
Adding Attributes using HTML
Some HTML tags can contain attributes to specify the tags characteristics. Some attributes include:
Font color
Background color
Heading
Alignment
attribute An HTML instruction that is included in an HTML tag to specify a characteristic of a Web page element. (p. 98)

12. Using a Text Editor Creating Lists Using HTML 4.2pp
Using a Text Editor
4.2
Creating Lists Using HTML
Creating lists can make text easier to read and add visual interest to a page.
There are two types of lists: ordered lists and unordered lists.
ordered list A type of list that contains items, usually numbered, that must appear in a particular sequence. (p. 100)
unordered list A list that contains items that can appear in any order. (p. 100)

13. Using a Text Editor Viewing an HTML Page 4.2pp
Using a Text Editor
4.2
Viewing an HTML Page
With text editors you cannot see how your page will appear in a Web browser while you are creating it. You must save the HTML document and then view it in a browser.

14. pp
Using a Text Editor
4.2
Activity 4A – Creating Folders to Organize a Site (p. 96)
Activity 4B – Creating and Saving an HTML Document (p. 98)
Activity 4C – Adding Color and Formatting Text Using HTML (p. 100)
Activity 4D – Creating an Unordered List Using HTML (p. 101)
Activity 4E – Viewing HTML in a Browser (p. 102)

15. Enhancing and Testing Your Pagepp
Enhancing and Testing Your Page
4.3
Guide to Reading
Main Ideas
Use image tags to insert graphics using HTML. You can create links by using an anchor tag to specify the clickable area. A link can be absolute or relative. Web pages must be tested.
Key Terms
text link
graphic link
anchor tag
absolute link
relative link
debugging
testing

16. Enhancing and Testing Your Pagepp
Enhancing and Testing Your Page
4.3
Adding Images Using HTML
You can insert images into pages using the <img> tag and assign the five common attributes:
Source (src)
Alternative text (alt)
Align (align)
Width (width)
Height (height)

17. Enhancing and Testing Your Pagepp
Enhancing and Testing Your Page
4.3
Inserting Links Using HMTL
There are several different types of links using HTML.
Anchor tag
Text link
Graphic link
anchor tag An HTML tag used to create hyperlinks. The tag identifies what is clicked on and where it links to. (p. 104)
text link A type of link in which users click text to activate the link. (p. 105)
graphic link A type of link in which users click on an image to activate the link. (p. 105)

18. Enhancing and Testing Your Pagepp
Enhancing and Testing Your Page
4.3
Inserting Links Using HMTL
Text and graphic links are either absolute or relative.
absolute link A type of link that contains the complete URL or path of the file being linked to. (p. 105)
relative link A type of link that is used when linking to a local file, such as one within the same Web site. (p. 105)

19. Enhancing and Testing Your Pagepp
Enhancing and Testing Your Page
4.3
Testing a Web Page
You should debug and test your Web site often to make sure that the page displays properly and all links are connected correctly.
debugging The process of locating and correcting errors in a Web site’s HTML code. (p. 107)
testing The process of repeatedly checking the Web page and site to make certain that elements display as designed. (p. 107)

20. Enhancing and Testing Your Pagepp
Enhancing and Testing Your Page
4.3
HTML and the W3C
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) releases specifications, called recommendations, on HTML.
You can read the complete specifications on the W3C Web site.
The specifications developed by this governing body help ensure that Web designers create pages that follow specific standards and can be displayed by any browser that also follows these specifications.

21. Enhancing and Testing Your Pagepp
Enhancing and Testing Your Page
4.3
Activity 4F – Inserting and Image Using HTML (p. 104)
Activity 4G – Inserting Absolute Links using HTML (p. 106)
Activity 4H – Testing an HTML Document (p. 107)

22. FrontPage versus Notepadpp
FrontPage versus Notepad
4.4
Guide to Reading
Main Ideas
A Web site development application allows you to create Web sites by clicking buttons instead of typing HTML commands into a text document.
Key Terms
border
embedded file

23. FrontPage versus Notepadpp
FrontPage versus Notepad
4.4
Adding Color and Formatting Text in FrontPage
The major advantage of using FrontPage is that you can see how your final page will appear.
FrontPage allows you to quickly change attributes, such as color, and see how they look.

24. FrontPage versus Notepadpp
FrontPage versus Notepad
4.4
Adding Graphics and Links
When using FrontPage, adding a border can add visual interest to your page.
When you save a page, you will be asked where to save embedded files.
border A visual break on the page that is used to add interest and to separate elements. (p. 113)
embedded file File that you add to the FrontPage document from other applications. (p. 113)

25. FrontPage versus Notepadpp
FrontPage versus Notepad
4.4
Testing a Web Page
Always spell check and proofread your Web page.
Also view your Web page in more than one browser to make sure each line works properly.

26. FrontPage versus Notepadpp
FrontPage versus Notepad
4.4
Activity 4I – Creating and Formatting a page in FrontPage
(p. 110)
Activity 4J – Adding Headings and Unordered Lists in FrontPage (p. 112)
Activity 4K – Inserting a Graphic and Links in FrontPage (p. 63)
Activity 4L – Testing a Web Page in FrontPage (p. 114)

27. Chapter 4
Resources
For more resources on this chapter, go to the Introduction to Web Design Web site at webdesign.glencoe.com.