1. Creating Your Own Web Page Using HTML (HyperText Markup Language

2. Basic HTML Rules Don’t let the complex look intimidate you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tags are always enclosed in Beginning tags look like this Ending tags look like this

3. Basic Rules Contd. Most tags must be placed in front of and behind the text. Tags can be all uppercase Tags can be all lowercase They can not be a mixture of both Ex. Hint: lower case tags are the easiest.

4. Basic HTML Layout basic HTML layout body of web site

5. Basic tags header makes size larger h1, h2, h3….. bold italicized text inserts a line break and space Breaks the line but no space

6. Basic Tags Contd. numbered list bulleted list has to precede each list item http://url

7. Saving Pictures You can not just copy and paste pictures for your website. Right click on the picture Choose save as picture Save it to the same folder that your website html is saved Picture also have to have the correct format. (jpeg or gif) pictures without this format will not work.

8. Formatting Your Web Site Body tag Backgrounds, font size, color and type can be added in the body tag for the entire page.

9. Formatting Your Web Site Contd. Font tag Individual lines can be formatted differently using the font tag. Rember to end the line with Other formatting tags

10. Things to Remember Use NotePad to create HTML Code Start, Programs, Accessories, NotePad Hitting enter does not move text to the next line in HTML only the tags and do It may take a lot of experimentation to get the web page to look like you want it to.

11. List of color names AquaGray NavySilver BlackGreen OliveTeal BlueLime PurpleWhite FuchsiaMaroon RedYellow BluevioletGold OrangeSeagreen ChocolateHotpink Paleturquiose SiennaIndigo PeachpuffSnow FirebrickMintcream SalmonTan

12. Resources HTML books (classroom Use websites that list codes These are too numerous to list. Use Google to search using HTML a the search phrase. Individual formatting can also be searched and found on Google.