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Web
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Once
the HTML
editor is installed,
you are ready to
begin construction.
The first thing to
do is to orient
yourself to the HTML
editor. Most
products have "help"
features which
explain how to use
the tool. In
general, however,
they function like
word processors.
HTML editors allow
you to insert images
into the body of a
document and create
hyperlinks to other
pages. They also
permit you to
reference a file to
be used as a
background image.
Most HTML editors
allow you to insert
additional HTML code
where you like. This
is useful, for
example, should you
want to add a page
counter, music
or video clip to
your site.
Hyperlinks are words
or graphics on a web
page that, when
clicked, take the
visitor to another
page or another web
site.
To add a hyperlink,
you simply highlight
the text field or
graphic, select the
hyperlink icon and
specify the
destination address
(URL). You should
specify the full URL
address. E.G.
http://YourDomain.com/PageName.htm
Your main page
should always be
assigned the file
name "index.html".
Other pages on your
web site can be
assigned any names
you wish however
keep them short and
avoid using special
characters. (e.g. #,
@). For
simplicity, all
other web page file
names should
terminate in
".htm". You
should avoid the use
of upper case
letters in your
naming of your pages
as all search
engines will not
parse out upper case
letters in a page
address. Take the
time to create
easily recognizable
and subject related
names for your
pages. It takes much
more time to stop
and try to remember
what your coded page
named "webde.htm"
means every time you
use it instead of
just writing out
web.design.htm
to begin with.
If you feel really
brave, you can write
your HTML program
using a simple text
editor such as
WordPad rather than
using an HTML
Editor. WordPad is a
utility program that
comes bundled with
Microsoft 95, 98,
2000, and 2003.
To begin, find a
simple web page on
the internet that
you like and save it
to your directory
(folder). Copy the
graphics from the
same web page to
your hard drive.
Print off the HTML
code and see how it
works! You can then
make some minor
changes to the HTML
and watch the
results. Don't
forget to save your
HTML changes and
reload your page in
your browser (i.e.
Netscape or
Explorer) each time
you want to view the
changes. This method
is not recommended
for everyone, but is
a very good way to
learn HTML.
There are plenty of
good HTML User
Guides available on
the internet which
explain the basic
syntax of the HTML
language.
Tools are also
available to
validate the HTML
you write.
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