HTML PRIMER

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HTML - PRIMER

• HYPER
• TEXT
• MARKUP
• LANGUAGE

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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

• Know basic HTML commands (tags)
• Be able to prepare basic HTML document

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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

• Language of WWW
• Developed by CERN, creator of WWW
• For creating and formatting web documents
• Embeds control codes (tags) in ASCII text
• Allows hyperlinks
• Easy to learn

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HTML Basics

• Tags tell browser how to display data
• Pairs ltcode gt and lt/codegt
• Nesting of tags
• Tags identify
• components (head, body)
• styles (strong (b),emphasis(i),u,tt)
• lists (ul, ol, dl)
• anchors for linking
• only some have closing tags

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HTML Basics

• Learn from others!
• View source
• Reload commands
• Reload images vs. Reload current
• Save option in File (only text)
• Edit option in File

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HTML Document Commands

• ltHTMLgtlt/HTMLgt indicates document is HTML document
• ltHEADgtlt/HEADgt first part of documentessential
  but not seen
• ltTITLEgtlt/TITLEgt title displayed at top of window
• ltBODYgtlt/BODYgt main part of document displayed in
  window what is seen
• ltPgt starts new paragraph

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HTML Formatting Commands

• ltBgtlt/BgtltSTRONGgtlt/STRONGgt bold
• ltIgtlt/IgtltEMgtlt/EMgtitalics
• ltUgtlt/Ugt underline
• ltBLINKgtlt/BLINKgtblinking
• ltCENTERgtlt/CENTERgt center
• ltPREgtlt/PREgt preformatted (typed)
• ltBRgt text break, starts new line
• ltHRgt horizontal rule
• ltH1gt.ltH6gt lt/H1gt through lt/H6gt
• headings, where H1 is the largest

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HTML List Commands

• ltOLgtlt/OLgt ordered (numbered) lists
• ltULgtlt/ULgt unordered lists
• ltLIgt list item for ordered and unordered lists
• ltDLgtlt/DLgt definition list
• ltDTgt definition term
• ltDDgt definition description

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HTML Table Commands

• ltTABLEgtlt/TABLEgt table on web page
• ltTABLE BORDER1gt for standard border
• ltTRgtlt/TRgt new row in table
• ltTDgtlt/TDgt cell in table may be text or graphics
• To speed up building, build spreadsheet with td
  and tr tags, then cut and paste into HTML
  document

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Other HTML Commands

• ltA HREF mailtoemail addressgtlink textlt/Agt
• ltIMG SRCURLgt