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So you want to make a page...Well it's pretty basic once you know the commands. All you need is notepad to do it, but it is a lot easier with a proper program. We suggest HotDog Professional 5.
Also if you see something that you really like simply right click and press view source. This will show you all the commands.
BRACKETS
All HTML tags are put between < > brackets.
A tag is a symbol or letter that tells the computer what appears on the page.
Anything that you write between the commands < and >won't show up on your webpage.
CASE SENSITIVE?
HTML tags are NOT case sensitive. This means they can be in either CAPTIAL or lowercase and it will not make a difference.
So, <center> is the same as <CENTER> is the same as
<Center>.
EXCEPT: image filenames! ... the filename should be written exactly as it appears.
For example,<img src="pink.gif"> is not the same as
<img src="pink.GIF">
OPENING & CLOSING TAGS
Almost all HTML commands have an opening and a closing tag. For example, the opening tag,
<center> causes all text and graphics that appear after the tag to be centered in the
page. Everything will remain centered until the closing tag </center> is used.
The / is the command to close that particular function.
FORMAT
All HTML documents should follow the same basic order - otherwise some commands may not
function properly.
The basic order for all HTML documents should be:
<html>
<head>
<title>
</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
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Head: The title and Intro go between the Head tag.
Title: The title should describe (briefly) you're webpage. It should not be too long. Bookmarks pick up on your page title. An example of a poor title would be
"Cars". A better title would be "Targa Tasmania Sports Cars".
Body: The main part of your page goes between the <body> and </body> tags.
Closing tags: You must remember your closing tags. In some browsers, the document will
still function without some of them. With others, it will not.
DIFFERENT BROWSERS
Not all HTML tags are supported by all browsers. If a tag is not recognised by a browser, it
will simply ignore it. Some browsers are text only and will not support images, some will not
support tables or frames.
VIEW/SOURCE
This is a very cool way of finding out how people created their own sites. It shows you every single code that the site programmer(s) have used and is a very useful learning tool. To view a source, it is usual to right click with the mouse and press on view source.
SPACING
HTML documents take no notice of any line breaks or paragraphs that you type into your text so it does not work like a word processor.
You have to put in a command for line breaks and for paragraphs.
BOLD LETTERS
<b>
This tag makes letters to be bold and it is a good way of getting peoples attention. You must always close with the </b>
tag.
ITALICS
<i>
This tag makes the letters slanted and it is another way of making your keywords stand out. You must always close with the
</i> tag.
HORIZONTAL LINES
<hr>
This tag makes a very fine shaded horizontal line which has been used throughout thissite. NO
closing tag is needed.
You can also control the thickness, length and alignment of the line, by combining the
following commands
Width is expressed as a % of the width of the page.
For example, <hr width=50%>
Size is (thickness) written as a number (of pixels).
For example, <hr width=50% size=10>
Align can be left or right. If not specified, it will be in the center.
For example, <hr width=50% size=10 align=right>
Noshade You can make the line dark by specifying noshade.
For example,<hr width=50% size=10 align=right noshade>
Anyway that is the basics that we thought needed explainint.If you aren't completely satisfied, want professional help or just plain don't care...DON'T ASK US!
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