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HTML for Beginners

Learn the basic tags of HTML. Great for teaching students AND teachers.

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HTMLHyper Text Markup Language
Hyper TextAbility to read and navigate text in a non-linear way based on what you want to know next.
Hyper LinkClickable text that jumps you to another page.
BrowserWeb page viewer.
Web ServerA computer that serves web pages.
Web PageAn HTML document.
Home PageThe first page in a web site.
Web SiteA collection of web (HTML) documents in one location.
HTML documents contain...Elements and text.
ElementsTell the browser what to do. Elements are made of TAGS and ATTRIBUTES.
TagsKeywords encased in brackets (ie. <P>)
AttributesVariables that alter how a tag looks or works.
Minimum HTML tags for a web page<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> </BODY> </HTML>
New Paragraph<P>
Bold<B> </B>
Italics<I> </I>
Underline<U> </U>
Break (line feed)<BR>
Center<CENTER> </CENTER>
Courier Font/Teletype<TT> </TT>
Blockquote<BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE>
Horizontal Rule<HR>
Tags needed for unordered lists<UL> <LI> </UL>
Tags needed for ordered lists<OL> <LI> </OL>
Anchor Tag<A> </A>
Link to another web site<A HREF="http://www.WebAddressHere.com">TextForTheLinkHere</A>
Link to another document in the same site<A HREF="DocumentName.html">TextForTheLinkHere</A>
Link to another place in the same document<A NAME="NameOfMarker"> and <A HREF="#NameOfMarker">TextForTheLinkHere</A>
What does HREF do?Makes the link clickable.
Web Image Types.gif (Graphics Interchange Format) and .jpg (Joint Photographic Expert Group)
Image Tag<IMG SRC="ImageName.gif">
Image Tag as a Clickable Link<A HREF="http://www.WebAddressHere.com"><IMG SRC="ImageName.gif"></A>
Background Color<BODY BGCOLOR="#123456" TEXT="#FFFFFF" LINK="#FFF000">
Background Image<BODY BACKGROUND="ImageName.gif">
Minimum Table Tags<TABLE> <TH> </TH> <TR> </TR> <TD> </TD> </TABLE>
Table Caption<CAPTION> </CAPTION>
How many BODY tags can you have?ONE
What is the last HTML tag in a web document?</HTML>


Business Instructor
Coal City High School
Coal City, IL

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