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If you are part of the class, this HTML document has already been downloaded to a temporary area on your PC. It contains a few of the commonly used HTML tags. Tags are always contained within 'pointy' brackets like: <tag>. I'm going to challenge you to begin learning HTML by making changes to this document. note: You can also download this document to your computer by following the instructions below.
To see the source for this (or any) Web document:
To save the source for this (or any) Web document to your hard disk as a permanent file (in C:\temp\base.htm):
Although most people refer to the software as a 'web browser' it can also read files on your computer!! To get to your computer hard drive: on a Mac, type "file:///" on the line where you usually type a URL. On Windows, type "file:///c:/" Try it!
This paragraph shows the use of some special effects: a
word in italics and a word in bold.
And what would the Web be without a GIF image: .
The other main ingredient of Web pages is a hypertext link. There is a hypertext link from the word me! in this document to a document called "index.html" which exists at my local website.
Sometimes as an author you just want plain text.
Nothing fancy.....
Just some fixed-pitch text.
HTML support ordered and unordered lists:
Get out your favorite editor and change some of the text, move it around, add more and save it to your hard disk (C:\temp\base.htm). Visit the sites suggested below for additional ideas and HTML tags.
When you are ready to see your updates, use the "file:///" method to point your browser to the file that you have been editing on your computer. note: You may need to press the RELOAD or REFRESH button to see subsequent changes.
Let me recommend....
or choose your own from:
Administrivia:
doc ID: http://www.botos.com/train/grabpage.html
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revised:7/17/2018
Your comments on presentation style, technical content, and anything else relating to the Web are always welcome.
Send them to me at mbotos@botos.com.