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Introduction to HTML: Understanding Tags, Text Formatting, and Page Structure, Assignments of Advanced Computer Architecture
An introduction to HTML, a markup language used to create web pages. Learn about tags, text formatting, and the common structure of all web pages. Discover how to create headings, format text, and insert images.
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Introduction to HTML
Definitions
▪W W W – World Wide Web.
▪URL – Uniform Resource
Locator.
▪Browser – A software program
which is used to show web
pages.
HTML TEXT EDITOR
What is HTML?
HTML, otherwise known as HyperText Markup Language, is the language used to create Web pages Using HTML, you can create a Web page with text, graphics, sound, and video
Tags
The essence of HTML is tags A tag is a keyword enclosed by angle brackets ( Example: ) There are opening and closing tags for many but not all tags; The affected text is between the two tags
More Tags...
The opening and closing tags use the same command except the closing tag contains and additional forward slash / For example, the expression Warning would cause the word ‘Warning’ to appear in bold face on a Web page
Structure of a Web Page
All Web pages share a common structure All Web pages should contain a pair of , , , and <BODY> tags <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> Example
This is where you would include the text and images on your Web page.
The Tag
Choose the title of your Web page carefully; The title of a Web page determines its ranking in certain search engines The title will also appear on Favorite lists, History lists, and Bookmark lists to identify your page
Text Formatting Tags
Bold Face Italics Underline
New Paragraph
Next Line
Changing the Font
The expression … can be used to change the font of the enclosed text To change the size of text use the expression …. where n is a number between 1 and 7
Headings
Web pages are typically organized into sections with headings; To create a heading use the expression …. where n is a number between 1 and 7 In this case, the 1 corresponds to the largest size heading while the 7 corresponds to the smallest size <
Aligning Text
The ALIGN attribute can be inserted in the
and tags to right justify, center, or left justify the text For example, The New York Times would create a centered heading of the largest size
## The Infamous Blink TagIt is possible to make text blink using the … tag However, it is best to use this feature at most sparingly or not at all; What seems like a good idea to a Web designer can become very annoying to a Web user The tag is not supported by Internet Explorer
Page Formatting
To define the background color, use the BGCOLOR attribute in the tag To define the text color, use the TEXT attribute in the tag To define the size of the text, type