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Web
Design
Tutorial
Construct
a Web
Page
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Once
the
HTML
editor
is
installed,
you
are
ready
to
begin
construction.
The
first
thing
to
do
is
to
orient
yourself
to
the
HTML
editor.
Most
products
have "help"
features
which
explain
how
to
use
the
tool.
In
general,
however,
they
function
like
word
processors.
HTML
editors
allow
you
to
insert
images
into
the
body
of
a
document
and
create
hyperlinks
to
other
pages.
They
also
permit
you
to
reference
a
file
to
be
used
as
a
background
image.
Most
HTML
editors
allow
you
to
insert
additional
HTML
code
where
you
like.
This
is
useful,
for
example,
should
you
want
to
add
a
page
counter,
music
or
video
clip
to
your
site.
Hyperlinks
are
words
or
graphics
on
a
web
page
that,
when
clicked,
take
the
visitor
to
another
page
or
another
web
site.
To
add
a
hyperlink,
you
simply
highlight
the
text
field
or
graphic,
select
the
hyperlink
icon
and
specify
the
destination
address
(URL).
You
should
specify
the
full
URL
address.
E.G. http://YourDomain.com/PageName.htm
Your
main
page
should
always
be
assigned
the
file
name
"index.html".
Other
pages
on
your
web
site
can
be
assigned
any
names
you
wish
however
keep
them
short
and
avoid
using
special
characters.
(e.g.
#,
@).
For
simplicity,
all
other web
page
file
names
should
terminate
in
".htm". You
should avoid the use
of upper case
letters in your
naming of your pages
as all search
engines will not
parse out upper case
letters in a page
address. Take the
time to create
easily recognizable
and subject related
names for your
pages. It takes much
more time to stop
and try to remember
what your coded page
named "wede.htm"
means every time you
use it instead of
just writing out
web.design.htm
to begin with.
If
you feel really
brave, you can write
your HTML program
using a simple text
editor such as
WordPad rather than
using an HTML
Editor. WordPad is a
utility program that
comes bundled with
Microsoft Office.
To
begin, find a simple
web page on the
internet that you
like and save it to
your directory
(folder). Copy
the graphics from
the same web page to
your hard drive.
Print off the HTML
code and see how it
works! You can then
make some minor
changes to the HTML
and watch the
results. Don't
forget to save your
HTML changes and
reload your page in
your browser (i.e.
Netscape, Firefox, or
Explorer) each time
you want to view the
changes. This method
is not recommended
for everyone, but is
a very good way to
learn HTML.
There
are plenty of good
HTML User Guides
available on the
internet which
explain the basic
syntax of the HTML
language.
Tools are also
available to
validate the HTML
you write.
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