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Designing a Webpage. (from the very start). Background of HTML. Don’t download a complete page. Download set of instructions (HTML): Put this writing here… Get this picture & put here… Pictures take longer to appear. Software for HTML. Webpage design software, eg. Dreamweaver
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Designing a Webpage (from the very start)
Background of HTML • Don’t download a complete page. • Download set of instructions (HTML): • Put this writing here… • Get this picture & put here… • Pictures take longer to appear.
Software for HTML • Webpage design software, eg. • Dreamweaver • Microsoft Frontpage • Write HTML directly using notepad.
Getting Started <html> <body> text etc… </body> </html>
Changing font, colour etc.. • To change font size and colour: <font color="purple" size="6"> text </font>
Page titles <html> <head> <title> title of the page </title> </head> <body>
Creating Links • Creating links between webpages: <a href=“location"> name of link on page </a> • href = link to another webpage • vref = link to another part of this webpage.
Inserting pictures • Inserting pictures into a webpage: <img src="Picture.jpg">
Making text appear • Making text appear when the mouse hovers over a picture: <img src="Picture.jpg" alt=“text">
Creating links • Turning a picture into a link: <a href=“location"> <img src="Picture.jpg"> </a>
Background pictures colours • Putting pictures in the background: <body background="Picture.jpg"> • Changing background colours: <body bgcolor=“blue">
So far… • Text: • Change colour & size. • Create links. • Pictures: • Adding text. • Create links. • Background.
…and now… • …the advanced bit… Tables!
Tables <table width="100%" > <tr> <td width="70%"> </td> : </tr> </table>
Advanced Tables! • Adding more tables… • Simply repeat the “code” • Can even put tables within tables!
Other Tips • To view HTML code • Right click a webpage • Select “view source” • Legality of pictures! • Buy a book… or “google”.