Using the Basic HTML Tags
Let's look at this, one part at a time. It is VERY important to remember that HTML, for the most part, is written using SETS of tags like the example we have already used:
<BODY>
</BODY>It is very important to remember to type both the < and > parts of each HTML tag. Since we are a little familiar with the BODY tag set, we will take it first. The body of the document appears between the <BODY>...</BODY> tags.
The HTML tag set:
<HTML>
</HTML>Tells the browser the document is written in HTML and contains the entire document, what is visible to the reader in the body and other things as well.
The HEAD tag set:
<HEAD>
</HEAD>Contains special information for web browsers, including the
<TITLE>
</TITLE>tags, which contain the name of the document which appears at the top of the web browser and is what will appear in a person's bookmark file if they bookmark your page. It is also the only part of the HEAD section that is visible to the reader.
Are You Ready to Start?
Click here to go Log In and click on Open File Manager, on the Advanced section. Then click the NEW button.
Type the following:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> </TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
</BODY>
</HTML>Now, type a few lines of text between the tag set:
<BODY>
</BODY>LIKE THIS:
<BODY>
This is my homework page for BHS HTML Class. This is a lot easier than I thought.
</BODY>Note: It is very important to type the exact text that we provide. You will be modifying this text in the following lessons, please do not add your own text at this time.
Now click "Save". Name the file homework.html. Please make sure that you save your file as homework.html so your instructor can find your work, do not use upper case letters.
You should return to File Manager and a new file named homework.html should now appear in your list of files. Look across from homework.html and you should see a link called "View". Click on "View" to see your work.
The sentences you typed should appear in the "body" of the document. It will be of similar size and type of text to any normally typed sentence and will look like this;
This is my homework page for BHS HTML Class. This is a lot easier than I thought.
