enhancing your web site

Banneker High School

Today you will learn these tags: <ul> <ol> <li> <img src> & add-on (alt, height, width &

align) <a> and “href” add-on Add a text link to a Web page on

another Web site Describe linking terms and definitions Create a home page and enhance a Web

page using images

used when a specific order is needed. Tags are <ol> </ol>. Open <li> is between them for each

listed item. Variation of Numbers:

Lowercase Letters - <ol type=a>

Uppercase Letters – <ol type=A>Uppercase Roman No. - <ol type=I>Lowercase Roman No. - <ol type=i>

Let’s Practice Let’s Practice Adding Order ListAdding Order List

Open your My1stWebPage.html Browser◦ Click on the “Blue E”

Now, Click View on the menu bar

Then, Click Source on the View menu◦ Your My1stWebPage

Notepad should now be opened.

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If needed, open both the browser and If needed, open both the browser and notepad of My1stWebPage.html notepad of My1stWebPage.html

After the heading codes and closing horizontal ruled line tag hit enter and type

<br> <hr size=20 color=“your choice” width=50%>

<font size=5>I would recommend Web Design to my

friends because...<ol><li>It's super fun<li>I get to be creative<li>I get to use the computer</ol> Save the Notepad & Refresh the Save the Notepad & Refresh the

BrowserBrowser

Remember: your colors

can be different

List makes information better on a web page because it’s organized and easier to read.

use if no specific order is needed. Tags are <ul> </ul>; will make single

space. Open <li> is between them for listed item;

it’s a single

Let’s Practice Let’s Practice Adding Unordered Adding Unordered

ListList

After the last list you typed: <br>3 Things I have learned so far...<ul><li>Information can travel the web on dial-up or dedicated lines</li>

<li>WYSiWYG means "what you see is what you get".</li>

<li>Publishing info on the Web can be much cheaper than print.</li>

</ul></font> <hr size=20 color=“your choice”>

Save the Notepad & Refresh the Save the Notepad & Refresh the BrowserBrowser

Remember: your colors

can be different

Images: can be moving (animated) or non-

animated (not moving). can be considered cartoons, graphics,

pictures (real), buttons or icons. Image Source tag will appear as such–

<img src> It isn’t a set, so don’t close it.

Images must use the image filename’s and the extension either .jpg, .gif, .bmp .jpg, .gif, .bmp or .pngor .png

<img src=“flowers.gif”>

.gif & .bmp are mostly for clip arts, icons & graphics.

.jpg (jpeg) is for photos & takes up more disk/file space.

.png is for graphics & photos; updated version of gif, but can’t be animated.

Alternative Text Image – a way to ID your graphic or image in case it’s not loading or if it’s turned off.◦Roll over your picture and it’s shown

You MUST ALWAYS alt= with <img src>◦This is required for disabled people.◦Alt is a word or words used to describe your picture

<img src=”rose.jpg” alt=”rose”>Filename plus

the graphic’s extension

Choose a good

descriptive name

1st Find an image.2nd Save the image by RIGHT-CLICKING

on it. Then◦Switch to the file location then◦RENAME to something shorter but sensible.

◦Look at the extension given such as .gif, .jpg

3rd on the Notepad Add the Image Source Tag with image’s filename.ext & Alternative Text image

<img src=”filename.ext” alt=”description”>

to the <img src> add onHeight = number or percentage %

Width=number or percentage %

<img src = ”flower.gif” alt =”rose” width=100 height=150%>

Images can be placed any where in your text.

Use the “align” add-on with the below options:

Top – text is aligned with image’s top. Middle – text is aligned with image’s middle. Bottom – text is aligned with images’ bottom. Left – image on left & text wraps on right. Right – image on right & text wraps on left.

<img src=”flowers.gif” alt=”rose” align=”top, bottom or middle or right or left”>

<img src=”flower.gif” alt =”rose” width=100 height=150% align =“top”>

Some cool animation websites: www.iconbazaar.com (graphics, animation &

backgrounds) www.artie.com (graphics, animation &

backgrounds)

Let’s Practice Let’s Practice Adding ImagesAdding Images

To get an image to add to your web page go to Google images.

Search your favorite animal Right click the image and choose

Save Picture as Go to your folder in the Save In

section◦ Make sure it is in the SAME LOCATION of

your My1stWebPage file. Type a name for the image Be sure the type is .jpg

After the last list you typed:<br> <br> <br> <img src=“the name you typed.jpg"

alt=”favorite animal Middle" Height=25% Width=25% align="middle">

This image is adjusted using percentagesand the text is aligned with the image's

middle.

<br> <br> <br>This image is adjusted using numbers <img src=“the name you typed.jpg " alt=”

favorite animal Bottom" Height=85 Width=85 align= "bottom">

and the text is aligned with the image's bottom.

<br> <br> <br>

<img src=“the name you typed.jpg" alt=” favorite animal right"

Height=your decision Width= your decision align= "right"> I adjusted this images and the

text is on the right, but the text wraps on the left.

<br><br><br><br><br>

<img src=“the name you typed.jpg" alt= " favorite animal top“ align=“top”>

When you use align="top", only the first line of text

will be at the top of the image. If you have more than one line of text, the others will jump down to the bottom of the image!<br> <br> <hr your of size, width and color>

Save the Notepad & Refresh the BrowserSave the Notepad & Refresh the Browser

Remember: your colors and picture can be different

Main way to connect web pages and move throughout a web site.

Uses the Anchor Tag <a> which is a set. <a> </a>

Must have the href add-on (Hypertext Reference)

The tag will appear as <a href=“URL, Filename or Email Address”>

The text after the <a href> is the Target or Active Hyperlink & will become the color Blue and Underline.

Then after Clicking on the link, it will turn Purple.

<a href =”page’s URL”> Word to be linked </a>

The URL has to be the exact web site’s address including the http://

example:<a href=”http://www.yahoo.com”>

Yahoo! </a>

To make the Web Page Open in a Different Browser Window:

put the add-on target=“_blank” after the url in the anchor tag.

example:<a href=“http://www.yahoo.com”

target=“_blank”> Yahoo! </a>

Let’s Practice Let’s Practice Adding LinksAdding Links

Open a New NotepadStartProgramsAccessoriesNotepad

Click Format check Word Wrap Save the new file as My2ndWebPage.html

When finished typing, don’t forget to Save the Notepad and Refresh your New Browser.

<html><head><title> Your Name Second Web Page</title></head>

<body bgcolor="gray" text="white"> <font size=6>This text is a <a href="http://www.yahoo.com"> link </a> to a page on the World Wide Web. <br><br>

This is a link to the <a href = "http://www.barrow.k12.ga.us" target=“_blank"> Barrow County School System's </a> website & it will open in a different Browser Window (Screen). </body></html>

Save the new Web Page & Refresh it’s Browser

The computer file location has to be the exact including the drive’s name such as a:\ or c:\ or e:\ or f:\

Example of using a File on a your disk, computer or flash:

<a href=”a:\Marquee Practice.html”>Marquee</a>

If using a Folder’s Name:Example<a href=”a:\WebPage\Marquee Practice.html”> Marquee</a>

Let’s Practice Let’s Practice Linking PagesLinking Pages

After the last thing you typed on My2ndWebPage add:<br> <br> <br>

I have created a link that will go my <a href="My1stWebPage.html"> 1st Web Page </a>

Now, Save, Refresh & Click onyour Link.

You should now be onyour 1st WebPage!

When you clicked the link on My2ndWebPage and it took you to My1stWebPage

If you wanted to return to My2ndWebPage you could press the BACK button OR Simply create a link!

Let’s try creating a Link from the 1st Page back to the 2nd page.

With My1stWebPage Browser showing, click on View, Source to Open the Notepad

Make sure you’re still on My1stWebPage

After the last thing you typed add:

<br> <br> <br><font size=6>Click here to go back to the <a href ="My2ndWebPage.html"> 2nd Page </a>

</font>Save the Notepad & Refresh the BrowserSave the Notepad & Refresh the Browser

If you need to review any tags or concepts learned throughout this and the other tutorials, you can use the HTML files you have created.

Now, close your browser and notepad. Proceed to the HTML Web Page Assignment

given from your teacher.