[jeshurun]

HTML means Hyper Text Markup Language and is the authoring language used on the Internet's World Wide Web. HTML is used for creating World Wide Web pages. HTML documents are plain text files i.e. they contain no images, sounds, videos and animations. However, they can contain pointers or links to such type of files.HTML is made up of tags and attributes that work together to identify document parts and tell the browser how to display them.

TAGS
HTML tags actually serve two purposes:
1. They identify logical document parts i.e. the major structural components in documents such as headings, numbered lists and so on.
2. They serve to reference other elements – that is, they act as pointers and links to other documents, images, sound files, multimedia applications etc.
Tags are composed of elements that are contained within angle brackets (<>). The angle brackets tell the browser that the text within them is an HTML code. Examples of tags are:
for setting the text properties to be used
Most tags are paired with an opening e.g.
and a closing tag
. Both tags look alike except that the closing tag also starts with a backward slash (/). To apply tags to information in document, place the opening tags before the information and place the closing tag after the information.
ATTRIBUTES
Attributes provide additional information about an element to the browser example of such information includes how the element should align, what other files should be assessed or even the color of an element. For example, an attribute can be used to indicate how the alignment of a heading should be in or that the browser should load an image file from the Web. An example of the usage of an attribute is:

All attributes go into the opening tag and are separated from other attributes and the tag itself by a space. As a general rule, attributes that include only letters, digits, hyphens or periods, work fine without quotes while those that require other characters such as spaces, % signs or # signs always require quotes e.g. width = “75%”

For you to work with basic HTML you need just 2 tools:
1. HTML editor: used to create and save your HTML documents examples are Notepad, MSWord, WordPad and so on.
2. A web browser: for you to surf the Web, you need a browser. The browser converts HTML codes into a format that is readable and presentable to the visitor.

Creating your HTML document
The HTML codes are written in the HTML editor, which is then saved and viewed through the browser. At this point it is important to note that there are some basic HTML tags that you most write into the HTML editor without which your page may not be displayed at all. (to be concluded next week)

[Snowshiro]

Are you trying to write a book or something? To what do we owe the honour of receiving your unsolicited advice?

[steveb]

Tune in next week!

[kiteflyer]

same place, same time....

[steveb]

"the closing tag also starts with a backward slash (/)"

That's a forward slash! No wonder my website doesn't work.

[Pedro]

Most tags are paired with an opening e.g.
and a closing tag

WHAT?! WHAT IS THE EXAMPLE?! WHY HIDE IT FROM US, YOU MUST TELL US!!!

Someone forgets that tags still apply in Forums and thus don't appear, silly silly person.

[lmclaney]

very random post and not exactly a great guide.

[freelancr]

Welcome ODUKOYA

[Agricola]

Maybe ew form of Nigerian scam. Cut and Paste a few "tutorial" guides, then after the 3rd or 4th post there will be a post on lines of "

my name is Mr Mesumba

Me am Sorry to Have to bring to you some bad news that Jeshurun was murdered in a most disgusting and horrible way that would make you sick, so I will not tell you about these things. Jeshurun was a young prince who enjoyed doing web design as hobby and loved to share his wisdom. The Royal Family were today overthrown by a military coup and all his family killed or imprisoned. We have alot of money that is still held in Jeshuruns name, $100,394,999,000 US dollars to be exact he had told us that if he should die that he would love to share his money with you as you have been so nice to him and he dose not want the military and his political opponents to get thier hands on it even after his death.

IF you wnat to benifit from Jeshuruns generous gift then please send us a picture of your passport details, your bank detail driving licence details. we we need this to relaese the money, when we have these details yhou will find 1,000,000 in your account. A small sum for being friends..

Thank you and GOd Bless.

[RaelRode]

Yea so he richer than Bill Gates?! roflage. I learnt HTML when I was 8.

[pgo]

Haha, Jesus, HTML didn't exist when I was 8.

Correction: it did exist, but the web didn't. HTML was a twinkle in Tim Berners-Lee's eye.

[jeshurun]

thanks alot for the response i really appreciate the advice. to answer all the questions asked. actually i have written a book but this was written to share views with others about html. thanks alot


CREATING YOUR FIRST HTML DOCUMENT
The HTML codes are written in the HTML editor, which is then saved and viewed through the browser. At this point it is important to note that there are some basic HTML tags that you most write into the HTML editor without which your page may not be displayed at all. These basic tags include:

THE

<HTML>

TAGS:
The <HTML> tags identify the document as an HTML document. These also act as aid to people interested in reading your HTML code. They are written as:

<HTML>
</HTML>

THE

 <HEAD> 

TAGS:
These contain certain information about the document such as its title, scripts used in the document, style definitions and document definitions. <HEAD> tags contain other tags that have information for search engines and indexing programmes. To use the <HEAD> tags, you nest them between the <HTML> tags like this:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
</HEAD>
</HTML>

THE <TITLE> TAGS:
These contain the title of the page and it is displayed in the browser’s title bar. Between the opening and closing tags include a title that summarizes your documents content. To use the <TITLE> tags, place them between the opening and the closing head tags like this:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> summarizes the document content
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
</HTML>

Examples of good titles are:
Sample of HTML code
Learning to Ride a Bicycle
Television Viewing For fun and Profit

THE <BODY> TAGS:
These enclose all tags, attribute and information that you want a visitor’s browser to display. To use the <BODY> tags, place them below the closing </HEAD> tag and above the closing </HTML> tag like this:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> summarizes the document content
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY> all tags, attributes and information goes in here
</BODY>
</HTML>

The above tags are the major tags without which a browser cannot properly display a web page. These form the foundation on which the other tags are built. There are other groups of tags that perform various roles in the HTML document, some of which are:
Structural tags: these control the appearance of the document and are influenced by the browser preferences e.g. Are the heading tags.
Formatting tags: these control the appearance of text e.g. Bold tags, italics and so on
Positioning tags: these control where the text appears within the web page e.g. column tags, spacer tags and so on
Links, graphic and sound tags: these specify the location of various linked documents to the browser.
Dividers: these are used to split the web page into sections. These help to improve legibility and readability of the web page

For an exhaustive list of the various tags get a copy of “Web design for all”. For enquiries. Send me a mail @ roigroupinc@gmail.com

[mx]

can someone ban him please!

[lukasarts]

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After payment send me an e-mail stating your name, e-mail address and phone no to roigroupinc@gmail.com stating the subject as "Web design for all" Please confirm your details before you send the e-mail

All sounds perfectly legal and above board. You can put me down for a copy.

[Snowshiro]

Dear Mr. Jeshurun,

I'm very impressed with your work and would be interested in publishing your guide "HTML: The Basics" for a worldwide audience. Unfortunately due to the fact that you are in Nigeria, we are unable to negotiate further unless you register as a licensed author in the United States. The fee for this is currently $1,999. As this would probably be difficult for you to do from your country, my company would be happy to take care of your application to the US Government. I will be happy to provide details of how you can make the payment directly to our bank account and await your contact.

I can assure you that after providing us with the necessary funds, we will publish your book within a short time, and expect it to become an immediate bestseller.

I look forward to working with you.

Yours truly,

JJ Barfmarket
Rippemov Publishing LLC.

[Spooky]

Originally Posted by Snowshiro

Rippemov Publishing

Haha.