Enhancing Your Web Site

More Basic HTML Tags Today you will learn these tags: & add-on (alt, height, width & align) 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

Adding Lists

Ordered List or Numbered List used when a specific order is needed. Tags are. Open is between them for each listed item. Variation of Numbers: Lowercase Letters - Uppercase Letters – Uppercase Roman No. - Lowercase Roman No. -

Let’s Practice Adding Order List

Viewing HTML Notepad from the Web Page’s Browser 6 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.

If needed, open both the browser and notepad of My1stWebPage.html After the heading codes and closing horizontal ruled line tag hit enter and type I would recommend Web Design to my friends because... It's super fun I get to be creative I get to use the computer Save the Notepad & Refresh the Browser

Remember: your colors can be different

Unordered List or Bulleted List 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 ; will make single space. Open is between them for listed item; it’s a single

Let’s Practice Adding Unordered List

After the last list you typed: 3 Things I have learned so far... Information can travel the web on dial- up or dedicated lines WYSiWYG means "what you see is what you get". Publishing info on the Web can be much cheaper than print. Save the Notepad & Refresh the Browser

Remember: your colors can be different

Adding Images

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– It isn’t a set, so don’t close it.

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

Images “Alt” 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 –This is required for disabled people. –Alt is a word or words used to describe your picture Filename plus the graphic’s extension Choose a good descriptive name

Steps to Adding an Image 1st Find an image. 2 nd 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 3 rd on the Notepad Add the Image Source Tag with image’s filename.ext & Alternative Text image

Changing the Image Size to the add on Height = number or percentage % Width=number or percentage %

Aligning the Image with Words or Text 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.

Don’t Forget to Combine When Possible Some cool animation websites: (graphics, animation & backgrounds) (graphics, animation & backgrounds)

Let’s Practice Adding Images

Before you begin 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: This image is adjusted using percentages and the text is aligned with the image's middle. 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.

<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. 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! Save the Notepad & Refresh the Browser

Remember: your colors and picture can be different

Close both your Browser & Notepad

Adding Links

Hyperlinks Main way to connect web pages and move throughout a web site. Uses the Anchor Tag which is a set. Must have the href add-on (Hypertext Reference) The tag will appear as

Hyperlinks Continues The text after the is the Target or Active Hyperlink & will become the color Blue and Underline. Then after Clicking on the link, it will turn Purple.

Linking to the Net Word to be linked The URL has to be the exact web site’s address including the example: Yahoo!

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: Yahoo! Linking to Open in a Different Browser Window

Let’s Practice Adding Links

Creating a New Web Page Open a New Notepad Start  Programs  Accessories  Notepad 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.

Your Name Second Web Page This text is a link to a page on the World Wide Web. This is a link to the Barrow County School System's website & it will open in a different Browser Window (Screen). Save the new Web Page & Refresh it’s Browser

Adding Links to Connect Web Pages

Linking to Pages (Files) on your Disk/Computer 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: Marquee If using a Folder’s Name: Example Marquee

Let’s Practice Linking Pages

After the last thing you typed on My2ndWebPage add: I have created a link that will go my 1st Web Page Now, Save, Refresh & Click onyour Link. You should now be on your 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 1 st Page back to the 2 nd page. With My1stWebPage Browser showing, click on View, Source to Open the Notepad Linking Page Practice Cont’

Make sure you’re still on My1stWebPage After the last thing you typed add: Click here to go back to the 2nd Page Save the Notepad & Refresh the Browser

Recap Activity 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.