| The basic language of the internet is html. If you can | | | | already.LINKS-The html below will put a link to Google |
| do crossword puzzles, if you can write a report for | | | | on your web page when a symbol is placed after the |
| your teacher or boss, you can be creating web | | | | second quote and the /a symbol |
| pages in a matter of minutes.Even if you're not a | | | | .---------------------------------------------a href=" google |
| writer or not a 'techie'. It's sort of like your first date. | | | | a---------------------------------------------To put the link on |
| Terrifying to think about, but not nearly as bad as | | | | the web page you created above just copy the line |
| you thought when it's over.The truth is that you can | | | | between the dashed lines above and paste it |
| create your first webpage with just eight words | | | | between the body and /body tags and save it. Then |
| enclosed in symbols.That's right! The following words, | | | | load it or double click it as before.The tag used for |
| with each enclosed in symbols, make a complete | | | | links is the a tag and it's counterpart the /a tag. As |
| usable web | | | | you can see there is a little more to this tag. In the |
| page.-------------------------------------------htmlheadtitle/title | | | | tag you add the webpage that the link will load into |
| headbodydon't enclose this one, it's your content- hi (: | | | | your browser.IMAGES-If you want an image on your |
| body/html------------------------------------------If you copy | | | | web page use the html tag below and place a at the |
| what's between the dashed lines above, open | | | | end.--------------------------------------------img |
| notepad,paste it into a page, enclose each word in | | | | his is set up to put an image called mypicture.jpg |
| symbols and save it as anyname.htm, you can open | | | | (located on the floppy disc in drive a:) on a web |
| your web browser and load it just like any other web | | | | page.Again if you just copy this (replacing |
| page or double click on it and it should load | | | | 'mypicture.jpg' with the name of your image) and |
| automatically.Now, that wasn't as bad as you | | | | paste it between the body tags the picture will |
| thought, was it? All you need now is to learn some | | | | appear in the browser window. (by the way if you |
| more of those words enclosed in symbols and you'll | | | | make changes to the web page then save the |
| be a pro.Those words such as html, head, /head and | | | | changes, you need to click the refresh button on the |
| html (when enclosed in brackets like these ) are | | | | browser to see the changes in the browser |
| called tags, for instance and . The ones such as html | | | | window.)Of course, there is also a lot more to html |
| and head are called start tags and the ones with this | | | | (It doesn't get too complex until you start making |
| symbol / such as /html and /head are called end | | | | tables). In fact complete books (many of them) have |
| tags.What you see in the web browser is what you | | | | been written on the subject, but if you look at the |
| put between the body and /body tags. You could | | | | html for most web pages you will find less than ten |
| type an entire report or letter without knowing any | | | | different tags, including the ones above.Well, that's |
| more than you do now.If you learn just two more | | | | enough to get you started. If you'd like to learn more |
| tags you can create links and use images in your | | | | just send an email to I hope this has been helpful and |
| web pages. Also, and nearly as important, you could | | | | encouraging. |
| be making changes in web pages that you may own | | | | |