HTML Orientation
What does HTML have to do with a Web Page?
Almost everyone in America has visited web pages, while "surfing" the World Wide Web. What many don't know is how these web pages get from being an idea in a web designer's head to a fully functional web page on the web. Many people, if asked how they can view a web site might say, " I log on the Internet, type a web address into a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, then can see the web site's home page."
While the above statement is true in layman's terms, it really doesn't explain what really happens. Listed below, step by step, is how a web page can be viewed.
1) Access the Internet.
2) Type the address of the web page you want to view into a web browser, such as Internet Explorer.
3) Your computer will then connect to a server computer where it reads the HTML of the web address you just typed in.
4) Your computer constructs the web page on your monitor according to the HTML it is has read from the server computer.
The big question is, "What is HTML?". HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. Every web page is built with some form of HTML. It is the programming language that is the foundation of every page on the web.
For example, the reason you can view this web page is because it was written in HTML. Using your mouse, right-click anywhere on this page and choose view source. A new window will appear showing the HTML for this page. Feel free to look through the HTML then close the window.
Visit a few of your favorite web pages and right-click on them to view their HTML.
Note: To view a web page's HTML you must click on an area containing empty space or text. If you click on an image or Flash animation, you will not be able to view the page's source.
Almost everyone in America has visited web pages, while "surfing" the World Wide Web. What many don't know is how these web pages get from being an idea in a web designer's head to a fully functional web page on the web. Many people, if asked how they can view a web site might say, " I log on the Internet, type a web address into a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, then can see the web site's home page."
While the above statement is true in layman's terms, it really doesn't explain what really happens. Listed below, step by step, is how a web page can be viewed.
1) Access the Internet.
2) Type the address of the web page you want to view into a web browser, such as Internet Explorer.
3) Your computer will then connect to a server computer where it reads the HTML of the web address you just typed in.
4) Your computer constructs the web page on your monitor according to the HTML it is has read from the server computer.
The big question is, "What is HTML?". HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. Every web page is built with some form of HTML. It is the programming language that is the foundation of every page on the web.
For example, the reason you can view this web page is because it was written in HTML. Using your mouse, right-click anywhere on this page and choose view source. A new window will appear showing the HTML for this page. Feel free to look through the HTML then close the window.
Visit a few of your favorite web pages and right-click on them to view their HTML.
Note: To view a web page's HTML you must click on an area containing empty space or text. If you click on an image or Flash animation, you will not be able to view the page's source.
Foundation HTML Tags
View the tutorial below to learn what HTML tags are and which ones should be in every HTML document.
View the tutorial below to learn what HTML tags are and which ones should be in every HTML document.
The Basic Components of HTML
Relatively speaking, HTML is a very easy programming language to learn. Once you see the pattern in HTML and understand its logic, it all comes together and makes sense. Then it actually become rather fun to "build your own web site "from scratch". The major components of HTML, and a couple tips on writing HTML are explained in the animated tutorial below.
Relatively speaking, HTML is a very easy programming language to learn. Once you see the pattern in HTML and understand its logic, it all comes together and makes sense. Then it actually become rather fun to "build your own web site "from scratch". The major components of HTML, and a couple tips on writing HTML are explained in the animated tutorial below.