Web.Wizard HTML tutorial series

The Basics...

What you'll need to get started...

Before you can begin to create Web pages, you need to get the following...

  • A text editor, such as Everest, Edith etc.
  • A Web browser, such as CAB (so you can see what your HTML looks like!)
  • A strong cup of coffee :) Optional
If you do not own a text editor or Web browser, I recommended that you try the internet or your friendly Atari PD library.
Glossary of Terms

HTML
HyperText Markup Language
HTML is a set of instructions that describe how to display a Web page.
WWW
World Wide Web
The Web
World Wide Web
The internet
World Wide Web
Web page
Also known as HTML documents, are ASCII files. A Web page is made up of HTML instructions, known as tags, plain-text and images.
Web site
A collection of Web pages that are linked to each other.

What is a HTML document?

A HTML document, also known as a Web page, are ASCII files (i.e. just plain text) that can be created using a text editor or HTML generators such as Web.Wizard. A Web page is made up of HTML instructions, known as tags, plain-text and images (provided by the author).
A HTML document is essentially made up of two sections. The first, the head, which contains the title and meta tags (all will be explained in due course), second, the body which contains the actual contents of the Web page.


What is a tag?

HTML is a set of instructions that describe how a Web page should be displayed. These instructions, known as tags consist of a left angle bracket (<), a tag name (always in capitals), and a right angle bracket (>). Tags are invariably grouped in pairs of two. The first of the pair switches the tag on and the second off (this looks the same, except a slash (/) is placed before the tag name).

For example,

<HTML>
<HEAD> ... </HEAD>
<BODY> ... </BODY>
</HTML>

Some tags also make use of attributes. These provide additional information that is included inside the on tag. For example, you can specify the alignment of a paragragh of text (left, center, right) or the vertical alignment of an image (top, middle, bottom).

For example,

<P ALIGN="CENTER">
Please center this text
</P>

Not all World Wide Web browsers support every HTML tag. However, if a browser comes across a tag it does not support, it will simply be ignored.

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