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Having one's own Web site offers opportunities for personal expression, business promotion, social networking and much else. Get tips on creating Web pages using HTML from a software developer in this free video series on Web design and the Internet.
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HTML, or hypertext markup language, is the language that Web pages are written in. Create a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
HTML can be learned through E-books, on-line courses and Web sites, like WC3, and is created around mark-up tags that determine how a Web page will look. Learn HTML when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
Using HTML tags, text may be aligned to the right, left, center or inside columns and tables on a Web page. Align text when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
There are two ways to center text in HTML on a Web page, using an align attribute inside an existing tag or using a center tag. Center text in HTML when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
Make columns in HTML with a table tag that includes a table row tag for each horizontal line of information along with align and table data tags on a Web page. Make columns when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
Future versions of HTML for Web pages will remove font tags, so font attributes will be included in opening tags inside quotation marks. Change font size in HTML when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
HTML has an underlining tag in which the text is included which shall be underlined on the Web page. Italics and bolded text are created in the same way. Underline text in HTML when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
In HTML for Web pages, an accented A is represented by either the number 224 or 225 for lowercase or 192 or 193 for uppercase. Add an accented A when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
In HTML for Web pages, the code for accented E's can be found on the site WebSource. Add an accented E when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
The copyright symbol in HTML for Web pages is created by using the codes found at Websource.net. Add copyright symbols when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
Horizontal lines are created for Web pages in HTML with the horizontal rule tag. Add a horizontal line when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
An HTML link can point to another Web page or another page on the current site. Add a link when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
An HTML email link with subject line on a Web page needs opening and closing anchor tags, the email address and the text for the link, along with a question mark and the subject. Add an e-mail link with a subject line when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
To add background color to a Web page, have basic HTML tags in place, add the background color attribute to the body tag as a hexadecimal number, an RBG value or a color name. Add a background color that works with the text color when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
To add a background image to a Web page, add a background attribute to the body tag with the location or URL of the image, either absolute or relative. Add a background image when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
Download a picture from the internet for a Web page by locating the picture in full resolution through Google or another picture search engine, right clicking on the image and saving it to the desired destination. Download a picture from the Internet when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
To re-size an image with Microsoft Paint for use on a Web page, open the image file, right click on it, select edit, hit Control W, choose the horizontal and vertical percentage, enter the desired size and save the image as a new file, thus preserving the original. Re-size a picture as a new file with a paint program when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
To add a picture to a Web page, add an image and source tag with the location of the image, while including width and height attributes if desired. Add a picture when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
Adding an image border to a Web page is done by adding an image tag with the location of the image with a border attribute set to 20 pixels. Add or remove an image border when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
Including a thumbnail photo on a Web page is good for image galleries, faster loading, ease of creation and high-resolution images. Put a thumbnail photo on a Web page when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
Writing an HTML hyperlink for a Web page uses the anchor tag with a ref parameter in the opening tag indicating the destination of the link with a relative, absolute or anchor URL. Write an HTML hyperlink when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
A counter on a Web page tracks the number of visitors the site has. Counters cannot be created with HTML but are available for free from many Web sites. Add a counter when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
Streaming audio on a Web page allows users to listen to a file without downloading it or using another application. Add streaming audio with open source or for sale applications when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
While not an HTML function, date and time can be added to a Web page with Google Gadgets. Add the date and time when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
Site maps allow Web pages to be organized for easier navigation by categories based in a root folder. Create a site map when creating a Web site with tips from a software developer in this free video on Web design and the Internet.
Designing a Web site with a professional program like Dreamweaver can be a daunting task. Even programs designed for the casual user such as Microsoft's FrontPage can be difficult to use, with tricky instructions and features that can be hard to figure out. Programming a Web page from scratch, however, with a web design scripting language is the hardest yet, but getting a fully customized and optimized website often requires creating the page from the bottom. In this free video series on Web design, a software developer teaches basic HTML for designing a custom Web page. This free video series covers how to design a simple web page with texts, lists, tables, headers and bullet points. These videos offer visual instruction on using HTML tags and scripting a Web page from scratch. Changing text colors, fonts and sizes in HTML will never be easier. Setting up background images, transparent GIFs and tiled pictures can customize the most basic of web designs.
Luis Estrada Luis Estrada has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. He specializes in developing web sites and web applications. Estrada has been designing and creating websites for more than 8 years.dkdk
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