Question - Do I have to be on the Internet (on-line) to create a web page?

Answer - No, you can even create a web page on a computer with no internet connection (though you will eventually have to go on-line to put your page on the web).

Unit 1a - Your First Web Page

  1. OPEN MICROSOFT NOTEPAD

    HOW start à programs à accessories à NOTEPAD

  2. Using NOTEPAD, begin to create your first web page:
    • Type <HTML>
    • Press the return key some half a dozen times
    • Type </HTML>

    As stated in the Introduction, Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, while being the two most common, are not the only 'browsers' in use in the world. Although some of the tags you are told to use may not seem necessary while using your web browser, without them, your page may well be impossible to display using one/some of the less common. For this reason you should use all tags as instructed, assuming you want your web page to be seen by all that is!

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    Even the most basic things need to be coded into a HTML document to produce a web page - the simple fact that a certain block of text will constitute the BODY of the document (the part to be displayed on screen) needs to be coded.

    The <BODY> tag is one that requires a closing tag

    • Just below <HTML> on your document type <BODY>
    • Just above </HTML> on your document type </BODY>
    • In between the two BODY tags type
      My first web page
      (this will be the text on your page)

     

    This is sufficient to produce the most basic of web pages - we now need to save the HTML document.

    With most programmes you do not need to be aware that file names have what is known as extensions - the programme will add the appropriate extension on your behalf:

    e.g WORD documents have the extension .doc

    When you wish to produce a HTML document using NOTEPAD you have to be both aware of using extensions, and use them!

     

  3. Save your HTML document

    You may find it useful while learning, to save you document to a floppy disk.

    Please remember if you are using a windows operating system older than Windows '95:

    you may only use 8 characters for the name
    no spaces are allowed in the file name
    you have to use .htm rather than .html but this will make no difference to how your web page will look or operate

     File à save as à change to �Save in� 3 � floppy (A:) à first page.html à Save

     

  4. View your HTML document

    HOW start à programmes à Windows Explorer

    Using Explorer view the 3 � Floppy [A:]

    Double click the filename first page

    This will 'launch' the browser installed on your computer and display your very first web page creation. (Though there are other ways to view your document this is probably the most straight forward.)

    NOTE how only the words My first web page will be displayed

    PROVIDING you have enclosed the HTML and BODY tags with < >, they will not display.

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