HTML Basics WICKS-ALLAN, CAMEO:KEITH “BUDDY” HACKETT
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HTML BasicsWICKS-ALLAN, CAMEO:KEITH “BUDDY” HACKETT
Workshop Description HTML Basics Part 1: The workshop facilitator will introduce participants to the basic building blocks of HTML. Elements such as page framework and individual items will be introduced. The goal is to have participants identify the parts of an HTML document. Understanding basic HTML elements will allow instructors troubleshooting ability with their D2L pages.
What is HTML?•Hyper Text Markup Language•HTML is a set of tags for marking up web pages•HTML tags define appearance or function of document content
Tag Examples:
<em> shows text emphasis
<p> defines a paragraph of text
<a> represents a hyperlink (anchor element)
<img> embeds an image in an HTML document
HTML Tags Tags are the building blocks of an HTML document. Tags are keywords surrounded by angle brackets. <center> The second tag or closing tag is written with a forward slash before the tag name </p> An element usually has an opening and closing tag. (There are a few exceptions.)
<tagname>content</tagname>
HTML Tag Resources A basic list of HTML tags can be found at: http://abt.cm/1Dlxdqb
An HTML 5 list can be found at: http://abt.cm/1JZ80us
Parts of an HTML document The DOCTYPE declaration defines the document type to be HTML
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
Parts of an HTML documentThe text & tags between <html> and </html> define an HTML document
Parts of an HTML documentThe text between <head> and </head> provides information about the document. It delineates a section of an HTML document.
Title for the documentScriptsStylesMeta information More
Parts of an HTML documentThe text between <title> and </title> provides a title for the document
<title>CBC Sports</title>
Parts of an HTML documentThe text between <title> and </title> provides a title for the document
The Title tag is nested in the Head section of an HTML document
<title>CBC Sports</title>
Parts of an HTML documentThe text between <body> and </body> describes the visible page content. It delineates a section of the HTML document.
Parts of an HTML documentThe text between <h1> and </h1> defines a heading.
Heading tags found in the body section.
There are six levels of the heading tag.
h1 is the largest and h6 is the smallest.
Parts of an HTML documentThe text between <p> and </p> defines a paragraph
<p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam ipsum augue, porttitor in nisi in, luctus accumsan mauris. Maecenas blandit vitae dui ac rhoncus. Vivamus vitae sollicitudin urna. <p>
Parts of an HTML document in HTML
The HTML document as it appears in a browser
HTML Document in D2L
Tag Nesting <html>
<head>
<title>
</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1> </h1>
<p> </p> </body>
</html>
Activities See worksheet
Attributes Attributes provide additional information about HTML tags. Attributes are normally stated in the opening tag.
Anchor tag Attributes The <a> tag defines a hyperlink.
<a> </a>
It has an attribute href
<a href=""> </a>
The URL or web address is inserted in between the quotation marks
<a href="http://www.cbc.ca"> </a>
The visible text is inserted in between the angled brackets > <
<a href="http://www.cbc.ca">Visit CBC Online!</a>
Image tag AttributesThe <img> tag defines a hyperlink.
<img> </img>
It has an attribute src
<img src="">
The file name is inserted in between the quotation marks.
<img src="smileyface.jpg">
Height and width attributes are added between the “ and the >
<img src="smileyface.jpg" height="42" width="42">
Opening the HTML Editor in D2L 1. Open your Sandbox course on D2L (your name)
2. Click on CONTENT (in the navigation bar)
3. Click on the New button
4. Click Create a File
5. In the bottom right corner of the editor, click on the HTML Source Editor icon
6. The HTML Source Editor opens
7. Now what?
8. Insert HTML tags, attributes and document data
9. Click on Save
Possibly get some help:
HTML Snippets Generator http://www.blindtextgenerator.com/snippets
W3schools HTML snippets http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_basic.asp
HTML code Generator http://www.quackit.com/html/html_generators/html_code_generator.cfm
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