Tips+tags

1/14/2014

tags as used in html specifies a definition, character or action between a specific tag. for example: The tag tells the browser that this is an HTML document.

On a very simple web site it is typed as:

Between the two tags are codes written to define the webpage like below.

Title of the document

The content of the document......

Ref: @http://www.w3schools.com/tags/default.asp?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

The head tags are used in the first part of the web page where certain tags called the head elements are placed. These are, but not limited to, scripts, styles, meta information, and more. Ref: @http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_head.asp

The body tags follows the head tags, and it contains the rest of the web document. Ref: @http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_body.asp

Links enables a user to jump to another page or area of the document by clicking a text, image or other objects. Ref: @http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_links.asp

Today's lesson covered the following topics: structure of HTML-Basic tags-Hyperlinks-Images.

TIP:

1. Short cut for copy-paste code Windows: ctrl + c, and ctrl + v Mac: cmd+c, and cmd + v

2. Indentation is very important! You need to be able to read your code, and catch errors and unclosed tags. Indent!

Remember to save your work, and get onto your account at least once before next week's meeting!