Paths
What is a path? A path tells where a file is located. All computers or servers if the file is up on the web – store files in an organized fashion. They are called directories on Windows and Linux machines and folders on Macs. These organized structures are arranged in a hierarchical manner. Two Types: …
Read MoreThe <head> Section
The <head> element is a container for holding meta data or data that is needed by your web server or search engines. For now, the only element you need to use and truly understand is <title>. As we learn more, we will come back and revisit these other elements and how to use them. But,…
Read MoreAttributes
Some HTML Elements use attributes to provide additional information about an element. So far, we have only learned about elements that do not use attributes. However, many elements such as creating links or inserting images require attributes. Before, we get to those elements let’s learn a little about attributes! Here are some basic facts. Attributes…
Read MoreMake Your First Web Page
CodeAnywhere We are going to use www.codeanywhere.com to create HTML, CSS and other files. This is a cloud editor. What that means is that you can work from any computer on your files and that you do not have to install any software on your computer to use it. I’ve created accounts for each of…
Read MoreWebsites: Behind the Scenes
But, how do you actually develop and create a website that is accessible to everyone? These are the basic components involved: For this class, each student has space on the class web server to create web pages. You can view it on your browser by going to: www.labcatscoding.com/s/firstnamelastnameinital For example: www.labcatscoding.com/s/sarahm In addition to create…
Read MoreWhat are Elements?
HTML documents are made up of HTML Elements. HTML elements are declared by using: a start tag, the content in the middle followed by the end tag. A start tag has is surrounded by two brackets and looks like this: <tagname> An end tag is also surrounded by two brackets but has the addition of…
Read MoreIntro to HTML
What is HTML? HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language for creating web pages. It is not a programming language but a tool which allows the user to create a template to structure content for a web page. HTML elements make up an HTML document – in turn…
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