The web
Web servers, web clients, IP addresses, DNS, ho- it all works. What is HTML? HTML versions, HTML editors. Uploading web pages using FTP. Installing a web server. Changing the default page.
HTML basics
A blank HTML page, HTML, HEAD, TITLE, BODY. Page structure.
Text, Elements, tags, Meta tags. Your first HTML page.
Page formatting
Headings, Paragraphs, breaks, Lists. Paragraph alignment. Physical and logical styles.
Links
What are hyperlinks? Folder structure, multiple pages, relative vs. absolute links, linking to other sites. Email links, links within a page, images as hyperlinks.
Images
Building images into a page, image formats, flo- of text around images. Image attributes, The ALT attribute.
Tables
Simple tables, table headings, table, row, column, cell attributes. Blank cells, column and ro- spanning. The one pixel GIF trick.
Frames
Why we don't like frames, Frameset, frame, frame attributes,
NOFRAMES.
Stylesheets
When to use fonts when to use stylesheets. CSS, linking to stylesheets, box formatting, borders, margins, padding, background colours and images, selectors, Text appearance, typefaces, font sizes, other font properties, text alignment and justification.
HTML and scripting
Server side scripting, client side scripting, Javascript.
Plugins, embedding plugins, Flash movies.
Image maps
Hotspots, coordinates.
Forms
Text boxes, text areas, Radio boxes, tick boxes, selection and pull down lists, Form buttons, form actions, CGI scripts.
Validation
Web page design examples, validation tools, accessibility issues.
A hands on training course focusing on building web pages with
HTML.