Easy Web Design - Demystifying Basic HTML

Demystifying Basic HTML

Key Points

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· HTML commands serve as instructions that tell a browser how to display a Web document's content.

· HTML commands appear between < > marks, usually come in pairs, and are not case-sensitive.

· Opening HTML tags frequently contain attributes to further refine the tag’s instructions.

· The standard tags for HTML documents consist of the following:

<!DOCTYPE...>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

· If possible, store all your Web site documents and graphics within the same master folder. Create an images folder for your Web site’s images within the master folder.

· To make life easier, devise a graphics naming system to help differentiate various image types, such as buttons, banners, pictures, and so forth.

· When creating Web pages, save your HTML documents and preview your pages in a browser frequently.

· Always verify that you’ve included all angle brackets (<>) and quotation marks (" ") in your code. Missing small elements or misspelling HTML commands can cause your page to display incorrectly (or not at all) in a browser.