This article is a primer on creating HTML files. HTML is the hypertext markup language used in WWW (World Wide Web). The purpose of this guide is to introduce how to use HTML and create web documents. The links in this article lead to some additional information. You can also check out your local bookstore, which may have a lot of valuable information about the Web and HTML.
Foreword
Terms
WWW
World Wide Web
Web
World Wide Web
SGML
Standard Generalized Markup Language--Standard Generalized Markup Language, a standard describing markup language
DTD
Document Type Definition--Text type definition, this is A formal description of a markup language written in SGML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language--Hypertext Markup Language, it is a SGML DTD
HTML is a set of platform-independent format definitions (specified with markup), used to describe World Wide The various components in a Web document. HTML was invented by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN (the European particle physics laboratory in Geneva).
What this article does not include
This guide assumes that the reader has the following basics:
Know how to use NCSA Mosaic or other Web browser
Have a general understanding of Web servers and client browsers
Have access to a Web server (or you just want to create HTML documents locally for personal use)
HTML version
This guide refers to the latest instructions - HTML 2.0-- Plus some additional features already widely implemented in browsers. As well as some new features in development.
HTML Document
What is an HTML document
HTML documents are ordinary text (ASCII) files, which can be edited in any format You can also use word processing software, but remember to save the file as "plain text with carriage return".
HTML Editors
There are a few WYSIWYG editors out there (e.g., HotMetal for multiple platforms, or Adobe PageMill for Macintosh). After you learn some basic knowledge of HTML markup, you may want to use They. You will find that it is very beneficial to have sufficient knowledge of HTML coding to judge whether a WYSIWYG editor is suitable.
If you have not yet chosen which software to use, you can refer to the online sample list of HTML editors downloaded from this site's software. (Classified by application platform) to help you find application software.
Save the files on the server
If you have access to the Web server at school or work, contact your WEB administrator webmaster (the person who maintains the server) and take a look How to put your files on the Web. Otherwise, if you can't access it at school or work, you can see if your community has FreeNet, a community-based network that provides free Internet access services. If there is no free network either , you can contact your local Internet service provider, they can store your documents on the server, but there is a fee. (You can find advertisements in local newspapers with your Chamber of Commerce for the names of companies.)
Mark description
An element is a basic component of a document structure. Examples of elements include headers, tables, paragraphs, lists, etc. You can understand it this way: You use HTML tags to mark each part of the file for the browser. Element. Elements can contain plain text, other elements, or both.
Tags are used in HTML documents to represent various elements. HTML tags consist of a left angle bracket (<), a tag name, and a right It consists of angle brackets (>). Tags usually appear in pairs (e.g.,
Welcome to the world of HTML.
This is the first paragraph. While short it is
still a paragraph!
And this is the second paragraph.
