How to Use Simple HTML Format
First, some information about HTML: To program in HTML we use "tags"., Open a new notepad document. ,Type Welcome to my first web site , Save the document with any name you like but with the extension: .html, like this: website.html if you don't...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: some information about HTML: To program in HTML we use "tags".
They are the ones that give format to the text that is going to appear in your website, make tables, insert images, etc.
A tag goes between this symbols "< >"
like this <xxx>.
Everything else that is not between "< >" is what is going to appear in the website.
There are two kinds of tags: open and close.
Open tags have just one key word, for example: <xxx> .
Close tags (the most common ones) have two key words, the last one goes at the end of the sentence you want appear in the website and have the symbol "/"
for example: <yyy> hi, my name is Dane </yyy>. ,,,,,, here's a list of the most common tags: ,
----> hello how are u? -
Step 2: Open a new notepad document.
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Step 3: Type <html> <body> Welcome to my first web site </body> </html>
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Step 4: Save the document with any name you like but with the extension: .html
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Step 5: like this: website.html if you don't save it like this is not going to work!
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Step 6: Go to the folder where you save the document
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Step 7: there you will find the document with the IExplorer symbol.
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Step 8: Open it and it's going to look like this:
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Step 9: Experiment with new tags.
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Step 10: BOLD: < b > hello < /b > ----> hello ITALIC: < i > hello < /i > ----> hello UNDERLINE: < u > hello < /u > ----> hello FONT COLOR: < font color="f11a0a" > hello < /font > ----> hello SPACE BETWEEN LINES (enter): hello < br > how are u?
Detailed Guide
They are the ones that give format to the text that is going to appear in your website, make tables, insert images, etc.
A tag goes between this symbols "< >"
like this <xxx>.
Everything else that is not between "< >" is what is going to appear in the website.
There are two kinds of tags: open and close.
Open tags have just one key word, for example: <xxx> .
Close tags (the most common ones) have two key words, the last one goes at the end of the sentence you want appear in the website and have the symbol "/"
for example: <yyy> hi, my name is Dane </yyy>. ,,,,,, here's a list of the most common tags: ,
----> hello how are u?
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