Introduction to HTML
Course Description
This course is designed for people who need to understand and write HTML code for the web. No prior knowledge of HTML is required, although students are expected to be proficient in the use of normal office software. It is a highly practical course and, upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
- Create a multi-page web site
- Lay out pages using a variety of techniques
- Edit existing pages
- Upload web pages to a server
- Create interactive forms
- Use PERL to communicate between web pages and the server
Duration: 2 days
Introduction
History of the internetHistory of the World Wide Web
How the Web works
Basic HTML
TagsCreate a cross-tabTag Attributes
HTML Elements
Displaying special characters
Viewing HTML code
Fonts
Hyperlinks
Creating an e-mail link
Images
Unordered lists
Ordered lists
Frames
Creating FramesScrollbars
Frames and Search Engines
Tables
Creating tablesPopulating tables
Problems with tables
Styles and Style Sheets
Inline stylesCascading Style Sheets
Divisions (DIV)
SPAN
Forms
How forms are usedHow forms communicate with the server
Creating forms
PERL
What is PERL?Why you need it!
Writing PERL programmes
Scalar Variables
Array Variables
Hash Variables
Getting data from a form
Sending user data to and from the server
Important Web Page Elements
Optimising your web site for Search EnginesMeta Keywords
Meta Descriptions
The importance of Body Text