Module 3 - HTML Tags

This task was to create a html page using Notepad instead of using a html editor like Dreamweaver or FrontPage.

Having an understanding of the code when creating html pages is helpful in case there are any errors and it helps understand how the code works.

If you do create code using an editor, I would recommend also looking at the code to help familiarise yourself with what different tags mean. There are plenty of advantages in using an editor and one of them is spell checking. Unfortunately Notepad does not have a spell checker and this can be useful if you are typing a lot of content.

This was an interesting task as I use html daily and use both Notepad and a html editor to create web pages. Although some of the task was basic, the tutorial was well written and simplified.

When I first started using html, we used tables a lot to format pages, however, now CSS (cascading style sheets) are used more commonly for this task.

There are plenty of tutorials on the web to show you how to create a basic web page using html. The one that we looked at through NET11 is www.pagetutor.com.

Good luck!

The image below is the code I created in Notepad. If you are visiting a website it can be useful to look at the code of the page. Using Firefox if you choose the menu item View>PageSource it will show you the code of the page you are visiting. Some websites have very complex code which can look intimidating however it can be helpful to gain a better understanding of the code used.


The image below is the webpage which the code above has created.


Unfortunately, I am unable to enter code into this blog to show you what some tags mean. There is the option of using html while creating this blog which I find useful when adding links as I find it easier to create the code myself.

I think a blog is very much suited to typing entries on your thoughts and ideas that you want to post so others can read it. There are some limitations as far as layouts and page styles however there are plenty of options available. If you want more control over how the blog is displayed then it might be worthwhile creating a website where you can manipulate the content and styles.

References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 3 Contributing to the Infosphere". Retrieved July 12, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985242_1