HTML Intro: Fundamental HTML and CSS

This one-day class teaches you the HTML needed to develop functional Web pages using nothing but a text editor. The site you build in class will include formatted text, lists, rules, hyperlinks, images and tables. 

This class will also better prepare you for taking our Dreamweaver class.

Prerequisites
This class is ideally suited for people who are familiar with operating a computer and browsing the World Wide Web. No HTML programming experience required.

Course Outline

Building Web Pages Using HTML

• understanding HTML
• constructing a local root folder
• writing declaration tags and document tags
• setting page background color and font color  

Creating Text and Lists using HTMLTags

• creating paragraphs and line breaks
• applying paragraph headings
• controlling alignment using tag attributes
• creating lists and horizontal rules  

Formatting Text with CSS

• creating tag selector rules
• applying CSS font properties

Building Tables in HTML

• creating tables
• specifying table attributes
• adding rows
• creating header cells and data cells
• placing content in cells
• nesting tables within cells
• assigning fixed widths and flexible widths 

Creating Hyperlinks

• writing paths
• writing the <a> tag and its href attribute
• name and title attributes
• linking to CSS files 

Displaying Images:

• writing the <img> tag
• using attributes: src, width, height, alt, align, border
• space and vspace
• using images as links