11.0 HTML Summary
Congratulations! You have reached the end of the HTML Tutorial and now have enough basic knowledge to hand code your own web site. A lot of ground has been covered to get here so here is a quick recap of everything so far:
- The tutorial began with an introduction to HTML and tags, and how HTML is used for structuring web pages;
- All too soon we created a very basic web page using Microsoft Notepad;
- We learned how to add content to our website, while being mindful of characters that are reserved for markup;
- Then we leared more about tags, including how useful commenting on our code is to make site maintenance easier;
- We were introduced to attributes to add styling to webpages, taking note of some deprecated tags and attributes;
- We learned about a core HTML element called lists and how they help organise content;
- We discovered a core HTML element called tables, how useful they are and how they were once used for page layout;
- On the back of this we were introduced to grouping elements using Span, Div, Class and Id, and how these can control layout;
- We learned how to use hyperlinks within and to websites using the anchor tag and the href attribute ;
- We learned how to add images to websites using the img tag with the src attribute;
- Armed with the above knowledge, we progressed onto more advanced HTML and were shown how to add interactive forms;
- We then learned about the outdated use of frames and iframes.
This is the end of the HTML tutorial but is no doubt only the very beginning of your journey into the exciting world of writing web pages. Take everything you have learned so far and experiment to your heart's content, and don't worry: you will not break anything! You may have noticed the many references as to how CSS can make lighter work of styling and layout. This is the perfect time to wade into the CSS Tutorial. Enjoy!
