Getting Started

HTML Signals: lets computer know it’s an HTML page <HTML></HTML>

Beginning Code: Title, JavaScript, Metatags <HTML><HEAD></HEAD></HTML>

Body Signals: lets computer know where the content of the page goes <BODY></BODY>

Font, Color <BASEFONT COLOR=”#000099”> For whole page.

Font, Name <BASEFONT NAME=”arial”> For whole page.

Font, Size <BASEFONT SIZE=”3”> For whole page.

Margins: LEFTMARGIN or TOPMARGIN can be inserted within <BODY> code.

Metatags: placed within <HEAD> command, signal to web engines information

Metatag, Author <META NAME=”author” CONTENT=”Mike Smith”>

Metatag, Generating program <META NAME=”generator” CONTENT=”SimpleText”>

Metatag, Keywords for search engines <META NAME=”keywords” CONTENT=”stuff”>

Metatag, Description for search engines <META NAME=”description” CONTENT=”words”>

Set background Color <BODY BGCOLOR=”#F8F8FF”>

Set Background <BODY BACKGROUND=”background.gif”>

Set Text color <BODY TEXT=”#F8F8FF”>

Title for page <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>My Web Page</TITLE></HEAD><BODY>