How do I set up my page?

How do I set up my page?
Basic page setup is easy. You can copy and paste this code into Notepad. When you are finished with your page you need to save the file as "index.html." To save while you are still in Notepad click "file/save as/" and then type in "index.html" or "aboutme.html," whatever you want to name your page. Remember though that your first page has to be called "index.html":

If you would like to see the above document as it would appear on the Web? Click on the demo button:

Not very interesting is it? But it is a start, and remember you created it yourself.

You should make a folder to put all of your HTML documents in, and save it in a place that will be easy for you to find like your My Work folder. You can view your new Web page even before it is uploaded to your server by double clicking on the file name where you have it saved. It will appear on your computer just like a Web page even if you are not online. You can edit this page by right clicking on it and then clicking "view source". The HTML document will come up and you can make changes there. Just be sure to save it! To view your new changes click "refresh."

You might have noticed that the browser displays less than half of the source text. If you take a closer look you will notice that everything that is bracketed inside a pair of less-than (<) and greater-than (>) characters is missing.

HTML is an embedded language which means you insert the directions or TAGS into the same document that you and your readers load into a browser to view. The browser uses the TAGS to decide how to display the information to the viewer.

You can see that the document begins with <HTML> and ends with </HTML>. These are the beginning and ending TAGS to every document on the WWW and by putting .html after the name makes it a web page. (Notice that the tags all have to close to end the commands, by placing / in front of it.)

The <HEAD> </HEAD> tags contain the TITLE of your page.
Between the <BODY> </BODY> tags is where you put all the information that will appear on your page. Remember that any text must be typed in between the BODY tags in order for your browser to be able to see it.

You also need to be really careful about syntax, that is spelling things correctly, closing tags, putting in speech marks where they are needed, etc. Otherwise your page will go haywire because your browser cannot read it!