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Tutorials> Building a web page: Introduction
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Overview
You may be very amazed at some of the web sites that you have visited during
your time on the web, I know that I was when I started off and to this day I still am.
Computers and the Internet have allowed us to communicate in such an accessable and efficient way that we are sometimes awed by the things we see.
The truth is that most of the pages that you view are really simple to create.
I will now try to explain what goes on when you view a web page. I am doing this because I believe that if you understand
what is going on in the background the foreground becomes all that much clearer.
When you want to visit a site, for example http://www.hotmail.com, your browser sends a message to a computer on the internet that contains the
pages for Hotmail. The first page you see is the default page. This machine is known as a server.
The server sends the page to your machine and your browser interprets this information and displays or renders it in the manner as specified by the information on the page.
Confused? I hope not....all this means is that you ask for a page and a computer somewhere sends you that page. The way that information is displayed
depends on the formatting elements that are embedded in the page itself.
Each page is made up of basically two parts.- The information you wish to display and
- the formatting elements that describe how the information is to be displayed
The information to be displayed is of your choice but the formatting elements are made up of a set of standard tags that is known as the HyperText Markup Language (HTML).
Don't be afraid! It only sounds scary...this is quite a simple learn and most importantly use!
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Design
Before I start with the HTML tags I would like to say a few words on the design aspect of web development.
When you decide to have a web site you should first have a clear goal in mind. Will my site
contain personal information about my self? Will it be an addition to my busniess? Or will it be a
place for other people to come and find cool things? I had this problem for a long time and it was only
recently that I found out what I would place on my site.
The next thing you should investigate is where you are going to put your pages. This is very important
because you want a reliable place to store your information. One easy way is to search the web for free web
hosting services and choose one that you think offers you the best deal OR you can help me out and join right here
at freeservers.
Other important concerns about design will be listed in a document specifically for site design.
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What you need
To create a web page doesn't need require a great deal of resources. All you need is
Something to create the page...a text editor for example MS Notepad or MS Frontpage
An idea
Some time
A method for sending the finished page to a place on the internet where others can view it.
Some sites that host your web pages provide resources/programs for you to create your pages over the internet.
This is cool but I think it stiffles your creativity.
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Okay, enough talk already! I want to build my page!
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