| Web pages |
| . Are really text documents, in spite of their fancy features |
| . Can be created or viewed with any text editor, such as Microsoft Word or Windows Notepad |
| . Have a file extension of either .php or .php |
| HyperText Markup Language (HTML) |
| . Enhances the capabilities of text-only documents to permit special text formatting, links to other pages, and the insertion of objects (audio files, graphic files, etc.). It also provides for the insertion and execution of Java applets. |
| . Uses special tags (codes) within the text file. The tags are acted upon by the browser when the Web page is loaded. |
| Example: |
| Displaying text in bold |
| This will be bold |
| Notes: |
| 1. The tag marks the beginning of bold text and the marks the end of bold text |
| 2. HTML tags are not case sensitive. These tags could have been coded and. |
| 3. Most text formatting tags are paired. There is a beginning tag and ending tag. |
| 4. Other HTML tags exist to specify text size, italicizing, centering, the start of a new paragraph, etc. |
| Example: |
| Inserting a graphic image |
| <<IMG SRC=myPhoto.jpg WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=150>> |
| Notes: |
| 1. This tag has attributes (parameters) that specify the file name as well as the image width and height in pixels |
| 2. Unlike HTML tags and attributes, file names are case sensitive. Proper capitalization must be maintained. |
| 3. The image will appear at the location of the tag within the document |
| 4. Tags that insert image objects and audio clips are not paired |
| . Is simplified by the use of various software products. In fact, a detailed understanding of HTML is no longer required to create sophisticated Web pages. |
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