ICT for IGCSE – Syllabus Cambridge IGCSE ® Information and Communication Technology 0417 ICT for IGCSE – Syllabus Cambridge IGCSE ® Information and Communication Technology 0417 The key concepts: Use stylesheet Create webpages Use images on web pages ICT for IGCSE – Syllabus Cambridge IGCSE ® Information and Communication Technology 0417 HyperText Markup language HTML is the short name for HyperText Markup language. The language consists Tags that basically tells the computer what to do with the text. HTML is a text-file and should not be seen as a programming language, it just tells computers and web browsers how to display text and images on web pages. Key Words HTML Tags Browsers and editors Browser software is responsible for requesting text and graphics on webpages stored on servers and then assembling them for display. Editor software is used for creating and amending text. Safari Explorer Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Opera Alternatives on the web Frontpage Dream weaver Sharpoint designer Microsoft Expressions ICT for IGCSE – Syllabus Cambridge IGCSE ® Information and Communication Technology 0417 Create a folder and subfolders for your web (web file) Make sure everything will be saved into the folder. Tells the computer that we are creating a html-document. Basic structure Section where you provide information about your document. <html> <head> <title>An example of HTML code</title> </head> <body> The title is included between the head-tags. </body> </html> The content of the document Stylesheets Are not a HTML-document Don’t use tags Sector {property: value Font families Creating a simple webpage using HTML All web browsers can display them all Fonts with many words must be inside inverted commas ICT for IGCSE – Syllabus Cambridge IGCSE ® Information and Communication Technology http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/02/color_charts/ Creating a Stylesheet