What Tools Do I Need?
For
the approach you are taking in Web page creation,
all you need is a text editor to code HTML,
a Web Browser to load and test the Web Pages
you create, and a paint program to create and
edit images for your Web pages.
Working With Text Editors
Using text editors. You can use a simple
text editor such as Window's NotePad or Mac's
SimpleText to create Web pages. A text editor
is a program used to create and edit documents
that contain only text with no special formatting.
This is a perfect environment for creating HTML
documents.
Working with word processors. A word
processor is a program that allows more control
over the structure of a document. A word processor
has powerful editing tools such as a spell-check,
grammar-check, and a thesaurus to help you
edit your documents. Word processors allow
you to save files in a variety of formats
including text format which is the necessary
format for saving HTML files.
Web Browsers
There are
a number of Web Browsers used on the Web today.
All Web browsers are capable of certain basic
tasks such as locating Web pages and loading them
into the Web browser's window. Web browsers were
designed to display Web pages following the HTML
standards and conventions. However, each browser
application may display your Web pages differently
depending on the browser and how it renders HTML
standards. To ensure your Web page has maximum
viewing capabilities, test your Web page on a
variety of Web browsers before uploading it to
the Web. You do not need an Internet connection
to test your Web page. Web browsers have an open
page feature in the File menu that allow
authors to test their Web pages from a local disk.
The two most popular Web browsers used on
the Web today are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft
® Internet Explorer. Both Internet Explorer
and Netscape Navigator comply with the World
Wide Web Consortium HTML Specifications 4.0
as well as including their own HTML extensions.
These extensions mainly provide multimedia
enhancements and may not be supported by other
Web browsers.
Paint Programs
What is
a Paint Program? Web design has transitioned
from manipulating text-based HTML documents to
integrating compelling images onto Web pages.
As the Web becomes more commercial, image content
has become more professional. But what if you're
not an artist and not up to the challenge of creating
your own professional quality graphics? Not to
worry, there are programs that can help, these
programs are called paint programs. Paint programs
allow you to create and edit images easily.
There are an array of paint programs, some
more complex than others. Common ones are Photoshop,
fireworks, Paintshop Pro and many many others
Summary
You
can use a basic text editor or a word processor
to create Web pages.
Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator are
the two most popular Web browsers used on the
Web today.
You should test your Web pages with at least
two different Web browsers before uploading
them to the Web.
Test Yourself
Why are text editors the perfect environment
for creating Web pages?
What are HTML extensions used for?
Why do you need a Paint Program?
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