- "<" is called "left caret"
- ">" is called "right caret"
- "html commands" are between a left caret and a right caret. They don't show on the browser but tell the browser HOW to show everything else.
- A slash,"/" at the beginning of a command means that that's the end of the use of that command.
<head></head> begins the head and ends the head.
- When html mentions "size," "width," or "height," it's usually talking in "pixels," which are like picas -- 72 to the inch.
- Html files are "text" files and can be created with any software that can create a text file.
- To see the html for a web page you use the "view" menu in the browser and pull down to "source" or "page source." Try that to view the html code for this page....
- You have to save the html file on your computer and then "ftp" it to the server for it to be "on" the website. See http://www.ideasmith.com/where.html
- If you send an html file to the server and give it the same name as a file previously on the server, it replaces the previous file.
- If you leave out a caret or make another mistake, the page most likely won't display properly. It doesn't tolerate mistakes.
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